MrsBocanegra

No, he does not claim them as dependents on our joint taxes.  I was thinking the same about filing the I-864 and having him fill out the I-864a.  

I need help deciding which form to fill out.  My mother in-law, a permanent resident, is petitioning my sister in-law.  My mother in-law currently has no income and lives with us.  I am trying to figure out how to go about this.  We sponsored our in-laws about two years ago.

If my husband were to fill out an I-864a does he consider them in our household size in relation to poverty guidelines?  If so then he does not make enough on his own.

So, my next question is do I just fill out a separate I-864 and have him fill out the I-864a.  My income alone is enough but I read that its best to have the spouse fill out the I-864a.

I am really stuck on which route to take.  I would hate to do anything that would delay this already long process.  I APPRECIATE any help!!!

Thank you

We just received an email Welcome Letter from NVC.  It outlines the 6 steps at NVC.  I went in to complete the "Choose of Agent" this morning; however, I noticed once in there the AOS and IV fees are ready to be paid.  Can I go ahead and pay them?  I know in the past it took days for each one of those to be ready to pay.  Should I just go ahead and pay both?  I don't want to mess anything up.

Thanks

follow the guides at the top of the page

Thank you for the reply. I did look at the guide pinned to the top of the page; however, it doesn't give the steps that come next. Perhaps I'm looking at the wrong pin; could you please point me in the right direction?

Thanks!

Hello,

We just received notice that my mother in-laws petition for her daughter was approved; however, we would like to know what's next? Her priority date is March 2016, so I am assuming we have a lot of waiting to do, but is there something I should be doing with NVC in the mean time? Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Thank you that helps and gives us hope!

The wait time in the F2A category is about 1.5 years. I don't see why it won't be done before she is 21. Plus, under CSPA, the length of time the petition is pending is subtracted from the age, so given that the petition takes a few months to approve, that gives a little more time.

I thought CSPA would not apply to them because they are only PR's and not citizens.

How did your mother-in-law become a permanent resident?

Through my husband who is a naturalized US citizen.

Thank you for the reply, but could you possibly explain the two different charts?

My mother in-law would like to petition her daughter who is 18 years old and is still living in Mexico. She will turn 19 in May. My mother in-law is a resident alien and I know she has to file an i-130 and her daughter would fall under the F2A category. She will be filing the petition tomorrow morning, but I just read that if she ages out then my mother in-law loses her money, since she is only a PR and will not be able to become a citizen before my sister in-law turns 21, in turn she wouldn't be protected by the Child Status Protection act. Based on the visa bulletin we may get lucky and the approved before her 21st birthday, but we are not sure if we are reading it correctly.

I am very confused on how to read a visa bulletin.

I noticed there are two charts and one the first one under A. APPLICATION FINAL ACTION DATES FOR FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCE CASES states the F2A priority date for Mexico is 22JUL14; however, the chart under B. DATES FOR FILING FAMILY-SPONSORED VISA APPLICATIONS states the F2A priority date for Mexico is 15JUN15.

I am confused on which chart to look at. Could someone please tell me which chart to pay attention to?

Did you not get a colored sheet? My in-laws receive a green sheet with instructions.

We petitioned my in-laws and they have their interview at the Juarez Consulate. I was wondering if they are interviewed together or separately?

Thank you all for the information.

If my in-laws get approved for an immigrant visa could they enter the US and then go back to their home country to get all their affairs in order? If they get approved they want to cross right away to come see their grandson. They are then planning on returning to their home country after only staying a week in the US. They will make the big move about 3 months later. They have a few things to get in order before they can permanently move . They can't do it before hand because they have to be sure they are approved.

Will they be allowed to reenter the US before they are given their green card? Can they have multiple entries on the approved visa?

Any advice appreciated

Lucky! and congrats for getting your interview.

I got my CC on April 16th and I'm still waiting for mine to be scheduled, I hope I get it any day now.

I am sure you will get yours soon. I am a little confused about the whole registering my appointment thing? Have you heard of this? By the way the visa is for my in-laws.

I just checked my email and we received our interview date for August. Finally

We received a case complete on April 17, and we still haven't been scheduled for an interview. Is this normal? How long does it usually take to get an interview? After so many days can I do anything (i.e., Senator involved??). We will be interviewing in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

We are still waiting on our interview date and we received a CC on April 17. We called on Tuesday and they had no info. I hope we all hear something soon.

No one???

First I would like to thank all VJer's for all the help they have given us in my husband's process. He is now a citizen and we are ready to bring over his parents.

I have a few questions about the I-130 for his parents.

Section B Question #10

It ask for his Alien #

Should we put in my husbands Alien # even though he is a citizen and technically doesn't need it anymore?

Section C Question #17

It ask for all relatives, so obviously I would put my husbands information on this list correct?

Section D Question #1

If separate petitions are also being submitted for other relatives give names of each and relationship.

Just to clarify here on my father in-laws application I would write my mother in-laws name and relationship to my husband example: Mary Hill (mother)

and then on my mother in-laws application I would do the opposite: John Smith (father)

Thanks!!

It says siblings and children. Is it some where else?

My husband just received his citizenship and we are already thinking about brining his parents over. The guides talk about the procedures for the spouse and children of citizens, but I have not found one for parents. Could someone point me in the right direction? I don't mind reading and figuring this out, but it would be nice if I had a starting point.

If there is no guide then I am guessing it is pretty similar to brining a spouse.

I have a question about the time frame. My husbands parents live in Mexico, so I am wondering how long does the process take. I have not seen anything specific to Mexico, so I was wondering if anyone had any advice.

We are hoping to start the process in 2 weeks, but I wanted a realistic time frame.

Thanks in advance for any help.

My husband passed his interview TODAY!!!

Oath ceremony this coming Tuesday.

The whole thing took about an hour from when we walked in to when we walked out.

He said they asked him 7 civics questions and then had him write "we pay taxes."

He said it was very short and easy, but they took awhile because they were discussing his name. He wants to change his name, but they told him that process would take months. So, he ended up just doing what would be faster and that was keeping his name.

Oh well, we are just glad it's done with and his oath ceremony is very soon.

Could someone update our time line. My husband has his interview on March 8th

So could you be one name here and have another name there? Is that possible?