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The confusing info is listed right before you begin the online app here; https://my.uscis.gov/forms/petition-for-a-relative/start/overview But the bit from the instructions page is pretty definitive so I’ll move on. My income is mostly US based but I’m an artist and I travel around to perform so it only gets more complicated I’m sure. The pandemic has made living in Costa rica and traveling from here impossible to sustain and my work in Europe is now very rare. However, I don’t have any residential status in Costa Rica and have kept my permanent address in MD with family. Both kids are US citizens tho so I’m not expecting any issue there. I’m at the very beginning of this process obviously.

Thanks for your replies but I’m not really asking for advice on whether I should do this. I’m specifically referencing contradicting information on the USCIS website and the on-line application. I’m well aware that my money problems are a major hurdle. I live with my wife and two kids in Costa Rica and I desperately need to get out because I cannot make enough money living here. Both my kids have US citizenship and my wife has a doctoral degree from a US university. If we can get to the US, our prospects will be greatly improved. Any money I can save along the way will be hugely helpful. Thanks for your help.

I don’t have a Joint Sponsor, should I? I’m a US citizen and my wife is Costa Rican.

I am filing a form I-130 for my wife and I keep seeing things talking about what you need to do if you are filing a form I-912 request for a fee waiver. Following the link takes me to a page that lists the forms eligible for a fee waiver and I-130 is not listed. Can anyone tell me which one is right? I really can’t afford the fee so the waiver would be a life-saver but I don’t want to do it for no reason and mess up the process if it’s not eligible. Thanks in advance!