mallafri76

Yes, this is because you have to include the intending immigrant as part of your household in order to determine how much you need to make. For a household of 2 the requirement is $19662, so you would need around $59k in assets. Also these assets have to be able to be converted into cash within one year, without hardship or financial harm to the owner.
If your husband doesn't make/have enough, he still needs to submit an I-864. He would also need a joint sponsor to submit their own I-864, and they have to meet the requirements for their household size, including you, without combining their income with your husband.

This should shed some light on what documents you can at least be filling out and saving on your computer while you wait for the checklist...

http://photos.state.gov/libraries/frankfurt/9318/consular_pdf/Instructions%20for%20IV%20and%20K%20Visa%20Applicants.pdf
I would say you'll be getting a letter rather than an email since it seems to be the form of correspondence most residents of Germany are receiving. Congrats, btw....hopefully we're next.

~~moved to general immigration from IR1/CR1 process and procedures as topic can describe several visa types and AOS~~
Yes it's called a Stokes interview. It's more common in AOS cases than in spousal visas cases.

A country in which the petitioner is required to attend the interview, like the DR, is more likely to have this kind of interview than one that doesn't.
~~Thank you ricnally for correcting my snopes~~

Chiming in , First hope you get a sponsor as I read your other posts hun
As far as a criminal record I ( USC ) have an extensive one and it was never brought up at all either in Interview or any part of the process. Meaning I am one strike away from going away for a long time if I get in trouble.
That said I wish you the best in this process for you and your SO

I just got a reply from the US Embassy in Sweden, who handles all visa cases for the Nordic countries and here's what they said about travelling to the US while an application for immigration or fiance visa is being processed:
"If you intend taking up permanent residence in the U.S., you are required to wait until the immigrant or fiancé(e) visa is issued. You cannot reside in the U.S. on a tourist visa or visa free under the Visa Waiver Program while waiting the issuance of an immigrant or fiancé(e) visa. However, if you wish to make a temporary visit at the end of which you will return to your permanent residence outside the United States, you may travel on a tourist (B-2) visa, or visa free under the Visa Waiver Program, if qualified. When traveling to the U.S. either with a visa or visa free under the Visa Waiver Program, you should be sure to carry with you for presentation to U.S. immigration, evidence of your residence outside the U.S. If the immigration inspector is not convinced that you are a bona fide visitor for pleasure, you will be denied entry into the United States."

I just got a reply from the US Embassy in Sweden, who handles all visa cases for the Nordic countries and here's what they said about travelling to the US while an application for immigration or fiance visa is being processed:
"If you intend taking up permanent residence in the U.S., you are required to wait until the immigrant or fiancé(e) visa is issued. You cannot reside in the U.S. on a tourist visa or visa free under the Visa Waiver Program while waiting the issuance of an immigrant or fiancé(e) visa. However, if you wish to make a temporary visit at the end of which you will return to your permanent residence outside the United States, you may travel on a tourist (B-2) visa, or visa free under the Visa Waiver Program, if qualified. When traveling to the U.S. either with a visa or visa free under the Visa Waiver Program, you should be sure to carry with you for presentation to U.S. immigration, evidence of your residence outside the U.S. If the immigration inspector is not convinced that you are a bona fide visitor for pleasure, you will be denied entry into the United States."

One of the most regularly created threads in this section is "Can I visit the US while my application is pending?" So I thought I'd create a thread on it with the aim of reducing clutter and having all of the information in one place. Currently there are hundreds of individual threads in this section on the question!
The simple answer to this question is that if you are from a VWP country or have a tourist visa yes, you are allowed to visit while your visa is pending, but you may well face extra scrutiny because of the pending CR1/IR1. The CBP officer at your point of entry has the final say on whether you will be admitted. If he/she feels that you are not going to return home then they may deny you entry to the United States. It's up to you to convince the officer that you will return home. Make sure you only answer what you are asked and never lie to the officer.
Sometimes you will get asked for proof of ties to your home country to help convince the officer that you are going to return home after your visit. Great examples of ties to your home country include:
- A letter from your employer stating when you are expected to return to work
- If you are in school/college instead of work evidence that you are studying in your home country
- A copy of your NOA1 to show you are following the process legally
- A printout of your flight itinerary showing your return flight home
- Evidence of ongoing home ownership/rental in your home country
Nobody wants to be turned back at the airport/border. Every visit is different depending on your circumstances (amount of previous visits and length of visit etc) and the CBP officer you get at the point of entry. Why not share your experience here as the visit can be stressful and it's great for people to see others previous experiences. Have you ever been denied and why? What questions have you been asked?

I wanted to share my experiences with visiting the US while waiting for the Green Card process.
We submitted our application in June 2013 and are currently stuck at NSC. Until January 2014 we were both living together in Canada, but my wife's new job in the US started in January. We searched a lot on VJ about visiting during the application process and while there were many posts about the risk of being turned away we found few actual first-hand reports of people not being allowed to enter the US. I live in Montreal, which has the great advantage that flights to the US go through pre-clearing, i.e. you do the customs and immigration stuff while still in Montreal. So in worst case they turn you away and you've lost the cost of your ticket, but at least you're not stuck at some US airport. Based on this, we were willing to give it a try. I booked a return flight (7 days stay), did the ESTA online application (I'm a German citizen), and assembled a bunch of documents showing my ties to Canada (rental lease, work contract, ticket of my wife coming to Montreal in March) and the transfer notice from USCIS.
I arrived at the airport well before my flight in case they'd interrogate me for a longer period of time. But no, everything went well. The border agent asked:
purpose of trip: visit wife is she American: yes do you intend to immigrate: yes, eventually, but not now. We've started the process in June did you go to university in the US: yes, but no longer do you go to university in Canada: no when do you intend to immigrate: whenever I get the green card, probably not before June. That was it -- I made it!