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We have our interview scheduled for next week at the embassy in Seoul. Something has come up that may force us to stay here much longer (6+ months) than anticipated. What options do we have at this point? Would we just skip the appointment and then wait for them to contact us with another date? They don’t answer emails at the embassy. If we do skip, would we just redo the medical exam? What if the periods happen to overlap? Hopefully they just know to throw out the previous medical? The hospital sends it directly here. Edit: What happens if you receive your visa but don’t activate it before the 6 month expiration? How far back does it put you?

@nelmagriffinThanks! They do indeed mention copies:

That's what I would expect, but just wanted to confirm. 👍

The CEAC website has a big notice at the top: Surely they can't mean I need to bring our joint sponsor's passport. Can they?

By the way, I saw this post where someone else got the same message. It mentions the possibility of a joint sponsor being requested during the interview. How does that work? They don't outright reject you and you just re-schedule for when you've got a joint sponsor?

After submitting all our docs to NVC we received two messages: 1. Please upload W2s or 1099s 2. Reported income is insufficient We're hoping not to have to use a joint sponsor. I uploaded my 1040 when I submitted the I-864. I don't have W2s or 1099s as I'm employed abroad. Can I just upload a document stating that? My wife saw something mentioning that some people upload a copy of their foreign taxes. Is that useful? My current income is $100,000. I work fully remotely and uploaded my contract, as well as a statement that I will continue with this company as a contractor upon returning to the US. Is this income insufficient because it's not from a US company? Would a note from my employer that they are aware of my plans to move to the US and that they intend to continue working with me help? I did not include any additional assets in our application. I was advised not to bother as it required significant documentation and my income was sufficient (ha!). But we do have savings and our home that we could have included that would put us well above the requirements. My wife also heard that in practice they don't actually accept property to fulfill the requirement. If I wanted to do include assets now, would I just upload a new I-864 with the updated information? Everything on the NVC website is currently marked as "Accepted". I assume they're waiting for at least a response to the W2/1099 request though. The insufficient income message is a little more vague, as they used words like "to avoid delays" and "may be submitted." How do you know they're going to forward this to the consulate? Do they just say that in an email?

That's what I would expect. I'm just double checking because there is an apparent contradiction in the form itself. Yes, she has worked in the past. However, if you click "yes" a section of the form opens that you must fill in in order to continue. That section is about "in the past 10 years."

This is literally like once a week, not always a full day. I wouldn't even mention it except that technically she is doing it. More important I think is the previous employment part.

My wife has been a homemaker for the past 12 years. Recently (a couple months ago) she did start helping at her mother's shop. In the "current work" section I've done the following: Primary Occupation - Homemaker Other occupations? - Shop Clerk In the "previous work" section it asks ""Were you previously employed?" If you choose "yes" it says "Provide the following information on all of your employers from the last ten years, starting with the most recent employer." What's the correct way to answer? The application is so weird, because in the "current other" occupation they don't ask for details on your supervisors.

I used an online service to prepare my I-864. After communicating these suggestions to them, they recommended I leave my address as foreign and have my friend write a letter. They suggested this would be the most honest--and therefore safe--option given the duration of my stay abroad (>15 years). Thanks everyone for your replies!

My best friend has an second, empty home right now that he's agreed to let us use when we move back to the US. How should I go about documenting this? Is a letter signed by him sufficient, or should we write up an actual lease? Does anyone have an example document of either case? I would think a lease would need a start date + duration which we don't have since we don't know when we'll be approved.