US Immigration from Australia

Hi Team,

I have my interview on 11th October at Sydney Consulate and will be staying with my cousin and getting the train into the city for 9.30am Interview.

I have compiled all the documentation for the interview and would like some tips on how to organise the documentation so its easy to hand over to the interviewer and give them the specific documents they are requesting. I know we are not allowed to use a folder or clear files etc, but did anyone put like removable sticky notes on the documents as tabs to easily find each of the documents they wanted for example?

I'm thinking of dividing it up with cover pages for each section and using bull dog clips for each section

1. K1 Cover sheet with civil documents and photocopies, DS160 confirmation page, receipt of fee payment, police certificates, passport, passport photos, etc.

2. I 134 Financial support form and evidence

3. Evidence of relationship

Please let me know if you have any feedback.

Thank you,

Anushka

Hi Team,

I am picking up my medical today from Sonic Health and will need to post it to Sydney Embassy. Am I supposed to do registered post and if so who do I address it to and who signs for it at the embassy? Do I post it to Suite 2 Millar street address?

My interview is on 11th October so I have a bit of time don't need to post it right away but would like to get it done asap.

Thanks for your help.

Anushka

Hey VJers!

We have a random one, if our I-751 application gets rejected and sent back to us, can we add more supporting doc like state tax returns that are notarized and affidavits that were sent to us after we mailed the first packet out and send it out again? We think we might have missed a page of the form...

Thanks!

Hi !

Does anyone know about how needing to reschedule a biometrics appointment might delay I-131 (Advance Parole) being approved?

My situation is that I'm on an H-1B visa (my visa stamp has expired but I have an I-797 that extends my visa, and have an unexpired I-94 along with it), and I have filed I-130 and I-485 concurrently with my US Citizen spouse.

My NOA1 was for June 30, 2022 for all my forms, though due to circumstances beyond my control, I couldn't attend my original biometrics appointment (July 29, 2022) and needed to reschedule. I'm still waiting for news about when my rescheduled biometrics appointment will be.

The main issue is: I would like to travel in mid-March to attend my sister's wedding in Australia. I have two options:

1. When abroad, apply for a new H-1B visa stamp (this will cost me a lot of money due to reciprocity fees, needing to do extra travel to visit a consulate, and needing to take extra time off work which isn't a guarantee)
2. Wait for I-131 Advance Parole and travel with that (though I'm uncertain whether I'll receive AP in time before March)

Would it be worthwhile risking the I-131 coming through in time and have travel booked? The alternative (applying for new H-1B visa stamp) is very expensive, though offers more "time" guarantee.

Also, are there any third options/alternatives that I might not be aware of that can help my situation?

Thanks!

Hello, I am working on filling out the I-864. I am the USC petitioning for my husband, we are both overseas. I am planning to use assets not income to qualify, and I have (hopefully) sufficient documents to prove "intent to re-establish domicile". My question is, since my income is foreign and can't be used for the I-864, which box do I tick in Part 6, if any? There are boxes next to items 1, 4, 5, and 6.

I am thinking I should tick none of the boxes (I am employed, so I shouldn't tick "unemployed" even though my income will not be counted for the I-864) and then write a 0 for item 7. Or should I tick the box for item #1 and also write a 0 for item 7?

The options are:

1. Employed as a/an....

2. Name of Employer 1

3. Name of Employer 2 (if applicable)

4. Self employed as a/an (Occupation)

5. Retired since (mm/dd/yyyy)

6. Unemployed Since (mm/dd/yyyy)

7. My current individual income is:

Thank you very much for your help!