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My wife thought she put the passport photo inside the i485, i864, i765 packet, however we found today what she FORGOT and left out on the table. I have already sent the application yesterday via USPS and her K1 visa is valid until the end of October. What kind of repercussions should I expect for not including the passport photos and what steps can we take to correct this mistake? I was thinking of sending the photos to the same address and hope it ends up in the same pile as my i-485 envelope? I'm expecting a request for evidence, but how long until they send that? It will delay the application process, how by how much? Thanks

That's good to hear, I have my tax transcripts printed and ready to go. I don't want to print out my tax returns, as it's like 35 pages per tax year.

I'm currently filing the i-864 and was wondering if I need both the tax returns or are the tax transcripts enough? I'm also using a co-sponsor, is using only their tax transcript sufficient? Thank you,

My fiance and I recently traveled around Asia arrived to the US just over a week ago under a K-1 Visa. We're schedule to get married soon. We found out that she's pregnant the day after arriving. We are in California, and I'm halfway through nursing school, an I'll be resuming in a few weeks, thus I'm not working at the moment to get work covered health insurance. I've narrowed it down to two options; go back to my old job at Kaiser Permanente and work part-time for the employee based health insurance, but that will risk my already busy nursing school and clinical rotation schedule. Secondly, I would prefer to apply for Medi-cal for my fiancé. She doesn't have a SSN yet, it's being mailed in 2 weeks. Would anybody contest or see any issues with my fiancé having a K-1 visa and getting Medi-cal? Would it affect her Green Card application status? If anybody have advice or opinions on this, please feel free to input. Thanks

Are you saying that the Part 4 of the form doesn't need to be filled out in my example?

I recently filled out the i-134 as my fiancé will have her K1 interview Next month. As I was on video call with her I showed her the form so we can cross check and she mentioned Page 8, Part #4. I'm pretty sure I leave this blank as it states that portion is if she fills it out on her own behalf. She further mentions to me that people who have recently passed their K1 interview completed part 4 of the i-134. I've highlighted on the screenshot here, any thoughts? ps: I'm thinking that if I complete part 4, I'll have to change the checkmark on page 1 that states "filing on own behalf" which is not right for our K1.

So, the joint sponsor will fill in the same documents as myself, correct? The I-134, bank summaries, 2 years tax refunds and assets.

The thing is I haven't been working since April 2022, I'm currently in nursing school. My 2021 tax returns was around $50k, but my most recent 2022 returns was only $21k ....and under the minimum requirement income for me and my fiancé. That's what I'm a little worried about. So, I'm relying mainly on my assets; my bank account statements and investments, which adds up to around $165k. It's more than 5x the amount required for assets. Think this will bother the consulate for our case? For taxes, I didn't work for 2020, $50,000 for 2021, $21,000 for 2022.

My fiancé's interview appointment is a April 21 and I will be gathering and sending my W-2 form, 1040, and monthly bank summaries; what other documents would I need? How far back of bank summaries should I include? (how many months?) How many years of tax returns should I include? I plan to include both my 2022 and 2021, is that sufficient? Since my fiancé's interview is past the April 15 tax date; will the consulate require the 2022 tax returns, or will 2021 tax returns be ok? I have my 2022 tax returns, but my brother who is is my joint sponsor will file for tax extension and will file taxes in June instead of April, can we use my brother's 2021 tax returns? I wasn't able to find much about the i-134 here on VJ, except an I-134 example PDF that was from 2018, any tips or links would be helpful. Thanks in advance

My fiancé has set an appointment for late April at the US Consulate in Ho Chi Minh. I understand that I'm not required to be there with her, will being present significantly help the case? I wanted to take a week off my new job to fly to Vietnam and show consulate that I'm present with my fiancé. Will it hurt our case if I'm not present ?

