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Has she received her SSN?

How long did your husband's first marriage to his ex-wife last? 

1 minute ago, more00 said:

Okay thank you and what did you tell them about  What do you plan to do when you move to the US?

I told them I plan to continue to create and publish videos online, to continue my income. 

8 minutes ago, more00 said:

That’s very good congratulations ,can you let us know what kind of questions did they ask you and for how many minutes please 

The interview took about 15 minutes.

Here are some questions she asked:

- How did you two meet?

- Have you met each others' parents?

- Why have you not met each others' family?

- When do you plan to meet each others' family?

- When was the last time you two communicated?

- How do you communicate with each other?

- How many times have you met?

- Where are his parents based?

- What was his previous job?

- How is he supporting himself?

- Do you have any texts and emails between the two of you?

- What do you plan to do when you move to the US?

Hey guys,

Just sharing some good news and my timeline.

Had my interview for CR-1 (spouse visa) on Feb 10, 2021, and received an "Issued" status on CEAC today. Should be receiving my visa in a couple of days.

I am the beneficiary (Singapore citizen), and my husband is the petitioner (US citizen).

As my husband is currently unemployed, we had to use my income and assets for the Affidavit of Support (I-864). I submitted the I-864A during the NVC stage for my income and assets to be used.

My income can be used as I am an online video content creator, and my income comes from online advertisement revenue from YouTube and Facebook. After I move to the US, I will continue to create and publish videos on the same platforms (YouTube & Google), so my income will continue from the same source. I also have cash assets which is more than 5x the requirement (5x $21,550 for 2 people).

Timeline:

I-130 NOA1 Submitted :    11 July 2020

I-130 Approved :    9 Dec 2020

NVC Received :    14 Dec 2020

Case Completed at NVC :    15 Jan 2021

Interview Date :    10 Feb 2021

Interview Result :    Received 221g - need more proof of relationship (texts, emails)

Sent in documents: 16 Feb 2021

Visa Case Status "Issued": 18 Feb 2021

The interview was pretty scary. The officer doesn't seem to believe that our relationship was real as our pictures does not have any friends or family members in them. We have yet to meet each others' friends and family yet as they are all in different states and in different countries. We also did not have a wedding, it was just the two of us at the courthouse, with a simple civil ceremony. So the interview ended with the officer giving me a 221g form saying it was refused, and she returned my passport as well. She asked me to submit more evidence of our relationship like texts and emails. So I prepared over 200 screenshots of texts and emails between me and my husband, and sent it to the embassy. It got approved 2 days later, so that's a relief!

Took a total of 7 months and 8 days from submitting the I-130 on 11 July 2020 to today (18 Feb 2021).

2 hours ago, pushbrk said:

That's an interesting take on that, but did you find evidence they WON'T accept the immigrant's income that will continue from the same source?  In this case, the immigrant qualifies on assets alone.  Frankly I see no problem with this scenario at all.  Consular Officers follow the Foreign Affairs Manual in evaluating affidavits of support.  Current policies allow for just the kind of scenario the OP describes.  

 

It would be good to explain in a signed letter, just how and why the foreign spouse's income will continue from the same source once in the USA.  Document this as well as possible too.

 

Thank you for your advice! I will be submitting a signed letter to explain  how and why my income will continue from the same source. I will also submit all my revenue payouts from Google and Facebook.

As for my savings in my singapore bank account, would that be a problem? I frequently transfer funds over to my spouse's account in the US via Internet banking. Should I show past transfers to show that it's easy for me to transfer money from my singapore bank to the bank in US?

Thank you once again for your advice!

Hey everyone, 

I'm currently preparing the i-864 form for AOS (Spouse Visa). A little background: My husband is the sponsor (US Citizen), he is currently unemployed. I am the Intending Immigrant (Singapore Citizen), so we will be using my foreign income and assets for the AOS.

I have a couple of questions:

1. I am a self-employed online content creator. My work is internet-based, and my income is from advertisement revenue from Google and Facebook. After I moved to the US, I will be continuing my work online, so my income will continue from the same source. My income also meets the income requirement (approx 2x $21,550). Can I use my income in this case?

2. I have savings in my Singapore bank account, which is comfortably over 5x the requirement for assets (5x $21,550 for 2 people). Does my savings need to be transferred to a US bank account or can it remain in my Singapore bank account for the AOS? I would prefer my savings to remain in my bank account for now as the interest rate is pretty good. Of course, when I move to the US, I will be transferring some of my money over to my US bank account for living expenses, which can be easily done through internet banking.

Thank you!