LuckyDucky

I did a little more searching and have read other accounts where the Household count isn't what it ends up being, but it works out in the end, so she will put a "3" for each affidavit

Thanks again!

Thanks for the quick reply!

The only "odd" thing is that the Household size will then come up with "3" for each petition (me, wife, dad) & (me, wife, mom), when it really will be "4" after all is said and done. How does that get resolved?

Hello all,

I'm hoping someone with experience might be able to help us answer a question. =)

My wife, who recently became a US Citizen, has filed individual I-130s for her mother and father.

We are filing out the I-864 Affidavit of Support and included both parents in the form - her father as "Principal Immigrant" in Part 2. Both parents are listed in Part 3 as "Family Members"

Does she need to fill out one for her mother as "Principal Immigrant", as well?

Thanks,

Ducky

The CO can ask any kind of questions they want. It is up to you to know all the answers. They could even ask what color underwear your SO like to wear.

Thank you for the mental image of someone asking that question. I don't think she's worried about personal questions. She is more concerned about the civics questions.

Thanks for the help and assurances! I really appreciate it.

I'm sure this has been discussed many times, but my wife is going in for her interview soon. One of her friends is going through the same process and hired a lawyer to help her through it. This friend told my wife that they will ask civic questions that are not in the list. I'm not sure if her friend had this information first-hand or through the lawyer. It seems a little odd because documentation seems to be pretty clear that the questions will come from the list, verbatim.

Has anyone heard of anything like this? My wife is really stressing that they're going to ask her a lot of civic questions she can't answer.

What else should she expect at the interview?

Thank you for your time and help!

Thank you everyone for their help! I really appreciate the assurances. We will make a few copies and I will retain a scanned image of it as well.

Hello everyone,

My wife's grandmother, with whom she is very close, does not have much time left and my wife desperately wants to go back to be with her. I really hope this won't be the end for her, but I am worried that it is.

Unfortunately, my wife's conditional green card expires this month. We have submitted our paperwork to remove conditions. We received a letter stating that her green card has been extended 1 year. We also had our biometrics taken. We have not been contacted for an interview, but a look online says our case is still under review so I assume we still may be called in.

However, the travel agent had advised my wife that she shouldn't go because she may be denied entry back at the airport because they will not accept the extention, even though the letter specifically states she can travel.

Does anyone have any experience with this? What options does she have?

Thank you for reading and for your experience.

Although it is late now, but we had the same problem with our utilities and they refused to add a second name - we insisted and talked to managers and got a second name on the bills, or at least we got a second name on their records as authorized users. Then we asked them to send us a letter stating that both names are on the accounts. The way we looked at it is we are the customers, and we should get what we want!

Try to see if you can add your wife as an authorized user (speak to a manager) and have them send you a letter... it might be worth a shot.

Thanks for the tip! I will try to do that. I forgot that our AT&T has her name as well as DirecTV and Netflix, so I'll include those. =)

I decided to throw in some more 'personal' stuff, even though it said in the sticky that it would do little help. I decided that "little help" is better than "suspiciously strange that it's left out", as you had mentioned. =) So I put in a copy of some cards we've received from family and the wedding announcement from my hometown newspaper. I also found our County Property Tax bill, so I'm tossing that in. =)

Thanks again for the feedback and suggestions!

what about utilities?

Your list is good, but if you are not including something that normally would be included, then I recommend you include a brief explanation in a cover letter on why you are not including some items. At this point, it is best to disclose all things to USCIS to avoid a RFE.

Ooops, I do have a copy of our long-distance phone company. My water/sewage, electric, and other bills refuse to put a second name on the bill. I think it's a good idea to disclose the reason why they're missing, though.

Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I had read the sticky at the beginning of the forum and I really appreciated the information given. I'm hoping that some other people can give me some insight as to how their I-751 went and if they could give some pointers if I'm missing anything ...

Per the suggestions in the sticky, I tried to incorporate more financial ties.

