Mike E

No such thing exists. All petitioners must: * provide the most recent IRS tax return or tax transcript * file the tax returns for the most recent 3 years or prove that they were not required to file There is something close: form I-864 and/or its instructions say $3 of assets can substitute for $1 of income. IMO, from experiences of those who have posted here for years, asset based petitions are more difficult to get approved than income based petitions. Indeed, until last year, I considered asset based petitions to be urban myths. I have seen two since then, so now I consider them unicorns. When I see members pushing back on converting their off shore assets into liquid assets in a real American bank, I question the resolve. Agreed

I expect that is where NVC will send the case. If not, aak NVC to change it.

Spain address. What consulate was requested in I-130?

He, his father, and his kids will have to attend a USCIS interview before the kids reach age 18 Given it has taken over 5 years for USCIS to process N-600K, this is the 10 year old’s last chance. Why is it difficult for these 4 people to travel?

Did he have 5 yeats of physical presence in the U.S. before they were born?

It says please. You are free to ignore that.

Seem you did file N-600K. Was their father a U.S. citizen before they were born?

Taxes are higher filing MFS than filing single. So you got away it. What is your point?

That is interesting; can you provide a link to that? Logically CBP would not deny entry given you are close to getting an immigration visa. There is always a low risk of the worst case scenario: denial of entry, expedited removal, and 5 year ban. However if you are flying from Canada via a pre-clearance airport, expedited removal is impossible, so can reduce the 5 year ban risk to zero.

1. Yes, but 50K USD is not enough. Needs to be 3 times $24,650 or $73,950 USD for a household of 2 people. Should be in a U.S. bank account. 2. If your income will continue after you move to the U.S., yes this can count.

Precisely. Thus given the history of being denied entry, relative to most other visitors, it is probable she will fly to Cancun and then be deported back to Columbia.

This is the clearest explanation of this land mine that I have ever read.

You should stay away from perjury and tax evasion.

I think the point being lost here is that of she is denied entry to Mexico, she likely will not be given the option of deportation to the U.S.

Surely that is a technical issue. At a USCIS field office, I am confident your inner Karen will get different results.

Given the history, she should skip Cancun. She will be able to visit Cancun when she gets her green card.

Notify NVC now that you are interested in a visa but not this at this time. And send this notice every 6 months until you are ready. For next two years meet with your wife at least 4 times a year, at least one week per meeting. Document each meeting. With photos, plane tix receipts, hotel receipts. If at the end two years you both want to proceed, then pay NVC fees and upload papers. And continue to meet. On the day of your interview, she should be in Egypt and you should show the CO her U.S. passport to prove she is there providing moral support. If your relationship is real, a competent CO will see that.

In terms of your immigration journey, how has that been working to date?

So back to your question. So a total of 6 people. In 2023 this would be $50,350 per year. See https://www.uscis.gov/i-864p You should also read https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2023/visa-bulletin-for-september-2023.html As you can see cases from 22APR07 or earlier are now being taken up. Some people will tell you; 2023 - 2007 = 16, so a 16 year wait. That is not realistitc. * 5 years ago, cases from 08JAN05 or earlier were being taken up: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2018/visa-bulletin-for-september-2018.html . So in 5 years the date progressed 15 months. IOW 60 months of duration had 15 months of progress. * what we are seeing is that even when a filing date becomes current, cases languish in NVC for years because a visa number is not really available. It appears the State department is manipulating the visa bulletin to show a more optimistic view. Thus a realistic wait estimate is (2023 - 2007) * 60/15 + 3 = 67 years. Assuming 3 percent annual inflation, you will need to earn 50,350 * 1.03^67 = $364,832 Whether their kids will age out, depends on their age today. Looking at the date of filing chart for F4, it is 11 months ahead of the final action chart. So I would expect I-130 approval in (2023 - 2008) * 60/15 = 60 years. 64 - 60 = 4 21 - 4 = 17. So any kid 17 or older will age out for sure. Kids under age 17 have a chance unless USCIS plays dirty and approves the I-130 too quickly.

I am 99 percent certain no embassy will give you a spousal visa because you have not seen each other in 5 years.