Edward and Jaycel

Hang tough!! ❤️

Jaycel's EAD Application was approved 51 days after it was received (which was about 2 weeks after she went to the biometrics appointment) and received the card in the mail 10 days after the approval

Where normally USCIS does not want W-2s or 1099s included if you are submitting a Tax Return Transcript, in this case since he would only want his income included for the I-864, he would include his W-2s/1099s along with the Tax Return Transcript and only report his income in the item on the form where it asks for the income from the tax year being reported. From the instructions for the I-864: If you provide a photocopy of your Federal individual income tax returns, you must include a copy of each and every Form W-2 and Form 1099 that relates to your returns. Do not include copies of these forms if you provide an IRS transcript of your Federal individual income tax returns rather than a photocopy unless you filed a joint income tax return with your spouse and are qualifying using only your income.

And I do know the difference between the K-1 and IR-1/CR-1 paths.... what seems to be different is, a couple of years ago (based on all of the research I have been doing since filing for Jaycel's K-1) USCIS started issuing an A-Number on almost all benefit petition / application approval notices where the beneficiary/applicant did not have an A-Number assigned previously.

She received an A number assignment in her I-130 approval notice... "On my USCIS I-130 Approval Notice there is a 9 digit number starting with 'A' on the top right corner next to beneficiary"

Her First Name and Middle name as they appear on her passport should go in the "Given Names" section of the DS-160 and her Last Name as it appears on the passport should go in the "Family Name" section of the DS-160. This is how Jaycel filled hers out and was concerned and she asked about it when she went to the embassy for her interview and they told her that was the proper way to fill it out. if you don't have the appointment letter, bring just the K1-FTP letter. SLEC may or may not make her sign a waiver saying they are not responsible for delays in the interview scheduling process that may require her to get another medical exam if she can't get an interview before her medical exam expires. Regardless, she will be allowed to take the medical exam.

This is incorrect - Jaycel was issued her A Number on my I-129F Approval notice right above her name in the beneficiary section and as the OP mentioned above she received her A Number on the I-130 Approval Notice in the beneficiary section.

HAHAHA when I first went to the Philippines to meet Jaycel, her family threw me a big welcome party and I do believe the entire Barangay stopped by for some Lechon

Did you verify with them that they have your correct mailing address? This will be important as you will need the NOA2 Approval Notice when your spouse files for AOS after getting here and you get married.

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Yes.... but remember this was going to be in exchange for permanent resident status, and the way they tried to sell it to me was, "You can live here forever and only check in with BoI once per year!" LOL I wasn't interested in bribing government officials.

Jaycel and I have an almost 30 year age gap, and during her interview the Consular Officer did ask how we met. She said that her answer to that question was the one he seemed to pay the most attention to and was looking in her eyes the whole time she was answering. She said the rest of the interview was very formulaic by comparison and he only appeared to be half paying attention. On a similar note as yours above, when I lived there in the Philippines with Jaycel for a year, I was approached no less than 4 times while I was extending my tourist visa by people (who looked like they for sure were in Bureau of Immigration uniforms, except with the shirt covered up or taken off) offering to get me a permanent resident visa for the small fee of 500,000 PHP. Needless to say I did not want to risk breaking the law over there and continued extending my tourist visa until I had to move back here to the US.

Glad to hear she got served. Now do your part for yourself and your daughter. Do not accept any contact from her whatsoever going forward. You have the right attitude in your post above. Just focus on pouring your energies into being the best father you can for your daughter and being the best you for yourself. Jaycel and I will pray for a stable path ahead for you. Stay strong! 😊

What category I-130 is it? Spousal? Parent? Child? Are you the petitioner? Are you a US Citizen?

They probably lost it or it didn’t get scanned in by the lockbox. Easiest way to respond is to send them another one. Include a cover letter with your name, your beneficiary’s name, your I-129F receipt number, the RFE reference number, and state that you are enclosing the death certificate from your deceased spouse. Put all original pages of the RFE on top of your cover letter and death certificate and mail it in to the address they told you to send it. Make copies of the entire response package before you send it in to keep for your records

Today's stats: March 10, 2024 15:35 MDT November 2024 Filed I-485 Stats • Approved: 250 • Denied: 106 • FingerprintScheduled: 263 • InterviewCancelled: 30 • InterviewScheduled: 114 • Processing: 38,773 • Received: 808 • Rejected: 107 • RFE: 1,616 • Terminated: 103 • Withdrawal: 1 • Others: 92 LOTS of the activity by USCIS today has been cancelling interviews. Not just for November filers, all the other months being tracked as well (59 cancellations today from what I can see).... Not sure what that means. @OldUser Any thoughts?

They updated the site to say the following: Starting 4/3/25 we will only accept the 01/20/25 edition. Until then, you can also use the prior edition(s).

@csh2020 Stay strong - Do what's best for you and your daughter going forward. Once the papers are served, blocking her is the best thing you can do. I might add, get really good at starting a video recording on your phone in case she shows up after all of this to make a scene with you. That way you will have evidence of what transpired.

As I'm digging deeper @hplusj I see 09-283 block I-485s with received dates spanning back to late September 2024 as well

With the I-134 (and subsequently the I-864 for the AOS), current income is king. If you get a job before the time the form is needed, this is proven with pay stubs and an employment verification letter (if your employer will provide one). If that current income is more than the poverty level guidelines for the form, then assets are not required to be disclosed. The I-134 does not require you to provide any info regarding your tax situation except this part from the "Supporting Evidence" section of the instructions: Copy of last U.S. federal income tax return filed (tax transcript). If you did not file a Federal tax return, or if your Federal tax return does not properly reflect your current income, submit copies of consecutive pay statements (stubs) for a minimum of the past month, recent Form W-2, or Form SSA-1099.

You will need the original, certified copy from the court (usually has a raised, dry seal on it) to send to USCIS. Once the case is adjudicated, USCIS will return the originals. I know this all from my experience getting an RFE on the I-129F for not providing the original, court certified copies of the disposition of the case.

So I see quite a few early receipt numbers from 09-283 were received the last week in October and now I see 269 approvals for that block

I think 283 spans Oct and Nov We are 09-286 and we filed Nov 18th

Exactly the right attitude to have during the entire immigration process... do everything in your power to minimize the ability of the decision makers to deny or delay your progress

Maybe another member on here that has been through this can answer... Sorry we filled out a DS-160 for Jacel's visa. But to me the question is the question regardless of the circumstances. You were issued an A# by DHS, so to me I would answer accurately and list the number. When the embassy pulls that number, all they will see is an approved I-130 associated with it and will validate your other listed visits to the USprior to this petition by other means. Just my humble opinion