US Immigration from Ireland

thought we could start a thread for NZ!

Anyone else out there!?!

Hey there,

Just got an update on my case, very frustrated by it. We were just told we do "not meet the minimum income requirement to sponsor the intending immigrants for this case. The consular officer will make a decision regarding this requirement at the time of the interview." And then we were linked here: https://www.uscis.gov/i-864p

I'm not really sure what the counsular officer making a decision means, but the message is also wrong. The HHS guidelines for a household of 2 is $21,550, but my wife made over $35,000 last year. How is that correct?

We were already told we aren't eligible for for "EZ" form, which I believe was incorrect too (we poured through the form info and saw nothing that would disqualify us) but they didn't tell us why and I thought it would be easier to just do the regular I-864 than trying to argue with them.

I don't want to file with a joint sponsor, but we could do it if we really needed. Does anyone have a better understanding of this situation than me?

Thank you.

Hi,

We're close to submitting our I-130 package digitally. I have searched to see if the below have been asked before. Apologies if I missed them.

I'm slightly confused by the submission of passport photos. The submission form itself states:

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Upload a recent color photograph of yourself that measures 2 inches by 2 inches....

....Also, include an image of the back of the photograph with your name and A-Number written in pen or pencil.

Is it necessary to make a scanned copy of the photos with the back signed along with the digital file? It seems quite redundant but it is asking for it so we're not sure.

Similarly, the I-130a form is not required to be signed by the spouse beneficiary if they are not currently living in the US. However, we are submitting an addendum to this with some extra information. The instructions say to sign and date these it doesn't mention not signing them if the spouse is not in the US. So if I am signing the addendum should I also sign the I-130a to remain consistent?

Thanks!

I am currently filling out form I-864 Affidavit of Support and my father-in-law has agreed to be my joint sponsor. He has filed his taxes jointly with his wife so the adjusted gross income figure on his 1040 contains their combined income.

Does this mean I have to include his wife as a co-sponsor too?

Thanks in advance for the advice!

Hey everyone,

Thank you for this great site! I have search alot and cant find a solid answer.

Myself and my wife (American) but live in ireland but we learn't that you can direct consular filing in the U.S embassy in Dublin. Is this true and if so, does anyone have any experince on how it went. Also any guides on how to go about filling it in Dublin.

Thank you so much