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Quick question for those who ve filed I-864 has anyone had their lawyer use adjusted gross income (AGI) instead of total income for Part 6 (16.a 16.c)?

My lawyer filled in AGI, but when I checked the USCIS instructions, they say to use total income from Form 1040 (line 9 on current returns). I brought this up, and they said they typically use AGI and it doesn t cause issues in practice even though the instructions say otherwise.

In my case, the difference between AGI and total income is less than $100, so it s very minimal. Still, they went ahead and filed using AGI and 1040 tax return for the latest year.

Has anyone been in a similar situation? Did USCIS accept it without problems, or did it lead to an RFE? Would you recommend correcting it or just leaving it as is?

Would really appreciate hearing your experiences.

Hi all,

First time poster, long time lurker.

I'm getting ready to submit a K-1 visa application for my fiance, who is Vietnamese. I'm not worried about meeting the relationship criteria. We've met multiple times in the last year and have ample evidence. Our relationship is genuine.

I proposed to her back in December, and we found out in January that she's pregnant. We are both so excited! We realize that the baby will be born in Vietnam, which is actually what we were planning on when we talked about having kids. We're timing things so our child can spend the first year there, and they will both come to the US in fall 2027. I know to file a consular report of birth abroad. I talked to a lawyer and all three of us will go in person to the Embassy in Hanoi. Not an issue.

What I am unsure of, however, is if I should submit translated ultrasound reports as part of the documentation for our application? I could see it having some bearing on proving our relationship is genuine, but I can also see it being extraneous. I would lean more towards send it now to avoid USCIS requesting further information down the line, but was hoping someone here might have some insight.

Thanks!

Hi friends! First post here and I was delighted to see something like this site actually existed.

Quick question. I was documentarily qualified for my IR1 petition (wife & her son) in January 2026. The case is waiting for an interview slot in Manila, Philippines. We got the NBI clearance and foreign work clearances in January.

1) Is there anything I should be doing now?

2) Is there any way to estimate a wait time?

Ok our case is "ready" and it's in Jakarta Indonesia. We have NOT received anything from the embassy, nor have we received the case ID from NVC are those things I need to wait for or can I pay the visa fees and schedule his interview? Please any advice is appreciated..

Hello fellow VJ friends,

I have both my I-751 and N400 filed. I received my I-751 interview slot 2 months after filing my N400.
Went to the interview in Chicago the other day and was told my Green Card is extended, however I was fully expecting them to process the N400 at the same time (they used to combine these, right?). To my surprise, that did not happen and the Officer informed me that the Chicago Office has not been processing N400 interviews for over 6 months! Is that true? I thought it was only for select countries.

I was told to sit tight and wait, with no indication of when I can expect a N400 interview.