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Where to start to get my wife into US

We thought she was here on a tourist visa but it turns out to be on the visa waiver program, would that eliminate the possibility of a adjustment of status while shes here?

CodyM

Male

Italy

2013-03-24 22:25:00

Where to start to get my wife into US

Her visa expires in a little over a week. If she stayed here (past her tourist visa) wouldnt that look bad? We would prefer her to stay here but dont want her to over stay her visa and cause problems in the future. If she stayed and we filled out the I-130 and the I-485 they wouldnt care that she stayed here even though her tourist visa expired? We definately dont want her to be stuck in italy for a year but we were thinking that if we filled the forms for a cr-1 she would be able to return in 2-3 months while we completed the whole green card process?

CodyM

Male

Italy

2013-03-24 21:11:00

Where to start to get my wife into US

So we have just gotten a California marriage license and plan on being legally married sometime this week. My fiance is an italian here visiting on a tourist visa. I am a natural born us citizen. Her visa expires the first week of april and she is planning on returning to italy before her visa expires. We want to figure out what we have to do to get her back in the us (legally) as quickly as possible. Do I have to file all the forms for her green card at one time or is there something I can do where we can get the process started to get her here with me to begin the entire process? What forms are required initially?

Some problems I see us facing are with the fact I have no reported income and no recent w2s from the IRS. I may have a family member willing to cosponsor.

Basically we are overwhelmed, confused and dont know where to start. We want to stay together but I think her overstaying her visa would cause problems in the future so she plans on returning. What can we do? Any advice would help, thank you.

CodyM

Male

Italy

2013-03-24 20:36:00

In the guides on VJ it does not say anything about needing my spouses birth certificate, but I am reading on other places a translated copy of hers is required. Is this true?

CodyM

Male

Italy

2013-04-08 22:59:00

Thank you all very much, I am very stressed that I am going to do something wrong and cause delays. She has only been gone one week and its already difficult not being with her, we figure we have at the very least 6 months before she can come back and we want this to go as fast and smooth as possible.

CodyM

Male

Italy

2013-04-08 22:28:00

We put Milan on the forms for the US consulate because when we look up the offices that was the one nearest too her, is this going to cause a problem? We were unaware that consulate didnt do that. Do I have to have her print out a corrected form sign it and waste precious time mailing it to me?

CodyM

Male

Italy

2013-04-08 22:21:00

So I am getting ready to mail the I-130 package. My wife had entered the US on the visa waiver program. After we married she had to return to Italy as not to overstay her visa. What I am concerned about is the interview, with me being in the US and her doing the interview in Milan, Italy am I supposed to be present? Am I going to have to fly to italy just for the interview? This may not be possible for me to do and I am deeply concerned this could screw the whole thing up. Thanks in advance for any advice.

CodyM

Male

Italy

2013-04-08 22:09:00

Yes, we do live at the same address. She has a small farm that I help her with in exchange for food/rent. She is indeed a us a citizen. So if I attach a letter to my i864 stating what you said above, and my mother fills out the i864a, with her tax return information, then we should be ok? Im afraid they are going to see the length of my unemployed and think Im not capable to support her.

CodyM

Male

Italy

2013-11-26 21:40:00

Recently my I-130 was transerred to the California Service Center, shortly there after I recieved a messege stating they had began processing my case. Here at the end of the year I will be flying to italy to spend some time with my wife, so I want to bring my affadvit of support papers along with me. Here is where it gets tricky. I have spent the last 5 years unemployed, and not filing a tax return. I live with my mother and she is more than happy to co-sponsor and meets all the requirements. Am I going to have problems since I have no tax returns? Or will it be fine since my co-sponsor has everything required?

CodyM

Male

Italy

2013-11-26 21:17:00

I-130 Approved, Now What?

Last night I recieved a text messege telling me my status was upgraded. Our I-130 was approved. Ive read some guides and think I understand what happens next, I just have a few questions. I know we are transfered to the NVC now, and I need to get my Affadavid of Support papers together, get my nvc case number, etc, and she has to do the DS-230 and etc. My questions are, are these mailed out to us seperately and we just complete them on our own, can I just get the forms and documents together and mail them out now? I was supossed to leave at the end of the month to spend 6 weeks visiting her, but thats not possible if I have to sit here and wait for the documents. How long should we expect to wait till her interview? Any tips on how this part of the process goes would be appreciated, thank you all!

