JohnnyLs

Thank you! Aware I'm probably over thinking the situation and appreciate the reassurance

Hi everyone, Recently been granted my IR 1 Visa and very excited to make the move and finally be with my spouse permanently. I am a small business owner that works across Europe - I have to regularly travel for work over the next couple years, with periods ranging from 1 to 3 months at a time. My spouse will be joining me for some of my trips, but I will largely be travelling alone due to my spouses own work commitments. I won't be out of the US for more than 3 months at a time, but I will likely be out of the country for 6 months cumulatively over the next 12 months. I have read that this can cause issues with CBP - embassy states no more than a year at a time, but some other forums have suggested that they may regard my cumulative time away as abandoning my permanent residence and that I am nearly 'touching down' in the US in between work trips. I am hoping my international travel reduces in 2024, but having recently been granted permanent residence I want to make sure I'm not causing myself and my spouse any added stress. There seems to be mixed messages as to what 'temporary' visits abroad can mean to specific border agents. Have plenty of evidence of international clients and my line of work does need to be in-person contact. Thanks for your help.

Much appreciated Steve, a big help. The last year quaifies in terms of salary, so fingers crossed we'll be DQ'd soon. Will update my timeline soon for anyone else having similar issues. Lots of thanks to everyone in the chain, this forum is a god send!

Is it likely they'll request a new I-864? The previous one uploaded included those years you listed yes. The rest of the Affadavit documentation has been accepted, granted this was back in 2020. My spouse earns well in excess of any required amount.

Hi everyone, I added some additional documents and it does appear that it sent me to the back of the line. Submitted everything in April 2022, but uploaded a renewed passport in June. The timeframe tracker on the NVC website currently says they are reviewing cases submitted June 13th. They requested the 2020 W2 in April, which we provided and am now deliberating whether to upload the w2 for 2021 or just wait on a response, which should hopefully be next week based on a additional document submission date on June 22nd. Seems like its case by case whether it actually delays the process?

Thanks Troy, will definitely take most recent tax documents to the interview, it's just whether we risk resetting the clock by uploading them in advance of the request / review by nvc. We had upload a renewed passport page which appears to have reset the review clock based on the online timeline tracker

Thanks for your reply! We do, but previously in the application we uploaded a renewed passport which seems to have reset the clock - the timeline says the are reviewing cases submitted on June 13 and I uploaded the passport on June 22nd. We submitted the requested w2 in April, so it appears that it did reset the clock? That's why we're a little hesitant to upload in advance of a reply from the NVC

Thanks for you reply and help. Will make sure to do a timeline this week. Yes I'm the applicant. All of our documents were reviewed and approved previously, only the 2020 w2 was requested in the review note in march 2022, there was no mention about uploading any 2021 w2. My main question is whether I should hold off uploading the 2021 w2 until I hear back or if they will likely request this to be uploaded when they review the application further in the coming weeks? I'm aware the uploading new documents can extend the review time further, so I just don't want to unnecessarily delay the review further. I hope that makes sense

Hi there, I have had a bit of trouble with submitting recent tax forms. My case has been reviewed twice, with each time them asking for most recent w2 forms from my spouse. The last was in march 2022 asking for the 2020 w2. I have yet to hear back but concerned that they are now going to ask for the 2021 w2 as the deadline for payment of taxes was may 2022. Do you think I will need to upload the most recent tax forms once they finally review my case or will them having 2019 and 2020 suffice? My priority date is in 2019. I'm concerned that because of the time it is taking, forms keep expiring and they request new ones, delaying the application event further. It's quite stressful feeling as though the delays are compounding the issue. Has anyone else had this problem?

Thanks a lot for your reply! I had read elsewhere that UK police certificates expire after 12 months, but this is helpful

Hey everyone! We're currently in the middle of a IR 1 application, but due to delays some tax forms were out of date. We resubmitted, but by the time we heard back, my passport was expired and took a long time to review. Resubmitted, but have yet to hear back. In the interim between submitting the renewed passport and getting a reply, the police check is approaching 12 months since being received which we should have noticed when uploading the passport, but alas. The police check was previously accepted, but I imagine when they review the case they will request a new one. I anticipate review next week based on waiting times on the NVC website, but will uploading the new police check now add us to the back of the queue? It seems as though uploading new documents to the portal changes your submission date to the date of upload, as that's what happened with the passport. Are they likely to take a good while to review the new police check? Should I just wait for a response and be ready to resubmit? We had the petition approved in 2019 but due to covid and some employment situations, we opted to delay the process until late last year. Really don't want to add another 3 months onto the application after they review and request a new police check x