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Although the Real ID deadline is May 3, 2023, it doesn't hurt to make sure the husband's driver's license is a Real ID. https://www.dhs.gov/real-id

For your current income, part6, #7, get your employer to write you an employment verification letter that includes your annual salary, when you started work, and that is your employment will continue. And also include about 3-months of payslips or as many as you have if you are new. For 1040, I downloaded the IRS tax transcript and reported BOTH the "TOTAL INCOME" and "ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME". But your RFE says you need to submit your "...COMPLETE COPY OF THE PETITIONING SPONSOR'S FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURN, INCLUDING ALL SUPPORTING TAX DOCUMENTS..." For the "correctly calculated household size", see this link to properly input for auto-calculate form https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/784579-i-864-part3-29-and-part5-8 This is a common mistake.

We both signed the same letter of intent dated the same day for the initial I-129F and did not get an RFE. Then we both signed the same letter of intent for the I-134 but dated a few days apart because I sent the I-134 package with FedEx, and got no RFE and no 221G.

I do not think there is any problem in filing a fiance visa and then overlap filing a business visa per se. Similar to how others have concurrently filed fiance visa and tourist visa. But the impact may be on how you answer some forms later on like in the DS-160, "Have you ever been in the US?" or "Have you ever been issued a US visa?" Or there may be questions in the business visa application like if you have applied for US visa before? To further complicate things, the forms themselves change over time. And I would definitely make as many sides notes in the application themselves that you filed other visa application and when like in the I-129F, Part8. In other threads, we've seen that the DS-160 is linked to your passport so the process can get confusing which may require contacting the consulate/embassy to clarify things. You just need to be very organized in keeping track of your filings and keep in mind when the USCIS/DOS see your filings and what information you have filed so that if there is a problem, you can track it down and properly communicate to the right people. Any inconsistency in your filings may be an impact on the visa approval.

Yes complete the SS-5 form, and need to take the passport with visa, birth certificate, I-94. Supposed to file before marriage. But in your case, you also need to bring the marriage certificate. And yes since you are married, they may ask you to apply with EAD? Depends on how knowledgeable the SS office is?

Select "Legal Alien Allowed to Work". You just need to apply for the AOS/EAD to be able to work.

As mentioned previously, the 3rd bullet "correctly calculated household size" is a common mistake. Here is a link to a post about how to correctly calculate household size. https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/784579-i-864-part3-29-and-part5-8

Here is a link to the post about how to properly declare the number of household size on the I-864. https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/784579-i-864-part3-29-and-part5-8 It is a common mistake

FYI, I found this article interesting that many of the USCIS files are in caves? https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/us/immigration-records-lawsuit-limestone-caves-cec/index.html And retrieving them are part of the reasons for the delays? Amazing...😵🤔🤨

It seems that there are differing opinions about this K1-to-AOS past 2-year marriage green card issuance. It is very possible that whichever green card is issued (2-year or 10-year) could be dependent on the field office interviewer at the time? Some may consider if the marriage is beyond the 2-year, and some may not? I guess if any AOS'ers that have over 2-year wait and did receive the 10-year green card, please share so that we at least have some cases to refer to? Thanks much to all who responded!

Nothing wrong with a Germany mailing address along with a Greece physical address. But if the K1 beneficiary is living in Germany, I'd just just make the mailing address the same as the physical address in Germany. More importantly that he has documentation to live in Germany legally. For the K1 beneficiary interview, choose the consulate/embassy with the fastest processing times. https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/stats.php It looks like Greece and Germany have approximately the same wait times. It is best if the K1 beneficiary can interview in English. Also, it would help visajourney with the stats pages if you fill out your Timeline because it uses Timeline data to calculate a better estimate. Thanks.

Nothing wrong with a Germany mailing address along with a Greece physical address. But if the K1 beneficiary is living in Germany, I'd just just make the mailing address the same as the physical address in Germany. More importantly is that he has documentation to live in Germany legally. For the K1 beneficiary interview, choose the consulate/embassy with the fastest processing times. https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/stats.php It looks like Greece and Germany have approximately the same wait times. Also, it is best if the K1 beneficiary can interview in English. Also, it would help visajourney stats pages if you fill out your Timeline. Thanks.

Yes, I was confused about the I-864 filing fee at https://www.uscis.gov/i-864 I think USCIS made a mistake, and should be reversed. If you file within the United States: There is no fee if you file with USCIS or the Department of State. If you file outside the United States: You must file with the Department of State; however, they charge a fee. I think the Affidavit of Support for spousal visa also uses I-864, and is filed from outside of the United States?

Some of the AOS field offices are taking 2-3 years to process. For example, K1 gets married and AOS sent by May 15, 2022. Interview is August 2024, and approval is sometimes in 2025. The green card arrives in 2025 is still 2-year till 2027? And have to remove condition 90-days before expiration in 2027? All this time the original beneficiary has been in the US about 5-years, so could start the Naturalization process concurrently with the Removal of Conditions?

