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Illiria Proficient

Illiria   980

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They have to be either a us resident or a us citizen, earn enough to cover the number of people in their family plus your spouse, and be willing to be subject to be subject to the terms of the affidavit of support which include being responsible to the government should your spouse claim government support before they reach 10 years of qualifying employment in the US,  become a citizen, leave, or die.

 

Personally I wouldn't do it unless I also knew the intending immigrant really well in addition to knowing the US based sponsor really well. My decision to do it would also be affected by why the US based sponsor wasnt earning enough for the affidavit of support. 

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K-1 Met:2002 Dating :2003 I-129F Sent : 2013-06-01 I-129F NOA2 : 2013-08-20 Medical: 2013-12-20 Interview Date : 2014-01-22 POE: 2014-02-19 Wedding: 2014-03-18

AOS/EAD Date Filed : 2014-04-04 BioAppt: 2014-05-13 EAD in Production: 2014-07-08 Interview date: 2014-07-14 Green Card received: 2014-07-19

ROC Date Filed: 2016-04-26 Cheque Cashed: 2016-05-10 NOA1: 2016-04-28 Biometrics: 2016-06-30 Approved: 11-08-2016 Green Card Received: 11-18-2016

 

Citizenship Date Filed: 2017-04-18 Cheque Cashed: 2017-04-24- NOA1:2017-04-21  Biometrics: 2017-05-19 Inline: 2017-07-12 Interview Date: 2018-02-13 Oath: 2018-03-15

geowrian Grand Master

geowrian   22,337

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16 minutes ago, jandtee said:

I do have a lot in my savings account though.  Do they care about savings account?

Yes, assets can qualify so long as they are convertible to cash within 1 year and without putting a hardship on the sponsor. A savings account meets this requirement fine. You need 3x the required income level in assets for a spouse.

 

Yes, a joint sponsor can be utilized if you don't meet the requirements yourself. The joint sponsor can be any green card holder or USC within the US who meets the financial requirements and is willing to do so.

Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

Spoiler

I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

zandtee Apprentice

zandtee   0

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Thank you so much for your help Geowrian in this thread and the other.  How much in a savings is enough? Can you give me a number? Also I have an uncle who works as a pharmacist, he makes about 150k a year.  Is that fine?

geowrian Grand Master

geowrian   22,337

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57 minutes ago, jandtee said:

Thank you so much for your help Geowrian in this thread and the other.  How much in a savings is enough? Can you give me a number? Also I have an uncle who works as a pharmacist, he makes about 150k a year.  Is that fine?

Is it just you and your spouse (no kids on either side)? If so, the household size for you to sponsor is 2, which means the income required is $20,300 (48 continental states). For assets, that would be $60,900.

https://www.uscis.gov/system/files_force/files/form/i-864p.pdf

 

Yes, if your uncle is a USC or green card holder with US domicile, at $150l/year they could sponsor virtually any family size. :)

Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

Spoiler

I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

pghknr Explorer

pghknr   14

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6 hours ago, jandtee said:

Filed for the CR1 visa recently.  They require 6 months of paystubs.  The last time I had a job was more than a while ago.  But if I have a close friend/relative who co signs will that pass the income requirement?

Intialy, How many months paystubs you sent to NVC . you did not send employment letter with paystubs?

 
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