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23 minutes ago, Boiler said:

The 75k is what she pays taxes on? Is it salary or dividends.

 

As an aside why have you not gone I 134a?

Ohh and where does SA come into this.

She is Permanent Resident in Namibia. US Consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa handles Immigrant visas for Namibia.

1 minute ago, pushbrk said:

OK.  @Boiler asked about the 75k, and whether that's the amount she paid income tax on ie Profits.  I mentioned other potential problems for you to consider.  I still don't think the I-864a is the real problem.  It's something else.  Probably something Boiler or I mentioned.

 

That amount is SALARY she paid herself. We have proof that she paid this to herself through official TAX Returns.

1 minute ago, pushbrk said:

I asked if you filed three I-864 packages, one for each immigrant.  I presume you did or you wouldn't have cleared NVC.

No, I did not. Only the one I-864 for Spouse.

Spouse is the only one who reached NVC stage.

1 minute ago, pushbrk said:

Right.  Sorry. I neglected to consider the children.  I'm not certain here children are CONSIDERED accompanying children, as they have their own petitions.  Did you submit three sets of financial forms?

 

No, I filed separate I-130 for each child. They are from her first marriage, but are not Ukranian.

Their I-130s have not been approved.

thank for your replies.

Spouse has two minor children, so, i completed i-864A as in the Instructions for I-864 is states the following:

Item Numbers 8. - 22. Current Annual Household Income. This section is used to determine the sponsor’s household income. If your individual annual income listed in Item Number 7. is greater than 125 percent (or 100 percent if you are on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces or U.S. Coast Guard and sponsoring your spouse or child) of the Federal Poverty Guidelines for your household size from Part 5., Item Number 8., you do not need to include any other household member’s income. See Form I-864P for information on the Federal Poverty Guidelines.

To determine the filing requirements for your relatives included in Part 6., Item Numbers 8. - 19., follow the instructions below.

1. If you included the income of your spouse listed in Part 5., Item Number 3., any child listed in Part 5., Item Number 4., any dependent listed in Part 5., Item Number 5., or any siblings, parents, or adult children listed in Part 5., Item Number 7., each one of these individuals must be over 18 years of age and must complete Form I-864A.

2. If you included the income of the intending immigrant who is your spouse (he or she would be counted in Part 5., Item Number 1.), you must provide evidence that his/her income will continue from the current source after obtaining lawful permanent resident status. He or she does not need to complete Form I-864A unless he or she has accompanying children.

3. If you included the income of the intending immigrant who is not your spouse, (he or she would be counted on Part 5., Item Number 1.), evidence that his or her income will continue from a lawful source after obtaining lawful permanent resident status must be provided and the intending immigrant must provide evidence that he or she is living in your residence. He or she does not need to complete Form I-864A, unless he or she has an accompanying spouse or children.

Hi There,

Here's the situation:

I'm USC, resident in Washington State.

Spouse is Ukranian. She lives abroad in a 3rd country (Namibia), where she was previously married. Has two minor children from ex.

We were married in Olympia, WA July 2023. She went back to Namibia, where she is Permanent Resident, as we decided to go consular route, CR1.

i-130 file Sep 2023, approved within days

DQ on NVC early December. (We applied I-864 route by attempting to use her existing foreign income, which she receives from her two retail stores, which she does not physically manage. This is easily proven with long established business formation documents and also Namibian Tax Transcripts)

I completed an I-864 (not enough income; I'm still rebuilding business after Covid)

So completed I-864a with Spouse as HOUSEHOLD MEMBER (I successfully added her as one under the Spouse category on CEAC) but also as the Intending Migrant where we attempted to use her continuing FOREIGN income from the two shops mentioned above (about $75000 annually) as proof to meet the threshold.

All this was accepted by NVC. No issues.

Interview today 15 Feb 2023 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa as it handles Namibian Immigrant Visas

However, at the interview: Immigration Officer gave SPOUSE 221(g) Refusal/Administrative Processing - saying she cannot sponsor herself (Which as i understand is incorrect, as per I-864Ainstr - two extracts of that document below), and that we need a Co-Sponsor.

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-864ainstr.pdf

"Who May Be Considered a Household Member for Purposes of Form I-864A? For purposes of this contract, one or more of the following individuals may sign the Form I-864A as a household member if at least 18 years of age:

1. The intending immigrant, if the sponsor seeks to rely on an intending immigrant’s continuing income to establish the sponsor’s ability to support the intending immigrant’s spouse or children;"

How Can the Intending Immigrant Be Considered a Household Member? Listed below are two ways that the intending immigrant may be considered to be a household member for the purposes of pooling income with the sponsor to meet the Affidavit of Support requirements: Form I-864A Instructions 12/08/21 Page 1 of 10

2. The intending immigrant is the sponsor’s spouse and the intending immigrant can show that his or her income will continue from a lawful source after acquisition of lawful permanent residence.

Was he wrong, or am I missing something. 

Spouse is Ukrainian national but her kids are of different nationality.

Her I-130 was approved within days and today we received notice that she is DQ with NVC and we should wait for Interview date at consulate.

Her kids (from previous marriage), both minors, I-130s are still being processed. 

How do we proceed from here to get the kids attached to her application?

Thank you

54 minutes ago, mytruelove18 said:

Maybe because your spouse is in Unkrain, and because the war

Yes. That's what I suspect. That and the immaculate packet I filed. 😉

8 minutes ago, EM_Vandaveer said:

I'm thinking the same thing...

