Help please!! confused!

[Daria8885 1]

OK, my husbands interview was September 14th at the embassy in Bogota Colombia. We were sent away with a 221-g because we needed and I-864a from our sponsors spouse. I went home to the states got that info ASAP and expressed shipped it to Colombia thinking my husband would have to go back for another interview......Well, Bogota adapted a new system and now accepts documents sent to them through DHL so my husband does NOT have to go to the embassy again. We sent the papers to the embassy last week and my husband got a call today. They told him(he is having a hard time getting me to understand what they told him) that they processed our papers and everything was fine, but the embassy was having administrative problems....NOT us(administrative processing)...them(?)....I don't understand....if everything checked out with our file...why was he not approved? why do we have to wait longer? grrrrr Any info would be greatly appreciated

[Jack&Ana 1]

Apparently, there have been changing procedures at the Embassy, as much as I've looked for hard, written information on the subject I haven't had any luck.

If, by any chance, I find out something I'll post here. I wish you two the best of luck resolving this thing.

[Daria8885 1]

Thank you....I hope things go smoothly and it is at max a 2 week delay....*sigh* we have had too man damn delays and I am a very patient woman but wowzer I am getting pretty darn frustrated at this point....I wish I understood more of what was happening....I wrote the embassy so hopefully they can give me more details on the subject....I was just hoping someone might have known on here

[Blessing+faith 1]

OK, my husbands interview was September 14th at the embassy in Bogota Colombia. We were sent away with a 221-g because we needed and I-864a from our sponsors spouse. I went home to the states got that info ASAP and expressed shipped it to Colombia thinking my husband would have to go back for another interview......Well, Bogota adapted a new system and now accepts documents sent to them through DHL so my husband does NOT have to go to the embassy again. We sent the papers to the embassy last week and my husband got a call today. They told him(he is having a hard time getting me to understand what they told him) that they processed our papers and everything was fine, but the embassy was having administrative problems....NOT us(administrative processing)...them(?)....I don't understand....if everything checked out with our file...why was he not approved? why do we have to wait longer? grrrrr Any info would be greatly appreciated

HI There i have a question, Why did you need that from your co-sponcers wife?

Was just the co-sponcer not enough?

i am asking because we are using a co-sponser too.

"We were sent away with a 221-g because we needed and I-864a from our sponsors spouse."

[Daria8885 1]

HI There i have a question, Why did you need that from your co-sponcers wife?

Was just the co-sponcer not enough?

i am asking because we are using a co-sponser too.

"We were sent away with a 221-g because we needed and I-864a from our sponsors spouse."

You are exactly right....our original sponsor did not make enough and we needed to add his wife with the I-864a

[Blessing+faith 1]

You are exactly right....our original sponsor did not make enough and we needed to add his wife with the I-864a

Ok thank you for replying

[Edwin87 0]

everything checked out all right... you guys just have to wait. when they tell you that you are going into an administrative review is because they are going to check everything. Not because something is missing (they already told you everything was ok). It's standard procedure to double check it. just wait for the call that will inform your husband that the visa is approved. Gotta be patient. For some reason they put few(i think it's randomly but in your case i think they saw an opportunity because you missed some stuff) people under administrative review but it's a done deal....

[Daria8885 1]

everything checked out all right... you guys just have to wait. when they tell you that you are going into an administrative review is because they are going to check everything. Not because something is missing (they already told you everything was ok). It's standard procedure to double check it. just wait for the call that will inform your husband that the visa is approved. Gotta be patient. For some reason they put few(i think it's randomly but in your case i think they saw an opportunity because you missed some stuff) people under administrative review but it's a done deal....

How long could this take? I mean if they said everything was ok i just don't get why we have to go through this .....We have had so many bumps in the road I wish it would just smooth out *sigh*

[Edwin87 0]

i might be wrong here but i believe this happens because they have a certain number of visas that they issue in a certain period of time. (that's what i've heard) it could be days but i've seen cases that it last up to two months. so it shouldn't take more than that. patience....i know is wearing thin but...like i said don't worry everything is done. just wait....

