US Immigration from Philippines

I got laid off from my job and it seems really difficult to land another job in time for the immigration process if I'm being realistic.

My wife's cousin is a green card holder who has lived in America for about 7 months now with just 1 tax return so far. Does she qualify to be joint sponsor? Her cousin doesn't live with me, so she's not considered part of my household.

From what I've read, it seems that a "join sponsor" would need 3 years worth of tax returns and be in the same household as me? When I asked Emma and spoke with a live agent, they pointed me to these links:

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-864a.pdf

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-864ainstr.pdf

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Anyone applying to be a permanent resident through a family member must have a sponsor. A sponsor is also required for a family member coming to work for a relative, or for a company in which a relative owns 5 percent or more of the company. If the petitioner does not meet the financial qualifications, the income of certain other household members can be added into the income level of the petitioner if that household member signs a contract on Form I-864A, Contract Between Sponsor and Household Member, agreeing to make their income and/or assets available for the support of the petitioner s relative applying for permanent residence. If the petitioner still cannot meet the financial qualifications, another person will need to complete a separate Form I-864, Affidavit of Support, to become a joint financial sponsor of the petitioner s relative. If you choose to become the joint sponsor, you must meet all sponsorship requirements separately, including the minimum income requirements for your household, and must be willing to assume, along with the petitioner, financial liability for the sponsored immigrant. All sponsors must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, be at least 18, and be living in the United States (including territories and possessions) when they file the affidavit of support.

I searched but didn't find any recent relevant answers to this.

I'm filing my ROC packet next month and just realized our home printer only has the black ink cartridge.

Being cheap efficient and wanting to make do with what I have at home, I prefer not to buy color ink if I can avoid it. Is it okay to print out my ROC packet in black and white? Obviously I will check if everything is readable/clear before sending the packet. The only item I can think that might be affected by B/W are pictures. Most of our evidence are financial documents and proof of residency/travel.

Hi all,

My wife and I are starting to get close to our NOA 2 (hopefully), and we are beginning to prepare for the NVC phase and eventual interview, where possible. I've read several threads about evidence of financial commingling and evidence of support, but many of those threads seem to be for married couples who are already living together. My wife and I live apart, as she is still living in the Philippines, and I live in the United States.

So, I've read a few threads where experienced commenters warned against submitting evidence of money transfers without a specific request, as it could potentially look like a "bought" or arranged marriage. I've read others who had an RFE at interview for evidence of financial support.

My wife and I have a 16-year age gap, where I'm 48 and she's 32. So, that's on my mind a bit. We have strong evidence of bonafides, with a trail of how we met, ongoing communication, me visiting her 3 times this past year, pictures with her family, my communication with her family, 2022 tax returns MFJ. This June we will be married for a year, together for nearly 2 years (about 20 months). I don't feel terribly concerned about that.

But I'm a little unsure about what to eventually submit for further evidence of commingling. I did add her to a credit card, which she now has and uses sometimes for food and other things she wants or needs. And, since our marriage, I do send her money regularly every two weeks via MoneyGram, direct to her bank account, for bills, gym membership, and pocket money. We do not have a joint bank account because she does not yet have an ITIN and is not here to sign documents, and I don't have an account in the Philippines. So, I could potentially submit the credit card statements and MoneyGram records (which will correspond to my bank account anyway with my account showing debits from MoneyGram every two weeks). But I also don't want to inadvertently give an appearance of a purchased marriage.

Any thoughts or advice from experienced VJ folks?

Hello, In 2011 I petitioned a Filipina on a fiance' visa, got married, did conditional GC, then 10-year GC but got divorced in 2015. She had been working most of the time since then but has had medical problems (had a brain tumor and 2 surgeries of stage 3 or 4 cancer) and has gotten on Medicare. She met another guy a few years ago and has been living with him since but now they're having problems.

I recently contacted her, because I was checking her status because of my current I-130 with my new wife. I figured she was married and already had her citizenship but to my surprise she had not. She also informed me that she has been receiving $2-300 a month public assistance.

Now I'm wondering how this can or will affect my filing of the NVC AOS paperwork going forward.

I'm currently at the NVC stage with current wife filling out I-864. I have been unemployed since 2010 and on VA disability and ssdi.

I'm wondering if my income of $25k ssdi (which is on my taxes) and $47k (which is not taxable) will work on my current wife's Visa?

I also have no Co-sponsor available to me, but have about $94k in different bank accounts.

Will I have any problems going forward? I don't think she had received too much in cash aid, but got Medicare and medical on 2 brain surgeries.

Any help with advice would be greatly appreciated.

My wife has a permanent residence card and has been in the USA since 2020. Soon she will take her citizenship test. We would like for her mother in the Philippines to come and help her while she is pregnant and giving birth. The mother is indigent and has no strong financial or professional ties to the Philippines. Is there any avenue we can explore to get the mother a visa to come live with us during this pregnancy?