I-130 for Husband but which step for kids (split & merged)

[pushbrk 12,870]

33 minutes ago, Stephie C said:

 

Hi again, I’m am just looking for a little clarification if you don’t mind. I am in the process of completing the I-864/W for my husband and kids and am unsure of what to put down for our household size/ number of dependents. Do I include the 5 children in the household size and the add in the additional information that I-846w are being filed for them or do I only include my husband? Thank you again for you help. 

Who to count as dependents is covered well in the instructions.  Your joint sponsor doesn't count any non-immigrants such as I-864W children or the US Citizen petitioner.

[Stephie C 8]

23 hours ago, pushbrk said:

Who to count as dependents is covered well in the instructions.  Your joint sponsor doesn't count any non-immigrants such as I-864W children or the US Citizen petitioner.

Thank once again for your response. Just for perfect clarity to ensure I don’t make a mistake or look like I am trying to mislead anyone. Do I include the children’s names in part 5, item number 4 as is does not state anywhere that US citizen children should be excluded or children for whom you have filed an I-864w for. But is does instruct you to add up all people in your household for whom you are financially responsible for. 
 

So would it be best to list them in part 5, item 4 and then add an additional note to inform them that I have filed I-864W’s for them? 
Thank you for your help and time. 

[pushbrk 12,870]

1 hour ago, Stephie C said:

Thank once again for your response. Just for perfect clarity to ensure I don’t make a mistake or look like I am trying to mislead anyone. Do I include the children’s names in part 5, item number 4 as is does not state anywhere that US citizen children should be excluded or children for whom you have filed an I-864w for. But is does instruct you to add up all people in your household for whom you are financially responsible for. 
 

So would it be best to list them in part 5, item 4 and then add an additional note to inform them that I have filed I-864W’s for them? 
Thank you for your help and time. 

They are certainly part of the petitioner's household.  They are NOT part of the joint sponsor's household.

[Stephie C 8]

15 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

They are certainly part of the petitioner's household.  They are NOT part of the joint sponsor's household.

Thank you, we don’t have a joint sponsor. Should I include that the waiver forms have been submitted for the kids? Thanks 

[pushbrk 12,870]

4 hours ago, Stephie C said:

Thank you, we don’t have a joint sponsor. Should I include that the waiver forms have been submitted for the kids? Thanks 

NVC and Consular Officers will see exactly what was uploaded to CEAC.  They still count in your household.

Edited February 12, 2023 by pushbrk

[Stephie C 8]

On 2/12/2023 at 5:11 PM, pushbrk said:

NVC and Consular Officers will see exactly what was uploaded to CEAC.  They still count in your household.

Thank you very much for all of your advice.   I’m in the process of completing all of the I-864/W. Hopefully it will all work out.

[Stephie C 8]

Hi all, so I’ve submitted six I-130 applications for my husband and kids. Two of them are stating that the are ‘being actively reviewed’, they have had this status for a month but the other four still say ‘application received and notice sent’. Do you know if they will link all of the applications and approve them all at the same time? Thanks for you advice. 

[Mike E 11,739]

4 hours ago, Stephie C said:

’. Do you know if they will link all of the applications and approve them all at the same time? Thanks for you advice. 

They will not link them. They will not approve them at the same time. That’s generally not desirable.  

[Stephie C 8]

32 minutes ago, Mike E said:

They will not link them. They will not approve them at the same time. That’s generally not desirable.  

Why is it not desirable? They are currently reviewing the applications for two children under 5 but not the older child or the two children who are under two. Surely seeing the family as a whole would give the applications more validity and reduce the possibility of separating a family unit by approving visa at vastly different times. 

[Mike E 11,739]

40 minutes ago, Stephie C said:

Why is it not desirable?

One reason is because  minors can age out of immigration and citizenship benefits.  
 

Once first I-130 is approved you can wait for all the others to be approved before proceeding with NVC processing. You should inform NVC at least once a year that you are waiting for other I-130s to be approved.
 

Then once all approved, you can file a DS-260 for each beneficiary that indicates the names of the other beneficiaries (aka traveling companions).  Ideally  the embassy will 1. schedule a single interview and 2. Issue the visas all that the same time. However  this doesn’t always happen.  
 

Given the number of I-130s in flight, consider the possibility that one or more family members will travel to the U.S. activate their immigration visas before the other(s).  
 

