Matiola

Hi everyone, I would appreciate your advice. I am the US citizen filing I-130 for my mom who is currently in the US. My dad is also in the US but I am not filing for him right now. I have a question about the I-864 form (Affidavit of support), part 5 “sponsor’s household size”. Here is the situation: Me (U.S. citizen) – the petitioner My spouse - joint tax filer My mother I-130 beneficiary My father - not being sponsored at this time My parents live in my house but have separate living quarters and buy food separately. I am not sure if it matters but they are divorced and retired. My husband and I listed my parents as dependents on our last tax return, but we're unsure if this was correct. Apparently, they cannot be claimed as dependents as their information wasn’t used for tax calculations. However, their names are stated on the tax returns we submitted. The question is: In form i-864, part 5 “sponsor’s household size” do I need to count them as part of my household? Do I need to include both – my mom and dad if I file only for my mom? thank you!

thank you. Yeah, that's why I wrote over 10 years.

Dear VisaJourney Community, your advice and help are needed! I can use some power of the collective mind! I want to file an I-130 for my sister who is in the US under the U4U program (I am the sponsor), and I know this is an EXTREMELY long process that probably will take over 10 years to be approved. My sister falls into the Fourth preference (F4) category = brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens and she is NOT an immediate relative (according to USCIS). I’ve started filling out file I-130 and I have a few questions: 1) Is concurrent filing (I file I-130, my sister files I-485) allowed for 4th reference relatives inside the U.S? My guess is that the answer is NO but I am not sure as USCIS information on different pages has been very confusing. 2) Considering the fact that I-130 processing can take over 10 years and U4U currently gives a person the right to stay in the US for only 2 years – which option out of the two provided in i-130 should I choose?: · At which USCIS office will the beneficiary apply for adjustment of status to the lawful permanent resident? You should only answer this question if the beneficiary is in the United States and will apply for adjustment of status at a USCIS office in the United States. · At which U.S. Embassy or Consulate location will the beneficiary apply for an immigrant visa? You should only answer this question if the beneficiary will apply for an immigrant visa outside of the United States at a U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate. I would much appreciate any suggestions and thoughts on this! Maybe someone had a similar experience. Thank you!