StellaMaries

Aug 24, 2016 Delivered and Received in Phoenix lockbox (filed in California)
Aug 30, 2016 SMS notification receipt, given official receipt number that starts from LIN. Doea this mean our case was forwarded to Nebraska?

Yes it's indeed heartbreaking.
I wanna share my story..
My husband is a US citizen. He petitioned me and our eldest daughter before.
I got a green card and my daughter was naturalized US citizen.
We went back in my country, stayed here for many reasons and  got pregnant to our youngest daughter here but acquired father's US citizenship. 
Technically, my green card is unexpired but outside the US for more than allowed time. So, when me and my daughters decided to come back to US, I wasn't allowed entry by the airline. My eldest daughter but still a minor had to fly alone while me and my youngest daughter were left behind. 
I had to surrender my green card and re apply for a new petition.
Now my family is separated and divided in half.
All the news coming out right now about the ban and sorts makes me really worried. I miss my daughter and my husband so much. And it is terrifying to think what could come next.
 

Yes it's indeed heartbreaking.
I wanna share my story..
My husband is a US citizen. He petitioned me and our eldest daughter before.
I got a green card and my daughter was naturalized US citizen.
We went back in my country, stayed here for many reasons and  got pregnant to our youngest daughter here but acquired father's US citizenship. 
Technically, my green card is unexpired but outside the US for more than allowed time. So, when me and my daughters decided to come back to US, I wasn't allowed entry by the airline. My eldest daughter but still a minor had to fly alone while me and my youngest daughter were left behind. 
I had to surrender my green card and re apply for a new petition.
Now my family is separated and divided in half.
All the news coming out right now about the ban and sorts makes me really worried. I miss my daughter and my husband so much. And it is terrifying to think what could come next.
 

Thanks, onek!!! I have to say the electronic processing (EP) is super fast. They reviewed what I sent and then sent the RFE 8 days later. Based on other EP filers - (and assuming after this I don't get another RFE) we should get a case complete in a few days.
 
StellaMaries -- Yes, that is correct.
 
I was under the impression (mostly from posts on this site) that if you lived with your joint sponsor (in my case its my father and mother) you could do an I-864 for the joint sponsor (in my case my father) and the I-864A for the joint sponsor's spouse (in my case my mother). The way I interpreted it was that since they don't claim me as a dependent on taxes, we are not in the same "household" as far as the IRS is concerned - and the I-864 would be ok. 
 
Unfortunately this triggered an RFE in my case. I'm not sure if it was just the person looking at my file or if this is indeed the more "correct" way to file the forms. My suggestion is to do it this way if you and your joint sponsor are related and live in the same house. Below I pasted the instructions from the USCIS website for the I-864A -- it does say that if you live at the same principal address - that you are "household" members and to fill out the I-864A. 
 
ALSO -- I was asked for W-2's for myself (just for 2015 tax year) even though I submitted my tax transcripts for all 3 years. I was perplexed by this because the USCIS site says you only need to submit W2's if you cannot obtain a tax transcript. Just wanted to pass this on for those "on the fence" and unsure of whether you should submit more docs or not!! Lesson learned: Send in the W2s anyways!
 
From USCIS:
"Form I-864A may only be used when a sponsor’s income and assets do not meet the income requirements of Form I-864 and the qualifying household member chooses to combine his or her resources with the income and/or assets of a sponsor to meet the requirements. The obligations of the household member under this contract terminate when the obligations of the sponsor under the Af davit of Support terminate.
For additional information, see section 213A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), and part 213a of Title 8 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
What Is a Sponsor?
A sponsor is:
The petitioning relative;
A relative with a signi cant ownership interest in the petitioning entity; or
A substitute in the case of a deceased petitioner, or another person accepting joint and several liability with the sponsor;
AND
Someone who completes and les Form I-864 on behalf of an intending immigrant. A sponsor must be an individual
and may not be an enterprise, a business, or any other type of organization.
Who May Be Considered a Household Member for Purposes of Form I-864A?
For purposes of this contract, a household member is:
A U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or U.S. national relative who has the same principal residence as the sponsor and is related to the sponsor as a spouse, adult child, parent, or sibling;
A U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or U.S. national relative or other person whom the sponsor has lawfully claimed as a dependent on the sponsor’s most recent Federal income tax return even if that person does not live at the same residence as the sponsor; or
The intending immigrant, in certain circumstances. (See the How Can the Intending Immigrant Be Considered a Household Member section of these Instructions.) "

Hi again. Happy new year! Just an update..
We got approved last November 21, 2016 and received the I-767 from mail last November 28, 2016. My husband was calling them since December and today NVC just received our case and he was adviced that they can give us the new case and invoice numbers in two weeks from today. My question, is this normal? I've seen others here doesn't take that much time like this. I don't understand.

EDIT: I meant DS-261 Choice of address and agent