SrslySteph

11 hours ago, pushbrk said:

Approximate, yes. Arbitrary January 1, not so much.  You probably know the season of the year.  At worst, pick the middle date of the season and year.  Put some effort into your estimated dates.

Thanks for the feedback. I will try my best. Would it be a good idea to add that they are estimates in the additional information fields?

How far ahead can I get the military/criminal records and other records needed for the DS-260? We are in the process of filing the I-130. I am a US citizen and I live abroad with my husband. We are in the process of gathering all the documents required. I would like to know if we can gather the documents for the DS-260 as well or if we should wait until we are closer to filing that?

I am working on filling out the I-130 and I don't have exact employment dates outside of the years. Is it a bad idea to write "01/01/2016-01/01-2017"?

I have tried looking for exact dates of employment, but I am coming up short. I can see what years via my previous tax returns, but that's it.

Thanks for the responses. Assuming we are approved and my husband arrives in the USA, what happens if I lose my job? Do I need to keep the government updated on my income status? Will they revoke my husband's visa, as I could no longer support him?

9 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Current income is key.  Most easily provable with recent paystubs 

Thanks for the response! Do you know how many pay stubs they would request (or a time duration for how long I should have held the current job)?

My husband (Danish citizen) and I (US citizen) currently live in Denmark and have for the entire duration of our relationship. We are talking about packing our things and heading to the USA via an IR-1. Everything seems like it would go fine for us, except for the affidavit of support. I have not worked since 2017 and he will have to leave his job behind once we are in the USA. We are hoping to talk some of my family members into signing for him when we visit the states on holiday, but I honestly don't feel like anyone is gonna want to step up to do that for us.

We have talked about me going back to the states in advance to get a job and start working so that we won't require anyone to sign for us. I know that I have to make above a certain amount in order to qualify, but what about the length of time will I have to have worked for in order to be able to sign? Assuming the I-130 is approved within following year, I still won't have tax returns to prove an income, but I would have pay stubs to show for. Would that be enough to prove my income and be eligible to sign the affidavit of support?