Edward&Lily

We’re you able to get yours Floridas DL using your i-797c receipts? I’m having some issues renewing

Okay that makes sense and thanks very much for your help!!

Basically her 2021 tax year shows adjusted gross income of $132,000 on her tax return because she got some money from her IRA which was taxable and her SS benefits increased to like $20,000. So I don’t know if this means much tbh and whether she qualifies on income at all? As mentioned we included assets which is $800k+. Would they see this as sufficient if they were to disregard the income? Thanks for responding

So are we okay or should we be using someone else?

Hello, I entered the US on my K1 a month ago and I am preparing the AOS docs, this post relates to form I-864 and using a Retired joint sponsor. We are going to use my mother-in-law, who is on social security and retired. Her social security annual income did not meet the 125% threshold for a two person household in 2019 and 2020. But, her annual income did in 2021. We are also using proof of some of her assets since years 2020 and 2019 do not need the minimum. She has over $800k in investments - stocks, bonds and cash. So we have listed these on the form. will this be enough? the evidence we have used for these assets is statements and then a portfolio of her investments. Is this okay? we are just wondering if all of this will be okay, or if we should use someone that qualifies purely based on meeting the income requirements for all 3 years? any help and tips appreciated

Yeah I enquired last Tuesday and still haven’t heard a thing. I also called again today and they couldn’t do anything over the phone, I think it’s ridiculous!! :((

Yes it’s very strange and causing huge amounts of stress and anxiety for my fiancé and I we even received the following instructions via email to go ahead and book our interview and we still can’t ..

I know it’s so annoying I just really really hope it gets sorted soon I am going to try call again tomorrow aswell. I have booked my medical for 8th July and I’m hoping to have my interview booked for end of July when I’m able to book it hate this so much!!

Hello, My login does work yes - I select the option “I have received a letter from the consular section with instructions to register or schedule a K-1 visa appointment.” (We have received this letter now from the consular telling us to schedule an appointment and it’s still not working). And then I fill in all the necessary details. It doesn’t let me get past this stage, as after I select ‘Create Applicant’ it gives us an error message saying “This case number is not ready for an appointment.” We have emailed the tech team as stated when we get the error message, called the embassy and put an enquiry and nothing seems to get it sorted, getting very anxious and worried about it all

Still not working for me, it’s so infuriating to come this far and not be able to book an interview. I have my medical all booked so it’s annoying that I can’t book the interview. Jus hoping this week they will resolve the issue 😕 :((

It’s still giving me that error message 😢😢😢 is it the same for you!

No unfortunately not yet. We have sent an enquiry in though to the US embassy in London and hope one they can shed some light on the situation

Congratulations!! Did you get a letter from the embassy telling you to go ahead and book an interview? Every day I try and it still gives me the same message saying “this case is not ready for an appointment”! So very annoying especially as on the case tracker app and on CEAC it has been ‘Ready’ since May 27th!

Hey there, yes I am, it’s so worrying as it’s been in ready status for 2 weeks now so I’m nervous something is wrong

Hope someone can help with this - our case has been in ready status at the London Embassy since May 27th. I have filled in the DS-160 and keep trying to book my interview and it keeps giving me the following message attached. Very annoying since the status says it’s ‘ready’ - like many others on this group I have not received a letter from the US embassy telling me to go ahead a book the interview. All I have is a letter from the NVC with my LND case number. Not really sure what to do from here. Thanks in advance.

Congratulations! We are nearly there!! My fiancé also received the email from the NVC today London embassy.

Okay so I think, going by the I-864 form if your spouse is a USC the assets have to be 3x the difference of 125% income. So for two household I believe: HHS Poverty Income for 2 people: $22,887 Sponsors Income: $0 (just as an example if we are doing sponsorship purely through assets) Difference you need to make up: $22,887 Multiply by: 3x Minimum required net cash value of assets: $68,661 between both the sponsor and intending immigrant I think this is correct based off a 2-people household and and the sponsor being a United States citizen. Again, this is if income is $0 and you are looking at assets to sponsor.

Where did you find that info? So for I-134 Form, if there is no income from petitioner - we either have to prove we have 3x 100% poverty line income between us in assets OR we do a joint sponsor?

So it a two people household - would it be 5x the minimum household income of $18,310 (https://aspe.hhs.gov/topics/poverty-economic-mobility/poverty-guidelines) So if no income stated on the I-134, assets for beneficiary and petition must equal at least $91,550??

Okay thank you!! How much do we need to self sponsor ourselves do you reckon? I know the petitioner income has to be 125% above the poverty guidelines but it’s quite unclear.

Are you London embassy too? As the beneficiary our income would be $0 as we wouldn’t be able to work in the US until we get our work permit. But I’m guessing I can put down what I have in my savings? And then still use funds from my fiancé, the petitioner! Very confusing but just going to have as much evidence of funds on there i guess

I was thinking this too. It has a big section for the beneficiary.. does this mean we can put our own savings/investments as a means for support?!

Re, K-1 Visa: What are we supposed to if we can’t call them? Most people call the NVC to get their case number as most people never receive the supposed ‘Welcome Letter’ from the NVC? How are we suppose to get our case number if we can’t call I know there is the online enquiry form but the wait time for doing that is just over a couple of months God I hope we don’t have to wait another couple of months to just get a case number

Could anyone give me some advice please? I’ve received NOA2 and now preparing for medical docs. I’ve had a history of anxiety/depression on and off for some time now and this is a draft letter I am going to send to my doctor for review and she can amend as necessary. Does this sound like enough information included? I have included every detail I can think of. I also received my Patient Summary from the doctors buts it’s only 3 pages long including my vaccinations - is this correct? Or do I need to provide my full medical record since I have a history of anxiety/depression. Any guidance from anyone in a similar position would be greatly appreciated, many thanks! Xxx Template Letter: Dear U.S. Visa Medical, This is to confirm that the above patient is registered at our Surgery. They were diagnosed with mild anxiety in June 2017 and this anxiety can sometimes come in the form of picking at their eyelashes and eyebrows when under stress. The patient took 20mg of Citalopram from June 2014 until June 2017 to treat. They were diagnosed with mild depression and anxiety in June 2019 and are currently taking 25mg Sertraline to treat. They had 1-2-1 counselling with a college counsellor until their graduation in May 2019 which the patient said was extremely helpful. They were booked off work for work-related stress from 29th November 2021 to 17th December 2021 where they were working with 16–18-year-old's dealing with the students' mental health issues, during and after the pandemic lockdowns. This patient attended a ‘Managing Worry Webinar’ in 2021 to help handle the pressures of her job role. The patient has since quit this job and is now in a Marketing role where they report they are much happier. The patients last medication review for Sertraline shows they are currently weaning off the 25mg over a period of 3 months. The patient reports no eyebrow/eyelash picking since November 2021. There are no records of incidents of self harm or suicidal ideations/attempts. I can confirm that there is no record that they have ever been a danger to themselves or others. I believe this patient is not a risk or danger to themselves or others.

Thank you for the info. So basically you are just waiting on an email/letter stating your new case number? Once you have this - can you then log in and starting booking interview etc?