Yes, that's the exact reason why I'm taking a week off work to fly there, just to briefly show my passport to support our case

Of course I understand if anything is missing, a second interview would be required. I prepared and accounted all my files neatly and made sure all evidence were sufficient. I'm referring more to the idea that even if all documents are accounted for, and the officer who has a bias will force a second interview simply because he/she wants to. I'm referring to that as lousy. My fiancé has a knack for finding information and I believe her more so, and she says in HCM more than half, or about 8 out of 10 interview are called back for a second interview. That's a high recall rate, and the officers do it simply because "they can."

My fiancé's interview at the U.S. Consulate in in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam is set for the end of April. I plan to travel there to be with her for the interview. Will I (petitioner)be in the interview room with her or will I have to wait outside for her to finish? How long is the interview in minutes? I've heard as short as 2 minutes, can somebody verify or estimate? How many questions on average will the interviewer ask? common questions?

Can I be in the interview room or area with her or I'm only allowed to wait outside and she conducts the interview alone?

My fiancé's interview is scheduled for the end of April in Ho Chi Minh and I will fly there to be present with her during the interview. Even though it's not mandatory for me to be there, it helps. My fiancé and I were video calling and rumors she heard regarding the interview is that the U.S. Consulate officer conducting the case interview has already made a decision at this point in time, way prior to us being present for the interview. It's said that, if the interview officer is carrying a green piece of paper during the meeting, he/she will automatically request a second interview at the end of the 1st interview. Is there is credibility or truth to this theory? If so, it's a bit lousy in my opinion, knowing the consulate officer has already made a decision to serve a green paper to reschedule for a second interview. I'm flying to HCM to stay for a few days to be with my fiancé and to be present for the interview with her, if it's only to be there to served a second interview, I will have return and fly back at a later time for a second interview. It's a hassle. Anybody have any thought about this idea? And how long is the U.S. Consulate interview? I've mostly heard 15-20 minutes. But my Fiancé mentioned that the interview only takes about 2 (minutes), which I find a bit hard to believe. 2 minutes being that, the officer will ask a few questions and take the prepared photocopies of the Affidavit of support, relationship photos, generated timeline, etc. In and out. Is this accurate?

USCIS approved our K1 petition the end of October 2022, but I've yet to receive any letters in the mail. I emailed the NVC last month and I was informed that our petition is awaiting to inputted into the system before the NVC sends out a notification by mail. I have not yet received anything from the NVC yet and have emailed them again today for an update. On another note, I just want to double check with you all in terms of what I need to do on my part and my Fiancé's part; As far as I know, I have to complete an I-134 affidavit support form. I do not work as I'm in nursing school, but have more than 3x the minimum amount required to support her. Would I have to make an appointment with a bank clerk to complete my I-134 form? How soon should I complete the I-134 form? My fiancé in Vietnam would have to fill out the DS3025 form with a physician and get her vaccination record. How soon she do this? I'm just asking to that I can be ahead of the game. If there anything else I haven't mentioned while in the NOA2 phase, please let me know. Thanks

The USCIS approved our case some weeks ago and it feels like a relief. I'm still waiting for the case receipt letter from the NVC and I've sent an inquiry regarding that. Now... moving on the the next step; I'm aware that I have to complete an affidavit form of support I-134 form, and my Fiancé will need to gather her medical and vaccination records for her physician to fill out the DS3025 form. I have a unique situation though.... I'm currently in nursing school and have not been employed since April of 2022, and I understand for my financial supporting documents I have to input my bank statements, pay stubs, most recent W2... A bank officer will need to will need to complete that information for me, but I'm worried because I have not received any pay stubs since April 2021, although I have saved enough to keep me afloat during nursing school. I have saved over and currently have little more than $120,000 in my bank account. Should that be enough to showcase that I have sufficient funds to support my fiancé on my case? If not, what else can I do, go back to work? Secondly, I assume all vaccinations on the DS3025 need to be completed without exceptions, is that accurate? If there is anything else that I'm missing please feel free to inform me on the NVC process. Thanks,