Hello AOS gurus, I'm following the visajourney timeline for K1 to AOS https://www.visajourney.com/guides/k1-fiance-visa-flowchart/ Since many of the AOS Field Offices processing times are over 2 years https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ And if the interview date is after the 2-years of marriage from K-1 and AOS is approved, is the 10-year green card granted or the 2-year green card? If the 10-year green card is granted, then it would save a Removal Of Condition process, and we should be rooting for the AOS interview delays? Thanks for any responses.

Remember that the I-134 is to convince the consulate/embassy, and every consulate/embassy may differ a little. So even if the joint sponsor(s) (can be more than 1) has/have earning(s) less than you but above the 100% poverty guidelines, the aggregate of I-134s might convince the consulate/embassy? Again, current income trumps the previous income. Here are some other threads with similar posts about I-134: https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/782858-k1-visa-i-134/ https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/781400-confused-about-the-updated-poverty-guidelines/ https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/780872-k1-visa-i-134-and-foreign-exempt-income/

Show your last 3-months payslips. Get an employment verification letter from your employer. If necessary, find a joint sponsor, who also has income above the 100% Federal Poverty guidelines, to complete a second I-134. Current income trumps previous incomes. Remember the I-134 is for the consulate/embassy to show that you or your fiancee are not risks to be public charge or government assistance. The "real" binding Affidavit of Support is the I-864 during the Adjustment of Status, which is the contract between the petitioner and the government for being financially liable while the beneficiary is in the US. The required minimum income for the I-864 is 125% of the Federal Poverty guidelines for the appropriate household size. https://aspe.hhs.gov/topics/poverty-economic-mobility/poverty-guidelines Good luck!

Yes, that is my understanding as well. It seems the USCIS site has a mistake, and the filing fee should be reversed? Should it be: If you file within the United States: There is no fee if you file with USCIS or the Department of State. If you file outside the United States: You must file with the Department of State; however, they charge a fee. I think the DS-260 and I-864 filing from outside of the US to the US embassy/consulate, a fee may be associated? Does that look more reasonable?

Hello I-864 aficionados, For K1 to AOS filing using I-864, and filing from within the US, https://www.uscis.gov/i-864 the USCIS site says: Why does it say file with the Dep of State when we are sending the I-864 with the I-485 to USCIS? I didn't see any mention of fee on the Dep of State site? https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition/i-864-affidavit-faqs.html Is there a fee for the Department of State that I am missing? Thanks for any response.

For I-134, Part2 #16, give an estimate of the "From:" for when the K1 beneficiary is expected to arrive -- does not have to be exact. Best to update it when you know your interview date. For the "To:", select "No End Date".

Hello I-864 experts, I requested from the IRS (800-908-9946, the website did not work for me) my tax transcripts to be included in my I-864. It kept asking for the "Customer File Number", but I could not find the "USCIS Customer File Number" online. Did anyone find the CFN? Or did anyone else leave this blank when requesting the tax transcripts? Thanks in advance for responses.

Haha 😂😂Thanks!

Hello I-864 experts, I am using the current I-864 form (Edition Date: 12/08/21, Expires: 12/31/2023), and our household will just be my principal immigrant spouse and myself, which equals to 2. Part3 #29 auto-fills to Part5 #1, which then auto-calculates to Part5 #8. So I input, Part3 #29, 1 for my beneficiary spouse ("includes principal immigrant"). Part5 #1, auto-fills to 1 from Part3 #29. Part5 #2, 1 for myself. Part5 #3, 1 for spouse. Part5 #8, auto-calculates to 3 (NOT 2, but 2 is the total in my household). Did I do this correctly? The difference in the 1.25 X Poverty level guidelines for household of 3 (28,787.50=1.25*23,030) compared to 2 (22,887.50=1.25*18,310) is not a problem for me. https://aspe.hhs.gov/topics/poverty-economic-mobility/poverty-guidelines However, I'm afraid that I will get an RFE for not having the right household number, and can not fix this because of the auto-fill and auto-calculate function in the form I-864? How have others with household of 2 input these items in the I-864? Thanks in advance for any response. Part3 #29 Part3 #29 instructions Part5 #1-8 Part5 #1-8 instructions

I think this post answers my question 😆 https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/751280-aca-insurance-for-new-immigrants-under-age-65-success/ But the short answer is "no". ACA health insurance is not a public charge.

Yes, I understand all the marry as soon as possible reasons. A retroactive health insurance may be of little help if the K1 beneficiary has a big medical emergency before the marriage and the K1 petitioner is required to pay out-of-pocket. I guess back-filing insurance claims can recover some expenses for the worst case. But I think shopping around for short-term travel insurance might be the best option because I'm not sure if the Healthcare.gov ACA marketplace "premium tax credit" constitutes as "public charge" or "government assistance" for the AOS or I-1864? I'm more interested in hearing from those who had successful AOS while on the ACA health insurance with the "premium tax credit"?