1 hour ago, ivanalex1980 said:

 

Thank you so very much, yes, that makes sense.

So do you think i should include bonus in my 2024 income even though i will get bonus at the end of the year?

tax returns and w2s will show bonus for past years

Yes you should. That’s how I did mine. 

1 minute ago, ivanalex1980 said:

Thank you so much

Do you know if i should include bonus in current income?

Also in section 6, 24a it asks you to fill in information about tax year and income, I attached it.

Should I use just my income or combined income with my spouse? we file joint tax returns and I have to use him as co sponsor 

ok so the current income is your estimated income for this year 2024 and it will include all your “income regardless if it’s bonus it will still be income” somebody corrected me on this but with mine I included the bonuses since it is technically an income and still counted on my w2. For the 24a total income it will include your husband’s since you are filing jointly and since he is your co-sponsor meaning household member not a joint sponsor (I was confused with this before but there are bunch of youtube videos I have watched with very good explanations) assuming your husband live with you and you file jointly he is a household member and will fill out I-864A the total income will have to include both your income. Attached both your w2’s and should be good to go also don’t forget the tax transcripts. 

19 hours ago, WaltAimee said:

Anyone have any updates on IR1 Interviews being scheduled at USEM Manila? My wife was DQ 14 July, 2023, no word from NVC subsequent to her DQ. Just curious if anyone on this site has any information regarding IR1 Visa interviews being scheduled by NVC since the beginning of the new year?

my cousin is IR5 but she was DQ’d July 2022 and her interview on USEM is Feb 28. 😪

4 minutes ago, ivanalex1980 said:

Hello everyone,

 

My Mom's I130 got approved on 1/16/24 and today 1/17/24 I received NVC welcome letter.

I paid all the fees, now they are in process.

 

I have a few questions regarding filing I864L

 

1) In part 5: sponsor's household size.

Item 8 asks to add together all the numbers from 1 to 7

However number 1 is populated in item 8 and I can not edit it. How did you all do this? I included image of what i mean

 

2) Should I include bonus in my annual income? I base pay is way more than NVC requires though.  Thanks every one so much

 

yeah this portion was really frustrating to me too cos I couldn’t edit it. I have the most recent adobe version and i still couldn’t edit this part same goes with the employer part so I just printed the form and hand filled all the questions. Argh. Wait till you are uploading them hopefully you wouldn’t have any difficulties as i did. 😪

34 minutes ago, J-San said:

CEAC update yesterday: case is documentarily qualified. 

“NVC will work with the U.S. Embassy/Consulate General in CAIRO, EGYP to schedule an interview appointment for you. Once we have confirmed an interview date, we will send a notice to you, your petitioner, and attorney (if applicable).”

Congratulations that was quick. What is your PD?

Hello all,

Im in the process of petitioning my parents I am now in the NVC stage of collecting civil docs and AOS we stumbled upon a problem of getting one of my parents NBI clearance clearing the record will take up to a year or two my question is will it be possible to proceed with processing one of my parent and put the other on hold? What will happen to one of the petition if it comes up to a year of limitation from the NVC? Will it be possible to request extension? And will they process my other parents petition in a timely manner and will not wait for the other to proceed? Thank you all. 

1 hour ago, pushok said:

I guess i am confused why it is so laughable. Moreover, you actually can select more than one option because application allows it. 

Oh no please don’t get me wrong I’m not laughing at your question I am more laughing on my reasoning cos my confusion is through the roof as well and most often than not my reasoning and logic goes ‘which one is more fitting’ 😂 it’s more of a id rather laugh then cry lol 

9 hours ago, pushok said:

How did you all treat I-864 form's part 3 Item 1 to 3? 

If you are sponsoring both parents did you select item 1 and 2? 

I just selected 1. Yes that is all. They have separate petition so can’t be number two and can’t be three cos one is more fitting lmao i mean you cant choose more than one so 😂

I am really stumped on this might be an easy one to others but it got me all confused, so my husband is going to be my joint sponsor for my parent's I-864 on part 6 number 8 where they asked for the income you are using from any other person who was counted in your household size. Do I put my husband's name and income there even if he is going to fill out a different I-864 as a joint sponsor? also this form doesnt allow you to edit and fill up some portions even if you have the most updated adobe. what is the easiest way to upload without having to print and scan all the papers? aghhhhh is it just me? im so frustrated right now lol help please :(

Are we allowed to ask question regarding the affidavit of support on this thread or should move to a different post? I am so confused on a lot of portion but can’t seem to find the answer on any of the post in this site 😐

just received my parents welcome letter via email surprisingly someone is working on holiday. 

38 minutes ago, eiseli22 said:

Did you find what the next step is? I  guess the consular will contact me or my parents after the case was sent?

