txladykat

That should definitely be more than enough.

Previous doctor visits are not required or necessary. She also won't have to get all the vaccinations, only the age appropriate ones. We couldn't find my husband's vaccination records, so it was like he had never even had them. I think he got either 2 or 3 vaccinations, and that was it.

P.S. We also did not have any of his prior medical records, nor did they ask for them or about them.

Yes you need the petitioner's birth certificate

No, you don't need your educational credentials

Yes, you can take the medical now. It is good for 6 months.

visiting typically isn't a problem (we did it, coming from Denmark). Just in case we had a copy of our house lease in denmark and a copy of the I-130 that we filed to show we had no illegal immigration intention, but of course they didnt even ask. we came into the country twice while waiting for my husband's visa, and neither time did they ask anything other than how long he would be here. i think it helps if the USC goes through the immigration line with their spouse rather than going separately through the visitor line and USC line.

Yes, it needs to be the original or a certified copy.

If your documents are in italian, they don't need to be translated. They only need to be translated if they are in a language other than the native language in the country you are filing in (for example, if they were french). You can use the apartments, but likely only half the value since they are co-owned by someone else...but double check on that because they could possibly deny those assets since there is a co-owner. No experience in this area, and not heard of anyone doing it, so best to check with the embassy.

You do not add the husband. The I-864 should include the co-sponor, his spouse, the dependent children and the intending immgrant (you), but not the husband (if he is the USC).

Trailmix, to clarify the answer on the $500, that came straight from an IRS agent when my business was audited

I had paid my children to work in the business the last year it operated. I was subsequently audited for that year. One child was paid $400, the other $800. The IRS made my oldest son (the one who made $800) go back and file a tax return for that year stating that if they earned income over $500, they must file a tax return, whether taxes were due or not. Of course, he owed no taxes, but they still required him to file a tax return, and he was only 14 at the time.

Actually, it is 6 months, and that is not based on a Consular decision, it is the law.

9 FAM 42.41 N4.2-3

c. The only conditions under which petitions may be filed at post are:

(1) The petitioner is a resident of the consular district. The petitioner

must have maintained continuous residency in the consular district

a minimum of the preceding six months in order to demonstrate

residency. You may accept Form I-130 petitions from U.S. citizens

who reside in your jurisdiction and have done so for the previous

six months. U.S. citizens whose principal residence is not in the

consular district, and/or who have entered the consular district as a

temporary visitor/student/or with limited leave to enter and remain

must file the petition with the appropriate USCIS service center in

the United States.

Here is the link to where that text comes from: http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/87842.pdf

We filed in Denmark. Similiar situation. I couldn't use a co-sponsor so I had to go on my income. Luckily, I secured a job in the US before returning, but wasn't scheduled to start the job until only a few days before his interview. I just put in the income section what my income would be under the new job, and sent a letter from my new employer stating my start date and my salary. I assume this was sufficient because they never even looked at it during the interview, they just accepted what I put on the I-864 as prima facie evidence. In fact, I still have the original letter because my husband brought it back to the US with him

My advice, accept the job, then start and send a letter to your spouse from your employer, just in case, and list your income from the new job on the I-864. You shouldn't need to wait for a check stub, but if, in the end, they want it, they will just issue an RFE (request for evidence) asking for additional documentation, and you can submit it when you get your first check.

I would recommend a certified copy.

I can clarify the tax returns.

The I-864 only asks you to provide a copy of your tax return for the previous year, BUT they have the discretion to ask for up to three years worth. You also must state your income as listed on your tax return for the three years previous.

The posts you saw about people submitting a letter saying that you didn't have to file is either wrong or misleading. If you have income over $500 you must file a tax return in the US. However, you get to list the taxes you paid in Pakistan, which means you won't have taxes due in the US since your income was low, BUT you still need to file a return, if there is no tax due. They likely had no income, hence a letter stating they were not required to fie a tax return.

So...to clarify the co-sponsor does not include the USC and their children, only the immigrant, and the spouse of the co-sponsor (if there is one). So the number is going to be 2 or 3

If the co-sponsor is using assets, its a 5:1 ratio. 3:1 only applies to the spouse as a sponsor.

If documents are in the native language of the country in which you reside, translation is usually not necessary, i.e. a lot of our documents (including house lease) were in Danish and we filed in Denmark, they only required the documents to be in English OR Danish.

Aside from the HPV (because you know its age appropriate and you need it), I would wait on the other vaccinations. Many of the vaccinatinons that are required are no longer age appropriate for adults. My husband could not find his vaccination record, so it was like starting from scratch. As it turns out, only two were age appropriate, so he didn't have to get the others. But, it is up to the panel physician to make that decision, not your regular physician. Why spend the money to get another vaccination that you already received (but lost documentation for) if you don't have to?

They will draw blood, ask lots of questions and give her a quick physical look over. That's it! Oh, and the x-rays of course.

My husband checked the SSN issue option on the DS-230, but they never did issue it. He had to go down and apply for one. Very easy procedure though. You just take your passport (or green card if you already have it), fill out the one page application and turn it in. You can return to next day to find out what your SSN is if you need it for work purposes. Otherwise, the card itself usually arrives within 2 weeks.

My husband ran into the problem of not being able to locate his vaccination records. His mother didn't have them, and his doctor back then passed away. But, the good news was that they only make you get the vaccinations that are age appropriate. So, he had to get two vaccinations during his medical, and then in two years he has to get another one here in the states. It really wasn't that much. If your wife is over 25 (I think) then she will only need the same two vaccinations my husband got.

As a side note, you said the children are registered at the Italian embassy. They need to be registered with the US embassy in Italy.

hi i would like to know at what point r we supposed to have the police clearance ready? and when and where is it sent...and with which application or document? i jes need to know ahead of time to get things ready...at same time i have to calculate the timing correctly as these pcc's r valid for only 6 months. im still waiitn for noa2.

The police cert will be needed at the of interview. If you have already filed, I would go ahead and request it. Depending on where you need to get it from and how many, it could delay things for you. We actually obtained ours weeks ahead of filing the I-130, just to be better prepared.

Interesting. Same for Denmark. The docs could be in English or Danish. I would think the embassy only required translation if it was something other than English or the native language.

It wouldn't hurt to contact them and give them a little "nudge" We had to do that in Denmark. After several weeks of not hearing on our Petition, we emailed them, and I immediately got a reply that it was approved and packet 3 was going out that day. So, seems it was done, they just hadn't gotten around to mailing out packet 3. Ironically, we had to do the same for packet 4, sent them a "nudge" email and packet 4 went out the same day as my email. Most people in Denmark do not have this problem, so it might hurt to send an email "nudge" or phone "nudge" to prompt them to do something.

I didn't put anything, because technically the USC is NOT following the immigrant, its the other way around. I think what this question is directed at is if you the immigrant is bringing a foreign spouse

If you are using your mom as a co-sponsor, you can still file DCF if you wish to return and live with him while the visa application is pending. Its much easier, faster, and you can live together while its pending.