Krdm

20 hours ago, Coco8 said:

Yes, they can do "married but filing separately". 

 

I think that if your father in law does not claim dependents, his household size is 1. So to sponsor you, then his household size would go up to 2. 

 

Is your wife presenting her income and claiming herself in that? (I'm assuming she works.)

 

But you need to figure out the deal with his wife. 

 

 

Hi! Just want to ask about my situation. I'm filing for my husband and I'm a permanent resident. I'm unemployed so I will ask my stepdad for affidavit of support. When he file tax, me and my 1 yr old son is his dependents. Will that affect on the petition of my husband? Or it doesn't matter? And how do we count household size? 

On 4/27/2017 at 1:17 AM, rj29 said:

Just want to share what we did recently.

 

My gf was petitioned as F1 and arrived in the US last Dec 2016. She received her green card on Feb 2017 and returned here in the Philippines this March. We then got married and while she was here, we prepared the Forms I-130 and I-130A.

 

She returned to US on Apr 1 and filed the petition on Apr 6. She received the Notice of Action (Form I-797C) on April 21, 2017. I now have my priority date.

Hi! We are on the same page here. I also filed for my husband i-130. My PD is August 3,2017. Hope we could share each others info on this journey.  Btw, are you in California Service Center too? 

22 hours ago, rcac said:

I sent mine aug 3. they got it aug 5. Until now i haven't received any email. should i be worried? 

Call USCIS to make sure. 

15 hours ago, geowrian said:

When was your mom issued the K-1 visa? If it was less than 1 year ago, then your sister can utilize follow-to-join to obtain a K-2 visa. ETA: probably a month or two depending on embassy.

 

Otherwise, for your sister your USC stepdad can file an I-130. ETA: ~1 year form filing to visa in hand

 

As for your brother...how old was he when your mom and stepdad got married? If he was under 18, then he can use the same process as your sister. Otherwise, you mom has to file for him. ETA: ~2 years. He shouldn't age out (turn 21) if she files fairly soon.

My mom had the k1 visa june 2014 and my brother was 16 yrs old when they got married. Oh okay. So their petition before will no longer be valid? I thought we can just like reopen it or somehing. Its just my guess. 😅 Thank you so much for your help!  

11 minutes ago, Transborderwife said:

How old are they?

My brother is 18 and my sister is 15. 

Hi! I'm not sure if im at the right page. I wish you could help me. 

My step dad petitioned my mom thru k1 fiance visa. Then my step dad included us in the petition too. But I am just the only one who is here at US and my mom. My brother and sister didn't yet go here because they want to finish their school first back in our country. But now they are graduating. So they want to go here too. How will we process their papers? Will we start a new petition? 

11 hours ago, jamaicankim said:

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability  Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland  born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	01MAY10	01MAY10	01MAY10	01FEB96	01JAN07
F2A	01OCT15	01OCT15	01OCT15	22SEP15	01OCT15
F2B	01NOV10	01NOV10	01NOV10	01JUL96	01JAN07
F3	08JUL05	08JUL05	08JUL05	08APR95	15FEB95
F4	01JAN02	01JAN02	01JAN02	15SEP97	01JUN94

 

You need to change your category to F2A in your profile. The highlighted area is your category and what case nvc is processing now. You have about a year wait left before you become current. This what the visa bulletin look like. It comes out around the 10th of every month. About 6 months before you are current nvc contact you about paying fees and submitting more documents. When you are current that is when you get your interview.

Hi! I just wanna ask is the priority date is the day that they received your form? And the dates on the charts are PD? 

3 hours ago, rcac said:

owow! that's a relief! I hope to get my email NOA too. when did you get your notification? how many days after it was delivered? it's almost been a week for me and Iam getting worried

Mailed Form i-130: August 1,2017

Received the form: August 3,2017

Received e-mail: August 8,2017

I still don't have the letter yet. When did they received yours? 

1 hour ago, rcac said:

let me know if you got your noa already. we're on the same page. when did you send your application?

I already got an email.  7-10 days they said they will send the letter. I think they also sent my petition on California Service Center. I think that's the slowest.  

13 hours ago, cyberfx1024 said:

Don't worry that looks like the zip for your city so don't worry. This happens a lot so don't worry because it might be delayed by a day IF that.

Oh okay. Thank you so much!  

13 hours ago, cdneh said:

Google search shows they are both USCIS. The same thing happened when I sent my N400, and they got it all the same.

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=az+85034&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=az+85036&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Thank you so much!  

I do know that I put the correct address but when I tracked my mail to USPS it shows that it was sent to AZ 85034 instead AZ 85036. Please help me if you do know the answer. 

On 8/5/2017 at 3:18 PM, rcac said:

Hi

Did you get your NOA? Same thing happened to me. Please answer.  Thank you!

