Kamali16

Interview was on the 10th, super easy process. And today my case was approved! 

I have a question for the required documents needed for the interview. When we sent in the application, we sent two I-864 (sponsor and co-sponsor), because at the time my husband only worked part time and they did not count his VA benefits as income. However, since then he has switched to full time work and we do not need the co-sponsor anymore. Should I still bring that form to the interview, or only an updated one of my husband? 

Finally got my interview scheduled as well, February 10. So ready for this to be over with 

The long awaited "case approved" finally showed up today for my EAD. I'm so excited!

FINALLY sent in my RFIE documents. Now we wait and see if they still process some parts, or if they are going to shut down until all of this is over. 

I hope everyone is staying strong through all of this. Don't forget, we are all in this together.

9 hours ago, fluffykim said:

They want the transcripts   You can print from irs website. Free and fast 

How exactly do you do that? I need my mother in law's tax return but they are with her lawyer and he's been unreachable for the past week.

Me and my husband are using my mother in law as a joint sponsor after we received an RFE for income. I am including her birth certificate as proof of citizenship but I just realized that the birth certificate has her maiden name on it while we are using her married name on all the paper work. Is that an issue? Should we include a copy of her marriage certificate as proof of name change or is that not necessary?

Also, her tax returns are with a lawyer for some reason and my father in law has been trying to contact him for 3 days with no results. I obviously need those tax returns so it's incredibly frustrating that I have to wait on that lawyer to do his job. Is there a way to request copies of tax returns online in case they can't get a hold of their lawyer soon? 

1 hour ago, Sarge2155 said:

My wife's middle name was left off I-94, but we had no issues. When you submit your AOS  be sure to use the name you want. Your EAD, AP and GC will reflect the name you submitted on your paperwork.

That’s exactly what we did 

1 hour ago, Skpanda801 said:

Umm...same problem we have.

It shouldn’t give you any problems 

I have two middle names, which are also on my passport, however they are not on the I-94 and I did not have any issues with that.

1 hour ago, J.Z.Lefort said:

Just sat at dinner... notification comes up.. we have issued your work permit... I’ll have another drink please 🤣😂

 

 

EAD 2/20/20

Congratulations, that's awesome news! When did you file?

7 hours ago, Sarge2155 said:

They look at the current tax year. After April 15th the current year will be 2019. If you have any doubts about your income then I would advise a co sponsor.

Will do, thank you!

9 hours ago, Kat & K said:

Hey, I‘m definitely not an expert but here’s my thoughts: IF the RFE is for insufficient income that pretty much means they only look at the number on the tax form and ignore the VA benefits. In that case the 2019 tax document would only help you if the number shown is above the poverty line. If I were you I’d probably start asking around for a Co Sponsor just in case and I‘d probably use one either way. It’s not that much more effort and you’re on the safe(r) side  My husbands income was way lower than usual in 2018 and even though we had tax forms well above the poverty line for 16 and 17 as well as a letter of the employer stating the current income plus a very good explanation for 2018 (living abroad etc) we decided to file with a joint sponsor. 

That sounds like a good plan. Thank you!

I don't know if this has already been asked so I apologize if I'm repeating someone's question. Does receiving an RFE for the I-485 also put the EAD application on hold? I would imagine the answer is yes, but I'm not 100% sure.

3 hours ago, Sarge2155 said:

Usually  an RFE at the AOS stage is one of three things birth certificates, marriage license or taxes that's  not saying what yours will be but research will show it's  a good bet that it's one of those three. This is not backed up with any facts. Bottom line is you'll  have to wait for the hard copy. Like you said hopefully it's easy.

That's good to know. All of those should be easy fixes. Let's say that it is the taxes that didn't show enough income for 2018, do you think it would be good enough then to send in the 2019 taxes, if they do show enough income? I'm gonna have my husband file them ASAP just in case it is that. He earned more than enough in 2018 but for some reason his income on his 2018 tax return form was extremely low. Not all his income is on his tax form because a very big Chunk of his income is non taxable (VA benefits).

We have an RFE as well. Hopefully it's something that is easily fixed.

39 minutes ago, SaliFam said:

Interview scheduled!!! (Early December filer here) 

That's great! Do you have a date?

Got my biometrics done yesterday in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida. It took me about 30 minutes. Case has already been updated to fingerprints were taken

I cannot give you any information on what the implications of a divorce would be for ROC. But, you say your husband doesn't know you know about all of this. Maybe you can sit down together and explain what you know and what you found and maybe you two can have a long talk about everything and work it out (if that is what you want of course).

I'm very sorry you're going through this and I hope everything turns out for the best in the end. Follow your heart. Good luck! 

20 hours ago, mathcore said:

not by that much , i emailed the embassy , they replied this morning . as the electronic version is the only one issued by the government since earlier this year . so the embassy use this electronic version in place of the original. as simply as that 
but thanks ! 

btw , are they cool at the embassy ? 

Everyone at the embassy was very kind. The only "negative" thing I personally experienced was the wait time. There were a lot of people before me so I had to wait a long time, but the people I had to speak to were are very friendly.

I sent in my application today! Hoping I did everything correctly

I don't know if I'm too late for this or not. I also needed my birth certificate and I went to city hall for that. They printed it out for me no problem. Tip: you can get an international birth certificate, which will have an english translation on it, it might be useful in the future. They mailed that one to me though, they couldn't give it to me right then and there. 

I applied for a K1-visa, so a different one than yours, and I brought the birth certificate that they gave me in city hall to the embassy interview, and that was no problem at all. 

If your fiancé is currently in the US with you, you fill it in. If your fiancé is in his/her home country right now, you don't put anything there.

11 hours ago, Jorgedig said:

You are dispensing inaccurate info.  Return ticket is REQUIRED when traveling on VWP.

Apologies for that! Thank you for correcting me 

I don't understand why everyone is being so negative. Since 2014 I've made 3 trips of one month, and a couple 3 week trips. I do understand two months is longer, but I don't think it should cause you any problems. Never ever had I had a problem entering the U.S. Not once have I had to show proof that I had enough money to support myself during the trip, and only once have I had to show proof of my return flight. Now, I do suggest to book a return flight because there is a chance they will ask for it, and it could cause a problem if you haven't booked a flight home. But otherwise I don't think you should have any problems at all. Just be prepared to answer questions such as: why are you here? Where are you staying? How long are you staying? Just explain that you're visiting your girlfriend, and that you have a return flight booked, and you should be fine