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I have the same concern because of my wife's adult daughter, and her two children due to arrive in the U.S. in March. I want them to have health insurance upon entering the U.S. The Healthcare Exchange won't even verify her identify based upon the US visas that her and her children have until they enter the US (we've tried that), and then the enrollment period may be protracted. I don't think you can paint policies such as the one that your link points to with one broad brush stroke as in "stay away from them". The policies certainly differ, and I've found several that I think look very good even after reading the fine print. My intent is to purchase one upon their arrival for a three to four month period until the daughter and children can get a policy through the marketplace or the daughter finds work with health insurance coverage. In fact, I may just use the non-ACA policy to cover them until 2019, and pay the 2018 penalty; it could turn out to be cheaper than an ACA policy even taking the penalty into consideration.

This involves an F1 case. In February of this year, the principle applicant went to the Israeli Embassy in Moscow, and requested that a police clearance be sent to the US Embassy is Moscow. They said they would do it, and gave her a receipt written in Hebrew. BTW, it was clear Today, we received an RFE stating, " 10 - ISRAEL CRIMINAL REGISTER CERTIFICATE:___________________ Israel: Generally available. Israeli police certificates are available for citizens and residents of Israel as well as nonresidents. Police certificates may be requested at any Israeli police station. They are sent directly to the U.S. Embassy. Former residents residing outside of Israel should apply in person at an Israeli consular or diplomatic mission". We're not sure what to do: should the principle applicant again go to the Israeli Embassy and request another police clearance be sent? Trying to call both embassies has resulted in constant busy signals. Should we send to NVC a copy of the original receipt and English translation? Anyone experience this type of RFE before, and, if so, how did you pursue it. As usual, thanks for all of your help.

On ‎7‎/‎31‎/‎2017 at 11:26 PM, Lain said:

Submit only photocopies of the required documents, with it's translations(if it's necessary),  except I-864, which have to be originally signed. The original documents your parrents will bring to the interview.

As of 1/2017, the I-864, I-864A, etc. can be photocopied in their entireties and sent to NVC. It's likely the originals with original signatures will be needed for the interview, though.  

I just contacted Evan at E&M, and he was very helpful and knowledgeable about health care coverage for new, lawful immigrants that haven't yet obtained a green card, social security card, drivers' license, etc. I'll likely purchase a policy from his company for the interim period in which my wife's immigrating family don't have their cards yet.

My wife is a US citizen, and her daughter who lives in Russia with her two children, both under 12 years of age, is likely to be scheduled for a consular interview within the near future (that's if the US  Consulate has enough interviewers to do so within the near future following Russia's retaliatory sanctions). The preference category is Family First (F1). Of course, my wife's daughter will be assessed an immigration fee, but I'm wondering if her two children, both derivative beneficiaries, will be assessed immigration fees as well? Thank you in advance for your replies.

Thank you!

We added an accompanying child to a family-based F1 visa by sending a copy of the birth certificate and English translation. We saw that just today that the child's name was added, and the "pay now" button was operative for the DS-260. However, when we click on the "pay now" button, the newly added child's name doesn't appear --- just the previous names for whom we already paid. Maybe, it takes a while for the payment part to become operative?

Sorry, I meant I-864 and I-864A.

My wife and I file jointly. Her income alone doesn't meet the standard for support, but mine does (without counting her income). With her I-865, we'll attach a copy of our jointly filed tax return for 2016 with all W2s (hers and mine) to show total income and also her income for 2016. Is it necessary for me to include the exact same information (2016 tax return and all W2s) with the I-865A that I submit? Just trying to save a few trees, but not at the cost of an RFE!

Thank you!

I apologize in advance if this was asked already, but my cursory search did not reveal that it was recently. On the Document Cover Sheet for a family-sponsored visa (unmarried over 21 child of US citizen), it indicates that it wants "proof of relationship". My wife is the petitioner who maintains the same surname that she had when she gave birth to her daughter. Her daughter, the beneficiary, was married and divorced, but maintains the surname of her former husband. Will providing a birth certificate for the daughter within which both the daughter and mother have the same surnames, and a marriage certificate for the daughter showing the name change be sufficient?

My wife and I have both of our names on a savings account which is sufficient to meet the 125% of HHS Poverty Guidelines in our situation. My question is this. Can my wife, the petitioner, file just the  I-864 using that account as an asset or do I need to file an I-864A since my name is on the account as well?

