Do I need to bring I-864, etc?

[NotAFish 11]

In:  https://vn.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visas/required-documents/

 

It says:

 

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* For IV applicants: The petitioner and any joint sponsor must submit a complete and signed Form I-864, Affidavit of Support for each eligible travelling applicant.  A photocopy of the petitioner and joint sponsor’s IRS tax transcripts and any relevant W-2s must be included.  For further information about required financial documents, please click here.
If an I-864 is submitted by a joint sponsor, he/she must submit proof of his/her legal status such as a copy of his/her U.S. Birth Certificate, U.S. Passport, Naturalization Certificate, or Lawful Permanent Resident Card.
If the evidence of support (I-864) has already been submitted to the National Visa Center, you do not need to submit it again at the interview.  If not, please be prepared to submit it on your interview date.  In some cases, if the evidence of support in file does not meet the guideline qualification, you will be requested to submit other financial documents after your interview.
Photocopies and scanned versions of I-864s and other associated documents are acceptable.

 

I completed the entire visa process through CEAC and the online NVC where I uploaded all of the financial documents.

 

Does this mean I do not have to bring my I-864 and tax records to the interview?

[NancyNguyen 1,657]

Hcm consulate will not proceed your interview without original i-134/i-864 and supported docs.

[NotAFish 11]

2 hours ago, NancyNguyen said:

Hcm consulate will not proceed your interview without original i-134/i-864 and supported docs.

I-134 is for K applicants, as I understand it, so with an IR-1 it would not apply to us, correct?

 

I'll go ahead and print everything out and bring it all, better to have what I don't need than to not have what I need.

 

Thanks!

[NancyNguyen 1,657]

1 hour ago, NotAFish said:

I-134 is for K applicants, as I understand it, so with an IR-1 it would not apply to us, correct?

 

I'll go ahead and print everything out and bring it all, better to have what I don't need than to not have what I need.

 

Thanks!

I wrote i-134 / i-864, means all financial support forms. At the consulate, they will check if you have all documents before proceeding you to the interview.

[NotAFish 11]

3 minutes ago, NancyNguyen said:

I wrote i-134 / i-864, means all financial support forms. At the consulate, they will check if you have all documents before proceeding you to the interview.

Maybe I'm not understanding you.

 

I never filled out an i-134, it was never requested of me when doing my application, and everything I see online tells me that it is for K visas, not CR-1 or IR-1 visas.

 

Can you be a bit more clear, please?  Did you do a IR-1 visa and use an I-134 form?

 

Thanks!

[NancyNguyen 1,657]

53 minutes ago, NotAFish said:

Maybe I'm not understanding you.

 

I never filled out an i-134, it was never requested of me when doing my application, and everything I see online tells me that it is for K visas, not CR-1 or IR-1 visas.

 

Can you be a bit more clear, please?  Did you do a IR-1 visa and use an I-134 form?

 

Thanks!

I wrote / means you need to bring either i-134 or i-864 based on your application. You have a spousal visa interview, so you will need to bring i-864.

[NotAFish 11]

1 minute ago, NancyNguyen said:

I wrote / means you need to bring either i-134 or i-864 based on your application. You have a spousal visa interview, so you will need to bring i-864.

I see, thanks!

[Babu Frik 1,162]

19 hours ago, NotAFish said:

In:  https://vn.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visas/required-documents/

 

It says:

 

 

I completed the entire visa process through CEAC and the online NVC where I uploaded all of the financial documents.

 

Does this mean I do not have to bring my I-864 and tax records to the interview?

Ceac has a message about having to bring originals,  the NVC website should have similar info. 

 

 

[Stein 276]

I just got back from our interview this morning.  He didn't ask for I-864, tax transcripts, even 2019 taxes since I don't have a transcript for last year.  He didn't look at any paperwork at all other than a thumb flip through the photo pages.

[NotAFish 11]

1 hour ago, Stein said:

I just got back from our interview this morning.  He didn't ask for I-864, tax transcripts, even 2019 taxes since I don't have a transcript for last year.  He didn't look at any paperwork at all other than a thumb flip through the photo pages.

Awesome!

 

It's funny, my wife chatted on the phone this morning with a friend who had their interview this morning as well, and while her friend got the request for more information form she said a couple (wife Viet, husband American) went through their interview in just a few minutes with just a look at their pictures, that must have been you!  Super glad to hear!

 

Do you mind sharing approximately how many pictures you had, whether they were all in date order and separated by before/during/after the wedding, etc.?

 

Congratulations!

[Stein 276]

1 hour ago, NotAFish said:

Awesome!

 

It's funny, my wife chatted on the phone this morning with a friend who had their interview this morning as well, and while her friend got the request for more information form she said a couple (wife Viet, husband American) went through their interview in just a few minutes with just a look at their pictures, that must have been you!  Super glad to hear!

 

Do you mind sharing approximately how many pictures you had, whether they were all in date order and separated by before/during/after the wedding, etc.?

 

Congratulations!

Yes, that must have been me.  I was the only one there!

 

I took 10-12 pages, 2-3 pictures per page.  I did put them in chronological order and broke them up by event per page.  I didn't differentiate before and after wedding but my wife did write the date, location and quick description under each.

