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6 minutes ago, LilyJ said:

Just the most recent paystubs would be best to show your current income, they likely won't want to look through all of them, you can also include a letter about your promotion and the pay increase you will receive if you can get such a letter. You know that the job is guaranteed, but the CO will likely still have to be wary about it and mostly go off of current income, since the CO doesn't know if the job availability may change or not even if you do. It still could help to include the letter of the job offer for your husband, but the CO likely will still want to look at you and what you are making as well as your joint sponsor. Include those recent pay stubs/tip slips, your husband's job offer letter, and a promotion letter for yourself I would say. You may also want to see if you can line up a new joint sponsor who makes a bit more if you can, just in case. The CO will still look at the totality of the circumstances with everything, but hope for the best and prepare for the worst and make sure that should the CO not accept the income from yourself/your joint sponsor, that you have a backup plan. It's hard to say what the outcome will be but I wish you the best of luck regardless 🤞

Thank you! I appreciate it. The interview process wasn’t so scary the first time around, this time it’s terrifying 😅

7 minutes ago, LilyJ said:

Ultimately you still are the sponsor and are responsible for showing you are financially stable enough to support the both yourself and your husband, the person you are promising to financially sponsor, and show the CO that your husband will not become a public charge, especially should he for some reason not end up having the job. He can certainly take the letter, it wouldn’t hurt, but the CO does not know how valid the job offer is, or if the job offer will still even be available for your husband by the time he arrives, so ultimately, he will likely be mostly focusing on your and your joint sponsors income. If you feel like your joint sponsor doesn’t make enough then you might want to consider a different joint sponsor. Why do you feel the income from yourself and your joint sponsor is not enough? Do both you and the joint sponsor make above the 125% poverty guideline or is it just barely meeting?

At this point both of us are just barely meeting the 125%. I’m at a point in my career of moving up in Management so my income would increase dramatically. But obviously I can’t prove that yet. I did get a promotion after I submitted the financial documents from a Server to assistant manager. Maybe I should just print all of my paystubs (literally all of them) and my tip slips and hope that Would show my income increase until my next promotion? I know he is guaranteed the job because it’s what was discussed and I understand they won’t fully believe it, I just hoped it was going to help a lot unfortunately. 

3 minutes ago, Lil bear said:

Your current income .. what you will earn in 2019 based on your current payslips must be at or over the 125%. Lasts years lower income due to travel is not the critical issue. You need to demonstrate stable ongoing employment.. as per your own employment letter and adequate current income ... payslips. You can use assets to meet the requirement .. or make up a lack .. assets need to be worth 3x the income amount .. if you are down by say $10000 this year , you need 30,000 in assets that are considered able to be turned into cash within a year if needed. 

 

If your income isn’t adequate, you need a joint sponsor who meets the requirements.. you don’t get to add their income to yours. 

 

You said your GM wrote a “guarantee of employment letter “ for your husband .. that won’t help you meet the financial level.  , 

I assumed that the letter would prove that he would have a stable income along with mine because I thought the whole point of this financial requirements is to show he can support himself in the states. I guess I had the wrong assumption. 

Okay so we finally became Document Qualified. I am slightly concerned that my income and our joint sponsors income isn't enough. I currently work at a popular Restaurant Dining Chain and I am in management (but my income was reflecting 2018s tax return and I only lived in America for 6 months. I am an American citizen, I was just living in Sweden temporarily so I didn't have a full year of work on my tax transcript. My GM wrote a letter of Guaranteed employment for my husband and I plan on mailing it to him for the interview, do you think that can help anything?? She put specifically how much he would be making and that it is effective immediately upon his approval to work once in the states. I also have a decent amount of Assets saved it just doesn't reflect in my actual income. This is so stressful. 

Just now, SallySally said:

I was wondering about the Affidavit of Support you filed- Did you fill one out for yourself even though you did not meet the income requirements and then fill out a separate Affidavit of support for the joint sponsor or did you use one form? I am confused since I do not meet the income requirements but read on the US Travel Docs website that a spouse MUST be the sponsor even if they need to have a joint sponsor.  

Yes I did file one for myself because when I read the instructions it seemed like I was supposed to fill one out too even though I needed a sponsor. So me and my joint sponsor filled one out. 

Hi so I just finally received a case update from NVC (after waiting 4 weeks from them not accepting our first round of documents because they weren’t facing the right way) 

They told me I need to show proof of me and my joint sponsors incomes and assets. But what really made my nerves crazy was this message. 

Has this His happened to anyone else and it was okay? I’m confused as to why they would even say that knowing that I have a joint sponsor already?? I’m so anxious now. 

2 hours ago, Hmmehanna said:

Hi everybody I received my approval today . My pd is septemper 28 Does anybody know how long I should wait to hear something from the NVC ? Thank you in advance and I hope everybody gets their approval soon. 

My PD is Sept 8th. And my approval was March 18th. Got the case number today. So I assume September filers should be hearing something soon from NVC? 

Update for me. I just received my NVC case number!! So exciting 

Just now, Lil bear said:

Best guide ever is the following link on the Department of State webpage 

Read read read and reread.. follow every link and get a good understanding of the process 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/after-petition-approved.html

Thank you!!!! 

It says to look on uscis website on what to do next but I am unsure if I am looking in the wrong place or something. What is next? I am in the process of filling out the I 1-864 Affidavit of support form. I assume its just to fill it out, pay those fees and mail those in? I received my NOA2 and all of that a while ago but never got the correct forms. I had to call the potomac service center 30 days after receiving my approval to get the forms.  

