CarolynSian

My I-751 case at the Lincoln Nebraska office just got approved too!

21 hours ago, ruben11111 said:

You are correct, I am also Nabraska and just got a new card is being produced update today on my ROC.

ROC NOA 08-21-2021

USCIS update: 03-13-2023  new card is being produced.

I was thinking I would have a combo interview since I also filed N400 couple weeks ago, guess I will just gear up for only N400 interview now 🥰🥰

Good luck to everyone still waiting for update on their ROC.🤞🤞

Mine is in Nebraska too, I got my NOA a few days after you guys! Hopefully I’m next!

Hi everyone,

I filed my I-751 at the end of August 2021, last update was fingerprints in October 2021 (my paperwork went to Nebraska office). I wasn’t planning on filing for citizenship yet but starting to think about it… but hoping to see the greencard in the next couple of months - does anyone know if that’s actually likely?!

My husband has the same employer, as my sponsor will it look bad for him to claim too?

Facing the reality here in WA that I might have to claim unemployment if I’m laid off due to COVID-19. I’ve had a greencard since November 2019, I’m wondering if it will look bad to USCIS if I claim unemployment? Don’t want to appear as a financial burden to the USA when the time comes to remove the conditions on my greencard.

My husband and I have our greencard interview coming up in the next few months, and we were wondering if they ask about income? When we applied I didn’t have my EAD so income was just my husband’s, but now we both work. I was wondering in terms of meeting 125% of the poverty guidelines, is it both of our incomes or just what my husband makes?

My EAD/AP combo card expires in about 160 days so I'm thinking of renewing them as I'm still waiting on my greencard interview.

I was wondering...

1. If I have to include anything with them about applying for AOS (so that I don't have to pay the fee)?

2. If they can both be in the same envelope?

3. Where do I file them?

Thanks!

I just got my EAD/AP combo card, I live in Seattle and want to visit Canada for the weekend sometime soon. I’m also planning a trip back to the UK in Spring to visit my family.

Should advance parole only be used in emergencies or is it more like a tourist visa where you can come and go? Will it be difficult for me to get back into the states?

Hi, I was just wondering if USCIS send out NOAs when they receive a response to a request for evidence for the I-485?

My USPS tracking says my response arrived on the 29th August. Just wondering how and when I might hear from them that they received it and/or the decision they make.

23 minutes ago, JFH said:

You will need to go through the marketplace https://www.wahealthplanfinder.org

 

and select a plan you can afford. You are not eligible for Apple Health - that's our local version of Medicaid. You need to be a citizen for that. But you can go through the marketplace and compare the cost of plans. 

 

 

Okay thanks! So Apple Health is the only one I should avoid? My husband and I don’t really know anything about insurance hence all the questions (he only just got his own insurance as he was on his parents’ plan)

25 minutes ago, JFH said:

Health insurance isn't cheap, that's for sure. Not having insurance is even more expensive. My husband has had two surgeries this year and will have the third one in November. Each one costs $100,000. We have had to pay the grand total of $5000. Insurance paid the rest. 

 

I suppose it depends what what you mean by expensive. I take into consideration how much tax I paid in the U.K. (40%) and look at taxation here and health insurance as a total deduction by adding them together. It's still less than 40%.

I basically want to find out what I’m not eligible for, I know I can’t get state handouts so I just want to avoid any health insurance I’m not allowed. I think I heard AOS applicants can’t get Medicaid, I was looking at WA Apple Health but it looks like it’s linked to Medicaid. So I’m confused as to what I can apply for and what I can’t as an AOS applicant.

5 hours ago, JFH said:

I'm from the U.K. and in WA too. Getting married is a "qualifying event" that enables your husband to add you to his insurance mid-way through the year. Normally you can only make changes or add and remove people during the open enrollment phase. But events such as getting married have an exception. If he works for a company with more than 50 FTE employees (full-time equivalent) then the company MUST offer some form of insurance deal by law. Some employers cover the cost of the premiums in full (mine does) and others offer group insurance with reduced rates and the premiums are deducted from your wages each week/month. 

His work insurance is expensive, so we’re looking at other options. So just wanted guidance on how it all works for immigrants. That’s awesome that you’re from the UK and in WA too!

I moved here on a K1 and have applied for AOS. I’m looking into health insurance but find it all so confusing! Anyone else from Washington state got any tips on health insurance/what insurance are we not eligible for?

1 minute ago, Wuozopo said:

 

Straight from the I-864 instructions:

 

If you provide a photocopy of your Federal individual income tax returns, you must include a copy of each and every Form W-2 and Form 1099 that relates to your returns. Do not include copies of these forms if you provide an IRS transcript of your Federal individual income tax returns rather than a photocopy unless you filed a joint income tax return with your spouse and are qualifying using only your income. 

