Erin & Ricky

Good Morning, 

I have a couple questions about the Affidavit of Support.

1. My parents live in my house with me. Do I need to mention them anywhere on the affidavit of support? They will not be co-sponsors nor are they "dependents". The only dependents will be my children and my Fiancé.

2. For my children, I have joint custody with their father. Would I check the box that says they are "wholly dependent" on me or  the one that says they are "partially dependent" on me? 

3. If I make sufficient income, do I still list the rest of the information, such as stocks/bonds, life insurance, etc. 

Thank you!  

Hi All! Can anyone tell me how I sign up for emails from the NVC? 

***edited*** Never mind I got it! 

2 hours ago, sl1pstream said:

That's in the USCIS service centers in the US and doesn't apply to embassies abroad. Several people have already emailed their embassies and gotten told that they wouldn't process things until after the end of the suspension.

Right. I guess that's what I was thinking about. We are still at the USCIS service center stage. 

1 hour ago, Paul & Mary said:

If the beneficiary has never been in the US or had a petition filed for them the USCIS wouldn't have any records on them.   It is at the Department of State where the beneficiary gets run thru any watchlists.

 

Is there anything we should know about Ricky?

1 hour ago, Jorgedig said:

Nope.  The eligibility to petition a fiancee is quite basic:  petitioner must be USC, 2 year meeting requirement, both parties are legally able and willing to marry each other, etc. The relationship is not  really looked at until the consular stage.

 

This is why the vast majority of petitions are approved, even for fraudulent relationships, and also why the I-129f instructions specify evidence of the two year meeting, and nothing about 'ongoing relationship.'  

51 minutes ago, geowrian said:

For an I-129F, nope. Absolutely no evidence of a relationship is required or requested with the petition (see the instructions for what they want to see). They just require an in-person meeting within the past 2 years, waivers for serial filers, IMB disclosure, etc. Nothing about the relationship.

The CO, on the other hand, will want to see that stuff for the visa interview.

Oh okay, gotcha. That makes sense. When we sent in our packet the instructions I followed said it is a good idea to send evidence of a 'bonafide' relationship. I guess that's what I was thinking about but you guys are right, it's not a requirement. Good to know the above information. Thanks!

@Paul & Mary Nope, there's nothing you need to know about Ricky. I feel like it should be fairly straight forward for us. The only things are that I have been married before (but I sent in evidence that the divorce was finalized), the other thing is that he has never visited here. Other than that, we should be good to go.

On 5/4/2020 at 1:11 PM, Paul & Mary said:

Beneficiary's background isn't usually check at the USCIS.  It is reviewed at the consulate.

16 hours ago, Jorgedig said:

That vetting is done primarily at the consulate level, rather than USCIS.  The petition is about the petitioner.

True but I would assume that if the beneficiary is coming from a country where there has been a history of fraud that the petitioner will get extra screening to make sure the relationship is legitimate... right? 

23 hours ago, sl1pstream said:

The suspension of routine visa services isn't tied to the EO. They could end the EO or even the Schengen ban today and they still wouldn't issue visas until they stopped the suspension.

 

Theoretically they could keep that going forever, though, especially in the countries that are part of the Visa waiver program, and no one would care enough to fight them over it. It'd probably be something the next admin would undo, but that could take another 5 years. To be fair, if that does happen I'd expect to see a lot of people travel there on ESTA, get married and file for AOS, as risky as that is.

There's no way that airlines are going to survive a 6 year travel ban.

 

They have the in person appointments suspended to June 4th for now. They will resume it as our country starts to reopen. I hardly think it would last another 5 years. But they can't ban people who's family is trying to come here, they may delay the process, but they won't ban them. 

I've been having the same problem. The system won't let me type in my entire email address. 

It's my understanding that the K1 Visa is a non-immigrant visa. The executive order only applies to immigrant visas. The difference is that an immigrant visa allows a person to come into the country indefinitely. Non-immigrant visas allows a person to enter the country on a temporary basis either one time or multiple entries. For the K1 Visa, it is a single entry visa, once the couple is married within the 90 day period, then they apply for adjustment of status. 

I've been wondering the same thing. I know that it does make a difference where your fiancee is coming from. People who are coming from certain countries get more vetting before they allow them to come into the county. 

It's my understanding that you would need to start completely over, forfeiting any money you've already paid.