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I understand that they are different agencies, my question is am I supposed to provide my (the petitioner's) proof of USC, divorce decree etc in the AOS section? Nothing in the I-864 mentions that at all beside it just being financial document. The only reason I asked this question is when I click on, upload other files - it gives me above options to assign the file as... 

48 minutes ago, Chancy said:

 

If your spouse is the beneficiary, then they are already counted under item 1.a.  Leave 1.b blank as the form says "Do not count any household member more than once."

 

 

Upload petitioner's divorce decree(s) under the additional documents section on the Civil Documents tab.  Label the file(s) as petitioner's marriage termination document.

 

Do I need to submit my US passport, divorce decree, birth certificate in the affidavit of support again? I submitted those in I-130. Or would those go in civil documents. Confused why those are listed here

2 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Did you sponsor the prior spouse?

No I didn't, she was a us born citizen

42 minutes ago, Chancy said:

 

If your spouse is the beneficiary, then they are already counted under item 1.a.  Leave 1.b blank as the form says "Do not count any household member more than once."

 

 

Upload petitioner's divorce decree(s) under the additional documents section on the Civil Documents tab.  Label the file(s) as petitioner's marriage termination document.

 

I haven't go to the civil documents part yet - assuming that comes after submitting DS460. I thought civil documents was mostly just information about my wife who I am sponsoring. 

Hi guys I am USC filing for my spouse, I decided to file I-864EZ is because she is my only sponsor and I meet the income requirements. However, the form automatically generates "2" household members (see below image) and if I add my spouse, it will be 3 - which would be incorrect...? Should I just leave it as 2? 

Another thing, I the petitioner was divorced few years back - I read somewhere that I have to provide this information again during the NVC stage too.. I don't think I am supposed to upload that in affidavit of support under the "Other" documents (where it shows a long list of documents to upload like proof of USC etc - everything that I already submitted to with my I130...). Or am I supposed to upload all this again? 

1 hour ago, Lil bear said:

No. Just insert the $ amount 

Moved to NVC forum as this best fits the thread 

Thank you so much, hopefully this is correct..

Hi guys, first of all.. love everyone here. I don't know how I would have made it this far without you guys...seriously. 

My wife and I (petitioner) are at the application of the NVC stage. I have a slight dilemma. I have my 2022 (latest) tax transcript and plan to only submit that (+ W2 and recent paystubs)  on my affidavit of support, instead of the last three years - mainly because my 2021 tax return is still processing due to filing for ITIN number for spouse (regret doing so). How exactly would I fill this out in the form, if I am planning to only submit the latest tax return? It still wants me to fill out the last three adjusted gross income - so does that mean I should still include the 1040 and W2s of all three years? 

I am USC filing for my spouse, we just got to the NVC application stage and during the DS260 it asks if she has ever been denied visa and if so to explain in a text box. When she was graduating from school, she applied for a student visa and was denied (low chance to get visa) and was told it was because they didn't believe she would come back after graduation. She doesn't really have any paperwork for this but given it was done in the stated country embassy where NVC interview takes place ..they should have the proof. Do you guys think this is a red flag or should I just omit this? 

To preface, I am filing for my wife as a USC and we just got to the NVC step. I make enough money but the issue is that last year I filed an ITIN for number which took a year + to get approved and as a result I still don't have my 2021 tax return or transcript yet. I e-filed for my 2022 tax return with the ITIN number, the website I filed shows approved but IRS website doesn't show my tax transcript yet (heard can take 21+ days). My dilemma ..... should I just submit 1040 + W2s for this year/maybe last 3 years (I have a full time and part time job) orr hope that IRS updates my latest tax year transcript in 21 days (could be lot longer)?  I know the site recommends TAX TRANSCRIPT, but have you guys seen 1040 + W2s get rejected before? I plan to submit employee verification and pay stubs with the documents...

10 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Along with most recent year tax documents, you will need to prove either sufficient current annual income or sufficient liquid assets.  CURRENT income is evidenced by employment letter or paystubs if you are an employee. 

Thank you, is their a recommended format for the letter? 

I am planning to submit only my 2022 tax return transcript and have heard that an employment verification letter is helpful, should I do so or is this just extra and not required? 

Hi guys, I have a slight dilemma. I am a USC whose wifes i130 just got approved. We are moving to the NVC stage. Last year, I got overzealous and filed for an ITIN number for my wife with my 2021 tax returns (married filing jointly). Finally after a year, she got that approved few weeks ago however, my 2021 tax return is still not processed and might take another few months per IRS...

I know the requirement is only latest tax year  which would be 2022 returns (correct me if wrong), so I am debating about just e-filing as married filing single this time around to avoid anymore headaches - despite having an ITIN number for her (I will get less refund back but that's ok). Do you think my strategy sounds right? 

