US Immigration from Ecuador

My cousin went for her interview with her kids, but they denied her visa, now what is going to happen with her kids? please help.

BTW, her case is denied because, long time ago she tried to enter with somebody else passport, what can she do now?

So we got my wife's EAD expedited and got the approval (based on financial hardship due to a job offer she could miss out on). It was approved on the 24th of June, and the NOA stated the dates were from then to June of next year, but so far, we have not received the card. We had gotten help from our congresswoman's office for the expedite, and my wife asked the guy who handled our request in the congressional office if she could start working while waiting for the card. His response was, "As for working, that would be a decision of the your [sic] employer."

That seemed a little indirect of a response to me. He seems to be indicating that she is legally able to work if the employer is amenable, but of course they are amenable. They made her a job offer! They want her working for them. And he didn't directly address the legality of it. He just said it's a decision for the employer. It makes me wonder if he understood the question or actually has given her the correct answer. So I'm submitting the same question here in the forums for hopefully a more straightforward response. My wife's EAD application has been approved. We have a NOA stating as much, but we don't have the EAD card yet. Can she start working?

Hi all,

I have searched through many threads but was unable to find anything similar to this specific question.

Page 4, Part 6, #7 on the I-864 asks for "My current individual annual income". Many of the posters here seem to recommend putting one's annual salary (gross income).

However, a few sites out there say that it should be your estimate for the Total Income line of your tax return for the current year. Here is one such example.

I contribute the maximum to my employer's retirement plan and since those contributions are tax deferred, the "Total Income" line on my tax returns is much less than my gross salary. Since this Total Income amount is what is asked later on (Page 5, Part 6, #24), it seems logical that USCIS wants something similar for "current individual annual income". On the other hand, a letter from my employer (one suggested piece of evidence) would instead report my gross salary. Pay stubs (another suggested piece of evidence) would show my gross salary too, but also the various pre-tax deductions like my retirement contributions.

So what is USCIS looking for when it comes to "current individual annual income"? The I-864 form instructions for that specific question are fairly vague:

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Type or print your current, individual, earned or retirement, annual income that you are using to meet the requirements of this affidavit and indicate the total in the space provided.

You may include evidence supporting your claim about your expected income for the current year if you believe that submitting this evidence will help you establish ability to maintain sufficient income. You are not required to submit this evidence, however, unless specifically instructed to do so by a U.S. Government official. For example, you may include a recent letter from your employer, showing your employer s address and telephone number, and indicating your annual salary. You may also provide pay stubs showing your income for the previous six months.

Just as an example with made up numbers, suppose my annual salary is $40,000 and I plan to contribute $19,500 to a company 401k plan this year. Since that $19,500 is excluded from Wages/Salaries/Tips on my W-2, this would make the "Total Income" line on my 1040 closer to $20,000 than $40,000. As a result, the choice I am talking about makes a big difference.

If anyone has any insight, and especially any link to language from USCIS that might help clarify this, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Is anyone traveling to see their partner during COVID? My fiance lives in Ecuador and I do have a ticket to see him this September.

What are some thoughts on traveling during covid? Has anyone been traveling? Will they be traveling anytime this year?

Hello,

My fiance and I have begun filling out the 1-129F. The issue is, he lives in rural Ecuador, a small town called Puyo...they have provinces but no house numbers or street names. How would we go about filling out the address portion for hi information?

I asked him, if I were to send him something, where would I send it and he gave me what we would equate to a UPS of sorts there.

Background: I have met him, I've known him for 9 year...I lived with his aunt and uncle in a more rural area of Ecuador, he did not live there at the time so I assumed that where he lived wasn't as rural as where his family lived...I assumed wrong I suppose.

Any and all advice is greatly appreciated!

Ashley and Manuel