Edward&Lily

On 8/21/2019 at 6:07 PM, LiamT7 said:

Hi,

 

I have read multiple conflicting things on here, so I was just seeing if anybody could offer some help or direct me to another post.

 

I have received my AOS I-797C (NOA1) today, and I have been wondering if I would be able to use it to get a drivers license in Florida?

I know that this is state dependent, so I am just wondering if anyone has had experience with Florida?

 

I am going to go to the DMV tomorrow to discuss this, but I was just wondering in advance?

 

Thank you!

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

33 minutes ago, Wuozopo said:

 Adjusted gross income is not the line they use. It is the line for 

Total Income. On a 2021 Form 1040, that is Line 9. From what you described she well exceeds the income threshold and it is proven by her 2021 tax return. You didn’t even need the assets. 

 

Income is not just salary from a job. It is pensions, social security, IRA distributions, interest, dividends , etc.  if you get any kickback on the sponsorship, it is most likely some error in filling out the form. Any little mistake and they will just stop and say does not qualify. She does,
 

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

6 minutes ago, Wuozopo said:

She doesn’t have to qualify for 3 years. Get a photocopy of her most recent Social security statement showing (2022) to include as evidence. Those are mailed out to Social Security recipients yearly to show what they will receive for the coming year. It is her gross earnings before anything is deducted. Sometimes the tax return will not include the entire gross earnings because not all of it may be taxable. 

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 

9 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

That is not a requirement.  A sponsor or joint sponsor must have sufficient CURRENT income or assets to qualify.  

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 

On 6/25/2022 at 9:13 PM, EwaAndRico said:

What a coincident that both our cases were "ready" on 27th of May and we can't schedule the interview...

 

My inquiry havent been answered yet... and I sent it on 17th... so I cant even tell if the embassy "tried" to send me a letter or not. I will try to contact embassy on Monday again, I have a feeling it will be useless. 

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!! :((

1 hour ago, Nylar said:

Finally received a letter (dated 23rd June) from the embassy, as already indicated it just contains a link on how to book your interview (which I already have booked). Very strange how you guys are still having problems.

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  ..

4 minutes ago, EwaAndRico said:

I feel the same as you!!! I don't understand what did go wrong and I cant book it! I will try to call embassy tomorrow again. It just doesn't understand how we both were ready on CEAC on 27th of May and we both cant book an interview. When did you book your medical for?  

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!!

1 minute ago, Wuozopo said:

Can you explain the steps you get through before it stops you?  

1. Does your login work?
2. Are you on the green page, not the blue one for non-immigrants?
3. Did you tick “I have received a letter from the consular section with instructions to register or schedule a K visa appointment”;
4. Did it let you make courier arrangements?
5. Did it let you pay the visa fee?

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  

21 hours ago, EwaAndRico said:

Still the same! I tried couple times with no luck. Also sent them enquiry on Friday about this issue 😪😪

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 😕 :((

On 6/17/2022 at 12:50 AM, EwaAndRico said:

Hey, my visa is also ready from 27th of May. I just came back from visiting my mother and I have the same problem as you!!! Did you manage to book your interview at the end?

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

12 hours ago, EwaAndRico said:

Hey, my visa is also ready from 27th of May. I just came back from visiting my mother and I have the same problem as you!!! Did you manage to book your interview at the end?

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

12 hours ago, Nylar said:

I was able to book an interview for the 1st of July today using the above (there are still interviews available for June but that felt too soon for me).

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! 

7 hours ago, Wuozopo said:

 

Are you using this web site? https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-gb/iv
(The green part after all that pink at the top?)

 

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.

15 minutes ago, MissLadyRea said:

In transit today. I hope a lot of others get the same❤️

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

58 minutes ago, foxtacles said:

I've yet to find an authoritative source for this claim. It is frequently cited on various immigration websites (boundless, citizenpath etc.) but is not mentioned anywhere on official USCIS instructions or guidelines (although I'd love to be corrected if anybody has further information). The reason for that is probably that Form I-134 functions as a multi-purpose affidavit of support of sorts that is also commonly requested before the issuance of B category visas and some others. Depending on the visa type, the income/asset requirements that an officer is looking for probably vary greatly.

 

So at this point my theory is that the "5x 100% requirement" is just a general rule of thumb that makes sense for K1 applicants that ended up being copy-pasted around the web, but not a hard requirement per se. I'd wager that if you can prove that you are able to meet the I-864 requirements, you have a very solid basis for the I-134 to be accepted as well.

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. 

5 hours ago, foxtacles said:

I don't think that's accurate. According to the instructions: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-864instr.pdf

 

 

So it seems to be either 5x 125% or 3x 125% (if you have married a USC). It's not quite obvious to me based on this paragraph if the 125% threshold also applies or if it's 100% though.

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? 

19 minutes ago, slavaskii said:

 

If using assets instead of any income to self-sponsor, you need to show proof of 5x the minimum wage threshold.

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??

56 minutes ago, Nylar said:

Yep London embassy too. From my understanding of the Required Documents page, the I-134 isn't strictly required and you can use proof of liquid assets in place of it. My plan was to get a statement from my bank to show how much I have in my savings and declare to the officer I wish to self sponsor.

 

 

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. 

4 hours ago, Nylar said:

As far as I am aware London allows you to self sponsor and was the route I am intending to take. I think all you need to do is prove to the officer that you won't be a public charge, so significant liquid assets should help demonstrate that.

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

29 minutes ago, TxDallas said:

im looking into filling out the I-134, just so i have it ready whenever i get approved, the new version seems pretty complicated

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,  

2 hours ago, MissLadyRea said:

You can call. I have noa2 of april 5th and they recieved my case at NVC on May 5th, but told my fiancé they still needed to process the case to give us a number in which they gave him this website.

 

My noa2 says 2-4 weeks but ive heard of people saying it's really 2-6. 

 

But what I did was just start calling once a week after 3 weeks had passed.

https://nvc.state.gov/timeframes

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?