NVC Filers - May 2014

[Ken Adams 41]

blsuda, on 11 May 2014 - 05:12 AM, said:

1.Petitioner I-864 - DO NOT put Father in Law name on Part 6 - 6A DO NOT check item 11

2.Joint Sponsor fills out a separate I-864

Thanks for your response. Here my petitioner has 0 income and her father is household member.

[Ken Adams 41]

I see it there now in the case completed section, currently #107!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtbvTEwLyHz1dDhjM3lXTEl1cW1SbjRwdW9YRGlIanc&hl=en#gid=0

If the father in law is a household member, ie counts your wife as a dependent, then he files the 864a, and you would have your wife list him in Part6/ number 6 and number 11.

If he is not a household member, just a family member, he fills out the regular 864, and your wife does NOT add him to Part 6.

So the scenario depends on whether he is considered a household member... hope that helps!!

Good luck

I think most people here would tell you to do it without a lawyer as the lawyers have often made errors and aren't as proactive at getting documents out quickly like the members here do. It can certainly be handled by you, with the guidance of this forum

NLR, you've even confused me lol, are you suggesting the joint sponsor actually fills out both an 864 AND an 864a by choosing option 3?

Thanks for your help. Yes!! here my wife is dependent and she has 0 income in 2013 and her father is sponsoring me. So we would like to go with petitioner I864 and household I864A. does it have any probs??

Any help is appreciated.

[NikLR 13,227]

Thanks NLR we have been married for last six years and we have a five years old daughter. He was LPR at that time but we applied after his citizenship and never applied for our daughter. He visited me 16 times during six years. I also used to live with his family my daughter is familiar with all of his family members. Have common financial ties since our marriage. I also have multiple visit visa for canada, we and our daughter visited canada twice and recently to SaudiaArabia.Every evidence a normal couple can present we posses all. Are these sufficient for a safe flight from interview?

seems pretty good to me

[NikLR 13,227]

Thanks for your help. Yes!! here my wife is dependent and she has 0 income in 2013 and her father is sponsoring me. So we would like to go with petitioner I864 and household I864A. does it have any probs??

Any help is appreciated.

Yes then they have to prove they live in the same house and that he is her father. So if you choose to go that route, photocopies of both driver's licenses and her birth certificate with him listed.

I-864a is for combining incomes. If she's dependent on his taxes and they do it this way (and he's not married) the house hold is 3. If he's married the household count is 4.

if he files MFJ with his wife she also needs to provide an I-864a.

[Changnoi 410]

Thanks for your response. Here my petitioner has 0 income and her father is household member.

You are on the right path. If her fathers income meets the requirements then he would file I-864 and

provide W-2s to distinguish his income from anyone else that might be on the Federal Tax Return.

[Lakehouse 293]

hi etrangais,

1- my wife's uncle running a shope and her uncle are three family members (husband,wife and a son), and he is the honor of that shope.

So the household count would be 4 in his case, as he will count the family, plus the immigrant.

Edited May 11, 2014 by Lakehouse

[shinwary71 29]

i got case number and invoice ID on wednesday and i can't pay online.......what maybe the reason plz...i get this message in CEAC.state.gov

Please be advised that the case that you have attempted to access is not eligible for further processing by the National Visa Center at this time. Please contact the National Visa Center if you believe that you have received this message in error.

[usman104 23]

So the household count would be 4 in his case, as he will count the family, plus the immigrant.

hi lakehouse,

can you tell me that how much income would have enough of the sponsor for 4 members, because my wife is also sposoring me ?

[NikLR 13,227]

hi lakehouse,

can you tell me that how much income would have enough of the sponsor for 4 members, because my wife is also sposoring me ?

http://www.uscis.gov/i-864p

i got case number and invoice ID on wednesday and i can't pay online.......what maybe the reason plz...i get this message in CEAC.state.gov

Please be advised that the case that you have attempted to access is not eligible for further processing by the National Visa Center at this time. Please contact the National Visa Center if you believe that you have received this message in error.

please read post one and the link therein.

[Bharucfd 3]

Most of us here don't use lawyers unless you have a complicated case (waiver or other issues).