 

I couldn't exactly find the information on it. I am on a trip with spotty internet which might play the part.

According to travel.state.gov 

After USCIS approves your petition, they will transfer your case to the Department of State's National Visa Center (NVC) for pre-processing. The first step in this processing is the creation of your case in our system. Once this is complete, we will send you a Welcome Letter by e-mail or physical mail. With the information in this letter, you can log in to our Consular Electronic Application Center (CEAC) to check your status, receive messages, and manage your case.  

at this time we just have to wait for the welcome letter. 

57 minutes ago, jons_wifey said:

thanks for saying this because I checked for my dads and it was approved also!

You’re very welcome! I think now we wait for the welcome letter. I can’t remember what’s the next step and how much it will cost but pff to google i go. Lmao

11 hours ago, eiseli22 said:

Both of my parents had their status changed from being actively reviewed on Sept 1st to the same thing again yesterday.

 

Did/does anyone have that as well?

I just checked both my parents today it changed to actively being reviewed as of Dec 27 but I checked under docs and it has an approval notice. PD January 27 @ Potomac SC approved Dec 27. This made me happy tho I have two of my friends both parents are still waiting for interview in Philippine Embassy both parents seating at half a year now just waiting for the interview date idk what approval means this days lol
 

Just checked my parents case my mom’s changed to 3 weeks after they reviewed it on September 1 while my dad’s was reviewed Aug 1 and changed the timeline to another 4 months 

On 6/13/2023 at 5:36 AM, jons_wifey said:

Will they still get processed/approved at the same time even if the estimates are two different timeframes? I submitted my parents at the same time too but checking it now and one is two mos while the other is four. 😣

2 minutes ago, ivanalex1980 said:

Good morning every one

I have been trying  to get some help for weeks  regarding I-130 filing for my mother but unfortunately it is so hard to get any answers

Please let me know if you submitted affidavits from your relatives regarding mother child relation?

If you did, did you write it in English or in your native language and had it translated/notarized?

 

I greatly appreciate every one taking time to help me with this

 

Thank you so muich 

 

I could be wrong but I did not send any affidavit. Only reason why it would be necessary I believe is if you absolutely do not have any legal papers establishing the relationship for example birth certificate or if you are married your marriage certificate includes your parents name on it. 

Sent my parents application 1/27/23 also same day received a notification saying they have taken an action (this might just be system generated) anyhow processing time says 11 months at POTOMAC. Now we wait. :))

Hi guys! I apologize for the late update, I had my interview on September 25 at the Baltimore field office, filed on January 21 with 3 yrs eligibility I also have a pending I-751 that was filed on Nov. of 2017. I was approved on the spot and i751 was waived my oath taking was held two days after on the same building.

Questions were:

1. What does the constitution do?

2. Name a state that borders Mexico.

3. Highest court in the US

4. Three words whatever but the answer was WE THE PEOPLE

5. And what does the US flag represent or something.

Thank you everyone for all the help and support. 

1 hour ago, Nikki06 said:

Hi all

Update today.

 

Interview Was Scheduled

On August 21, 2019, we scheduled an interview for your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, Receipt Number IOE0906xxxxxxxx. We will mail you an interview notice. Please follow any instructions in the notice. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

I saw your post and checked mine as well, and mine says the same thing! oh goodness, I'm travelling abroad on October this just get more complicated to me. **crying**

Any fellow filers here from Baltimore Maryland? I haven’t heard anything else after I had my biometrics. Extremely frustrating. 😪

On 8/13/2019 at 8:43 AM, dilip said:

Do not regret. I had the same feeling.  Now I am happy that I am a US Citizen.    If your ultimate goal is to get  a US citizen, then you are within the reach of it.  Once your N-400 interview schedule, you will get both approval.   How long others are waiting in your local office?  When are you expecting to get your N-400 interview?

according to my uscis account most likely February 2020, I have travel plan abroad this October and im feeling anxious about using just the stamp in my passport. :(

3 hours ago, BDD said:

Hopefully nobody is still waiting aside from those of us who applied for N400. Anyone making any progress with transfers or getting a combo interview scheduled?

Still waiting. My last update was when I did my biometrics last Feb. I’m kind of regretting applying for N400 I feel like it made my I-751 processing longer, it would be two years on Nov. ‘19 since. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Has anybody from here have a personal experience on travelling abroad using the I-551 stamp? My GC is expired so is my extension letter but I managed to get my passport stamped but I'm still having anxiety on travelling abroad. I'm so scared I might not be able to come back. 😓

Anyone here from Maryland still waiting for interview? My I-751 is still pending too which I haven’t heard anything since they moved it from TX last January to my local office. Im scheduled for infopass this Monday. My 1yr extension was already expired and never received anymore extension. 😢😢😢