CodyM

Male

Italy

2013-12-11 18:54:00

Also she gets non-taxable child support we could show, but were not sure how to put that onto the form.

CodyM

Male

Italy

2013-12-14 18:43:00

Also the household size on her most recent tax return is three, her,and my two brothers, I was not claimed. So would that be the household size, or would it be the household size we come up with on the i-864 which includes my spouse and puts it at 4. Confused.

Edited by CodyM, 14 December 2013 - 06:17 PM.

CodyM

Male

Italy

2013-12-14 18:13:00

She owns a house with a value of $364,000 and owes about $290,000. That would give her assets of $74,000. Do we have to include any kind of proof of that other than just typing it into the form?

CodyM

Male

Italy

2013-12-14 18:10:00

Our I-130 was approved last week and I am now preparing the affidavit of support documents. This part has proven tricky for me. I am unemployed and I am using my mother as a co-sponsor. We also share the same house. Last year my mother claimed two of my brothers as dependants, this year she will be claiming only one. If she answers off of her last years tax return that would put her household size at 4, and about $1000 short of the poverty line. But if she puts the household size at 3, which it currently is, we make the cut. Will it cause a problem if we put the current household size, although it wont match the tax returns we will be sending with the i-864?

CodyM

Male

Italy

2013-12-14 17:38:00

Case at NVC, now what?

Hello, our case has finally made it to NVC. We have recieved our NVC Case Number and Invoice Identification Number. We have paid the $88 Affidavit of Support fee but the IV application fee has not yet appeared, when can we pay that? We have also filled out the online DS-260. Now I know that I have to mail in my Affidavit of Support documents with the bar coded cover sheet. What im not sure is what my wife (the beneficiary) has to do between now and the interview. It is my understanding she has to send to the nvc all the supporting documents listed on this page http://travel.state....mit-to-nvc.html and also take all that with her to the interview? How does she put that packet of information together, is there a certain format she must follow? It says to mail originals but also to take originals to the interview. Does that mean she needs to get two originals of everything? Any advice on what to do during this phase would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

CodyM

Male

Italy

2014-02-04 16:42:00

I-864 or I-864a

So I am assembling my Affadavit of Support package. I have been unemployed and not paid taxes for over 5 years. I am using my mother as a co-sponsor. I was told on here a while ago to have her fill out the i-864 instead of the i-864a. Is this correct? I know I have to attach a letter of explanation to my I-864 to explain why I havent paid taxes. Any tips on how I should word that? My mother falls $600 short of the poverty guidlines so we have included tax assesment of real estate and other documents to reach the guidlines. Also on the most recent tax year (the 2013 taxes she hasnt filed yet) she will be over the poverty guidlines, can I include a letter stating that she is over the guidlines as of now?

CodyM

Male

Italy

2014-02-24 17:34:00

NVC Checklist on Affadvit of Support

Help? How can I respond to this checklist?

CodyM

Male

Italy

2014-03-29 19:21:00

NVC Checklist on Affadvit of Support

Aboy three week after mailing.

CodyM

Male

Italy

2014-03-21 01:22:00

NVC Checklist on Affadvit of Support

So today I recieved via email a checklist from the nvc. I filed the i-864 as well as my mother. I am unemployed and my mother falls $600/year below the poverty guidlines. We included real estate assets to meet the requirements. Here is what it said:

The NVC has received the information you have submitted in reference to the Affidavit of Support. Please be advised that the Affidavit of Support information you have provided does not appear to meet the minimum income requirement according to the current poverty guidelines to sponsor

the intending immigrant(s) for this petition. The consular officer will make a decision regarding this requirement at the time of your interview. In order to avoid delays, you may wish to submit an additional Affidavit of Support (Form I-864) for a/another Joint Sponsor to the National Visa Center to assist in sponsoring the intending immigrants.