Thanks! I’m finding all of this super confusing.

So I just include the IRS return transcripts and I don’t need to put anything else tax related with it? They seem so short, just a couple of pages. I was expecting more paperwork!

My RFE reply is as follows: a copy of the RFE, cover letter, return transcripts from IRS, letter from employer, pay stubs from the last 12 months and bank statements from the past 12 months. 

I got an RFE for the I-864 saying: "submit all supporting tax documentation (W-2s, 1099s, Form 2555, and all supporting tax schedules) submitted to the IRS for the most recent tax year".

In our AOS package we submitted my husband's tax return with W-2s, he didn't have any 1099s or 2555's. Not sure why we got an RFE.

But anyway, I've heard it is better to just send tax return transcripts from IRS so I've got those now, but my question is should I send anything else with the tax return transcripts? Like W-2s? Thanks in advance.

1 minute ago, emekus94 said:

For safe measure, you might write:
I-485: Request for Additional Documents 

But if am not mistaken (don't quote me since I never actually got an RFE), the envelope it comes with should be a specific color and coded to your name so USCIS folks can easily add it to your case.

Thanks! My letter was yellow, but no envelope was included. I’m going to keep a copy of the letter and include the yellow letter in my response.

Hey everyone! I applied for AOS July 14th, I received an RFE for tax documents (I guess we missed something) so we’re sending in transcripts. My question is: do I need to write anything on the outside of the envelope to say what’s inside? I’m including the RFE letter inside.

On 8/12/2018 at 10:01 AM, Wuozopo said:

I don't think you need a co-sponsor. I think you have failed to document something so their generic reply is you don't qualify. Get a transcript from the IRS. That's a RETURN transcript, not account transcript. Then you are positive that you have done the correct tax submission. 

Does my husband have to fill out the I-864 again when we reply to the request for initial evidence, or do we just write a cover letter and attach the evidence (IRS transcripts, bank statements over 12 months, letter from employer, pay checks from the last 6 months) again?

22 hours ago, A&H2018 said:

Would be worthwhile to get the tax transcripts for both 2016 and 2017 then. As for 2018, yes the more proof you can get on his 2018 income better, multiple paystubs, letters etc...The focus will be though on his current employer and proving the YTD earnings. 

 

 

Thanks so much! 

1 hour ago, A&H2018 said:

In 2015, 2016, 2017 did his income ever get above the poverty line? Or is it just 2018 he is on pace to do so?

2016 he earned over the line, but in 2015 he didn’t

6 hours ago, Wuozopo said:

Did you prove the current income? The tax return would only show total 2017 earnings. If he earns more currently then you need an employer letter stating his current salary. Six months of pay slips is also stated in the form instructions as an optional proof to submit to support current income. Whatever you put on the part asking current income needs documentation.

 

it is also possible you didn't provide the required complete tax return. If they don't receive that exactly correct, they send an RFE saying you don't qualify. It may be only that you left off parts so they refuse to look further at your other income proofs.  It's a bit cryptic sometimes. They must have:

• All pages of the 2017 tax return plus a W2 or 1099 wage statement

OR

• A 2017 tax return transcript from the IRS

 

 

Thank you that’s really helpful. I think we perhaps didn’t send enough pay stubs. We sent a letter from his employer and some pay stubs but I doubt we sent 6 months worth. We sent everything from his 2017 tax return, but we didn’t send his 2016 tax return so we might add that in this time as that one shows higher income than 2017.

From September 2017 to June 2018 he worked a different job to the one he has had since June 2018 but they both paid the same ($20 per hour, 36-40 hours per week). So should I also include the employer letter from his previous job (we used it for the K1 interview as that was his job at the time).

Will it be a problem that the pay stubs will be 3 months from one employer and 3 months from another? We could actually put in up to 11 months of pay stubs up to September 2017.

We’ll also put a letter from the banks and 12 months of bank statements.

Sorry for all the questions, I guess my main confusion was if we needed a co-sponsor and if we did what would they need to cover since my husband’s income is enough.

I came to the US on a K1 and married my now husband in May 2018. We submitted the AOS packet in July 2018, but just received a request for evidence for his I-864. My husband earns well above the poverty line and has done since September 2017, almost a year ago now. However, his overall income for the year 2017 was just under the poverty line for a household of 2 as he was in a lower paid job prior to September 2017.

Do they look at current income or income for previous tax years to determine whether a sponsor earns enough? I was under the impression it was just current income.

Do we need a co-sponsor to cover the gap between his 2017 income and the poverty line, even though my husband has earned well above it for almost a year now?

Or do they just need more evidence for my husband’s current income? Like bank statements from the past year and more paychecks.

Thanks in advance!