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  1. pushbrk
    Kind of confusing questions. Try following the step by step instructions. Last year is NOT CURRENT. Calculate your current income using the gross for a full pay period times the number of pay periods in a full year. If your first job shows you well qualified, ignore the part time income. Use some common sense dealing with things that are not applicable. Enter "Not applicable" once in a section and leave the rest blank. Same goes for "none". Note that some questions ARE applicable even though the answer is none.
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    Humans make mistakes. Sometimes the mistake is leaving out a detail. We weren't there and do not have all the story. Lots of other cases using liquid assets successfully. I don't over-react to outliers, and don't recommend it to others.
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    Time to become an A-Student of this form and its instructions. https://www.uscis.gov/i-864
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    Note that those assets must meet the definition of "liquid" you will find in the I-864 instructions. (a document of which you MUST become an A-Student)
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    Maybe more clear. Take a pay stub from his "job". Multiply the gross income for a full pay period times the number of pay periods in a full year. Example for pay every two weeks. 2,000 every two weeks, times 26 pay periods is 52k current income from work. Then say 3,000 monthly from the VA is 36k. Current income is stated as 88k. Document with a current pay stub and his 2023 award letter from the VA. Numbers for the tax section will NOT include the VA benefits.
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    Just a note about using cards to file more than one petition at a time. When a bank, Capital One for example sees two charges for the same amount from the same "merchant" it triggers an alert requiring a response from the cardholder in a timely manner. Without the timely response, the charge is declined, resulting in the file being returned to sender. The same CAN happen for large single charges when purchasing from a NEW merchant. In this case the merchant is Dept. of Homeland Security.
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    Adjusted Gross income is not the number used. It's "Total Income". Sometimes the two numbers are the same. Otherwise, good question.
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    If you can get a new C1d visa issued now (before marrying), it would take away all doubt, but if not, you should have no problems getting a new one later because you are barred from adjusting status from it anyway.
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    Note that the tax section of the form asks for "total income" not "adjusted gross income"....UNLESS a 1040EZ was filed, instead of a 1040. Not also that both those numbers are OFTEN the same. Total income is the number entered there whether employed or unemployed.
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    That would be the correct answer anyway, because if they ARE in the same household, she has no income to combine with him. In this case the I-864a would come from Dad's spouse, if any, and whether the spouse has income or not. What to provide as supporting documents for each will be clearly stated in the I-864 instructions. Become an A-Student of that document and the forms themselves.
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    Depends on the state. The issue is not whether you are legal to remarry. You are asking about the correct document to use as evidence of the divorce. What State is it? It's somewhat different in each state, but easy to Google for the correct answer to your question if we know the state.
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    If you are still married or remarried to a US Citizen, you can start all over with a spouse visa process. Is that what you meant? Having had a green card once before, is not a basis to apply for an immigrant visa. You need a basis from which to be petitioned.
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    So, what were you instructed to do about this?
  14. pushbrk
    Cases are transferred after an interview date is assigned. You're in the queue for an interview date.
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    Yes, the stepchild of a US Citizen needs a separate petition and separate visa. The cases are best file together. This is clearly stated in the I-130 instructions. Stepchild must be under 18 at the time of the marriage.
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    It is not the best choice, but it might work. Best choice is to sell the house and show the cash in a US Account, where it could actually be used to support people. Much easier to document both value and equity, of cash. It's not what the house is "worth". It's what your equity in the house is worth, AND whether it can be reasonably quickly liquidated without doing harm to the sponsor.
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    Probably a non-issue since all your address history is disclosed. If you get an RFE, respond immediately to avoid further delays. There does not seem to be any actual omission of information to prompt and RFE though.
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    No need to explain any of the past during the initial petition stage, except to answer the question about previous petitions. "Withdrawn" would be the "result" of that initial petition. Bigger issue is later when dealing with the affidavit of support, joint sponsor, and actual plan for your family's actual support. Unless you expect your joint sponsor to ACTUALLY support your family, you need a clear plan. Your husband's employability is part of the totality of circumstances that will be evaluated.
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    If she has an existing valid F1 visa, and will enter and study full time, I don't see any reason there would be a problem with that. If she does not currently have a valid F1 visa, she is highly unlikely to be issued one.
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    Instructions FOR the form AND instructions ON the form.
  21. pushbrk
    Adjusted gross income only applies if the sponsor files a 1040EZ instead of a 1040. Total income is the number entered on the I-864 tax section. In a situation where you are working extra hours and not all gross pay numbers will be the same, yes I would calculated gross current income from a few pay periods and include the related pay stubs. Four pay periods should be plenty. So add the gross for four pay periods, divide by 4, then multiply that number by the number of pay periods in a full year. Every two weeks (most common) is 26 pay periods. If last years income isn't enough to qualify, you'll get a note you can ignore, if your current income is clearly over the minimum.
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    Ignore the bit about joint sponsor but do send the letter explaining you have no income to document.
  23. pushbrk
    Lots of experience here. For intended address, enter "To Be Determined", but it is a really good idea to use something like your parents' US address as your mailing address, as it can be any mailing address, not needed to same as your physical address. If you don't have a US Income or well over 3 times the income requirement in liquid assets, you'll need a qualified joint sponsor in a year or so, once your I-130 is approved and you're at the NVC stage. For now, just answer the employment and physical address questions accurately and honestly. Your current income or employment has no bearing on petition approval. That comes later.
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    Not with the I-130. Those documents are submitted at the NVC stage. It is the translation, not the translator that is certified. Which country and what do you mean by "copies in English"? When submitting anything, first become an A-Student of the instructions for the form, and/or the instructions received from NVC. Where are you in the process now?
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    My opinion is that this is a non-issue. Your low income that allows you to qualify for this COULD BE though.
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