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18 hours ago, OldUser said:

Assuming the household size is 2 and you live in one of the 48 continuous States... The 125% of HHS Poverty Guideline is $25550.

Source: https://www.uscis.gov/i-864p

 

This is only $4450 above the very minimum.

 

In my opinion (not a legal advice), there's a great chance of getting RFE down the line if you try to use your income and it's this close to the 125%.

 

All of this can result in delays getting your case approved as you will be searching for joint sponsor then and there and having USCIS to pay attention to your RFE reply.

 

I'd find somebody with at least $40k income ($50000+ even better for every year in each of the last 3 years) to be a joint sponsor.

 

Please do not take personally, I say this to save your time and reduce chance of RFE.

 

Good luck!

 

 

 

 

 

A risk for sure, esp if from LPR or non-citizen but just to say, my husband made 1k over threshold and under threshold yr prior and we weren't RFE'd

The sponsor has to be a USC I believe

11 hours ago, OldUser said:

I know it is, but USCIS rejected some I-131 received in late March 2024 asking to pay the fee which wasn't yet in effect. And we're expecting them to honor fee schedule prior to April 2024 in August.

 

It's all simple and straightforward to us, but simple things are like rocket science for USCIS.

 

I'd attach a copy of I-485 receipt with I-131 and a short letter explaining how the fee does now apply for this filing.

ah I understand, agree

58 minutes ago, Etherial said:

11 months 🤣

But its updated today to case approved with yesterdays date and approval notice is under documents

mine was 10months 
IT was 3months for 4 months then when it went to FO it jumped between 8-10 for 2months
Then approved 

4 minutes ago, OldUser said:

You'll have to persuade USCIS it should be processed free. You can try, but there's a high chance USCIS will expect fee for I-131

no it's free if you filed before April 1st

7 hours ago, xm_1000x said:

Congratulations on the approval of your case

 

For my case, I'm the beneficiary and my fiancée (now wife :D) is US citizen. I never left the US since filing the case.

I was curious if I-485 got approved and they gave wrong denial notice. I got a denial for i-131 after i-485 approved but I imagine you would have known by now. Definitely think it's worth applying again with proof for reason you say. Especially as it's free.
Make sure you include I-485 NOA1 when you file

On 8/17/2024 at 12:34 AM, alex3351 said:

I've been following this thread for a while now and although we initially filed in March not sure if we're considered March filers or June so I'll post in both.

We initially filed in March 25th but they only accepted the vaccine waiver I-601 and rejected our case because of an error on their side (USCIS mistake)

Resent everything back in April and got rejected again because of wrong payment (still had to pay over 1k more for THEIR mistake)

Eventually resent everything back again in June and they accepted our case.

 

 

3/22    AOS Initial Application Sent

4/17    NOA for I-601
6/21    AOS Final Application Sent 

6/27    NOA for I-130, I-485, I-131, I-765
7/05   Biometrics Scheduled
7/16    Biometrics Done (Went 2 weeks earlier)
7/17    EAD Approved

 

Hopefully everything will move as quickly as the EAD, especially after all the hiccups with the initial application. Also, wondering if anyone else had this experience of USCIS "mistake"? Our lawyer said they had a lot of cases rejected like ours for an error USCIS made and we're assuming they were just trying to get more money from people since they changed the fees in April?
 

what was error on their side?

On 7/28/2024 at 12:13 PM, madmanmike said:

Hmmmm. Interesting. What is this API of which you speak?

https://my.uscis.gov/account/case-service/api/cases/IOE0924922XXX
Should have your receipt number as end of address. You have to have logged into myUSCIS recently for it to populate else you'll get an error. You can only look up your case numbers.

Only useful bit is 'last updated'. Rest won't tell you anything that myUSCIS doesn't

12 hours ago, C&B97 said:

I got an update over the weekend starting that an action has been taken on my case (I485) When I logged on to check, my status went from “we are actively reviewing you case” to “USCIS is actively reviewing your case”. 
 

my petition date was 3/13 and I had my biometrics on 4/4. This is the first update I’ve had on my I485 since my biometrics. Not sure if this has happened to anyone else or if this was a glitch of some sort? Nothing in my documents tab either.

best you can do is wait a day or two or ask Emma. I have an update today too but no change on myUSCIS yet

On 7/18/2024 at 9:44 AM, Etherial said:

Everytime someone posts here, its like i hear crickets 🙄🤣

Still waiting on AOS... March 8... 

Was hoping on a fast approval, we have a pretty easy case, same nationality originally, lived in same city back home etc.

 

I think besides the few cases that are approved in 3-4 months time a more realistic timeline is 1-1.5 years from recent approvals i've seen on our Facebook Group.

