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Recently unemployed, need to file for AOS, advice please!

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Nikikita   3

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Hi everyone,

I-194 expires 1/25, we were married 12/23, however was suspended/fired shortly after getting married. (Casino business that is going bankrupt and is looking for any excuse to fire someone and unfortunately, I got sick over the holiday season and called in once... :/)

I am currently looking for a job, but not sure what to do with our AOS application now.

My main concerns are that he still needs to get all his vaccinations before we can file and I am afraid my unemployment will affect my affidavit of support...

So my questions are:

Where are the cheapest place to get vaccinations?

-Obviously, without my job, he cannot get on my insurance and we don't have a lot of wiggle room with money until I can find something else.

-Also, anyone have any experience on what the cost is for all vaccinations?

Should I still do the Affidavit of support or would it be better to ask a sponsor?

-My wages before, more than covered the 125%, however, I won't have a pay stub since the beginning of this month and I don't want my lack of finances now to affect our application.

Should I just wait to file until I find something? (possibly after I-194 already expires)

-It will be stressful but I have enough saved up to file now... I just won't have as long of a safety net to find a job-- though I am applying for unemployment (waiting on interview to see if I was approved). But I wondering which would be better for my case. File now, deal with the financial stress, possibly need to have a sponsor. Wait to file until a job pans out, but he will be out of status, risky.

Any advice would be great!

Thanks so much

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Boiler Grand Master

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Did he not get his medical completed in China, why does he need one in the US?

You have to be the sponsor but without a job or savings then you need a co sponsor.

Sooner you file sooner he can also work.

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Nikikita   3

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Did he not get his medical completed in China, why does he need one in the US?

You have to be the sponsor but without a job or savings then you need a co sponsor.

Sooner you file sooner he can also work.

He got a medical in China, but did not get vaccinations.

He had a few of them as a child, they would not give him the records so we will have to do all vaccinations over again.

Thanks for the advice on the affidavit!

On i-864 you have to disclose your employment status , not my just provide annual income. I would go for a sponsor if you can get one.

Thanks!

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KayDeeCee   4,896

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AOS only requires the MMR, Tdap/TD, varicella(or history of chickenpox), and the flu shot(only during flu season). http://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/exams/ti/civil/vaccination-civil-technical-instructions.html#tbl1

You will need a joint sponsor. You will need to state that you are unemployed and your current annual income is now zero.

Link to K-1 instructions for Ciudad Juarez, Mexico > https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/K1/CDJ_Ciudad-Juarez-2-22-2021.pdf

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CowBoE   429

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Timing was so unfortunate, but I'm sure you'll be employed in the near future.

But since this game is all about getting the approval,

I would recruit a reliable co-sponsor if you can ASAP.

Alternatively, if it's possible, take on any job even if it's a lower pay and not the

ideal job as long as it can fulfill the required income limit for the purpose of filing,

and continue to look for a better job.

Sometime if we lower our self, we can easily and quickly find (lower paying) jobs

that we are over qualified for.

Best of luck.

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Nikikita   3

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AOS only requires the MMR, Tdap/TD, varicella(or history of chickenpox), and the flu shot(only during flu season). http://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/exams/ti/civil/vaccination-civil-technical-instructions.html#tbl1

You will need a joint sponsor. You will need to state that you are unemployed and your current annual income is now zero.

Thanks for the information on the Vaccinations! I thought it would be a lot more than that!

Timing was so unfortunate, but I'm sure you'll be employed in the near future.

But since this game is all about getting the approval,

I would recruit a reliable co-sponsor if you can ASAP.

Alternatively, if it's possible, take on any job even if it's a lower pay and not the

ideal job as long as it can fulfill the required income limit for the purpose of filing,

and continue to look for a better job.

Sometime if we lower our self, we can easily and quickly find (lower paying) jobs

that we are over qualified for.

Best of luck.

Thanks for the advice and support. I am looking for as much as I can even jobs with lower pay... Unfortunately, I've gotten a few replies saying sorry, I am over qualified... but I'm hoping to find something soon!

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