Hello everybody!
Beyond happy to have received our approval notice on our myuscis account yesterday, and a welcome email from the NVC last night with our case number. I was able to login and pay both the AOS and IV fees and I'm now looking to gather all documents required at this stage.
From my understanding, I, the petitioner need:
1. Filled and signed copy of I-864EZ (I am going to be the sole sponsor based on my W-2s for the past few years)
2. Tax return transcripts for the years 2017-2019 (I have these downloaded and saved already)
3. Paystubs from January to April 2020 (so about 7) to show current income
4. Do I also need to complete the DS-5540 and upload it?
My spouse, the beneficiary, after filling the DS-260 will need:
1. Our original marriage certificate
2. His original birth certificate
3. Police Clearance Certificate from Mumbai (this is currently unavailable because of the lockdown but as @Shemuz mentioned, NVC said we can select that it's not available and add an explanation that it will be brought to the interview but currently it's unavailable because of the ongoing lockdown)
4. Some pictures and text/call logs of our ongoing relationship (I'm not sure if we need this or where does it need to be uploaded)
Is that all we need? Are there any other documents required at this stage?
I've heard that people 'frontload' evidence at this stage. I do have a couple of other documents (life insurance beneficiary, spouse added to Geico car insurance) but I'm not sure where can these be uploaded.
Also, for the affidavit of support and income requirements:
1. For the years 2018 and 2019, I've made over 75k and had my sister claimed as a dependent so I filed as HoH, and will be showing a household size of 3.
2. I made about 3k in 2017 as I'd just started my job. Will this be an issue? I've heard @pushbrk say that Mumbai Consulate requires 3 years of qualifying income. Please advise!
3. My paystubs from 2020 show that my income is consistent with the past two years, and I have been working at the same company since Dec 2017. I'm hoping this makes up for my income in 2017.
Thank you for everyone's time and patience in this community. We wouldn't have been able to make it without your help!