 

 

It's very Field Office specific (as well as usual fluctuations). I personally don't know any 2024 filer that has been waiting longer than 7 months for AOS. I think he was the longest we've had waiting (Applied Dec 2023 technically). The 2023 and 2022 filers seem to have been a bit 'left' behind. 
I don't have the largest sample size of K1 to AOS though as not everyone in k1 group stays active during AOS but yeah, from personal experience everyone I know has gotten in 7months or less recently. The 7 months also had RFEs, an interview scheduled then canceled so it was an odd one anyway.

I do always say it can be anywhere from 2 weeks to a yr on ave though. I did see someone get it in 2 weeks which is rough when still waiting 😭 I wasn't originally bothered but it turn out a lot of local jobs in my field require gc, USC or travel so now I'm anxious for it.

Have you been checking API to see when your case was last accessed or checked if it's at local field office yet? Mine was sent to KC early June

On 6/8/2024 at 4:16 AM, James Norris said:

I am american and she has recently become my fiancé and my parents are of ill health and we would like to return to the usa. The K1 visa is the one out of all the research we did, all on the sites you mentioned, that was the most suitable for our situation. The unique part of it is that I live in the UK and not the US. I have done further research on this step, and believe a sponsor from my parents, along with proofs of savings and assets go towards, if no US based income. Just cannot seem to find what amount of savings or assets are required.

for k1 you need 100% of poverty line and assets need to be 5x the income req, think just over 100k now?
spousal is 125% and assets need to be 3x

Your parents will be cosponsors, so you'll both fill out an i-134 (or I-864 if you go spousal)

I am not up to date on spousal or if you can do consular processing but I think spousal takes about 12-18months on ave in London
Fiance is taking 6-8months

Spousal is the better financially and giving your partner right to work/drive etc but if time is main priority, which it may be here with parents being ill, K1 may be better. As I say, not up to date on spousal route so I could be wrong but 'what is fastest' is not usually what people consider when advising here, for me that was a big factor which is why I did k1.

14 hours ago, James Norris said:

Hello,

 

I am a US citizen, and have lived in the UK for most of my life. I have a US passport, and a visa to live here in the UK.

 

Me and my fiancé submitted form i129f to start the k1 visa application process. 

 

We are both aiming to move to the USA to be with my parents who are not well.

 

Regarding financial support, I am worried about myself as the US citizen sponsor, that I do not live in the US currently.

 

Am I required to complete form i134 for my fiancé to take to her interview? Or is that for other visa types? Do they take savings into account? How much savings would be needed? Or would my parents need to co sponsor?

 

Really worried about this, so any advice is appreciated.

 

Thanks

you'll need a joint sponsor

EDIT: if your partner is Polish, make sure they have a Polish police certificate by interview or NVC stage for spousal (I think?). There's sometimes confusion for people who left their birth country young, no idea if that's your situation

52 minutes ago, Joseph Underwood said:

Hi, London Embassy received our petition in January, I had an interview booked for June however think I am going to have to reschedule for July now due to a trip. Feel like we've held off for a while and worried about timeframes and leaving it too late. How long am I able to schedule an interview for? I know I have to bring a letter saying we are still legally allowed to marry and intend to. I am just worried about scheduling the interview too late and messing up everything after coming this far. Any knowledge on this would be greatly appreciated 

they can renew your noa2 up to a yr, your medical sets visa validity (6months) so don't do that too early

On 5/9/2024 at 9:20 AM, Jack Sher. said:

My beneficiary is from Iran and I am from the US. We just saw our boundless immigration timeline for our K-1 Fiance Visa and it says from the time I receive the I-129F in the mail it'll take till October 2025 to be approved after which they estimate another 8 or so months. Honestly this feels so long to us and I know our situation isn't special and all the people on here yearn to be with their partner sooner. My concerns and hers are due to the escalating tensions between countries in the region and the possibility of a war. There's also the morality police who may target her due to her social media presence which is pretty high. There are also some home factors that aren't great as well as the fact that the country wants to stop immigration of graduates from their best universities. I'm worried this wouldn't be enough to qualify for expedited process and worried about what will happen to her during the 2 years she is living there. Even if you don't have any answers about the expedite process I'd love to hear from others on how long their process took and just general support. 

current k1 timeline to hear back (RFE incl) is 3-6 months, then 1-2months NVC then unsure what wait time is at Iran but others are right you have a high chance of additional processing (extra bckgrd  checks) which could be any length of time

On 5/7/2024 at 3:03 PM, Pase2323 said:

Thanks again! 

