RonMari

Yes, it would prevent some sleepless nights if they could give just a little more guidance on the correct formatting.

Thanks for all of the replies, but we finally got it submitted and all supporting documents uploaded. What a ride! The problem was very minor. When she entered my name as the one who helped her with the application, she put one too many spaces between my first and middle name. That one little detail kept kicking back the error. The last time she entered my name she noticed what she'd done and corrected it. Every entry has to be perfect on that web application or it will kick it into an error. Finally over this hurdle.

She has cleared the cache, cookies, web history, used Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome. Same problem. Plus in all my years of using technology and computers in business and personal, all of the actions I state here have never fixed glitches and problems for me.

CEAC website glitches! I see this is a persistent issue, according to all the posts I've read here. I've completed the DS-260 for my wife who is in the Philippines, and now I have been working with her to get it signed and submitted from her end. She can log on and go through the whole review. Every time she tries to complete the last part to sign and submit, it resets and returns an error. We have tried this multiple times a day for 2 days now. The CEAC website won't accept the submission! I've had no problems accessing and completing the application on my end. I fear that it could be an unresolvable issue due to internet issues in the Philippines. If that's the case, I don't know how to resolve this. I've followed the advice of other posts in an attempt to fix the problem, but nothing works. If only the NVC would allow the petitioner to sign and submit the application with the consent of the applicant! Has anyone had the same problem and resolved it? Any advice and direction that would help would be greatly appreciated.

After almost 15 months our I-130 has finally been approved!!! Hopefully the next steps in the process won't be as long.

I filed our I-130 May 2024 and I see we could have a decision by sometime next week. It's been a long wait.

Thanks for the support!

The I-130 petition is due for a decision, possibly close to the end of this year. My understanding, last time I checked, was approx. 15 to 17 months total. May 9 will be a year since I filed. I realize that approval is the first hurdle to overcome, but I'm confident I've done an adequate job in proving my wife and I have a bonafide marriage. I just want to stay ahead of the game and have time to educate myself before I get to the NVC stage. Neither my sister nor I have any additional household members or dependents, so that's not an issue, and I expect to still be living with her during the fall and winter. Combining our income was my initial thoughts also, but I needed a little more advice. Thank you for your time.

I appreciate all the feedback. I'll try to be clear with a complicated issue. My income is only SS and VA Disability, which combined, does not meet the 125% guideline. I would like to get a part time job to make up the difference, but my life circumstances at this time makes it difficult to have consistent employment. The only asset I have is a home I own, no mortgage. The appraised value would be well above the required 3x amount for the difference in income. I am putting it up for sale since I relocated from another state to my sister's residence, temporarily, for the purpose of being closer to family. With the proceeds of my current house, eventually, I intend to buy another one near my sister. From my understanding of what I've read here on VJ, and elsewhere, it seems like using assets to make up the difference is a shot in the dark. So, I had asked my sister if she would be willing to help. However, I don't understand which form she should use, I-864 or I-864A. She owns her home, and her only income is SS survivor benefit, which is above the 125% guideline. There is no other joint sponsor available. If she would not be a good candidate as a sponsor, or if using my assets may not be sufficient, then I will need to reevaluate if I should continue in the visa process. It's too stressful, time consuming and costly without some kind of hope that we have a reasonable chance of success.

I own the house outright, but I'm coming to the conclusion I don't have much of a chance to get an approval, due to lack of sufficient income. I don't have the luxury of getting a joint sponsor. And my situation at this time is such that I can't get a job to make up the difference. How discouraging it is to know that we've had a government allowing millions of people to enter this country illegally and stay, fly them in and pay for accomodations and food. Yet, I have to jump through hoops and spend hundreds of dollars, only be told in the end, I can't bring my wife to live with me, all for the lack of only several thousand dollars a year.

Thank you for the clarification, and food for thought. I own a home as an asset, but I understand that can be hit or miss with the NVC and/or consulate.

My sister, a household member, has agreed to be a joint sponsor with me, however I'm not sure if she should use the I-864 or I-864A. She was not required to file taxes due to her SS income level. I noticed on the I-864A no option to indicate that, such as on the I-864, Part 6, line 17. Would it be better to use the I-864 so she can note no tax filing required, and submit evidence to support that? If she is required to use the I-864A because she's a household member, is it acceptable to just submit evidence explaining the reason for no tax transcript?

Thank you, appleblossom

Does the NVC notify the petitioner when a CR1 case is approved and sent to the consulate? Thanks for any answers.