jeavgar

Hi jeavgar,

Do you know what date your case number was assigned? They also received my case on jan 23rd which is same date as yours. I have case number already but no ds-261 and AOS fee invoice yet. Thanks

You can work out your case assignment date from the case number itself. Look it up in the wiki. It took a couple days for the AOS invoice to be available, and I'm still waiting for the IV invoice. Just keep checking and submit the DS-261 online.

My mistake (probably due to my stressed state). It's I-864, not I-134.

As already stated, a joint sponsor is not feasible at this stage.

Your timeline says Australia, which is NOT a country eligible for electronic processing. You can only snail mail packages in.

Yes, Australia. Eligibility has just recently been granted to Australia, thankfully. The US Visa website has updated to reflect the change. I was skeptical too, Saylin, which is why I called to confirm. According to the NVC, I AM eligible for electronic processing

We finally got our case number, have paid the AOS fee, and waiting for the IV fee to become available. We called up to confirm and we're so glad that we are eligible for electronic processing too. But, our joint-sponsor bailed and now we're basically stuck because we can't meet the Affidavit of Support requirements. So frustrating!

We're currently at the NVC stage. We have our case number and ready to submit the IV to continue. However, we're stuck with the I-134.

My wife (the sponsor) and I (the applicant) live outside of the USA, so we cannot meet the requirements for minimum income as a household. My wife is currently unemployed due to limited work rights, and so has no income. Originally we planned to have my wife's parents be joint-sponsors, but they are now uncooperative and no longer willing to be a joint-sponsor. This is very stressful and frustrating for us, so we've essentially become stuck in the process until we can figure out how to continue.

What other options are available for us to meet the requirements for Affidavit of Support? I will not legally be allowed to work in the US until my immigration is approved, so any income of mine is seemingly irrelevant. If my wife were to return to the US without me (which would obviously cause hardship between us) and get a job, how long would she be required to be employed before being eligible to be a sponsor and continue the immigration application?

This is all likely to significantly delay our approval, so I'd be thankful for any suggestions you could offer.

You cannot normally overstay on an F-1 visa since it's usually notated "D/S" for duration of status.

You should probably answer "Yes" to the question asking if a visa has been revoked, but it's unlikely to cause you a problem.

Thank you for your advice. It provides me a little extra confidence. However, reviewing the Ineligibilities and Waivers: Laws page, under section 212(a)(6)(G) it states: "Student visa abusers.-An alien who obtains the status of a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(i) and who violates a term or condition of such status under section 214(l) is excludable until the alien has been outside the United States for a continuous period of 5 years after the date of the violation."

It has been less than 5 years since I was last in the US. Though I'm unsure if I actually violated my student visa (I just suspect I did so) this may cause me to be ineligiable to immigrate to the USA...

My wife's income is not greater than 125 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines for our household size (2), and my income will not continue from the current source after obtaining lawful permanent residence. As such, we're using a joint sponsor to complete the AOS package. Because we're using a joint sponsor, do I have to fill out I-864A, or do we just select Part 6. Item 12 on the sponsor's (my wife's) I-864 ("The person(s) listed in 6.a., 7.a., 8.a., or 9.a. does not need to complete Form I-864A because he/she is the intending immigrant and has no accompanying dependents.")?

My understanding is that I don't have to fill out Form I-864A because we're using a joint sponsor. Is this understanding correct?

My wife's I-130 petition has been approved and we're waiting for the NVC case number. In preparing for the next steps, one issue I (beneficiary and husband) am worried about is my previous travels to the USA. I've been to the US twice before within the last 5 years. The first time I was on a visa waiver and I stayed the full 3 months before leaving. The second time I was issued a F1 student visa with an expiration for December. I didn't end up completing the course and was notified by the school (via phone) that my visa would be revoked. I never heard anything else about it and left the USA in February the following year. I'm unsure if this classifies as a visa overstay or breaking conditions of the visa.

When it comes time to submit DS-260 what should I be putting down in the Previous U.S.Travel Information section? One of the questions is "Have any of your U.S. visas ever been cancelled or revoked?" I never actually received any notification that my F1 visa was revoked, so to my knowledge it wasn't revoked, so I'm assuming to select "No." Also, did I overstay my F1 visa by leaving 2 months after its expiry?

Will any of this likely affect me getting my green card?