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You will receive it. Congratulations 

Almost guaranteed that it is your EAD/AP combo, the two letters by themselves would be no guarantee but the priority mail delivery is almost certainly your EAD/AP combo card. 

I think it is highly likely! 😁😁 Thise are the two notifications we received from informed delivery when our EAD/AP card arrived! 

Nov 17th, I got a call from USCIS informing me that my case had been assigned to an officer for adjudication. Nov 20th, my online SR got completed with no update until now. I also received an email saying that my SR has been closed.
 
Any ideas what this means? Does this mean that I will soon receive a decision on my EAD? It has been sitting for 117days already.

137 days and still no EAD update. It is ridiculous. Thinking of involving the local representative in my town. How do I do that? I searched online for “congressman in **address** and it showed me 2 senators and 1 representative. Who do I talk to? Do I call? Do I go to the office? Thanks. 

Property by itself is probably not going to be enough for PH. But it's something so showing evidence of it, if requested, is better than nothing. I wish I had better news but that's just the reality. The only way to know for sure is to apply...the "only" thing to lose is the $160 fee.

Sure, they can visit if they have a valid tourist visa. Proof of your legal presence is not required, but if asked about it for whatever reason then they would just say that he/she came on a K-1 visa and are currently undergoing processing for a green card with his/her spouse.

You're welcome.
 
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Yes my friends and family came using the VWP as they're all British Citizens.

Yes of course they can.
 
As long as they're eligible to get a tourist visa or use the Visa Waiver Program then they can visit.

No.
 
I've had two friends visit me from the UK and my parents came out a month ago.
 
CBP at the airport to my parents:
 
CBP: Purpose of your visit?
Parents: To visit our son
CBP: When is your flight home?
Parents: On xxxx date.
CBP: Welcome to the US

Their number is 18003755283. I called them just now and immediately asked for a Tier 2 officer. Unfortunately, the CS told me there were no T2 officers available at this time. He put in a callback request from a T2 officer and said that I should expect it within the next 3 days. The first time I asked for a T2 officer, I received the callback within 2hours (they quoted 88minutes for callback time). 
 
 
 
 

Sounds good. Thank you so much!

lol I don't think so but you might not get too many hits! 
Good luck to you!

I would be forward at this point, just keep calling since it's time sensitive - also think about if there is anyone else that you haven't considered.

If you don't send the response in time you will get denied yes
If you send a response and it's not enough they sometimes send another RFE and they sometimes don't - there is no way of knowing, they aren't required to send you another and so again you would risk denial.
If you are denied, the moment you get the denial you will be out of status - you can then file again as soon as possible to avoid being put in to removal proceedings. This is the risk after a denial. As soon as your new application is received you will again be in another period of authorized stay.

There would be no point in more than one since you can't combine incomes across joint sponsors. Note that this is different than combining income with a household member, if eligible, on an I-864A...it's still one joint sponsor in that case.
 
Nope. It's their household size + the intending immigrant(s). So barring other dependents they have, it would be 3 for them. One on them could be the joint sponsor and complete the I-864. The other would fill out an I-864A to add their income/assets to their spouse's I-864.

Thank you so much for all the answers! I will see what we can do and when there is any update I will update here too to show some gratitude. Thanks again!

1.Make sure you are filling out the form in the program Adobe Reader (not in the web browser) - I don't know what '8' is, don't have the form in front of me but make sure that no one is counted twice.
2. Yes the put 3
3. Yes your husband puts 4
Also make sure to indicate "main sponsor" for him and "joint sponsor" for your friends.
4. I already answered, yes 125% for household of 3 in the guidelines. 

That's a shame - the plus is that at least AOS won't reset. It's a shame that EAD and AP are being reset to zero. Especially as you're three months in. 