I'd apply for UK ASAP, they take a month, potentially longer for foreign postage

12 hours ago, Joseph Underwood said:

OMG that is such a a relief to hear, thank you for that information! So even if I turned up to the interview and they haven't received the medical results they would not deny my visa they would just wait until they are received? The person on the phone sounded adamant that I wait but I guess they can't tell people to go ahead and that it'll be alright. Thank you!!

agree with appleblossom, I think they actually sort medical within 5 days but it just depends how fast embassy processes it. 9 days will probably actually be enough time but if not, you'll just go into 'reused' status until they have it and process it. It's not a denial, just what they do while they wait for missing documents.

On 4/29/2024 at 2:37 PM, Crazy Cat said:

I agree.  The April 1st fees have changed the practicality of filing I-765s now.  

EAD also functions as proof of legal status in a lot of cases/states. It has more use than allowing work. I can't drive without it in my state for instance. Also helpful in opening a bank acc (although not required if flexible on bank)

On 4/27/2024 at 6:13 AM, Buttercup94 said:

Hello everyone!

 

For context, my fiancé (U.S. citizen) and I (French citizen) are trying to get me a K-1 visa. Our I-129F petition was approved last month and the NVC assigned us our case number on April 9. Based on what I read on the forum, for K-1 applications, the NVC doesn't do anything besides assigning a case number and then forwarding the case to the Embassy. While some embassies have to request new cases for the NVC to send them, my Embassy (Paris) told me that they don't need to request cases and that the NVC just sends them as they arrive. So why hasn't the NVC shipped my case yet? Is there a limit to the number of cases that can be shipped every two weeks and therefore a waiting line for those ready to ship? I am in desperate search of a rationale here...

 

Thank you in advance for any insights!

They also review the case to check USCIS included everything and there were no errors in their adjudication. I imagine they also need to enter things into their system and then liase with embassys. It is entirely the embassy who decides if and when a case comes to them. NVC can't ship without the go-ahead from embassy. They are also handeling numerous other case types which are more intensive. K1 is a drop in the bucket to them, they have more going on that looking after your case. You're in a queue, it takes the time it takes. 

Average is 3-6 weeks with 5-6 weeks being most common. 

On 4/24/2024 at 11:28 AM, M and Mike said:

Hi guys, I need a help here with something. Got marriage but on the marriage certificate it has my London address on it and I will to apply for my AOS. Is this a problem. Thanks 

nope, mine was same

18 hours ago, Family said:

Well banks will blow hot air ..for sure😂..but I see a big win for consumers..given the negative impact these rejection cause. 
I am not aware of any institutional scale scams faking USCIS security…plus the handful of banks/credit cos have had since 2015 to authenticate USCIS. 
They are a bit self interested since the no charge back provision…and immigrant consumers too vulnerable to make noise…let’s see

this has been a long term issue with cc payments, it's not new to fee incr to deliberately catch you out. Banks know if a charge is legit you can just call and  fix it, however uscis won't wait around for that to happen

17 hours ago, Skye841 said:

Hello, do you recall where in the instructions this is? Ive been sent an RFE for the i693 despite sending my vaccine record ds3025 from my medical exam with my AOS papers form i485. And my vaccines were up to date when i had my exam thanks

Form I-693 Instructions, Pages 7-8

2 hours ago, EleniGR said:

Thank you everyone! I ended up going to the interview on a wheelchair.. I explained what happened and I got approved !! 🥳🎉 

After the interview I went straight to the hospital..Doctors said was Guillain Barre syndrome that Tdap vaccine and stress caused it 😐 

I had a treatment for a week and now I get better and better every day ✌🏼😊

 

congrats!!

15 hours ago, A031 said:

Hello,

 

I filed the Affidavit of Support i-864 previously for her k-1 visa. Do I have to make an entirely new i-864 for the AOS I-485 Application?

 

Thanks!

yes, k1 they just use it as a guide. It's not officially enforced like it is for AOS. You also submitted it previously to embassy, not USCIS

On 4/11/2024 at 11:43 PM, arowana said:

Fiance arrived on 2/19/24. No I-94 form given. After reading online, it says it's electronically done. I looked for her record on https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/#/recent-search but it says no record found.

 

I tried to switch around names and other fields on the site, but no luck.

 

Is this a required item that I need to complete my I-130 or should I keep looking down the rabbit hole? Anyone I can contact for this?

make sure detail are same as on passport and document number is passport number

worst case, contact them

22 hours ago, Cisse913 said:

Sorry, just to clarify, I was handed a copy of my vaccination report at the end of the assessment. However, the report didn't enable me to complete the Form I-693, so I wasn't sure where to go from there. I included a copy of the medical report in my AOS bundle, so guess I will soon find out whether I receive a referral for further information. 

you don't need to include form I-693 if your AOS is within a year of your foreign medical
Just attach the copy of vaccination record. I also attached the instructions that state I'm exempt from I-693 due to foreign medical