For me the checked items include:

I-864, Affidavit of Support Checklist

[x] The Affidavit of Support is an important legal contract between you and the U.S. government. During our review, we identified one or more sections that were either incomplete or contained incorrect information. Please review the additional instructions below then complete and submit a new Affidavit of Support. You can download the I-864 form and instructions at http://www.uscis.gov/i-864.

In Part 3, Information on the Immigrant(s) You are sponsoring, please correct the following...

[x] Item 7. The total number of immigrants listed in Item 7 must equal the number of immigrants listed in Part 3, Items 1 through 6.f. In addition, you must also verify that the total number of immigrants listed in Item 7 matches the number you entered in Part 5 Item1.

In Part 6. Sponsor's Income and Employment, please correct the following...

[x] Item 10. The current annual household income must equal the sum of items 5, 6.c., 7.c., 8.c., and 9.c. [x] Item 13.a. You must include your _____2012______ tax and income information. [x] Items 13.a.1. The income you enter must match the total (gross) income reported on your most recent Federal income tax return. If you filed Form 1040EZ, use the adjusted gross income instead.

For my Mother the checked Items include:

You must submit the following financial evidence:

[x] Proof of U.S. citizenship, nationality, or Lawful Permanent Resident status (examples: a copy of your birth certificate, certificate of naturalization, certificate of citizenship, consular report of birth abroad to citizen parents, or a copy of the biographic data page of your U.S. passport).

[x] Proof of current employment (examples: a recently dated job letter, pay stub, or a copy of your business license).

Now, for my Mother it seems easy enough to remedy. I just send in her birth certificate, and a current paystub or letter from her employer. For me, Im really confused. First of all, I havent filed taxes in over 6 years, from either being unemployed or just not making enough money to need to, I included a letter stating tax exemption due to unemployment. So how can I provide 2012 tax returns? And my income is all $0, how could it not match? And when I reply to NVC, do I redo the entire packet of information including all my mothers tax transcripts etc, or just include the missing items? I really dont know how to even begin at this point. Thanks in advance for any help.

CodyM

Male

Italy

2014-03-20 17:31:00

Responding to NVC checklist.

I recently got a checklist from the nvc regarding my affadavt of support. I've figured out my mistakes and missing items. I have a cosponsor, and the only mistakes on my cosponsors i864 was a missing birth certificate and current pay stub. When replying do I have to include another i864 with all supporting documents (tax transcripts, asset info, etc) or simply the missing documents. The mistakes on my i864 were on the form itself so I assume I have to redobmine.

CodyM

Male

Italy

2014-04-02 18:54:00

Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

case update !!! confused

I am not sure how accurate that site is. My husband has been here in the US since October and his status says "Your visa has been printed. Depending on local procedures at the location where you were interviewed, your visa will be mailed or available for pickup soon. If there are further questions, or if we need updated contact information, you will be contacted."

I would email the consulate and ask. Good luck!!!

Please, how long after he was told the I-601 was approved did he actually receive the visa?

MaestraKB

Not Telling

Mexico

2013-03-11 11:54:00

Need help / advice

When did u send out the waiver? My fiance and I are going through the same thing and just want to see what should we excpect. thank you

We sent the waiver in on October 15 (that is the date they received it).

MaestraKB

Not Telling

Mexico

2013-03-12 17:52:00

Need help / advice

Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.

**Organizer hat off**

USCIS does not approve visas, they approve petitions. Visa decisions are the exclusive purview of the State Department. For a spousal visa petition, it will go to the NVC for the intake of more documentation before the file is sent to the Consulate. Furthermore, if your NVC case number starts with MEP, the required documents will need to be scanned and emailed. Also, Mexico cases require use of online forms (DS-260, DS-261).

Yes his I601 was approved through the USCIS office in Nebraska. Then Mexico (Ciudad Juarez) sent a notification to him via DHL to ask him to send his PASSPORT back to them but they did not request that he reschedule an appointment. We are trying to find out what is next. We have sent all of the documents to the NVC and they are the ones that sent the case to Nebraska for approval.

MaestraKB

Not Telling

Mexico

2013-03-11 12:43:00