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Today is a brighter day, glad to be part of it and enjoy everyone’s good news!

DQd on 27 July so looking forward to my turn. Keep the posts coming as you guys move to the medical/ interview stages.

many thanks

Sounds reasonable

thanks

Hi,

my wife is soon to file the I864 affidavit of support.

She is the petitioner, I’m the applicant and I have 2 children who are not Imigrating with me but may well follow in a few years.

The question on the form asks about the household size in the USA in order to work out the poverty line earning figure. By adding my children to the form, it seems that I will have to include them in the household number therefore increasing the earnings requirement. The fact is, they may not choose to come at all and certainly won’t come for at least 2 years so I’m not sure what to do about this as we are close to the earning limit already.

may be I’ve not understood the form correctly so I’m asking if anyone else has had a similar issue.?

many thanks. 

Hi,  having recently had my I 130 approved, I’ve just completed the DS260 online and now started looking at the Affidavit of support. Going to go for the I 864 not the EZ but it seems that it has to be downloaded and filed on line not paper form, this means sending all supporting documents by uploading which is a nightmare on the CEAC website

can anyone offer any ideas?
many thanks

Hi Delawhere, thanks so much for that info, I’ll call the number you gave me and try what you suggest, I’ll post back here when I get a result.

best of luck to you, and thanks again for the post!

Thanks vcgy, all we’ve had was the I- 797C in the post and then on the USCIS page the 2 in process dates as mentioned.

Hi all, my US wife filed I130 on 10/10/2019 with Texas SC, NOA 1 was received on 10/15/2019.

Im a U.K. citizen so filing from abroad.

since the NOA1 I’ve had 2 in process dates on my USCIS page, one on March 3rd 2020 and one on April 7th 

ive tried the outside of normal time line form, which I am for Texas and received the standard reply... Not outside of normal time line.

Has anyone had any similar experience who can please offer advice??

many thanks and good luck to all at this difficult time.

Many thanks for your reply Onek. Much appreciated. I’ll use the online enquiry form when I become eligible in a week or so time.

Hi, could someone kindly point me to a thread which will give me some more info on timelines?

my US citizen wife filed the I 130 application on 10 Oct 19 with the Texas service center.

She’s had a couple of  case status messages “your benefit request has been accepted and is under review”

the last one on 7 April 2020

any advice would be gratefully received.

Hi there, when my US citizen wife files form I130 are my children (13 &15) included in the application I.e. By including their details in section4 of the i130 will I later be able to apply for green cards for them too?

Any help gratefully received

Thanks for all your comments!

i assume the comment about the bigger issue being retiring in the US relates to health care and funds!?

Every new pursuit can appear daunting that’s why I’m seeking advice on this forum. My biggest concern is that I am entering the US so regularly on my crew visa in addition to entering as a tourist (via global entry) I just want to be sure that I’m not doing anything that might jeopardise my application 

will do, many thanks

Thank you for your reply Missileman.

on that basis, would you agree that applying from the UK (my current home) would be the best option? If that is the case can you point me at the best forum/ thread to get me started?

Hi, I have a slightly complicated case in that my wife is a US citizen and I work for a UK airline. I travel 2 or 3 times a month to the US on a C1 visa but also visit my wife on my time off using my B1 visa or ESTA.

i want to apply for my green card as I want to retire to the US within the next 5 years.

my concern is that during the application process, I need to continue travelling to the US as described above.

I feel that with these complications, I am best placed to apply from the UK and probably should use a professional service rather than trying to do it myself.

Does anyone have any recommendations ?

many thanks.

Ok thank you very much

Thanks Nik, I’m guessing that the DS 261 is still required?

Thanks for your replies. Do most people following this route manage without a lawyer?

can anyone tell me what the reference about selecting an agent in DS 261 is about?

I’ve read in the excellent checklist by Saylin that it could be the petitioner?

Thanks for that Suzie, I have a B1 visa via my company who for some reason acquire C1 and B1 together.

the reason I have an ESTA is because the officer at JFK said that I’d need it for my global entry to work

once I obtained an ESTA, sure enough the Global worked fine. It recently expired and the Global now gives my an X..... I guess I need to update the global entry people so that global regognises my B1 visa... somehow...

Many thanks, this seems like good news, to clarify, my wife files the I 130 in the US, presumably we have to attend an interview? 

During the time that the I 130 is pending, do you know if I can enter the US on my C1/ B1 visa or my ESTA?

i appreciate your advice

Thanks. Yes, I’m just getting started on this. I don’t want to apply from the US as I can’t afford not to be able to travel whilst the application is pending (parole to travel isn’t really an option) 

with that in mind I plan to apply from the UK. I assumed that as the I 130 was filed by my petioner (wife) and she is a US resident, that she would file the I 130 in the US and I would file the green card application (I 485) in the UK

if there is a better way, or this simply won’t work, I’d appreciate any advice

thanks!

I am applying for my green card from the UK

my American wife is submitting form I130 from the US and I will submit form I 485 from the UK

i work for an airline and hold C1 and B1 visas for the US, I also have global entry.

does anyone know whether I will have any problem entering the US whilst my I 130/130A or I 485 are pending?

my thanks for any help