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Greetings everyone,

My CR-1 spouse and our newborn dual citizenship son are now living in the country with me as we've recently arrived from Ecuador. We're currently at my family's house (mom was a joint sponsor). I'm in the process of looking for work and getting stabilized after being in Ecuador for almost a year and a half. With most of my savings spent on the visa process and living in Ecuador, I'm in a low cash flow situation. With our newborn son and myself being US citizens, I'm wondering if it's possible for me to apply for food stamps/assistance while I'm building financial stability. I know that me being a Sponsor and my mother being a Joint Sponsor for my CR1 spouse, she would not be able to apply for any government-sponsored benefits, however, I'm curious if I can on my behalf and on behalf of our newborn son? I just want to make sure I don't create any alerts or alarms with my CR1 spouses visa and that this is a permissible thing to do for my household.

19 hours ago, NikLR said:

What?  The CR1 and IR1 are both visas and statuses that are what make people an LPR.

 

Did you pay the new immigrant fee online?  You should have a case number you can look up. 

I did, but what link to check that particular case number? Its an IOE number that's different from the NVC case number.

Thanks everyone!

1 hour ago, Paul & Mary said:

The Green Card will arrive a few weeks to 3 months after you pay the fee.

They recommended we pay the visa fee before travel so it was paid the day we received her visa. Next question, can my LPR,CR1 spouse petition for a sibling to come to the US? How long is the process if possible, I've heard 5-10 years.

2 hours ago, CJKylie said:

CR1 and IR1 are both LPR

Whta is the process and timeline for transitioning from CR1 to IR1 to LPR? Whats the best phone number, contact info for inquiring about my spouse's visa, we still haven't received her green card in the mail yet.  She's already received her SS card.

Just realized how outlandish this question was 😅😆 please disregard haha thanks for clarifying

My main question being if I can petition to bring a sibling of hers to the US. And if so, within the two year CR-1 period 

I'm curious if we need to wait after the 2 year Removing Conditions before we can apply for a visa for a family member of hers.

1 hour ago, JFH said:

Yes, use the registration number on the visa. 

Thank you! 😁

5 minutes ago, JFH said:

Use the A number.

Is the A number adding an A and 0 to the beginning of the 8 digit registration number?

5 minutes ago, missileman said:

Passport number or A number should be sufficient.

Is the A number adding an A and 0 to the beginning of the 8 digit registration number?

We have our flight booked and they're asking last minute on the check-in info what my wife's resident card number is. We just received the IR-1 Visa Stamp in her passport. What number do I use for this information? Registration number? A number? Case number? Passport number?

1 hour ago, aleful said:

hi

 

there is no obligation to carry your spouse's last name, you can have your maiden name on your green card and use your maiden name. 

 

bring all your personal documents because you won't be returning, you don't need to get a marriage certificate in the US, your marriage is valid everywhere, you wouldn't get a green card if the marriage wasn't valid

 

 

I'm aware that of course our marriage is valid, I'm the US Citizen husband here, I'm aware that she doesn't have to have my name as well, what I'm saying is that because our names are different, how do states prove marriages for home/car/insurance registrations, since they may not be able to access USCIS databases. For example, applying for any type of service, does she just put my name down as her husband and that's it? 

1 hour ago, Paul & Mary said:

Mary has been here a year and has yet to be asked for our marriage certificate. You get asked for your driver's license, SS Card and Green Card.

 

We have traveled with a marriage certificate copy since she had an expired visa in her old passport.

ok great thank you! btw, when did you apply for your SS card after she arrived? were you CR-1 or IR-1 ? 

43 minutes ago, Karry said:

Concerning my relationship? What does that mean? We‘ve been living together since 6 years and got married 4 years ago.. we already submitted our adress history 

with a marriage visa you need to prove the relationship and that you can be financially supported in the US, so yes, I would look on the US Gov website that shows all of the required documents.

Greetings,

When my wife(CR-1) and I(US Citizen) move to the US, what is the best way to prove our marriage for home/car/etc.? For example, in Ecuador here, when people get married they retain their original name, so we both have different names. Should I bring an apostilled marriage certificate before we head to the US? Do we need to apply for an US Marriage Certificate or something like that? Just curious, thanks for your help.

I would provide every single civil document and financial document you have available, originals, and copies, from you, your spouse, and concerning your relationship.

56 minutes ago, arken said:

Unless there is a pay raise or increase in average work hours, additional paystubs doesn’t mean increase in annual income.

 

Anyway, it’s highly unlikely you will be asked for new i864. Doesn’t hurt to bring copies of latest paystubs.

cool thank you!

Thanks for your help. Yes additional pay stubs would be the only issues (which would in turn change my current yearly income numbers on the I-864)

Greetings everyone,

My case was completed and processed by NVC. All of the documents were accepted. We've got our interview date set here in Ecuador.

My question is..

Do I need to bring an updated I-864 (meaning with additional pay stubs/income information that has been accrued since the date of I-864 submission to NVC- 2 months worth)?

On the I-864's, all of the information is up to date from the date of submitting to NVC (around early May 2019, income, pay stubs, etc). The interview is about 2 months after the submission of the I-864's (myself, sponsor, and household member). 

I'm sure it's probably not an issue just wanted to confirm. We've all made additional income since the form submission so I wanted to clarify. Thanks all.

si creo que es mejor usar un cheque encima del formulario 

Solo comienzas con el formulario I-130, I-130A, y G-1145.. despues tal vez 3-6 meses ellos van a responder y entonces estara tiempo comunicar con el NVC y hacer los formularios de I-864, I-261 o 60.

23 hours ago, Béchameloo said:

What the title says.

 

We submitted our K1 petition early March.

 

Today, May 29th, my fiancée got a letter in the mail from USCIS saying that our petition got approved, and that it will be sent to the consulate to further contact me, the beneficiary.

 

Is this normal? Doesn't usually need at least 6-9 months? Even more? has this happen to anyone since the processing times got longer?

 

we got approved in 3 months, I believe the process is moving faster

On 12/28/2018 at 8:57 AM, Paul & Mary said:

They can fix that at the Interview

We made an error answering yes to the vaccination question because we believe at her medical interview they will provide the additional or be contraindicated (she's pregnant). Do you think I should correct this now or explain it at the interview? We have her vaccination records but she's missing some vaccines.

Hello everyone,

Recently on CEAC, my I-864 documents from myself, Joint Sponsor, and Household member were submitted. Around 10 days later, I noticed my documents they had been "accepted" on the status bar, however, my Joint Sponsor and Household Member, along with all of their supporting documentation was gone.

QUESTION 1: Was that information deleted because they found my financials alone to be sufficient?

QUESTION 2: If at the time of the Consulate Interview they find my financials are insufficient and I bring all my JS and HM documents and copies, can/will they accept them? I say this because I assumed my income would not be sufficient, thus why I added the JS and Household Member and want to make sure there's no need to try and contact NVC about this. (calling them I've heard can be a headache)

Thanks for your help.

Can anyone help shed some light on this?

On 5/15/2019 at 8:08 PM, dwheels76 said:

Since you live there you can take advantage of the DCF (Direct Consular Filing) takes 1/3 of the time because everything is done through the embassy.
Yes you would need a joint sponsor (No such thing as Sole sponsorship) You are the sponsor the petitioner. If you don;t meet the income guidelines you will need a joint sponsor. So I would get that lined up before you file because it moves fast when you DCF

Direct Consular Filing is only available, I thought, at USCIS International Offices now.. or so it says on USCIS's website, so if there's not an office in that country you must file by sending into the US..