P.s - there is no way for me to get a transcript for 2021 as IRS says they are processing it...and I keep hearing that sending last 3 tax returns is safe bet so I'm stressed. Thank you

I submitted my I-130 and I-130A by filling it online and attaching the PDF in evidence section. Before I submitted it, I opened the file and everything looked fine. However, today on a new computer with Adobe Acrobat DC (full version of adobe reader) I looked through my submitted I130A and it is showing blank because of some security encryption stuff I guess the form comes with. It still opens normally on a website pdf reader/adobe reader on old computer and shows that I filled in everything appropriately. If USCIS uses Adobe Acrobat to open PDF, I am probably screwed... Should I be worried?

Should I just print out the I-130A and add it to the unsolicited evidence just in case? 

On 1/27/2022 at 7:46 PM, etrangais said:

There is no expedite at the USCIS stage.

 

This is our timeline:

Filed I-130 August 23rd.

Filed I-129F September 8th

I-130 actively reviewing November 1st

I-130 approved November 1st

 

Did you file online if I may ask? (I130) 

Seems I need Copy of the I-797c which I don't think online has?

30 minutes ago, etrangais said:

we did not wait. 

Our I-130 was approved 4 hrs after it changed to "actively being reviewed"

You must have filed expedited? Are you saying that you filed I-130, filed K-3 right after, got the "Actively being reviewed" and then "approved" 4 hours - all in 4 months!? 

On 1/25/2022 at 6:46 PM, Canada21 said:

Is this still a thing? Read about people filling I-129F aka K3 to get the I-130 moving faster. Any recent experience with this?

On 1/25/2022 at 8:30 PM, etrangais said:

We did. Filed I-130 August 23 2021 and I-129 F two weeks after that.

I-130 was approved in 70 days

nothing to lose: I-129F for K3 is free

Did you wait till your I-130 was "actively being reviewed" or just filed it after you received receipt? I filed online and wondering when I should do this

6 hours ago, intothelight2021 said:

Hi everyone,

 

We could not find a Jan 2022 filers topic so we thought why not just start one:). We filed at the beginning of January and are quite excited about the journey...hopefully it will not take too long or be too bumpy lol. Looking for others in the same boat so we can be on the journey together. 

 

VJ is such a great resource. Like many advised, we already checked the status of our petition via Emma and we found out it was already transferred (from Texas to Vermont). 

 

Good luck to everyone!

Did you file from Texas and get transferred to Vermont or was Emma saying you were in Texas and now in Vermont? 

I just filed this month too. You are lucky... I just found out my case was sent to California (From Texas), meaning I am going to wait another year PLUS compared to other centers...sigh 😕GOOD LUCK TO US

For example Nebraska and certain other centers have 7-15 months of processing time, while California has over 2.5-3.5 years!? Just found out my I-130 for spouse as USC, just got send to California...this doesn't make any sense. Wouldn't they want to distribute eventually to all service centers? Could someone explain

Spoke with live chat and they say my case is in California...which is currently the worst for US citizens at 2-3 years WOW...just sad/depressing sigh 

25 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

Sounds like it.   Does your case # start with LIN?   That’s the Nebraska center prefix.

When you file online, your receipt number always starts with IOE I believe 

I filed online and received a receipt of notice today. I tried to google it but couldn't come up with an accurate answer. At the bottom, it does mention Nebraska Service Center on the receipt, will this be it? Thank you

Ok thank you, and to my understanding I am leaving Part 7 completely blank (Even the name) because I don't have any additional information?  If she is not signing the form, do you recommend putting a date below where her signature is supposed to be? 

After this, I think I will be done thanks to you!!

1 minute ago, pushbrk said:

What did you enter "above" in her employment history?

I put "Unemployed"

3 hours ago, pushbrk said:

If you are using your passport as your only evidence of US Citizenship, then upload all the pages.  

 

Instructions are to write full name, not "sign".  Interpret instructions literally.  No "in other words".  No need to deal with the back of the photo when filing online.  That's for filing by mail.

 

The foreign spouse's passport is not needed at the petition stage, unless  you're using it as evidence of time spent together in person.

Thank you @pushbrk, you and everyone have helped me almost finish my application with your guidance. I am a little confused about a specific section in I-130, my wife is a student and doesn't have any employment history. 

- Part 3 highlighed is confusing me - My wife is a student and has never worked. But it wants us to provide "this information??" in Part 7? 

- So far I have left Part 7 completely blank because I don't have any additional information to add. I planned to submit it that way.

- She is not signing because she doesn't live in US, but should she date in the space below the signature? 

Hi guys, I am filing an I-130 for my spouse online. Do I need to scan every page of my passport to prove US citizenship or will the front page suffice? Same thing for her passport?

Also regarding the passport photo, I uploaded a front photo of us but it asks us to "sign the back". Do I just take a picture of the back and upload it in a PDF? Or will it need to be a certain size etc

Thank you!

Thank you! And one more thing, would you recommend I type in my A-number from the past if I am a US citizen (got it before age 18 via my parents who were naturalized).  I did have a permanent resident card briefly and have a copy of it with the A-number but seems like US citizens don't have an A number?