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14 hours ago, mbssss said:

Oh, I thought you had to provide some when you initially file. But you're right, we'll just submit what we have now and keep collecting until the interview since we'll likely have a lot more by then.

 

Thank you for calming my nerves, haha. 

I think you have plenty of evidence. When we filed our initial package we just included the marriage certificate, 3 bank accounts and the lease. When we gathered everything for the interview we had our taxes, me as an authorized user in his bank account, me under his health insurance, random mail coming to both of us to the same address, three affidavits from family and friends, the vet bill with both our names, and a copy of each drivers license to show cohabitation .

We were so ready for the interview! However it got cancelled due to covid, and we had to send our evidence by mail. We were approved two weeks later 

11 hours ago, stech786 said:

Actually you are kind of pissed off. Just relax. 
 

So they did shutdown embassy & look where US is at? Get it? That’s my point which you are still missing. Shutting down embassy doesn’t help!
 

 

It blows my mind how people think they have the power to mind read and guess your humor just by reading a few lines.

Anyhow, in the most peaceful tone ever: they are shutting down embassies because they are trying to implement social distancing, just like with schools closing. And just because the US is where it is at, that doesn't (or shouldn't) give people free reign to think "oh well, look at where they are at now, we might just as well open the embassies because the situation is already bad". No, they are trying to protect workers at the embassy, and also public in general.

And again, I am not pissed. I am trying to be reasonable. While I do understand the feeling of wanting to get done with whatever process you are undergoing, I am just trying to explain to you why some embassies are not open as of yet.

20 hours ago, Orafu LAWRENCE said:

It’s not a fight okay, you act like you are the only one pissed

I am neither fighting nor am I pissed. I don't know how you can interpret that when I am not acting. This is a forum and so it's easy to misinterpret written messages. I do understand where OP is coming from, but a visa interview at an embassy is not critical at this point. The embassies that are open are trying to help citizens go back to their countries. That is critical. 

18 hours ago, Luckycuds said:

How will she receive letters from USCIS? It seems a bit silly. Do you both have an ID with the same address as proof of living together?

You're totally right in what you're saying. I doubt they will have an ID with the same address as proof of living together, because most institutions take the lease as proof of address. At least my State works like that.

Welcome to the "lucky ones" club!!! Mine also got approved without interview. Most likely we will have an interview for ROC, but I am not worried. Congrats!!!

2 hours ago, stech786 said:

If you want to be so technical. I repeat, embassy are open. They are just not holding Routing visas. Shutting down embassy completely  doesn’t help anyone

 

back to original question — Why aren’t embassy doing critical mission interviews as related to CR1?

 

 

Shutting down embassy completely  doesn’t help anyone

It does, because it helps to prevent spread of the virus. Most embassies are closed. Just because they're sending interview letters it doesn't mean they're open -interview letters have a future date, and even that is subject to change. Your case is not critical.

44 minutes ago, Wouter said:

I can't really say anything about your idea to channel the money through your father's friend, although keeping it below 10k$ supposedly prevents banks from having to report it to the authorities. But I assume the profit of the sale of the house is more than 10k$, right? If you are thinking of doing multiple $9500 transfers then it is probably going to stand out even more and still get flagged by the banks as suspicious.

However there is another point to pay attention to:

Just because you paid taxes in your home country doesn't mean you don't have to pay taxes in the US. The thing is that the US taxes 'worldwide income' which means that if you had any income or profits from anywhere in the world, as a resident of the US, you have to report it to the IRS. Yes, even if you already paid tax on it in your home country. Some countries have a tax treaty with the US to avoid double taxation, but others do not (a quick Google gives me the impression Argentina does not). So you may want to check with a tax expert in the US on that, because the IRS may not care about a certified document from your home country and still want to take a cut.

 

Hey there! Thank you for your input. No, we would do just one transfer from Europe and then the rest through Argentina. Also, I did talk to a CPA about this and -I can't remember exactly why now- I will have to report it to the IRS, but not pay taxes.

Just now, NancyNguyen said:

No one can advise you on finance or tax except a tax expert. US doesn’t tax on principal so you are fine with the US, just declare its origin. You will find a way to bring it outside your country legally.

Thank you for your response! I have everything ready to document and declare its origin. 

Just a question, though. What do you mean by "principal"?

Hello everybody,

I am posting this question here because I don't know where else to post it in Visajourney. So, here we go...

I got my GC through marriage to a USC this April. Now I have just sold property abroad for 56k. The taxes of the property are paid in my home country, so I don't have to pay taxes in here. I have documentation certifying this (both in the original language, and translated by an official translator here in the United States).

Now, the problem lies in the restrictions that the government of my home country imposes on foreign transactions. Believe it or not, they charge 3% every $2000, so we would lose a lot of money if we do it that way.

My father has a friend that lives in Europe and is visiting my home country, so one idea would be to give that friend around 10k, and have him transfer that money from Europe into my American bank. Would I be in trouble for doing this? Because that friend is not on the deed, so there is no way I can justify having that money from him. Idk, maybe I'm over thinking, but I want to be super cautious, yet not lose so much money!

Any help/ pointers will be highly appreciated.

Though I adjusted from a different visa (F1) we had the exact same thing happening to us: interview scheduled for 3/18 was cancelled. The field office sent us that letter, we sent our evidence and 13 days later we were approved. It is a good thing, just make sure that you send as much evidence as possible, mail it with signature required, and wait for the good news!

