August 2018 I-129F Filers

[Greenbaum 12,259]

28 minutes ago, osally1 said:

She will only fill the forms and sign it also send it to me the original copy? please what documents do she need to add to it also if you have ideal.

EVIDENCE OF SUPPORT. You should be able to demonstrate that you will not become a public charge or be a burden on the U.S. taxpayers for financial support. A completed I-134 Affidavit of Support (https://www.uscis.gov/i-134) Form K1/K2 Interview Preparation Instructions – English (February 2014)  Page 3 of 9 with an original signature will be useful to the consular officer to evaluate your petitioner’s ability to be financially responsible for you. You should also submit your petitioner’s most recent U.S. Federal income tax return (Form 1040) and wage statements (Form W-2). Employment letters stating salaries and bank statements may be included to substantiate the I-134. Get the IRS transcript in place of the actual 1040 here: https://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Get-Transcript Use this link to determine the income levels needed https://www.uscis.gov/i-864p.

[Greenbaum 12,259]

28 minutes ago, osally1 said:

Thanks but is just going to fill the forms and sign it alone and send the original to me not to the government again ? 

Yes forms go to the beneficiary to submit at the interview.

[JMEngland 438]

3 hours ago, Greenbaum said:

Do you have a link to the article. I would find interest in it's content. Thanks.

I couldn't find the original article I read, but this one came up at the top of the list. seems like word is spreading, I don't doubt that, because of the political environment right now, these delays start making headlines everywhere. if you Google "USCIS Delays" and then click news, there's been quite a few news agencies covering it over the last week, 2 weeks. 

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2019/01/31/uscis-immigration-delays-grow-longer-and-longer/

[P&K 38]

7 hours ago, Greenbaum said:

The I-134 is a document that gives information to the CO that they use for adjudicating your case. It's to answer if the petitioner can "afford" to support the beneficiary and not become a "public charge".  You will complete the I-134 prior to the interview and once in front of the CO they will collect that document from you. So yes it's filed after the USCIS approval but NOT till you are at the interview will you "file" it with the CO. I hope this explanation helps.

Is it too soon  to start filling out the i34 form for a November filer? There's a few documents to be attached too, that seem to require some time to gather, or should we just wait for noa2?

[P&K 38]

7 hours ago, Greenbaum said:

Do you have a link to the article. I would find interest in it's content. Thanks.

https://www.aila.org/infonet/aila-policy-brief-uscis-processing-delays

[JMEngland 438]

32 minutes ago, P&K said:

Is it too soon  to start filling out the i34 form for a November filer? There's a few documents to be attached too, that seem to require some time to gather, or should we just wait for noa2?

Ensure that this year's tax returns are included. for sure if it doesn't include this year's taxes they'll consider it out of date. I would probably try to have your i-134 within 2 months current, if not within 1 month. I'd wait until you get your noa2 and then do it. you have at least a month from noa2 to interview, so there's plenty of time to do it and send it to your beneficiary. 

[MsNina 184]

22 hours ago, JMEngland said:

Yea, they seem to be pretty quick lately. I just saw that a bigger news website posted an in depth article about how uscis is all backed up and there's essentially no reason for it. same amount of employees, same workload, longer processing times. they basically accused them of slacking off and called for an audit into them. I don't doubt that you start to notice things magically start to pick up over there in the coming weeks. 

Where is this article? And yes im sure they will get their act together. This is ridiculous!

[JMEngland 438]

3 minutes ago, MsNina said:

Where is this article? And yes im sure they will get their act together. This is ridiculous!

I posted one a few posts back, and another user posted another one. 

[MsNina 184]

Just now, JMEngland said:

I posted one a few posts back, and another user posted another one. 

Can you tag me?

[Prizm123 1,086]

4 hours ago, JMEngland said:

49 minutes ago, P&K said:

https://www.aila.org/infonet/aila-policy-brief-uscis-processing-delays

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2019/01/31/uscis-immigration-delays-grow-longer-and-longer/

 

[MsNina 184]

2 minutes ago, Prizm123 said:

 

I know about the delays...i want to know about the audit. This article says nothing about audit. But since end of last year i have seen processing time lessen..now they put it back up..

[Prizm123 1,086]

from what i have read before its always quicker in the first 4-5 months of the year. i don't know why. maybe because the holidays are all over.

[MsNina 184]

6 minutes ago, Prizm123 said:

from what i have read before its always quicker in the first 4-5 months of the year. i don't know why. maybe because the holidays are all over.

Right. I hope it continuez 🙏🏾

[JMEngland 438]

Just now, MsNina said:

Right. I hope it continuez 🙏🏾

I'm just hoping these delays transferring from USCIS to NVC get fixed. It's the highest that I've ever seen right now. Hoping it drops back down to a couple weeks. 

[Greenbaum 12,259]

2 hours ago, P&K said:

Is it too soon  to start filling out the i34 form for a November filer? There's a few documents to be attached too, that seem to require some time to gather, or should we just wait for noa2?

You can begin working on the I-134 because like I said in a earlier post it needs to be completed for the interview. It's a document that can be saved and re-opened for edit till such time as you feel that it is "perfect" and it's time for the interview. Once must be careful as the latest form is dated Nov 2018 expire date but it remains "open" till another one is produced. Sometimes they have you go straight to the new document, other times they give you a grace period before they require the new addition be used.

 

Also, the latest copy of your tax return must be included in the documents. If your interview is before April 15th and you have not filed 2018 taxes then you are allowed to use the most current tax return which would then be 2017.

Edited February 11, 2019 by Greenbaum