 

Bear in mind that I my situtation may be a bit different than many people when it comes to proof.  Since I live with my family here there is less need to put a lot of effort into trying to prove bona-fide.  I didn't have any text logs or phone call logs.  I didn't have any other proof of relationship other than a farm that we bought in my wife's hometown but I didn't show him that.  He did ask for text or phone logs but I told him we don't have any since I live here.

 

This does remind me of one thing I neglected to state above.  When he asked me if I live here with my wife and daughter and I told him yes he did ask for a copy of our lease for the house.  Fortunately I did have that lease done specifically in both names and with English and Vietnamese back when we moved in because it did show when I arrived and how long I've been here.

 

Oh, I remember one more question he asked.  He wanted to know if we had traveled anywhere out of Vietnam together.  We hadn't  He asked about travel inside Vietnam.  We had flown to a couple of resort locations but he didn't ask for any proof of those.

[NotAFish 11]

1 hour ago, Stein said:

Yes, that must have been me.  I was the only one there!

 

I took 10-12 pages, 2-3 pictures per page.  I did put them in chronological order and broke them up by event per page.  I didn't differentiate before and after wedding but my wife did write the date, location and quick description under each.

 

Bear in mind that I my situtation may be a bit different than many people when it comes to proof.  Since I live with my family here there is less need to put a lot of effort into trying to prove bona-fide.  I didn't have any text logs or phone call logs.  I didn't have any other proof of relationship other than a farm that we bought in my wife's hometown but I didn't show him that.  He did ask for text or phone logs but I told him we don't have any since I live here.

 

This does remind me of one thing I neglected to state above.  When he asked me if I live here with my wife and daughter and I told him yes he did ask for a copy of our lease for the house.  Fortunately I did have that lease done specifically in both names and with English and Vietnamese back when we moved in because it did show when I arrived and how long I've been here.

 

Oh, I remember one more question he asked.  He wanted to know if we had traveled anywhere out of Vietnam together.  We hadn't  He asked about travel inside Vietnam.  We had flown to a couple of resort locations but he didn't ask for any proof of those.

 

Thanks, we're in the same situation., I've lived here since before I met and married my wife. 

 

Did they ask you for your residence card or your registration with the police?  My name is not on our lease but I have, of course, registered with the police.  Unfortunately I left my residence card in Da Nang because we were just coming here to Saigon for another matter but got the appointment email while here and I'm wondering if I need to go back to grab it.

 

Also, if it's not too personal, my wife is asking how long you lived in Vietnam with your family?

 

Thanks so much for the info!

[Stein 276]

They didn't ask for anything beyond the lease.  No mention of residence card or registration with police.  Didn't even look at my passport or any visas, visa exemption certificate or visa stamps.  Here's the thing, I truly believe any USC that shows up at an interview during this COVID shutdown time they know has been here for a minimum of 8 months.  That pretty much proves its a bona-fide marriage.  That said, I'd take the lease and take your police registration because that way you can show him both which ties your name to the address and her name is on the lease for the same address.

 

I moved here fulltime in January 2019 and we married April of 2019.  I made 6 trips here in the eight months prior for work but I happened to meet her the first trip here then started coming for two weeks every two months.  A Vietnamese guy that used to work in our company in US moved back here to run his dad's factory after he died many years ago and we kept in touch over the years and he invited me here for business.  I was sourcing everything in China prior to and after visiting I eventually moved everything here.  That's why I was able to come here for a couple of years - to get everything settled and running well.  Now we are heading to US but I'll still make 3-4 trips a year here for work.  It just all worked out but I was fortunate to be in a position to be able to be able to stay working for the same company straight through.  I've been with the company over 25 years so they are flexible with how I work.

[Stein 276]

We had a really nice agent.  Young guy, maybe 30-35.  He grew up 30 miles from my current house in US in the same state so that couldn't hurt either.  Small world kind-of-thing.  It was more of a chat than an interview.

[NotAFish 11]

12 minutes ago, Stein said:

They didn't ask for anything beyond the lease.  No mention of residence card or registration with police.  Didn't even look at my passport or any visas, visa exemption certificate or visa stamps.  Here's the thing, I truly believe any USC that shows up at an interview during this COVID shutdown time they know has been here for a minimum of 8 months.  That pretty much proves its a bona-fide marriage.  That said, I'd take the lease and take your police registration because that way you can show him both which ties your name to the address and her name is on the lease for the same address.

 

I moved here fulltime in January 2019 and we married April of 2019.  I made 6 trips here in the eight months prior for work but I happened to meet her the first trip here then started coming for two weeks every two months.  A Vietnamese guy that used to work in our company in US moved back here to run his dad's factory after he died many years ago and we kept in touch over the years and he invited me here for business.  I was sourcing everything in China prior to and after visiting I eventually moved everything here.  That's why I was able to come here for a couple of years - to get everything settled and running well.  Now we are heading to US but I'll still make 3-4 trips a year here for work.  It just all worked out but I was fortunate to be in a position to be able to be able to stay working for the same company straight through.  I've been with the company over 25 years so they are flexible with how I work.

 

Much appreciated, sounds like it was a reasonable and positive experience.  I've been telling my wife the same but she's been stressing out.  

 

Thanks so much for all the info, I'm sure it'll be useful for lots of other people as well!