Skye1202

Hi all,

to update you, my mother in law was allowed entry to the premises of USEM. She was able to accompany us inside and during our interview. 

Also, to add to this, if you have a toddler or kids (im not sure up to what age), they give you an 'EX' stamp, which means expedite. They'll allow you to skip the lines on the chairs and go straight to the next available window for each step. 

And thank heavens my mom in law was allowed in, because my son kept pulling me to the play area and kept distracting me from the officers during the entire process.  But everything went by smoothly, and we got approved.

Thanks everyone, hopefully this will be helpful to those who will have their interview with their little ones in tow. 

55 minutes ago, boris64 said:

There were several toddlers and stressed mothers there in Manila when we were there for the interview.)) Mother in Law probably won't be allowed in.

Uh oh. I bet I'll be one stressed mother if this'll be the case 😅

Yup for sure he will attend. I'm just wondering if someone else can accompany us to our interview given that I'll be handling the paper works, and my son might run around the area...

Really? Even if he is a beneficiary? He's on an IR-2 visa application while I am on CR-1 visa.

Hi,

I'm just wondering if I will be able to bring my mother in law with us to the US Embassy for our interviews? My son (3 yrs old) and I will be having our interview, and I'm not sure if we'll have it at the same time, since we were on a separate petition. Will they allow my mother in law to come with us? I'm kind of worried as he is really active, and I will be carrying a lot of documents, and I'll have to do the processing for everything. I think it might be hard to do with a hyper toddler. 

Note: my mother in law is not a US Citizen.

Hi!!

Any april 2019 filers who got approved/got feedback already?

We're feeling really anxious due to the news of USCIS manila closing out soon. Let us know if you've heard from USCIS re: your petition.

Thanks!

Hi, our joint sponsor is my husband's dad. His income is enough to sponsor me and our son. However, upon checking his tax returns, I saw that he's filing his taxes jointly with my mom in law. They don't live together as my mother in law is here in the PH with us, and she was not granted US Citizenship since she didn't pursue moving there. I just want to ask, is she required to fill up a i-864A since they file their taxes jointly, even if she is not a USC and she doesn't live with them in the states?

I asked my father in law why he filed jointly, he said it's because he declared that he is married, and that he has my mom in law as his dependent on his returns. 

Help on this please. Thank you!

7 minutes ago, mikreed said:

Hi @Skye1202 , I also recommend sending them an email at MPHInquiry.CIS@uscis.dhs.gov for updates regarding your application. They respond after a day or two. 

I did! And they said ours is lined up for review as well.  Your approval is such a great news. It means they are really clearing up their back log before moving to the states. Congratulations! I hope you receive your MCN soon! 

1 hour ago, payxibka said:

There plan is to clear up the backlog before they close.  They are no longer accepting new applications as of earlier this month 

Yes I heard they stopped accepting as of May 6, 2019. Where did you hear that they'll clear their backlog before they close? If so, that'll be a relief

On 4/5/2019 at 2:15 PM, mikreed said:

Hi everyone, we submitted the I-130 last March 29, 2019 at the Philippine Embassy. I would like to know if anyone here received a notice from them within 30 days? How long does it usually take for you to get a notice from them saying that they received the application, or to have a case number?

Hi @mikreed have u heard anything from them? If yes, when did you receive your approval?

We filed last April 11, 2019, and we still haven't heard anything. I know someone who filed last April 1, 2019, and she hasn't heard anything as well.

We're getting anxious as we're hearing about the closing of the USCIS office in Manila, and how this will affect the backlog cases. 

They have stopped accepting submissions as of today. The last day of filing for i-130 in Manila was on May 3, 2019. Even those with appointments after May 3 were informed that they can no longer file with USCIS manila, and suggested that they file thru the Chicago Lockbox. :(

We were able to file ours last April 10, 2019. We're just worried that our case will not be finished here, and brought to the states. We still haven't received any feedback on our case. I also know someone who filed on April 1, and haven't heard back from USCIS. I hope this will not cause any delays for those who filed on April. 

Hi, I’m the petitioner’s beneficiary, and I’m really confused with the affidavit of support forms. Here’s our situation:

The petitioner (my husband), recently moved back in the US (he used to live here in the PH & is a dual citizen). He has never been employed, thus haven’t been filing taxes. He moved in with his father in the US. We’re planning to have his father as our co-sponsor/joint sponsor. Now here is where we got confused, should we go thru the Household member route or the Joint sponsor route? Also the following items must be noted:

- his father has been filing joint tax returns with his mom, but his mom is not a USC and is not working in the states

- his father has 10 in his household size based on his ITR last 2015 (but I double checked his income, and it can still accommodate me given the poverty guidelines of 2019

- my husband is listed as his dependent in his tax returns

Option 1: Household combining their incomes: my husband, the USC petitioner and the principal sponsor shall submit an i-864 indicating $0.00 income, and providing a letter explaining non filing of taxes. His father will submit an i-864A, and must submit his IRS tax transcript including his W2s, and employment verification( question: what other docs does he need to submit that are income related?). And to support this route, he must submit proof showing that he and my husband lives in the same residence (IDs, and bills addressed to him), and show their relationship (birth certificate!! What other docs do we need to submit to prove this?). — Question for this, do we need to add my mother in law’s i-864A since they(my father in law and her) file their taxes together? Will it be valid even if she’s not a us citizen, and technically she doesn’t live with them? (She’ll be retiring soon as a flight attendant, and she’s based in HK) — i’m also a bit iffy with this route as I feel like it’s cheating since we won’t be declaring the household size of the household member (it is indicated in the itr, but not being asked for in the i-864A), and my husband has $0.00 income, so we’ll be relying solely on his father’s income for this AOS.

Option 2: Joint sponsor route wherein my husband will submit i-864 as principal sponsor, and my father in law will submit i-864 as the joint sponsor. This means I will be added to his household size of 10– (upon checking it is still allowed for his income). For this one, do we need to submit i-864A for his mom, and for the other dependents listed in his tax returns (as far as I know non of them are working, and the other one has moved out from his house recently)? Same conditions as above, his mom is not a USC and does not live with them. 

Please help us out, we really don’t know which forms to prepare. Should I prepare both? Just in case, we filed via DCF in manila so we’ll be bringing these docs for the interview.