In regard to the family-sponsored F1 visa, we were notified of visa availability in September, 2016, and we have completed step 2 by paying the fees. There are going to be delays in regard to collecting documents as the applicant has lived in several different countries, none of which, will be easy to get police clearances from. Is there a time limit within which the embassy interview has to be completed, for example, a year (in our case until September, 2017)? Thanks!

Thank you, aaron2020. Your advise is much appreciated!

My wife applied for a F1 visa for her daughter who is unmarried and over 21, and the daughter's now 11 year-old son. This was in September of 2010. We've recently been notified of visa availability from NVC, and have started the process by declaring my wife as agent and paying the initial fees (affidavit of support and applicants') for the daughter and her son. However, the daughter is pregnant (but not married), and we're not sure if or how this will affect the process. We think the daughter will have her child before the visa interview. We notified NVC through e-mail of the pregnancy of the daughter. If there anything else that we need to do? When and how can we pay the additional fee for the new child as additional applicant? Thank you in advance for your help.

Petitioned via I-130 for the over-21 unmarried daughter of my wife. Wife's daughter recently moved from one location to another in Russia. Wondering if it is necessary, and, if so, how to formally notify USCIS of the change in address. Thanks for your help!

I filed an I-130 in August this year for my unmarried, adult daughter who's living in Israel. Shortly, she'll be moving to Russia. I understand how to change the petitioner's address, but I'm not sure how to change the beneficiary's address. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, and have a great day!

Yes, but my question is directed toward the US requirements and whether a letter of permission would fulfill them.

I'll try to be brief. My wife is a US citizen. Her unmarried daughter and daughter's 7 year old child are citizens of both Russia and Israel and currently living in Israel. The biological father is a citizen of Russia and currently living there. They are divorced. The father has persistently refused to grant permission for my wife's daughter and child to come to the US should my wife apply for them to do so. Recently, he stated that he would give written permission for "monetary considerations". Although I know that most of you are not attorneys, perhaps drawing from your experiences you can answer these questions:(1). would an agreement between the father and mother executed by an attorney be accepted by the US consulate, (2). if so, does the agreement have to take a specific form (is there a certain document that must be used), and (3). once an agreement is reached and codified, could the father retract it? Thanks!

But he gave permission to go to IsraeL?

I would file anyway, who knows if it will be an issue when the situation arises.

Yes, he gave permission for the boy to go to Israel. The father went there himself to live, but changed his mind and went back to Russia.

My wife, a U.S. citizen, would like to bring her 29 year old daughter and her five year old grandson here to the U.S.. The daughter and grandson live in Israel and are Israeli citizens. The daughter was a Russian citizen, and married, had the child of, and divorced the Russian man while both were living in Russia. The husband still resides in Russia and is solely a Russian citizen. He has stated that he will never give permission for his son (the grandson) to come to the U.S. He maintains infrequent contact with the boy and has been in and out of mental institutions (if that fact matters).

Will the U.S. Consultate in Israel require the father's permission for my wife's daughter and grandson to come to the U.S.? Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks!

My wife just became a U.S. citizen. Now that this long and difficult journey is over with, we want to begin another one: bringing my wife's daughter and the daughter's son to the U.S. My wife's daughter is 29 years old, divorced, a citizen of Russia, but living in Israel with her son and intending to become an Israeli citizen. The son is 5 years old.

Questions:

1. Do we need to file separate I-30s for the daughter and son? If so, how do we go about doing this?

2. Will my wife's daughter need a release from her former husband in order for the son to come to the U.S. --- is it a U.S. requirement?

3. Will the fact that my wife's daughter is not yet an Israeli citizen interfere with the process?

Thank you so much. Your answers will save us a little time.

Although we know there's a lot of variation, we were wondering about the length of time others experienced in getting their oath ceremony letters. My wife passed her citizenship test on September 1st this year at the Chicago field office, and she still hasn't received any notice of the oath ceremony --- almost seven weeks. Thanks.

In the first paragraph of that letter, it clearly states, "Unless previously submitted, please bring the below requested documents to your naturalization interview".

Just curious. Did he give you a choice between the new and old tests? What test were the questions that you answered drawn from? Thanks!