BK214

Hey all, I logged in to CEAC to upload an updated I-864 for me (as my financial situation has changed) and upload the I-864 & supporting docs of the joint sponsor but I don't see anywhere on the page where we can add a joint sponsor. Instead, this is what it says about making changes, which in our situation would be #2. I might have been misinformed, I was under the impression that we could upload documents (including adding a joint sponsor) to CEAC up until the interview date. Wife's interview is on Thursday, did I mess up by waiting until we had the interview date before doing this? NVC has not advised us to come up with a joint sponsor, it's just that my income last year fell below the requirement so we have a joint sponsor ready because of that. Please advise, what should we do at this point? Trying to avoid anything that might delay the process.

Thank you @Dashinka and @pushbrk, appreciate your insights!

Hey All, We got DQ'd for IR1 June 2023 and are hopeful we'll be scheduled for an interview at the USEM soon now that there are reported movements in the CR1/IR1 backlog. At the time of filing (2022), my income qualified as a solo sponsor. However, I lost my job last year and currently have no regular US income to show since I'm in the Phils and getting by with gigs on Fiverr. I'm hoping my wife and I could fly back to the US together on her IR1 visa. I filed my 1040 for 2023 last week and my income unfortunately is below the poverty guidelines. My Dad has agreed to be a joint sponsor and his income more than meets the requirement. From what I understand, I will have to submit a new I-864 showing my current income. I've been waiting to update it because I'm hoping I could at least find a work-from-home job from the US while waiting here so that I have a current paystub but haven't had any luck since most of the jobs I've found send their own equipment for work. Question: At what point do I submit a new I-864 for myself and upload the I-864 of the sponsor? I read some posts that mentioned uploading new docs to CEAC will "reset" the timeline. Trying to avoid doing something at this point that might cause more delay to the interview schedule. It took about a year for us to hear from NVC that we were DQ'd. This visa process has been a long and trying one, can't wait to go back to the US with my wife and establish our life there together. Looking forward to helpful advice for my situation. @VJ Moderators, I posted this question in the Philippine forum but I think it should be in this one. Is it possible to merge the two? Thank you.

I'm assuming it has to be updated since the information provided about my employment at the time of filing is no longer true at present and I wouldn't want my wife to lie to the CO at the interview if asked about it. Besides, I don't have proof of current income to show if the CO were to ask for one. I think the best route to take at this point would be to have a joint sponsor. I just need guidance as to when the right time would be to upload the co-sponsor's docs to CEAC.

Hey All, We got DQ'd for IR1 June 2023 and are hopeful we'll be scheduled for an interview at the USEM soon now that there are reported movements in the CR1/IR1 backlog. At the time of filing (2021), my income qualified as a solo sponsor. However, I lost my job last year and currently have no regular US income to show since I'm in the Phils and getting by with gigs on Fiverr. I'm hoping my wife and I could fly back to the US together on her IR1 visa. I filed my 1040 for 2023 last week and my income unfortunately is below the poverty guidelines. My Dad has agreed to be a joint sponsor and his income more than meets the requirement. From what I understand, I will have to submit a new I-864 showing my current income. I've been waiting to update it because I'm hoping I could at least find a work-from-home job from the US while waiting here so that I have a current paystub but haven't had any luck since most of the jobs I've found send their own equipment for work. Question: At what point do I submit a new I-864 for myself and upload the I-864 of the sponsor? I read some posts that mentioned uploading new docs to CEAC will "reset" the timeline. Trying to avoid doing something at this point that might cause more delay to the interview schedule. It took about a year for us to hear from NVC that we were DQ'd. This visa process has been a long and trying one, can't wait to go back to the US with my wife and establish our life there together. Looking forward to helpful advice for my situation.