 

[pushbrk 12,870]

5 hours ago, Mike E said:

One reason is because  minors can age out of immigration and citizenship benefits.  
 

Once first I-130 is approved you can wait for all the others to be approved before proceeding with NVC processing. You should inform NVC at least once a year that you are waiting for other I-130s to be approved.
 

Then once all approved, you can file a DS-260 for each beneficiary that indicates the names of the other beneficiaries (aka traveling companions).  Ideally  the embassy will 1. schedule a single interview and 2. Issue the visas all that the same time. However  this doesn’t always happen.  
 

Given the number of I-130s in flight, consider the possibility that one or more family members will travel to the U.S. activate their immigration visas before the other(s).  
 

 

This is a very long thread, so not sure why you think these newly filed cases will proceed on different timelines.  They COULD but there's not reason to predict they WILL.  To the OP, no matter what the website says, none of your cases is actually being actively "reviewed" by a human.  That status is misleading.  Your cases are in the the very long queue to be reviewed.  When they ARE reviewed it will be less than 30 minutes of human eyes on them per case, after which they will be approved, denied, or an RFE sent.  Relax.  You are now waiting through a long black hole, probably a year.

[Stephie C 8]

16 hours ago, Mike E said:

One reason is because  minors can age out of immigration and citizenship benefits.  
 

Once first I-130 is approved you can wait for all the others to be approved before proceeding with NVC processing. You should inform NVC at least once a year that you are waiting for other I-130s to be approved.
 

Then once all approved, you can file a DS-260 for each beneficiary that indicates the names of the other beneficiaries (aka traveling companions).  Ideally  the embassy will 1. schedule a single interview and 2. Issue the visas all that the same time. However  this doesn’t always happen.  
 

Given the number of I-130s in flight, consider the possibility that one or more family members will travel to the U.S. activate their immigration visas before the other(s).  
 

 

Thank you for your advice. Given the very young age of the kids going separately is not feasible and my husband would never cope😆. I will just have to keep my fingers crossed that they are approved around about the same time. Thanks again. 

[Mike E 11,739]

2 hours ago, Stephie C said:

Thank you for your advice. Given the very young age of the kids going separately is not feasible

Whether you think it is feasible does not matter   I would expect it and plan for it   

2 hours ago, Stephie C said:

 

and my husband would never cope😆. I will just have to keep my fingers crossed that they are approved around about the same time. Thanks again. 

Understand that once an immigration visa is used, it is a temporary I-551 good for one year. So if your husband’s visa is issued first, he can travel to the U.S., activate his visa, and return to his country to wait for the last kid to get a visa issued   He can file I-131 to get a reentry permit  
 

If the kids get their visas before their father, if you are the parent listed on their birth certificates, they will become U.S. citizens if they use their visa before age 18. Once they get their U.S. passport you can ferry them back to be with their father.

[Stephie C 8]

15 hours ago, pushbrk said:

This is a very long thread, so not sure why you think these newly filed cases will proceed on different timelines.  They COULD but there's not reason to predict they WILL.  To the OP, no matter what the website says, none of your cases is actually being actively "reviewed" by a human.  That status is misleading.  Your cases are in the the very long queue to be reviewed.  When they ARE reviewed it will be less than 30 minutes of human eyes on them per case, after which they will be approved, denied, or an RFE sent.  Relax.  You are now waiting through a long black hole, probably a year.

Thank you once again for your help and advice. Do you think is worth filing and I-129F for my husband and listing the kids on it? My hope in doing this would be to speed up the whole family getting over there to meet my husband’s work commitments. I haven’t do this yet as on the US gov. Website it states that a it is for children who have ‘no claim to citizenship’ as the kids will become citizens when they reside in the US with me I was unsure if they were eligible. Am I correct in my understanding? Thanks very much. 

[Mike E 11,739]

15 hours ago, pushbrk said:

This is a very long thread, so not sure why you think these newly filed cases will proceed on different timelines.  They COULD but there's not reason to predict they WILL

 

 

Lets say there is a 95 percent two cases will have visas issued at same time. The probability 6 cases will have visas issued at the same is:

 

0.95^5 = 77 percent. Or a 27 percent chance at least one visa won’t be issued at the same time.

 

There are enough reports on visa journey of visas for family members not being synchronously issued. With 6 family members it’s reasonable to expect that possibility versus being unprepared.

 

Since real talk is unwelcome,  I am out of here