Yes, count all income.
If he makes $15k and you need $30k to make 125%, then you need to show 3x ($30k-$15k) = $45k in assets to qualify.
Bank statements only matter for assets. (Or proof of bonafide relationship but that has nothing to do with the i864)
Any USC or LPR that makes enough for their household +1 (you)
Circumventing the VJ language filter is against TOS.

No, your husband still need to submit an i864 as the main sponsor. The JOINT sponsor also fills out an i864 and needs to cover the WHOLE amount though. Unless it's a qualified member of your household in which case that member would file an i864a.

No. From the instructions:
"What If I Cannot Meet the Income Requirements?
If your income alone is not sufficient to meet the requirement for your household size, the intending immigrant will be ineligible for an immigrant visa or adjustment of status, unless the requirement can be met using any combination of the following:

1. Income from any relatives or dependents living in your household or dependents listed on your most recent Federal income tax return who signed Form I-864A, Contract Between Sponsor and Household Member;

2. Income from the intending immigrant, if that income will continue from the same source after immigration, and if the intending immigrant is currently living in your residence. If the intending immigrant is your spouse, his or her income can be counted regardless of current residence, but it must continue from the same source after he or she becomes a lawful permanent resident;

3. The value of your assets, the assets of any household member who has signed Form I-864A, or the assets of the intending immigrant(s); or

4. A joint sponsor whose income and/or assets equal at least 125 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. (See the What Is a Joint Sponsor section of these Instructions for more information.)"
 
"What Is a Joint Sponsor?
If the person who is seeking the immigration of one or more of his or her relatives cannot meet the income requirements, a joint sponsor who can meet the requirements may submit Form I-864 to sponsor all or some of the family members.
A joint sponsor can be any U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or U.S. national who is at least 18 years of age, domiciled in the United States, or its territories or possessions, and willing to be held jointly liable with the petitioner for the support of the intending immigrant. A joint sponsor does not have to be related to the petitioning sponsor or the intending immigrant.
If the first joint sponsor completes Form I-864 for some rather than all the family members, a second qualifying joint sponsor will be required to sponsor the remaining family members. There may be no more than two joint sponsors. A joint sponsor must be able to meet the income requirements for all the persons he or she is sponsoring without combining resources with the petitioning sponsor or a second joint sponsor. Any dependents applying for an immigrant visa or adjustment of status more than six months after immigration of the intending immigrants must be sponsored by the petitioner but may be sponsored by an original joint sponsor or a different joint sponsor.

NOTE: Even if one or more Form I-864s are submitted for an intending immigrant, the petitioning sponsor remains legally accountable for the financial support of the sponsored immigrant along with the joint sponsors. The petitioning sponsor must complete and submit a signed Form I-864 for the intending immigrant even if a joint sponsor will be used. The petitioning sponsor must also provide his or her Federal income tax return for the most recent tax year with supporting tax documents unless otherwise not required to file a Federal income tax return for the most recent tax year."
 

Cash is assets, it's covered by the 3 x rule - they want to see that the money has not been just recently deposited. I can't tell you how many months will be Ok, they generally ask for the 12 months statements but it's ultimately up to the IO. You do however need three times whatever is not covered by income, in assets (including savings). If you live in a house you can have it appraised for the asset part, same if you have two or more cars you can have all but one of them appraised (if you only have one you can't use that). Do you really not know anyone that can help you as a joint sponsor?

Call USCIS and ask to speak to a tier two officer - that's what I did. Figure out if it will reset. If they say it will reset, I would try and fight it - explain to them that you think it's unfair that they're sending an request for initial evidence three months after you received the NOA1, and if it does reset will have to wait over six months for work authorisation. 

It is very disappointing - I know exactly how you feel because I felt the same way. The one thing I will say is that it could be different for you. My understanding on the whole thing is that some people who receive RFIE's, it doesn't reset the clock - it simply pauses it. However, for most, it resets. 
 
My status is still on 'USCIS Received the Response for Initial Evidence' - and it has been that way since August 25th. I've no idea if it's still at the NBC, or if it's at my local field office.