If your case is simple, it'll be faster to do it yourself. Friends in VJ will guide and help you if you need help throughout the process.

Study Saylin's wiki in post one of this thread (page 1) and you'll know exactly what needs to get done.

Good luck.

Thanks etrangais!!! my case is sort of simple but sort of complicated.. both of us are living abroad, so its a bit tricky since i don't have a full time residence in the states... it might make it a bit less nerve wrecking to have a lawyer... its just so expensive!

[Ellinora 72]

Thanks etrangais!!! my case is sort of simple but sort of complicated.. both of us are living abroad, so its a bit tricky since i don't have a full time residence in the states... it might make it a bit less nerve wrecking to have a lawyer... its just so expensive!

We are also both (well, all three of us) living abroad and personally I would have found it more nerve wracking to worry about the lawyer as well You see so many stories here about lawyers messing things up. Especially since we could not have met with the lawyer and would have had to deal with them long distance.

I also had a really bad experience previously with a immigration attorney, so I didn't want to deal with their incompetence again. Not saying all lawyers are incompetent, majority are not I'm sure, but our cases are just one of several cases they're handling and they won't have nearly as much in stake as we do (or time to focus, or interest in our cases etc.), so we have preferred to do it ourselves. It's totally doable from abroad, just follow Saylin's wiki, it has specific info for those filing from abroad.

This was of course our personal decision, everyone makes their own

Edited May 11, 2014 by Ellinora

[lucybelle 453]

We are also both (well, all three of us) living abroad and personally I would have found it more nerve wracking to worry about the lawyer as well You see so many stories here about lawyers messing things up. Especially since we could not have met with the lawyer and would have had to deal with them long distance.

I also had a really bad experience previously with a immigration attorney, so I didn't want to deal with their incompetence again. Not saying all lawyers are incompetent, majority are not I'm sure, but our cases are just one of several cases they're handling and they won't have nearly as much in stake as we do (or time to focus, or interest in our cases etc.), so we have preferred to do it ourselves. It's totally doable from abroad, just follow Saylin's wiki, it has specific info for those filing from abroad.

This was of course our personal decision, everyone makes their own

We are abroad as well and have gone through everything without a lawyer.

I do wish there was a section on VJ about filing from abroad (non-DCF) as I've had lots of questions that were hard to find answers within the mix of everything else. I've occasionally PMed old members to ask questions, but of course they never respond as they're long gone. When I get through the process I plan to write a long post about filing from abroad in hopes that it will help someone else!!

[katieflossom 54]

Hi all, long time no speak! Just wanted to check-in and find out how you know when you have reached case complete at NVC? Do you receive an email saying so, or is it a case of the oh-so-familiar calling up of NVC?

Thanks in advance for any help/advice.

[STACEY&MISHO 103]

Hi all, long time no speak! Just wanted to check-in and find out how you know when you have reached case complete at NVC? Do you receive an email saying so, or is it a case of the oh-so-familiar calling up of NVC?

Thanks in advance for any help/advice.

Hi! Haven't seen you around in awhile!! You do get an email for case complete. It comes about 7 days after though. And yes, you can always call to ask. I think a few members have reported not receiving that email. So calling just to be sure would be a good idea! It would be awful to have a case complete for weeks and not know it!! Lol!

Good luck to you!

[nightingalejules 678]

i got case number and invoice ID on wednesday and i can't pay online.......what maybe the reason plz...i get this message in CEAC.state.gov

Please be advised that the case that you have attempted to access is not eligible for further processing by the National Visa Center at this time. Please contact the National Visa Center if you believe that you have received this message in error.

Yes, read the links in the first post of this thread.

The short answer is that they haven't invoiced it yet. Have you gone to the forms portal and tried to fill in the DS261? If you don't have a lawyer, that's the first step. Of course then, you'll have the even more alarming "this case is in the process of termination" message in the fee portal, which means (it seems) that they're invoicing you.

It takes a few days from case # to be able to do anything on the ceac website. In the meantime, read the NVC wiki so you know what the steps are.

Welcome!