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Just an update. We got approved today!! Thanks God! They didn't ask for any documents just a bunch of questions about my husband and out relationship. We had uploaded everything on the portal though, paystubs and employment letters. I guess that worked. We chose to just give updated information even on the joint sponsor. Thanks for all your help!

Yes. We have uploaded the petitioners updated AOS and paystubs, letters of employment, tax returns. But are weary about uploading the joint sponsors updated documents. I'll carry them with me and produce them if asked.

It's quite impossible to delete submitted approved documents in the ceac portal. Will explain the situation if asked. Our interview is in a week. Praying I'll have good news to update next week 🙏🏾.

Will we need to provide updated documents for the unemployed joint sponsor for the interview? It says to bring the appropriate Form I-864 Affidavit of Support for each financial sponsor along with a photocopy of the sponsor’s IRS transcript or most recent U.S. federal income tax return, and any relevant W-2s. We're worried uploading these will hurt our case but I'll carry them to the interview Incase I'm asked as his earnings for 2023 do not meet the minimum requirements. I cannot find anyone in this forum with an experience like ours. Will definitely update after the interview next week.

We wanted to get advise. We have the interview coming up and we need to bring an updated I-864 Affidavit, tax returns and W-2s for both Petitioner and joint sponsor. We had to get a joint sponsor in 2023 because at the time of submitting documents at NVC, husband was not employed- he had just joined the military and 2023 income was below the requirement. Fast forward now he's employed making income above requirements (projected p.a income) BUT his past years income tax statements are below since he's been working a little under a year. Our Joint sponsor lost his job right after he submitted his I-864 so definitely his 2023 tax returns are not going to meet the requirements. Do we need to get another joint sponsor? Or is the current income paystubs and employment contract enough for AOS at the interview even though it's not a full years income? We just want to be prepared and not give them reason to delay/deny us. It's been too long a wait! Appreciate any help on this.

My husband called and explained the situation and expedited based on he's the petitioner for both and since mine was approved they should approve baby too since Mother and child cannot be separated. Good luck with your case!

Update. Baby's I130 got approved today exactly a week after we expedited by calling USIS. Thanks @mam521 your advise helped us alot!! Now for the NVC welcome letter wait, which hopefully wont be long and we can proceed together.

Yeah. We think it's best to just wait to submit the documents and expedite approval for the baby. Thanks

Thanks Thanks! Approximately how long did it take them to expedite your children's petition after you had called them?

Thanks. Once at NVC can we ask them to put the interview dates close together? Do they consider such requests?

Hi All, A little backstory. My husband petitioned for me when he was still a LPR back in 2021 in F2A and he naturalized in July 2023. We had our son in 2022 and added him as a derivative for the F2A application. After citizenship we decided to upgrade the petition and file for a separate i130 for our son (we thought it would be faster seeing as F2A priority date regressed by 2 years now at 2018 ) Things moved pretty fast after that and now my case is a NVC awaiting documentation but my sons application hasn't moved at all we haven't received NOA1 yet. What option do we have with USCIS? How do we expedite approval and on what grounds? I understand we can delay uploading documents at NVC as we wait but we don't know how long we will wait. Have there been any similar cases to ours and how did you go about it? This wait is so frustrating . I was thinking of just going ahead with my application and getting a visitor visa for him and we can travel together incase the wait ages out my visa. Then just shuffle back and forth until his interview? Please any advise is appreciated.