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Final I-864 Questions

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jeffinjapan   0

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Hello all,

I'm a US citizen that has been living in Japan for 12 years and married for 10 years.

Finalizing the I-864, but have some questions about Joint sponsors!!!

(I actually filled out a I-864A for my mom since we want to use her income and assets to meet the required level, but learned that she really needed to fill out a I-864 as a joint sponsor! Phew!!!!)

Here are my final questions!!!

On my Mom's I-864:

Part 1.

-- Question 1.

She would click 1.d. correct? She is the only joint sponsor? (I clicked 1.a)

Part 3.

-- Question 1.

She would click "Yes" correct? She is sponsoring the principal immigrant named in Part 2. (I would check this too, right?)

-- Question 7.

She would answer "1" right? So would I?

Part 5.

-- Question 1.

She would answer "1" the same as me?

-- Question 2.

She would answer "1" same as me again?

-- Question 8.

She would answer "2" also the same as me? (It just seems strange that our two I-864 copies look like!)

Thank you everybody!!! I'm sorry to ask such seemingly sill questions! I read those silly instructions so many times and still thought that I needed the I-864A, so I've lost a little confidence today! Thanks for helping me!!!

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Abby&Mario   100

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I'm no master at the I-864, but both myself and my joint sponsor had to fill it out. Looks good to me. There are also example forms on the forum that could reassure you as well. Those are some very straightforward questions, so try not to freak out.

Is your mom (who from what I understand is your only joint sponsor) by chance married and does the couple file taxes jointly? If that's the case, more experienced forum members would tell you to have mom's spouse fill out the I-864A just in case, even if that person is not contributing his/her income as a second joint sponsor. Apparently, sometimes people can reach case closed status at NVC, but later at the interview they can request the I-864A from the joint sponsor's spouse. I'm not sure why, but my joint sponsor's wife is going to fill out the I-864A even though she's not a second joint sponsor, just to be on the safe side, since they file taxes jointly. You won't see this on the official form instructions. It's not technically a requirement, but it doesn't hurt to err on the side of caution.

USCIS (Priority date April 1, Approval April 17, no RFEs)

March 28, 2014: I-130 sent via FedEx from Bogotá to Chicago Lockbox

April 1, 2014: Delivered to Chicago Lockbox at 10:29 a.m. according to FedEx tracking; signed for by J. CHYBA (date confirmed by My Case Status)

April 4, 2014: NOA1 e-mail received at 12:17 a.m.; case accepted and routed to CSC for processing. Check cashed.

April 17, 2014: Changed mailing address with USCIS Tier 2 representative. He also confirmed that our case had arrived to the CSC and that our NOA1 date is April 3.

April 18, 2014: NOA2 e-mail received at 12:30 a.m. Case status online changed to post-decision activity; date of "last updated" changed to April 17. Change of address e-mail received at 3 a.m. Status changed back to initial review on e-mail and online. Date of "last updated" now April 18. Called and spoke to two Tier 2 reps; both were useless.

April 21, 2014: Approval confirmed verbally by Tier 2 rep. Order put in to send second NOA2 hard copy to new address. Instructed to ignore online case status.

April 25 or 26, 2014: NOA1 hard copy arrives to old apartment in Bogotá. Priority date actually April 1. (April 3 was the notice date.)

May 16: USCIS change of address e-mail received

May 19: USCIS e-mail received saying a duplicate notice was mailed on this date. Case status now set to "Acceptance."

May 22: NOA2 duplicate hard copy arrives to U.S. address

NVC

April 29, 2014: Case received

​May 22, 2014: Case number and IIN assigned. Asked operator about our move from Colombia to Argentina and received instructions.

May 24, 2014: E-mails about embassy change/address change sent to nvcinquiry@state.gov at 4:36 p.m. NVC time

​June 3, 2014: Payment portal message "This case is in the process of termination" appears. DS-261 appears, submitted. E-mails received from NVC concerning case number and AOS bill.

June 4, 2014: AOS payment invoiced, paid; DS-261 received by NVC

June 6, 2014: AOS payment shows as PAID in payment portal

June 17, 2014: Response received from nvcinquiry@state.gov. "The correspondence submitted is currently under review. An appropriate action will be taken once this review is completed."

June 24, 2014: AOS package sent via FedEx overnight shipping from Houston to NVC

June 25, 2014: AOS package delivered at 9:43 a.m. according to FedEx tracking; signed for by F.FNU

July 1, 2014: AOS package scanned

July 18, 2014: Checked payment portal and saw: "CASE NUMBER CHANGE: The applicant's case number, [bGT#], has been changed to [bNS#]." Called and confirmed. Also said today marked 30 business days since NVC received DS-261; operator said she would have that reviewed and make IV payment available ASAP.

August 5: E-mail sent to nvcinquiry@state.gov concerning changing our embassy BACK to Bogotá at 6:41 p.m. NVC time

August 6: IV invoice e-mail FINALLY received at 2:13 a.m. NVC time

August 7: IV payment made available on payment portal; paid

August 8: IV payment shows as PAID in payment portal; DS-260 becomes available

August 14: Checklist received; errors on sponsor's I-864 form and on joint sponsor's I-864A

August 15: DS-260 submitted

August 29: Checklist response and IV package sent via FedEx ground from Houston to NVC

September 4: Checklist response and IV package delivered at 11:21 a.m. according to FedEx tracking; signed for by GPETERS

September 8: Checklist response and IV package scanned

September 10: DS-260 accepted; false checklist received

September 17: E-mail response received from asknvc@state.gov (30 business days/43 calendar days later): Correspondence under review

September 26: Embassy change approved; new case number assigned

October 30: CASE COMPLETE

Embassy

Interview scheduled: Nov. 10 -- Medical: Nov. 25 -- Interview: Dec. 1, 9:30 a.m. APPROVED! -- Visa in hand: Dec. 5 -- POE: Dec. 29 in Houston

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Leatherneck   693

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Your questions are not "seemingly silly," and yes the mountain of forms with confusing questions can make one's head spin.

To all of your questions:

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

"The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!" - Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States, 1945.

"Retreat hell! We just got here!"

CAPT. LLOYD WILLIAMS, USMC

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Good luck!

"The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!" - Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States, 1945.

"Retreat hell! We just got here!"

CAPT. LLOYD WILLIAMS, USMC

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