Same thing happened to me! Did you already received your NOA? 

15 minutes ago, geowrian said:

It's technically possible for USCIS to interview the petitioner for the I-130, but this is a fringe occurrence that I wouldn't worry about in your circumstance. The only interview to expect would be for your spouse at USEM. You are welcome to join him at the interview (it does tend to help show a bona fide marriage), but it's certainly not required to be there. When I was there a few weeks ago, there were many people there with the petitioner and many without the petitioner.

Okay. Thank you so much for your help! I really appreciate it! Made things clear.  

5 minutes ago, Coco8 said:

For the visa purpose is better if you did file taxes. People on VJ have had their visa delayed at the consulate stage because they've had had to submit back taxes. You can file the old tax return.

 

But also remember that if you get interest from savings or you have property, you need to report that.

 

You should check on VJ if there are threads about taxes because I'm not sure how you have to file, if married and filing separate, or what, since he is not in the US with you. 

 

 

Oh really? Okay i will look on that! Thank you so much for your help coco8!  

6 minutes ago, Coco8 said:

Oh! OK. Yes, that works. I'm guessing your dad is a permanent resident or a US citizen.

 

Just make sure to be back well in advance of his interview because consuls don't like when the PLR spouse is living in the other country. Also, keep ties to the US in the sort of thing I mentioned above. 

 

Also, your kid can travel with you to the US. He doesn't have to stay in the other country. I think you need to do some quick paperwork in the consulate. I'm not 100% certain what that is.

 

 

 

Yes he is a US Citizen.  sorry for the confusion. Oh really? I'll take a note on that one! Thank you so much for your help! Really appreciate it a lot! I have one more question. I know the is out of the topic but im still kinda new about filing taxes and stuff. I didn't totally work on the year 2016. Didn't received any unemployment benefits etc. Should i also file tax? 

4 hours ago, geowrian said:

Is your husband legally in the US and you will file an I-485 for him once the I-130 is approved and the PD is current? If so (and he still has legal status at the time), then you will have an interview with USCIS. Otherwise, he will need to interview abroad for the immigrant visa.

 

Page 1, Note #1 of the I-130 instructions (https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-130instr.pdf):

If you are filing for your spouse, he or she must complete and sign Form I-130A, Supplemental Information for

Spouse Beneficiary. If your spouse is overseas, Form I-130A must still be completed, but your spouse does not have

to sign Form I-130A. Form I-130A must be submitted with Form I-130.

 

Please - read the instructions in full.

He is not here in the US. Oh okay. If that is the case I will be no longer be interviewed? Just my husband back in the Philippines? 

2 hours ago, Coco8 said:

No, that won't do as affidavit of support. It was to be from current job. 

 

Be careful, I think you need to ask for more advice on VJ.

 

What I meant is I do have my dad to sponsor my husband. He is qualified for it. 

On 3/21/2017 at 6:20 AM, Lavric said:

Hi everyone!  My PD is July 25, 2016. USCIS approved - 10/16/2016, NVC received - 11/16/2016. Now I am waiting for new VB and new date in Column B.

Hi! May I know where is your service center? That was fast! 

6 minutes ago, Meeks24 said:

@Krdm My mom is. She filed a petition (I-130) for me in November 2016(PD) when was 20 years old. How about you?

Im a LPR too. I'm filing for my spouse. They just received the mail today. 

On 1/7/2017 at 1:03 AM, MrsRamos2015 said:

PD : MAY 9, 2016

NOA1: MAY 11, 2016

NOA2: September 12, 2016

F2A Philippines ?

Hi! New here! Are you guys permanent resident too? 

On 8/2/2017 at 8:16 PM, geowrian said:

It doesn't matter who provides them...just as long as they are in the I-130 packet when it's sent to USCIS. She should also provide additional evidence when she does the interview.

Hi! I just want to ask. Cause I also filed my petition for my husband. I am a permanent resident. Are we having also an interview to uscis as well here in US? 

14 minutes ago, Coco8 said:

The petitions are for reunification so be careful. At least make sure to be back well in advanced to his interview to establish strong ties to the US (at least 6 months). Also, if you don't have a financial sponsor, you would need to think what you will do about that, unless you have a job waiting by the time you are back before his interview. 

 

PS: File taxes as if you were in the US the whole time and keep things behind, like bank accounts, lease, storage locker, something.

Thank you so much for your info! I just want to file re-entry permit also because i still have a 10 month old son. He is with my husband right now. Yes i already have my affidavit of support ready. I didn't work in a while though. My last employment date was december 2015. But i still have those bank accounts etc. 

Hi! New here! I really need help on my journey. I'm a permanent resident and I filed I-130 for my spouse. Is it ok to file re-entry permit too? Will my petition for my husband affect?