SteveInBostonI130

From the information provided, it has been over a year for the "Seek to Aquire" criteria. Normally for family preference visas, this will disqualify CSPA calculations - i.e., the beneficiary age will be their current age. However, because this is an IR2 visa, the beneficiary's age is locked when the petition is submitted. I am not sure if "Seek to Aquire" rule applies. @Chancy@Mike EE?

This might be a dumb question, but... How did you guys fill in the number or dependents when filing I-134A for multiple people at the same time? For example, household size is 2, sponsoring family of 3: A. For 1st person, household is 2 + 1. For 2nd and 3rd, the same (2 +1). B. For 1st person, household is 2+1. For 2nd, household is 3+1. For 3rd, household is 4+1. A or B?

Same here. The error is still present on: Chrome on Windows 11 Firefox on Windows 10 DuckDuck Go on Windows 11 DuckDuck Go on Android.

You didn't update the tenants when you renewed the lease? Or is it a multi-year lease?

You can but I have seen many reports of the CO ignoring the bank account information and insisting on a co-sponsor.

Ok, there is a red flag here, aside from the tax filing. You posted in the AOS from work, student and tourist visa forum. Are you saying you are planning to travel to the US on a tourist visa, get married and then file for adjustment? If so, that is visa fraud.

First, after you marry, the USC HAS TO FILE MFS or MFJ. They cannot file as single, unless they have a strange desire to be in trouble with the IRS and want to spend a lot of time dealing with them. Filing MFJ is one of the benefits of marriage. I know some couples that do not get along and see the ability to file MFJ as the only positive part of their relationship.

That is for the CR1 spouse visa process. For K1, you will not get a welcome letter. There are no interactive NVC steps. NVC will notify you when they send the petition to the embassy/consulate. Be aware, for K1 the affidavit of support is the I-134, not the I-864. The petitioner will fill it out (I-134) and mail/email it to you to bring to your interview.

In general USCIS does take a long time. But for family preference visas, the wait is due to annual statutory limits on the visas.

A certified copy means the court or the gov agency/department has certified it is a true and correct copy of the divorce decree. That something was not altered - like white-out and type over of the information before the copy was made to make it undetectable (on the copy). Something like a different date for the divorce, for example.

2 week I-130 approval - first time I have seen anything that fast. Closest I have seen was 2 months. Family preference petitions are one of the rare cases where you want USCIS to take as much time as possible. Odd to say this, but it was unfortunate that USCIS was so prompt. EDIT: Only choice is for the mom to to petition them as soon as she arrives in the US, category F2B, as long as the children remain unmarried. It will take about 8 years for them to get their F2B visa.

What petition? You posted in the Work Visa forum.

Which consulate?

You need a certified copy from the court or from a government department that keeps those records in your country. CR1 or IR1 is automatic. If you are married for less than 2 years at the time of the interview, it is CR1. If you were married for 2 years or longer, then IR1.

Edit: I see the category is F4 from the post title.

This is for F3, and the PD is current? So the petition was filed sometime before Nov 2008, correct? I would not have thought USCIS would approved the I-130 within a year. Some hypothetical dates/numbers: - PD Oct 2008. - I-130 approved Oct 2012. - 22 yr old is actually 22 and 11 months. - Subtract 4 years from the 22 year old, the CSPA age is 18 years 11 months. Qualifies to be derivative - The 26 year old: CSPA age is 22, does not qualify as derivative.

1. Yes. 2. By mail. She needs to write your name and hand-write "NRA" in your social security number field. I have heard there is a program out there that allows electronic filing this way, but I have not seen it and it is not TurboTax. 3. Make 2 complete copies, including all 1099s and W2s. One copy in paper and one copy ask PDF. Mail the originals to IRS, keep the paper copy for your records and upload the PDF copy to NVC. One set for each tax year. Only the 2022 tax needs to be uploaded to NVC. 2020 and 2021 are optional.

Spouse visa is CR1/IR1. I would ask to see the NOA1 document from your friend before assuming K-3.

1. You're wife's filing status is married filing separately. She is required to file if she earned more than 5 dollars. $5.00 https://www.irs.gov/publications/p54#en_US_2022_publink100047319 Scroll down to "Filing Requirements".

If you return just to file a new I-131, here's what can happen: 1. You are let in with or without hassel but no NTA. Then you proceed as planned. 2. You are given an NTA. This presents 2 sub-options: 2.a. You intend to fight. You will need to hire a lawyer and work on your case. You would remain in the US while your family is overseas as you prepare and go to court. Likelihood of successfully fighting it is very good unless you hire a grossly incompetent lawyer. 2.b. You don't fight and sign a I-407. You return to your family overseas and your husband files a I-130 for you. Takes about 1.5 to 2 years for you to get the new IR1 visa. SB-1: You would need to show that you intended to return to the US but unforeseen events caused you to remain overseas. I am not sure how this can be argued when you purposely intended to live overseas for 1+ years.

Yes. Yes. Only the courts can take away your status as a legal permanent resident. You could be waived through with a few questions, you could be sent to secondary, you could be given a hard time, and you could be given an NTA. As long as you do not sign a I-407, you are still an LPR.

The OP's cousin's daughter. It is an assumption based on OP stating that the cousin always lived in US and the daughter always lived in her country.

NOA date is the date that USCIS receives your petition. It is not the date that you mailed the petition or the date that USPS delivers your petition. It could have been sitting on a pile for a few days before a processor opened it and logged the file. It is advised to wait for biometrics when filing the re-entry permit, or for the notice that biometrics will be waived, before travelling. You are still an LPR. I would suggest you to return to the US as soon as you can. Explain the situation to CBP when asked. Do not get pressured into signing the I-407. I do not believe you can appeal.

Do they all live together and does he support them? If so, the household size is 6. The impending immigrant has to be counted - that is the purpose of being a sponsor.

Ok... Then your husband will remain in his country and your children will live with you in the US?