Starting my journey

[Darnell 8,479]

i say file everything now, knowing you have a problem with the PCC.

When the interview date is set, you still have 10 to 45 days out.

so once the interview date is set, then, and only then, get on the bus to get a new PCC.

[TeacherJeff 0]

So we can bring the Filipino police clearance on the interview date then? Obtaining the Thai police clearance is not a problem since we live a stone throw away from the police station in hatyai. My uncle, who agreed to sponsor my wife, and I are having an argument of sorts. He thinks that it is best that he sponsors her by himself while I believe that I should be the joint sponsor. I must add that he has sponsored two other Filipinos in the past. Should I defer to his judgment?

Thanks a million

Jeff

[Darnell 8,479]

you are the primary sponser - there's no wiggle room on that.

the uncle would be the joint-sponser or co-sponser - there is no wiggle room on that either.

'to sponser a wife by oneself' always implies the fella married the wife and has ample assets .

It could be he's confused , if he was the primary sponser for family-related immigration stuff.

[TeacherJeff 0]

Is there a difference between a co sponsor and a joint sponsor? Can his assets completely cover my wife since I currently have no active income within America and no savings? Does that mean that I would have to file out an i-864 form as well? If so would I have to put "$0" on all income and assets on my part? Lastly should we bring the police clearance to the interview meeting?

[Darnell 8,479]

you are the primary sponser, so you fill out the I-864 showing 0 dollars.

anyone else is a co-sponser or joint-sponser - i can never get that label right,

but

it's the 2nd person, the one with income and/or assets ...

the 2nd person fills out a seperate I-864.

if you can't get the pcc into nvc, then by all means bring it into the interview.

[TeacherJeff 0]

  On 5/30/2013 at 1:47 AM, Darnell said:

you are the primary sponser, so you fill out the I-864 showing 0 dollars.

anyone else is a co-sponser or joint-sponser - i can never get that label right,

but

it's the 2nd person, the one with income and/or assets ...

the 2nd person fills out a seperate I-864.

if you can't get the pcc into nvc, then by all means bring it into the interview.

What form should the join sponsor fill out? Would there be one for him and one for me or would we use the same form? I am filing directly with the consular so I am uncertain if the packages would go through nvc. The lady who I submitted the I-130 form to in Bangkok said that the processing time was 3-6 months which is sufficently shorter than the 8-12 months through nvc.

[TeacherJeff 0]

Yikes.....the quote button did not work out as I had expected it. Anyway here was my follow up question.

"What form should the join sponsor fill out? Would there be one for him and one for me or would we use the same form? I am filing directly with the consular so I am uncertain if the packages would go through nvc. The lady who I submitted the I-130 form to in Bangkok said that the processing time was 3-6 months which is sufficently shorter than the 8-12 months through nvc."

sorry about that

[Ryan H 3,853]

  On 5/30/2013 at 1:35 AM, TeacherJeff said:

Is there a difference between a co sponsor and a joint sponsor?

  On 5/30/2013 at 1:47 AM, Darnell said:

anyone else is a co-sponser or joint-sponser - i can never get that label right,

FYI: Joint Sponsor is the proper term when referencing the I-864.

  On 5/30/2013 at 11:15 AM, TeacherJeff said:

"What form should the join sponsor fill out?

I-864

[Darnell 8,479]

Jeff - I'm sorry - I'm stuck with answering further questions for you.

It's painful, each time.

I want you to do two things, nowish.

1. change your profile settings to show:

--exactly what thing you are chasing

--exactly which US Embassy Country yer lass is in

2. fill out your timeline, over at http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=89054

ping back when you have completed that stuff, and thanks in advance !

[TeacherJeff 0]

  On 5/30/2013 at 7:20 PM, Darnell said:

Jeff - I'm sorry - I'm stuck with answering further questions for you.

It's painful, each time.

I want you to do two things, nowish.

1. change your profile settings to show:

--exactly what thing you are chasing

--exactly which US Embassy Country yer lass is in

2. fill out your timeline, over at http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=89054

ping back when you have completed that stuff, and thanks in advance !

That is a reasonable request. Apologies for not doing so sooner. I have filled out the timeline and updated my profile as requested.

  On 5/30/2013 at 3:39 PM, Ryan H said:

FYI: Joint Sponsor is the proper term when referencing the I-864.

I-864

So an i-864 for me and an i-864 for the joint sponsor?

[Darnell 8,479]

yup! two !

[Ryan H 3,853]

  On 5/31/2013 at 8:33 AM, TeacherJeff said:

So an i-864 for me and an i-864 for the joint sponsor?

Yes

[TeacherJeff 0]

and both of us will tick 'joint sponsors"? I have taught in Thailand for the past seven years with a Thai government school and this is the first year that I have not filed taxes back in America. My monthly salary is relatively small and I do not meet the poverty level threshold by American standards. Should I go ahead and file for this year even though I know that I do not owe anything?

[Ryan H 3,853]

  On 6/1/2013 at 10:36 AM, TeacherJeff said:

and both of us will tick 'joint sponsors"?

Only the joint sponsor will tick joint sponsor will tick that box. Since you are the primary sponsor, that would not be a box you would tick.

[TeacherJeff 0]

What about my taxes? I did not file for taxes this year because I earned under $9,000 usd while teaching in Thailand during the 2012 fiscal year.