I 864 question - part 8

[alexb 0]

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Hi I'm filling out the I864 form and having trouble with part 3:

Item 8 says:

"I am sponsoring the principal immigrant named in Part 2 above."

I check "yes" because that's my wife.

Item 9 says:

"I am sponsoring the following family members immigrating at the same time or within six months of the principalimmigrant named in Part 2 above. Do not include any relative listed on a separate visa petition."

this is where I'm not sure if I should include our daughter who turned 2 this May. So is she considered a relative or in this case is she going to be considered a "family member" who is "immigrating at the same time"? Can anyone help me?

thanks,

-alexb

[Shpat_Argjira 0]

http://www.visajourney.com/examples/INS-Form-I-864.pdf

[alexb 0]

http://www.visajourney.com/examples/INS-Form-I-864.pdf

Thank you, shpat for sending me that link. I looked at the form, but that's not exactly what I needed to know.

What is confusing to me, like I said, is whether my daughter is going to be included in this whole process, because she was born in mexico, but since i am a citizen then she automatically gets citizenship, but is it through this channel ie the visa process? or is it straight through the embassey, i just walk in and present her to the embassy officials with birth certificate, etc.?

But anyways thanks for taking the time to reply i guess i'll have to keep posting and keep reading other topics to find out.

-alex

[Dakine 26]

http://www.visajourney.com/examples/INS-Form-I-864.pdf

Thank you, shpat for sending me that link. I looked at the form, but that's not exactly what I needed to know.

What is confusing to me, like I said, is whether my daughter is going to be included in this whole process, because she was born in mexico, but since i am a citizen then she automatically gets citizenship, but is it through this channel ie the visa process? or is it straight through the embassey, i just walk in and present her to the embassy officials with birth certificate, etc.?

But anyways thanks for taking the time to reply i guess i'll have to keep posting and keep reading other topics to find out.

-alex

You have to do a CRBA.

Pick the consulate near you. They'll give the child a passport.

http://guadalajara.usconsulate.gov/service...rth-abroad.html

Edited August 23, 2008 by Haole

[alexb 0]

http://www.visajourney.com/examples/INS-Form-I-864.pdf

Thank you, shpat for sending me that link. I looked at the form, but that's not exactly what I needed to know.

What is confusing to me, like I said, is whether my daughter is going to be included in this whole process, because she was born in mexico, but since i am a citizen then she automatically gets citizenship, but is it through this channel ie the visa process? or is it straight through the embassey, i just walk in and present her to the embassy officials with birth certificate, etc.?

But anyways thanks for taking the time to reply i guess i'll have to keep posting and keep reading other topics to find out.

-alex

You have to do a CRBA.

Pick the consulate near you. They'll give the child a passport.

http://guadalajara.usconsulate.gov/service...rth-abroad.html

So that's the way i have to go then.

Thank you, haole. Hey my friends out there on the islands say haoles are . must be true...

[GlobeHopperMama 95]

Alex, just get started on the CRBA as SOON as possible. The US consulates in Mexico are notorious for giving people a hassle while trying to file for this. Make sure to bring in originals and several copies of everything requested. Have the hospital bills and all birth records on hand, along with proof of your relationship with your wife, proof of your physical presence in the US, and all the other stuff they request. Some consulates seem to make it easier than others, but I know some people who have had to go in several times because each time their documentation was considered insufficient. One person actually was sent to re-organize their paperwork in a specific order before returning to present it to the officials. Hopefully you end up with one of the easier ones.

Also, you can apply for your daughter's passport at the same time as the CRBA, but they are not the same thing. Extra fees, paperwork, the usual.

Good luck!

Edited August 23, 2008 by guatetaliana

[alexb 0]

Alex, just get started on the CRBA as SOON as possible. The US consulates in Mexico are notorious for giving people a hassle while trying to file for this. Make sure to bring in originals and several copies of everything requested. Have the hospital bills and all birth records on hand, along with proof of your relationship with your wife, proof of your physical presence in the US, and all the other stuff they request. Some consulates seem to make it easier than others, but I know some people who have had to go in several times because each time their documentation was considered insufficient. One person actually was sent to re-organize their paperwork in a specific order before returning to present it to the officials. Hopefully you end up with one of the easier ones.

Also, you can apply for your daughter's passport at the same time as the CRBA, but they are not the same thing. Extra fees, paperwork, the usual.

Good luck!

Okay, I'm not sure what CRBA stands for, but i think i understand, its what i need to do at the US embassey in mexico to get my daughter her citizenship, is that correct? From what they told me over here at Catholic Charities, that process is not so difficult, that i go in and they give me her citizenship the same day, like its automatic. Well, if its not that easy then it won't be the first time catholic charities has disappointed me.

Yeah i also spend my time going back and forth, mainly to be with my daughter, and i can't understand how this process would have me living here in the US full time and not being with my loved ones, especially a two year old doesn't understand all this government paperwork.

I can foresee some of the problems that i will have because of living part time in the US, mainly not having a job here and not paying taxes for the past three years. I do have bank accounts, vehicle registrations, and other correspondence to prove my domicile in the US, but i'm more worried about those all american 1040s and W2s.

Best of luck to you too!