Jennie & Joe

Just now, aabd1987 said:

Thanks for the reply!  I hope you get DQ very soon!!!  

I hope so too! Thank you!

4 hours ago, aabd1987 said:

Hello everyone!  For those of you that submitted domicile letters with supporting documents, did you upload the supporting documents separate from the domicile letter, or as one pdf?  Thanks

We did as one pdf. Letter and all supporting documents for domicile in one pdf. We submitted Jan 20th, still waiting for DQ

3 minutes ago, Jennie & Joe said:

You can use your phone to take clear photos showing all sides and download ilovemypdf app to convert the photos to pdf and compress them to 2mb or less. They are also available on web, just search ilovemypdf. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/after-petition-approved/begin-nat-visa-center/scanning-and-uploading-tips.html there are tips here on how to use your smart phone to scan here.

39 minutes ago, aabd1987 said:

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Thanks!  In regards to scanning your civil documents and all paperwork, did you use a regular scanner or did you use an app on your phone or tablet?  I don't have access to a regular scanner easily, so I thought I'd ask about specific apps.  

You can use your phone to take clear photos showing all sides and download ilovemypdf app to convert the photos to pdf and compress them to 2mb or less. They are also available on web, just search ilovemypdf. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/after-petition-approved/begin-nat-visa-center/scanning-and-uploading-tips.html there are tips here on how to use your smart phone to scan here.

Hi guys, we are at the NVC stage. Please I have a question regarding joint sponsor. So we are using my father in law as joint sponsor, he files taxes jointly with his wife but only his income is way more than the poverty guideline, So we are using only his income. Does the wife need to still fill form i-864a?  

If yes do we add her I-864a in the additional  documents section of joint sponsor or as household member? Their lawyer is insisting we don't have to fill for her, so I was wondering anyone else had a similar case and what they did.

Note: we are not using any of her income to qualify but he files taxes jointly with her.

29 minutes ago, Nnmm193 said:

Is there any way to pay the AOS and IV fees from abroad? We don't have a bank account in the US and the instructions mention the fees must be paid through a US bank. Did anyone face such an issue before? Also where I live there is no cashiers check available. Could i pay these fees with the help of a relative maybe who lives in the US (ex. using their credit card).

Thanks for the help!

Yes a relative in the US can help you pay, we had my husband’s mom help us make the payment cos my husband lives abroad with me but credit cards are not acceptable, the person has to put their bank account number and routing number.

4 minutes ago, Juliet57 said:

Still havent submitted DS260 but compiling the rest of the documents.

 

Do we need to upload 2x2 photographs with the IV application? 

The website doesn't say, only mentions about bringing pics to interview. My interview would be scheduled a year from CC. 

Once you submit the ds-260, it will tell you what documents you need to upload. Photograph(the 2X2 picture) is one of the civil documents you will have to submit.

Hi everyone, just to be sure, the form i-864a for spouse of joint sponsor should be uploaded under additional documents of joint sponsor right?

And would you advise to upload pictures and whatsapp chat at NVC stage?

5 minutes ago, Dustin725 said:

Thank you! It was early morning. Maybe 5-6AM. Also I don’t think anythings stupid when it comes to NVC, they seem to be unpredictable.

Thank you!

11 minutes ago, Dustin725 said:

Got DQ yesterday! 10/31/2019 I was shocked because I sent my documents only two days ago on 10/29/2019. Just waiting for interview letter now!

That was really fast. Congratulations. What time did you submit? Was it in the evening or morning? I know this may sound stupid but I’m thinking there might be a correlation between the time you submit and get DQ fast😄

56 minutes ago, Jane and Dustin said:

Hi everyone. Im a May filer as well at nebraska service center. We received our noa 1 last June 3,2019 but until now no update from uscis yet. Does i-129f helps to expedite i-130? Please co-filers i need your help . 

I’m a May filer too and got approved on Aug 28 at Nebraska. I filed the i-129f. So yes, it does help to speed up the process! I would say you should go for it, there’s nothing to lose.

2 hours ago, Paul & Mary said:

download from:

https://www.irs.gov/forms-instructions

 

The exclusion form is  IRS Form 2555

 

file by mail.

Thank you!!

On 9/17/2019 at 1:32 AM, payxibka said:

Forms are available online 

Can you please send a link, he tried to fill online but he couldn’t hit the submit button

On 9/17/2019 at 1:12 AM, Nitas_man said:

He needs to file taxes exclusion or not

How to go about it is what we don’t know 

Hi, so my husband who is a U.S citizen has been living in Nigeria for the past 3yrs and he didn’t file for taxes. He felt because he was qualified for the income exclusion, there was no point to file. Our I-130 was approved on August 28th, 2019 and his parents have agreed to be our joint sponsor. I’m aware he is still required to fill the affidavit of support form so we were wondering if at the NVC stage we can just upload a letter explaining why he didn’t file for taxes or is there any other way to go about it? Does anyone know how we can file back taxes while abroad?

Thank you!

Our I-130 got approved 08/28/2019, PD 05/13/2019

Our I-130 got approved yesterday! One step down! PD for I-130 is May 13,2019. We filed the I-129F, PD August 2, 2019.

I-129F still shows received.

Processing center: Nebraska 

On 6/5/2019 at 3:44 PM, Dheebest said:

we received our confirmation thru our mailing address.

Thank you. I just confirmed that my husband's mom received a mail with the receipt number. Our service center is Nebraska.

Hi everyone, an update on our package we sent, we still haven't received our NOA1. I just want to find out if they will send a confirmation to our mailing address or we have to call them

4 hours ago, Khallaf said:

about a week or so you should get NOA1 and then depending on your service center 6-12 months for approval

I hope so! Thank you!

8 hours ago, Dejavudeji31 said:

Is it possible for an individual to file petition for alien relative without an immigration lawyer?i need help please 

Yes it is, so long you take time to read and understand the process and also get information from people that have gone through same process.

Hi everyone, we just mailed our forms today. I and my husband(the petitioner) lives in Lagos, Nigeria. We had to get my husband's mum who lives in the United States to pay for the money order, attach it to the already filled forms and documents we sent her and she mailed it today. Just really anxious, we just hope all goes well and we get a notification in a few days.