StressedOutUSC

Sounds good, will do! I appreciate your timely response and kind advice. It has put some anxiety to rest for now!

Thank you so much! I’m relieved to have this space and I’m looking forward to sharing this community with you and others. ❤️

Thank you very much. I apologize for not putting this thread in the correct place! I’m excited to have a place to vent and interact with others going through the same process. ❤️

@pushbrk Hello sir, I sincerely apologize for bothering you. However, these questions have been nagging on my mind. I have seen your comments on others’ posts with similar situations. I would like to know what you think of my list if at all possible! I am only 19 and fear that my inexperience with taxes and life in general could’ve gotten in the way of my and my husband’s case. Thank you in advance, and I appreciate your time. - Someone who is extremely stressed out

Hello all! My husband (beneficiary) and I (petitioner) submitted the AOS package yesterday. The ONLY thing I’m concerned about with our case is the affidavit of support. I filled out the I-864 for him, but I do not make enough nor have I ever made enough (I’m only 19 and currently trying to get my high school diploma online) to be the only sponsor. So, my parents (whom we live with) filled out I-864 and I-864A. Now, my mother makes enough on her own. However, she files with my father “married filing jointly”. This is why I had him fill out the I-864A, though, I’m not sure if I was correct in doing this. My mother is self-employed as the sole proprietor of an LLC. She has been in business for ten years and has consistently made well over the poverty line since starting (ranging from 120k-150k each year). When reporting annual household income from the past three years on the I-864, we used line 9 on IRS form 1040 since that is what my parents filed. As stated before, line 9 (the total income line) has consistently been at LEAST over 120k for the past three years. That being said, my father works for her company and made $20,000 of that money on his W-2s. Therefore, I subtracted what he made from the total income line to “predict” her current individual income (which I don’t know if I should’ve done this). Knowing this information, please take a look at what I included with the joint sponsors’ I-864 and I-864A: I-864 (joint sponsor): • I-864 form • Copy of U.S. birth certificate • 2022 tax returns with schedule 1, 2, 3, C, C, E, and SE • A copy of their IRS 9325 form (an acknowledgement that the IRS had received and accepted their return as the transcript was not posted yet due to their extension) • 2021 & 2020 IRS tax return transcripts (don’t worry, they weren’t wage and income transcripts) • A letter from my mother stating the nature of her business (retail), her involvement (sole proprietor/president), and her current year income prediction • A letter from my mother’s accountant stating the nature of my mother’s business, her involvement, the fact that my father works for her company, and the reasoning behind their tax extensions for the past three years (it just takes a long time for them to file taxes due to the complexity of the business, but the accountant worded it more eloquently haha) • Original articles of formation for my mother’s business • Updated articles of formation/business entity report I-864A (my father, household member): • I-864A form • Copy of U.S. birth certificate • Another copy of 2022 tax returns with schedule 1, 2, 3, C, C, E, and SE • Another copy of their IRS 9325 form • Another set of copies of 2021 & 2020 IRS tax return transcripts • Copy of W-2s from 2022, 2021, and 2020 (all of these were from my mother’s LLC) So, for those who have knowledge about this, what do you think? What are the chances that we will get an RFE? Should I make a list of more things to start gathering in case this happens? Did I make a mistake calculating her current individual income? Thank you guys for the help! I’m so glad I have a space to ask these troublesome questions.

Hello VJ community! My name is Jamie and I am the United States Citizen who petitioned (using the I-130) for my husband (who is also named Jamie). We filed for his adjustment of status (from ESTA) concurrently with my petition. So, in all, we filed: I-130, I-485, I-864, I-765, and I-131. Here is a bit about us: My husband (beneficiary) and I (petitioner) have been dating since the end of 2021. We met online and first met in person on December 31, 2021. He originally intended on staying with me for only a couple of weeks, but we ended up catching COVID and he stayed for almost a full month! Looking back, we are both glad that this happened because it allowed us time to get to know each other a lot better. After all, we were kind of forced to quarantine together! Since then (for nearly two years), he has been making the journey from the U.K. to the U.S. (I think he’s visited a total of 6 times now). I did go to the U.K. with him in April/May to see his university and meet his family! On this trip, I fell off of a rock climbing wall and sprained both of my ankles badly. I could not walk for the rest of the trip (which was very tricky because you walk EVERYWHERE over there haha). When we came back to the U.S. after our visit to the U.K., I had intended to earn/save enough money for us to go back again in August. However, this ended up proving to be very difficult due to the injuries sustained to my ankles. I broke the news to my husband that I would not be able to go back to the U.K. with him. After being in a long-distance relationship for almost two years, he decided that staying with me was more important than his obligations in the U.K. (University). Both of us have suffered greatly each time he and I are forced to be apart. We decided to elope. Fast forward to now: we sent in our AOS package yesterday. I made this post simply to introduce myself and my husband. I want to be apart of this community because I anticipate having certain questions, uncertainties, and struggles that I may need help with in the future. I know that was long, but if you made it to the end, thank you for reading! I’m glad to be here. -Jamie (petitioner), A.K.A. a stressed out USC