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As I mentioned, it appears you have up to a year from the date of the 221g. I would submit everything as soon as you can but once your husband has established a descent amount of proof such as home/rental, driver's license, proof of employment, opening a bank account, etc.

It may help if you outline what was previously submitted to establish or show intent to establish US domicile. Did they keep your passport? Generally, I believe you have up to one year from the date of the refusal to submit the information requested. Does your spouse have any evidence of establishment, or intent to establish such as US bank accounts, registered to vote, driver's license, US based relatives who could provide an "address to stay" upon entry, etc? Also, it wasn't mentioned above but was there any questions regarding sponsorship, US based income, etc., regarding the I-864?

Come on now, for those who live in NY, you can offer to take into your home one, or maybe even all five of these nice young fellas. https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/nyc-mayor-pitches-paying-residents-to-house-migrants/ Have a heart!

This is actually the best advice ever!

Oh, my apologies....I read so many of the posts on here sometimes I forget which is which or who is who.... Unfortunately, "REFUSED" seems to be the only option they have in their antiquated system aside from "READY." In our process we had a minor 221g and though they kept the passport, it said REFUSED for the next couple of months until finally changing to READY...hopefully they'll respond to your email and give you an update.

Was he born in France?

I use CCs for just about everything because of cash back, airline points, or other reward points and try to organize my purchases based on which card gives the best bang for the buck. I believe I used my Discover card to pay USCIS with no issues (well, one issue [not a decline] but that was me not following the instructions to the T). As others have said, if you have all the options available to you, I guess it's a matter of preference. PayPal might be an interesting option to add but I definitely wouldn't trust sending Zelle and Venmo payments directly to the US government; probably the equivalent of sending to a Nigerian Prince🫢.

Wrong...sponsor is responsible indefinitely....this 10 year thing I see on here all the time is just wrong. It is only 10 years if they are working a job to earn the needed SSA credits, or they become a citizen. Other than that, the sponsor is on the hook. From my I-864: When Will These Obligations End? Your obligations under a Form I-864 that you signed will end if the person who becomes a lawful permanent resident based on that affidavit: A. Becomes a U.S. citizen; B. Has worked, or can receive credit for, 40 quarters of coverage under the Social Security Act; C. No longer has lawful permanent resident has departed the United States; D. Is subject to removal, but applies for and obtains, in removal proceedings, a new grant of adjustment of status, based on a new affidavit of support, if one is required; or E. Dies.

Do you get any type of 1099s or anything? If so, I recommend submitting those as well as some of the bank statements if you think the account balances will help in your favor.

Well, in our case, if my spouse is in Peru and I am in the US I have to go to the Peru consulate here in FL and do a document, notarized by the consulate, that I am allowing my spouse to leave the country with our child. Fortunately, we haven't had to do that but in Peru they always check at the airport during check-in.

This stage is more about the petitioner. Just looking at my submissions at this stage were: 1) Online petition i-130 2) US spouse b/c 3) Child CRBA 4) Proof of US spouse divorce from prior marriage 5) Photos 1 each of me and my wife according to requirements 6) Marriage Certificate 7) i-130A 8- photo collection 9) joint bank account 10) joint health insurance 11) US spouse US passport

This may be an issue as I believe to claim a child as a dependent for the child tax credit, that child must have lived with you for more than half the year....I may be wrong but definitely double check.

This depends on the country. Peru, for example, requires it and it has to be notarized.

Is it just me, or is everyone not having any luck getting the page to load when you click on the Unread Content link? All else seems to be working ok.

Just suggesting you have a plan B, that's all. You can try as we did: we were way over the required amount for assets, all liquid as water, US based, and all documented very nicely. In the end, the CO wouldn't consider them and insisted on a joint sponsor anyway; not a huge deal since I had prepped my sister well in advance for that possibility. When all was said and done it added about 2 or 3 months to the process. Important to point out too, embassies seem to vary widely in their behind-the-scenes policies so what's true for one applicant in one city can be completely different for another applicant in another city.

Once NVC receives your case and creates an account (in our case our NOA2 was received by us on 10/07 and the NVC case creation email was received on 10/10). Once your case is created at NVC you can start uploading documents. Now, if you want to delay everything just don't hit the submit button and you can delay. From the email - IMPORTANT: If you do not log into CEAC or communicate with NVC regarding this immigrant visa case for a period of one year, by law the Department of State must terminate your visa application. In your case, and if I'm understanding your question correctly, you can go to the US now and secure the job and domicile (keep in mind that there is no absolute guarantee of a visa being issued) and wait to upload the i-864. Alternatively, you could submit everything to NVC if you have a good idea on visa processing times for spouses in Germany and that would give you a rough estimate of how much time you would have between submission and interview; you would have to get the job and establish domicile within that time and bring an updated i-864 to the interview.... which may be a little risky.

Also, don't forget about tax returns for at least the last 3 years filed by the US citizen....

You can certainly try to use assets but based on my own personal experience, definitely have a joint sponsor lined up. We were hoping to use just assets and, despite having plenty, they gave us the 221g at the interview for a joint sponsor; fortunately we had one lined up, however reluctant, and it did add an additional couple of months to the processing.

Just be cautious with this as the plan...the view on liquid assets seems to be hit or miss (some consider them, some don't and may require a joint sponsor regardless).

Yes. Make sure you continue to maintain or establish proof of domicile (pay US taxes, maintain US driver's license, US bank accounts, etc) before she files; also have a joint sponsor lined up.

Proving domicile, or intent thereof, is possible from out of the country. I lived in Peru for years and years and was able to remain with my spouse for the entire time throughout the entire process. It is possible.