No it's not. It's definitely an APPROVAL notice. 

Received email from NVC last night. 

Filed I-130 online on 28th. Approval received on the 31st.

Anyone ever heard of a petition being approved this quickly?

I am US Citizen. Spouse is Ukrainian.

On 8/23/2022 at 4:04 PM, bashar26 said:

Hi everyone! looking for quick advice. 

 

I had my interview today. it went well and I passed, but my file was not there so they had to delay my oath ceremony. they said the file should arrive within 30 days.

 

I unfortunately made a mistake during the interview - they asked if I had ever been cited by an officer, and I said no. When I left the interview, I realized I had completely unintentionally forgotten about a speeding ticket I got this year in February (after I submitted the N-400 application). The ticket was reduced to a non-moving violation when I challenged it in court, and there are no points on my record. It now looks like a parking ticket on my record. However, I am worried that the officer could consider this lying. I want to contact USCIS and clarify this issue but I don't know how and I don't know if this would make any complication with my case. If my file had been there today, I would have just left as a citizen and this wouldn't have been an issue at all.

 

Any advice for what to do in this situation? Thanks so much

I forgot about two parking tickets, not mentioning them on my N400 and was freaking out about them the day before the interview. Printed out recipts and a letter of explanation. And was sure to mention it before taking the Oath. The officer waved it away, completely unbothered.

26 minutes ago, arnab221 said:

😁🤞 . There is little one can do other facing whatever comes at them . My only hope is that we are done with everything that day and we can close this chapter. 😁

I feel a lot of folks, myself included, overthink the interview. 

I was sweating it before hand but the interview is really just a chance for the officer to ensure that you know your civics stuff and that you are being truthful. 

Study. And as to the veracity of your claims, if you told you truth in what you claimed on the form and throughout the immigration process, you will be fine. 

So they say you should wait at least 10 days after Oath and Certificate before visiting asking SSA to update your citizenship status. 

Yesterday (Friday) I went to apply for an Enhanced Driver's Licence and was successful. First the clerk at the Licensing Office here in Washinton State said that since I only received citizenship the day before (Thursday) the system might not be updated yet and I'd have to come back at a later date. 

But the system, which must be a Federal Database, recognized me and I was able to obtain my Enhanced DL.

Do you think as Licensing sees my new status that SSA will too and that I will not need to wait the suggested 10 days?

I'd like to go to SSA on Monday and use my Certificate there and then be able to send it off with my passport application on Wednesday

9 minutes ago, Hamilton said:

Congrats and thanks for this breakdown!! You’re finally done!!

Did you get a sense of whether guests were allowed in for the oath ceremony? 

 

No. Didn't see any visitors. 

I did get the feeling though that Tukwila is really trying to get through as many of us as soon as possible. 

Interview this coming Thursday at 10:45. 

Says last Biometrics was Feb 2020 but that's when my case was approved. I had no interview for my I751. 

I think my last Bio was taken in mid 2019. 

What are the chances of me getting a same day oath ceremony?

2 hours ago, springtuip said:

Application date 09/27/21. Got interview scheduled for 08/09. Still shows 12 months to processing 😝

That's a quicker turnaround than mine. 

09/07/21 applied online

06/23/22 interview scheduled

08/04/22 interview date

Applied 9/7/2021

Just checked my account and see there's an interview scheduled dated today (haven't yet received email or text notifications) for August 4th. 

That's an 11 month turnaround. 

5 year stream 

23 minutes ago, jasjasi said:

I got interview in less then a month but my estimated time is still 13 months only came down 1 month from 14 months.

Where you at?

What country?

I entered No Fixed Address for two periods (about 6 months each) in my 5 year address history. I was living out of my vehicle in the Seattle area. 

I searched all over but found no one at least who wrote about it online in the same boat. I decided to tell the truth. I was not a public charge and continued to work while parked at Alki Beach every night. 

I attached a letter to my online application saying due to owner returning from overseas I was forced to leave affordable accommodations and was unable to afford an apartment in Seattle after having been struck out of my marital home (US spouse divorced me and I was successful with ROC on a divorce waiver without even having to interview) just 18 months before, saying I needed to save. Now have my own land, where I currently reside. 
 

Anyone see me having a problem with this come decision time?

9 minutes ago, mushroomspore said:

Hey thanks for starting this. I was just about to start one because I didn't see one. I actually just got my interview scheduled for early Oct and I only filed a week ago!!

 

Sept 1 - filed online (I was nervous about this but it was fine)

 

Sept 2 - Biometrics reuse letter uploaded

 

Sept 8 - Interview scheduled for Oct 6 😱

Holy #######! Congrats. Where do you live?

3 hours ago, jolyn69 said:

tax transcript is one of the requirement  for 3 or 5 years rule when applying n400 naturalization

Yep. Thanks. I know taxes are required. But there wasn't a request for that evidence in the online application. 

But I see here, they say to bring it to https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/guides/G-1151.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjI4bT-yPHyAhXIITQIHTfwDuIQFnoECAsQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3inZ4wGMtssB3FnK378R0Z

Don't see a thread for Sep 21 so thought I'd start one. 

5 year stream Online 7 September 2021

I'm in Washington State south of Seattle. 

Received Biometrics Reuse Notice within 12 hours of submitting application. 

Filed Sep 7 ONLINE. 5 year.

Received Biometrics Reuse notice with 12 hours. 

I see many folks talking about tax transcripts but there was no mention of or request to add said documents in the online application. 

Do I need to add them? Not married, so don't have to prove cohabitation.