[kali1229 6]

You are exactly right....our original sponsor did not make enough and we needed to add his wife with the I-864a

Hey, can you please explain what happened? My step-father is my co-sponsor so he filled out the I-864a but since my mom didn't work, I didn't fill out anything else (she wrote a letter acknowledging responsibility along with my step dad). My husband's interview is in November and I'm doing the finishing touches on the information I need to send him (new I-864a-step dad got a better job, and we both definitely meet eligibility). I already bought my husband's plane ticket (about 3 weeks after his interview, JIC) and wish to not have any more delays. Your situation might help the rest of us out!

Thanks!

[Daria8885 1]

Hey, can you please explain what happened? My step-father is my co-sponsor so he filled out the I-864a but since my mom didn't work, I didn't fill out anything else (she wrote a letter acknowledging responsibility along with my step dad). My husband's interview is in November and I'm doing the finishing touches on the information I need to send him (new I-864a-step dad got a better job, and we both definitely meet eligibility). I already bought my husband's plane ticket (about 3 weeks after his interview, JIC) and wish to not have any more delays. Your situation might help the rest of us out!

Thanks!

I'm confused......Do you and your stepfather live in the same house? If you do then you were right...You fill out the I-864 and he fills out the I-864a and your income can be counted together because you are in the same household BUT! If he does not live with you then you did everything wrong......If he does not live with Then you must fill out an I-864 and he must fill out an I-864 as well not the I-864a....and if that is the case and you do not live in the same household then you can not mix your incomes together. That is why I was delayed(221-g).....I thought me and my cousin(sponsor) could mix our incomes and have enough to sponsor my husband but me and my cousin do not live together so that didnt work and the NVC said nothing. They said our paperwork was fine and sent it on to the embassy. When we went for our interview the CO told us our sponsor did NOT make enough money and we had to leave and figure something out. I called my cousin ASAP and we talked about our options. He said he would add his wife with and I-864a and that worked because my cousin and his wife live in the same house and share an income. So I am the original sponsor(I-864) but I do not make enough money so I went to my cousin because we do not live in the same household he had to fill out the I-864 as well but when he added his wife because they DO live in the same household she had to fill out the I-864a sorry if this is confusing I am by no means an expert lol but that worked.....We sent the documents to the embassy through DHL and a few days later they called my husband to say "All of your paperwork checked out but I am afraid you were put into AP you must wait for us to contact you" my husband asked "so the paperwork we sent you 4 days ago is fine?" and she said yes that is my story

[kali1229 6]

I'm confused......Do you and your stepfather live in the same house? If you do then you were right...You fill out the I-864 and he fills out the I-864a and your income can be counted together because you are in the same household BUT! If he does not live with you then you did everything wrong......If he does not live with Then you must fill out an I-864 and he must fill out an I-864 as well not the I-864a....and if that is the case and you do not live in the same household then you can not mix your incomes together. That is why I was delayed(221-g).....I thought me and my cousin(sponsor) could mix our incomes and have enough to sponsor my husband but me and my cousin do not live together so that didnt work and the NVC said nothing. They said our paperwork was fine and sent it on to the embassy. When we went for our interview the CO told us our sponsor did NOT make enough money and we had to leave and figure something out. I called my cousin ASAP and we talked about our options. He said he would add his wife with and I-864a and that worked because my cousin and his wife live in the same house and share an income. So I am the original sponsor(I-864) but I do not make enough money so I went to my cousin because we do not live in the same household he had to fill out the I-864 as well but when he added his wife because they DO live in the same household she had to fill out the I-864a sorry if this is confusing I am by no means an expert lol but that worked.....We sent the documents to the embassy through DHL and a few days later they called my husband to say "All of your paperwork checked out but I am afraid you were put into AP you must wait for us to contact you" my husband asked "so the paperwork we sent you 4 days ago is fine?" and she said yes that is my story

Okay, great. Thank you for your response. I do live with my parents still Until I get my husband over here, we'll probably stay.

[kkhdadh 0]

Ok while we are at it, i am going to clarify my doubt too. See my husbands income was not enough too, so we submitted an I-864 by him and we took joint sponsorship from his cousin. She filed an I-864 separately. So that should be fine right? She doesn't stay with my hubby obviously. Her income is more than enough. I hope they won't have problem with that!?

[rapatel3188 0]

I 864a is required if you file your tax return together. It is required to get permission of sponsor wife.

[kkhdadh 0]

I 864a is required if you file your tax return together. It is required to get permission of sponsor wife.

She did file her taxes jointly. So your saying that i should get a i-864a from her husband as well???