Bringing my daughter and wife (2 year old to the US)

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

4 hours ago, Keyser Soze said:

Hi, 

I'm a tad confused. I have lived in the US for 10 years in total starting 2006 (including 4-5 yrs in f-1,student visa). Does that suffice? 

Yes. You just need to prove 5 years of physical presence, in any capacity (2 of which after age 14, but sounds like that is easily met).

[Keyser Soze 1]

Another question on topic. So I checked the processing times for I130. What happens after I130 is approved? When do I send in proof of income and tax documents? How many years of tax documents will they ask for? This is the only year I've made good money (I'll have made about 40k by the end of the year) as I was in school until 2020. 

[Just Paul 4,595]

59 minutes ago, Keyser Soze said:

Another question on topic. So I checked the processing times for I130. What happens after I130 is approved? When do I send in proof of income and tax documents? How many years of tax documents will they ask for? This is the only year I've made good money (I'll have made about 40k by the end of the year) as I was in school until 2020. 

After filing the I-130 you wait until the case is at the NVC to do the financials.

[Keyser Soze 1]

so, I just filed for my wife's I-130. What's the processing timeline like? I checked the site and it asks for lockbox. I filed online... 

Also, will 1 year of tax return suffice? I didn't work in the past 2 years. (no income) as I was in school. 

[Boiler 45,525]

18 months, 2 years, you should have plenty of evidence of finacials.

[Keyser Soze 1]

37 minutes ago, Boiler said:

18 months, 2 years, you should have plenty of evidence of financials.

I've made 40k by now (this year). Will that suffice? 

[Demise 1,289]

44 minutes ago, Keyser Soze said:

I've made 40k by now (this year). Will that suffice? 

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

 

Yes, for a family of 3, the 125% of the poverty line is $27,450 (more in Alaska and Hawaii but less than $40k).

[Keyser Soze 1]

3 hours ago, Boiler said:

18 months, 2 years, you should have plenty of evidence of finacials.

does it really take 2 years for them to approve I-130? How long will it take once it gets sent to NVC? 

[Boiler 45,525]

2 hours ago, Keyser Soze said:

I've made 40k by now (this year). Will that suffice? 

Assume it continues yes

 

i was referring to the whole process seems you have just started 

[pushbrk 12,898]

1 hour ago, Keyser Soze said:

does it really take 2 years for them to approve I-130? How long will it take once it gets sent to NVC? 

No.  Time to study the guide.  Just click on the word Guides at the top of any page here and study the one applicable to you.

 

There's petition processing time, time to deal with NVC, and then time in the queue for the visa interview.  I think Boiler was thinking you would be working 18 months to 2 years before the interview, but the process could take that long too, depending on the interview queue and what happens between now and then.

 

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