We're sending in the following as evidence:

2008 & 2009 jointy-filed Income Tax

Papers showing my wife as the beneficiary of my 401K, life insurance, and business travel accident insurance

Papers showing my wife on my medical, dental and vision insurance w/ a copy of the medical card

Statement from our bank showing a joint account

Photocopy of 2 shared credit cards

Transfer deed of our home to Community Property with Right of Survivorship

Home Equity Line of Credit agreement in both our names

Copy of our itinerary of a flight to Hawaii

Various photos of us, family and friends throughout 2008 - 2010.

We don't have a car in our name; my parents sold us their car and they are holding the pink slip until it's paid off. The insurance is also under their name with us on it, but I just checked the papers and they spelled her name wrong ... very badly. *rolls eyes*

Thanks for reviewing and helping!

I've used it as a topical analgesic and have had no problems. (External use only - no eyes!) Admittedly the act of massaging the oil into the skin is just as beneficial as the oil itself. I find it no different than using Icy Hot or Ben Gay. Fortunately my wife agrees to use antibiotic/first aid ointment for cuts. However, we do keep a few bottles around the house for soreness.

Best of luck!! I'm sending good thoughts your way.

When I had my wife try to open a bank account, my bank notified me that they required a US ID or driver's license and social security card.

I could not get an ID or driver's license until she received her Permanent Resident card.

At the time, I was told that this was required as part of the Patriot Act to prevent foreigners to open a bank account to launder money or some such reason.

However, it seems that this rule was not strictly enforced with a lot of banks. Some members on here found conflicting answers at different branches of the same bank. So your milage may vary.

Congrats!

I know it's off subject somewhat, but what is the best way to call VN? I've looked at several different calling plans online. AT&T (my cell service) definitely is NOT one of them. I was just looking at AloViet. It seemed fairly reasonable and I can get call logs from them for immigration purposes. It can also be used (pinless) from anywhere by any registered phone number. Any thoughts?

Does she have internet access at home? If so, buy her a MagicJack and a cheap telephone. Hook it up and register it in your own area code. Bring it with you when you return to VN. She'll be able to call you anytime, talk as long as she wants, and it will be a local call. It's like $30 per year!

I'll have to look into MagicJack. I've never heard of it before!

We use Startec to call Vietnam. It's about 5.5 cents per minute to Vietnam, which isn't that expensive, but they do have some large taxes which add an additional 25-30% to your bill. You can also register your cell phone number with them. You call that 800 number from your cell and then make an outgoing international call. So from your cell phone company's perspective you're making 800 domestic calls (just cost you in minutes), and you just get billed at your home phone at the regular 5.5 cents / minute.

It's convenient, but not necessarily the cheapest out there. However, it's definitely not bad.

Congrats!

Best of luck! My wife also received a blue/green paper (can't remember which) initially asking for a notarized timeline. I provided that as well as some other stuff they wanted which probably don't apply to you. (We were introduced by relatives, so they wanted information on them and how I knew them.) After we gave them what they asked for, we got the pink sheet.

It seems to be pretty "standard" to ask for a blue/green paper, so hopefully it's just a bump in the road.

Sending good vibes your way!

Congrats!!

Any VJ members passing through SFO on the way to Vietnam - if you've got a sufficiently long layover in San Francisco, and you'd like to spend an hour or two in a comfortable restaurant with some good food sharing pictures and stories about VN and your journey, feel free to shoot me a PM or post in this thread. It beats spending those two hours on a hard plastic chair at the gate for your flight.

What's the restaurant name? I live in the bay area. I've been here 8 years, but unfortunately I don't get out much. It'd be nice to have a restaurant to go to.

Good luck!

Congrats!

We had 7 pictures printed onto something like 24 x 30" posters. They have bamboo "framing" on top and on the bottom with a chain to hang them. They look like scrolls when rolled up. I think these cost about 300,000 VD each.

We rolled them up and put them into a bag with a handle. I took them on as carry-on and they hung it up for me in the coat rack so I didn't have to think about them during the whole flight.

They also gave us the digital copies, though they were originally reluctant to do so. So now we can make posters here, too. =)

We gave the picture with the wooden backing to my wife's family in Vietnam and had large, rollable pictures printed up and brought them on as carry-on.

Congrats!!