Have you filed your taxes? That should also be included, as well as car and health insurance. We also included a copy of our drivers license, to show same address.

1 hour ago, Loren Y said:

Most states have granted extension letters available online to carry with you. I have been driving with expired plates on 2 cars and a motorcycle. No issues yet, police don't care and understand DMV is closed. They just started opening here in Nevada and my appointment is for the 24th of this month, so hopefully then I can get everything current. Look on the DMV website for the official extension letter. Here is the Nevada extension, should be the same in your state.

Thank you for your kind reply! I googled it and my State doesn't offer an extension letter per se. But when I was googling that I found that there is a blank extension until August 1st for people in my situation. My appt is on 10th, so I hope I don't get pulled over in those 90 days. 

I have to drive to work. Otherwise I would just refrain from driving...

Hello everybody, 

First of all, apologies in advance if this topic does not pertain to this forum. I really don't know where else to post. 

I obtained my current DL when I was an F1 student. It is expiring next week, and my local DMV office doesn't have appointment availability until 08/10. I certainly don't want to be driving around with an expired license, but I need to drive! 

Since the DMV is not open, can I -as a permanent resident- use the DMV kiosks or are they only for US citizens?

Is there any other way to renew my DL without having to wait? It certainly can't be done online unless you are a USC.

4 hours ago, Jamie Chen said:

My attoney sent it and said they got FedEx confirmation for delivery on June 1.

Then you know they have it. All you can do is wait, then.

It is just a friendly reminder that you have to do your medical. It doesn't necessarily mean that your case is being reviewed right now.

I have read about cases where they don't update to "RFE response received". For now, all you can do is wait. Did you send it with signature required? 

Thank you all!

Hi,

I got my conditional GC on 04/29 this year. My husband and I don't have health insurance yet (we are still under the 90- day period with our jobs) and we were thinking of using Planned Parenthood for birth control until our insurances kick in. 

Is this a public benefit? Will it impact my ROC process two years from now?

I have been googling it and from what I've read, it is not considered a public benefit. However, most of the information I found was posted prior to the Trump administration and thought that maybe things have changed.

Thank you in advance, and have a good week! Stay healthy!

On 6/20/2020 at 7:46 PM, bradoony said:

I assemble it like this, with all the forms and supporting documents organized, is the acceptable? I just need to include my cover letter

Looks good!!!

5 minutes ago, Punisher said:

I have quoted instructions for you clear and bold before:

It mentions about TAX RETURNS at the very beginning, not the end.

 

We all make mistakes and forums are for help. The problem is when someone comes and blames everyone or everything around (it's the form, instructions, NVC, USCIS, they, them etc) not him/herself for the mistakes made.

 

I was trying to help you understand where was your mistake, it was in reading and comprehending clear instructions. Obviously, you didn't get that part. Some people just don't want to be helped.

 

Congrats on case being approved, but with that kind of attitude (and eye for details) you can surely expect issues filing other legal forms in the future. Just saying. Moving on.

 

Yeah. I made a mistake, got a RFE, learned from it. I was just trying to help OP see if they made the same mistake. And as such, I don't expect to make mistakes like these in the future because I learned from it. No need to be so patronizing, Mr. Perfect. Good luck.

1 hour ago, Punisher said:

I have no idea what you read but the instructions are very clear on the subject: 

 

it is always about Tax Return, not Tax Account.

 

so, what part of Tax Return you didn't get?

 

anecdotal evidence about what others have done is irrelevant. There are "others" that were issued green cards due to an error, is that any argument for issuing yours?

 

You sent the wrong form against the instructions, you've got RE'd. You sent the one that was requested, it was approved. What's there to argue about? If you don't pay enough attention, expect more delays of your case.

Per form I-864 instructions:

You must provide either an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) transcript or a photocopy... It doesn't mention the returns until the end.

Have you never made a mistake? And reading about others help. If not, these forums would be useless. Of course, then it's up to you to fill your case properly. 

And thank you. No more delays. My case was approved.

1 hour ago, Punisher said:

Instructions state clearly that you were supposed to send tax return plus w2/1099 OR send Tax Return Transcripts. Account transcripts are incorrect documents.

Actually, no. The instructions say "irs transcripts". Plus, I had read about people that sent those and got accepted.

What type of IRS tax document did you provide? We sent the tax ACCOUNT transcript instead of the return and we got a RFE for that even though my husband makes way above the poverty line.

When we responded to the rfe we sent the tax return transcript, an employment letter and six months of pay statements and that made it.

2 hours ago, bradoony said:

Hi all ; I'm going to assemble all my packets together. Can somebody provide me with a good / up-to-date cover letter to follow??

We used this template : https://citizenpath.com/faq/sample-i-485-cover-letter/

The only thing we did different was that we included a bulleted list of the supporting documents underneath each form. This was especially helpful when we did the final check on the package, because if we had 8 bullet points, that meant we were supposed to have 8 supporting documents.

Remember to use under tabs for everything.

17 hours ago, Bayanoparker02 said:

@ra0010 in that part I would have said "NO" and then find a good way to respond when I will be in front of them... 

@Johnny6751 When filing your forms, you have to be very cautious. Even if you did something, always said you did not especially in PART 8... when you said YES, it makes your case more difficult than it is. Your only affirmative answer should be about violating your non immigrant status in that part.

The good way to respond is to be honest and tell the truth from the time you complete the forms on. Please do not advise people to lie to USCIS. That is called misrepresentation, and it's penalized.