8 hours ago, Allison1128 said:

did you create an account on USCIS website? 

we asked for electronic notifications but we didn't receive any emails or text messages about our NOA1. ( I haven't receive my NOA2 yet) 

 

Yes I have one. And the last update I got from there was about them receiving our response to the NOID we got. (Even though we got the NOA2 now by mail). 

Has anyone got any updates through USCIS case status like online? Its funny how we filed the electronic notifications form but found out we were approved through the mail. It has been a while and the website still hasn't caught up. I am just curious. 

6 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Was the green card formally abandoned that year? If so, then he would be fine. If not, then it's murky at best - just being abroad does not terminate LPR status. Unless there is a formal decision to revoke LPR status, it technically remains. It doesn't mean one can just return to the US with no consequences after years abroad (expect to be put in front of an immigration judge), but they don't just officially revoke status quickly after a year abroad or something either.

 

Your tax returns have nothing to do with the I-130. They don't review it there, except maybe to check if you filed them as married. But they aren't required and they wouldn't deny somebody for improperly filed or missing taxes at the I-130 stage.

 

Edit: Formally abandoned = I-407 filed abroad

We overstayed our time outside of the US and when we tried to file a returning resident visa, we were denied and told that his Greencard was now expired (even though it had another year left) so that’s why we filed I 130 cause of what the American embassy in Sweden told us. We only overstayed 2 months at the time but they counted it as abandoning it. 😕 

Just now, geowrian said:

Did he have income while abroad? US citizens are taxed on worldwide income.

If he had income above the minimum threshold (the same as domestic US citizens), then he was and still is required to file for that year.

Yes he did but like I mentioned his green card status became invalid so why would he need to file then if he is no longer considered American or has anything to do with America until now? Also I submitted my taxes for 2016,2018 and even wrote a note about 2017 when I sent in my package for I 130 and they approved it? 

To me it just doesn't make sense. If he was still a green card holder then sure, I 100% understand. 😅

Just now, NikLR said:

Doesnt matter if you had US income or not.  USC must file their taxes in the USA if they make enough to file. 

Well back then I asked other Americans who lived in Sweden if I had to file and I was told no. Because I made $0 and my husband wasn’t a citizen here due to “abandoning permanent residency”. 

I was was able to file this year with no problem I just put married and was able to put foreign. 

Yes I did. We have filed taxes for 2016 and 2018 as married. We didn't file in 2017 due to living in sweden the entire year without having an american income. 

2 minutes ago, databit said:

Side issue: Did you file your taxes that are due soon as married?

Hi! I have a question again about the I 864. My spouses place of employment has told us that he will be able to keep his job while in the US (he is a IT technician) he has been with the company for going to be 2 years. Has anyone filed out this form using both the petitioners income and the intending immigrant without any issues? We will not need a sponsor if both of our incomes is shown in this form right?

I just wanna make sure we don't mess this up. Should we include a statement from my husbands employer along with Swedish tax records?? I swear every time we get through one part, another hurdle comes haha.  

Thank you. 

2 hours ago, @ab12 said:

Hello everyone ,,, 

i want to ask  if here is anyone who applied before k1 visa that was expired or denied by uscis!?? And now is in I-130 process ?? let me know please bcz m so worried if this effects on my spouse case ???thank you 🙏

I did the K1 visa a few years ago. It was approved and my husband had his green card and everything. But it expired since we stayed outside of the country too long. I think depending on the reason of denial or it expiring, it shouldn’t affect your case. Our I-130 was approved this time. 

Hi! So my question for Affidavit Of Support, I am a Bartender but I make around 30K a year. (125% of the NC poverty level for a family of 3 is 27K) I know that I meet the guidelines but how am I supposed to show that in the form? Am I supposed to print my paystubs? Because if so, my pay (at 5 an hour) won’t show that I make 30K. Also can my husband (the beneficiary) report his income? He makes 32K a year in Sweden and we hoped to be able to use his income to show he can support himself. 

When we did the I 126F a couple years ago, only I worked and we had to get a sponsor which was extremely difficult.

28 minutes ago, JadenL said:

Congrats btw what service center?

Potomac! Thank you

10 hours ago, Allison1128 said:

Notice of Intent to Deny!!!!???

That sounds horrible...  did they specify the reasons?  if I may ask 

It was my fault, I must have missed An entire section of the application so they just wanted me to submit all that I didn’t the first time. 😅

9 minutes ago, Allison1128 said:

Wow Congrats!!!!!!🎊🍾  

Feb 18 or Mar 18? 

And what is a NOID? 

Thanks!

March 18th! And a NOID is "Notice of Intent to Deny" And thank you so much!

Received my approval letter today!! We received a NOID on Feb 5th and our case was approved on the 18th. Funny because the website didn't update yet. 

2 minutes ago, John & Rose said:

Oh. Wow. I couldn’t imagine going through the fun all over again. Good luck to you. It sounds like you have everything they need you just have to submit it. 

Thank you! I am mailing it on Monday so good thing is they will respond as soon as they get it! 

Just to clear up some confusion my husband and I lived in the US for about a year then moved to Sweden to see family but over stayed by 3 months so then his green card became expired. We now have to go through the immigration process again.  

18 hours ago, Jorgedig said:

I'm confused - is this for AOS from a K-1, or for a new visa for a different person?

New visa for the same person. We had to reapply since we moved out of the US