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I have checked the NVC required documents for Pakistan but it says Police Certificate is not required. Is a court document required and are school records required? I just had a confusion can someone guide me in what documents they submitted to NVC especially for Pakistan

Hello! It s been a while since I last posted here. I m now a U.S. citizen, and I filed an I-130 for my mother in August 2023. I gave birth to my first child in 2022 and had planned to return to work after my mom s visa is approved. We received the I-130 approval last week, but my husband and I have decided that I will continue staying home with our child until he is 5. My son is currently 2.5 years old.

My question is, can I postpone my mother s visa interview? Or what would be the best route to take if we are not ready for her to come to the U.S. yet? I don t want to cancel her application because I know we ll need her help when I go back to work, but not for another 2-3 years. Thank you for taking the time to read my post.

Hi everyone,

I am a naturalized US citizen of Indian origin.

25 years ago I sponsored my mother to get permanent resident status. She is living with me since then. She never worked or obtained her citizenship. Last year she was diagnosed with cancer and she's now on Medicaid. Will I be liable for her medical expenses? It is more than 100 thousand dollars. She's still living and getting medical treatment. She's 77 years old.

I saw on USCIS website that sponsor is responsible for public charge including medicaid. She's never on public charge other than this. I always supported her living expenses.

Thanks in advance

Hi everyone, I purchased my home before my wife got her her conditional green card and now that she s here we ve been paying the mortgage together from our joint bank account.

Will the bank statement showing the monthly payment to the loan be proof we are paying mortgage together? She s not on the actual loan because that would require refinancing. The bank statement says ELECTRONIC PMT-WEB, FLAGSTAR BANK NA LOAN PYMT and then the amount. Is this good proof?

We also have utility bills with both of our names on them but those are paid from my individual account only.

I submitted my I-129F a couple weeks ago. I received the NOA1 text on 11/21, still waiting on the mailed I-797C receipt.

On Friday, I realized I needed to make a correction to my application. I misunderstood/misread the question about past citations; I should have answered yes instead of no (I had a non-criminal disorderly when I was a kid).

I called USCIS and talked to an agent. She said to submit the following:

- a copy of my I-797C receipt
- a letter detailing what exactly I want changed (including question no./page no./etc.)
- the court documents/etc. that I should have submitted with my original application

She said I shouldn't submit any revised versions of the I-129F, only the letter detailing the changes needed. Does anyone else have any experience with this? I've heard of the USCIS call center giving incorrect advice in the past. Since I'm waiting on my I-797C anyway, I wanted to see if anyone has any thoughts.