Thanks for that update Ian, glad to hear that as I may need it for work not to far away from the Visa potentially being granted.

£90,000 is almost twice what you need at the current exchange rate, so I am certain you won't have a problem with the "assets basis" using your home for the value. If you have realizable investments you could throw them down on the form too, but the house is going to be sufficient on its own.

Update 2:

Medical Records Requested - 17th January 2017

Police ACRO Report Requested - 17th January 2017


We had PSS round today to give us a quote for moving and shipping costs. We also have Pickfords and Britannia coming next week so will see what variation we get.

If anyone has experience with any of the companies above then it would be great to hear from you guys!

Chris

p.s Application Delivered, Signed for 17th January 2017

When it comes to information about actually moving, your questions should probably go in the general USA forum. At that point, it's not actually an immigration issue - but a logistics issue.

Ian

Will do thanks Ian

Does anyone have an idea of how the hell we fill the form I864 Support if we are using the equity in our house which we are selling to use instead of a person financially supporting us in the US.

The form seems long and complicated and I just wanted to see if anyone had done it this way and may have more info or advice on it.

Cheers

Chris

Yes, many have. List the dollar amount of the equity in the part of the I-864 asking about assets. Include paper evidence of that value as well.

If the house sells prior to submitting the.I-864, then list the dollar amount under assets, plus proof of the sale and bank statement showing the deposit.

Rene

You don't have to sell it, you just have to show what it's worth and what you could sell it for. ..... Of course there are plenty of good reasons, especially related to tax, to sell it, but to meet visa requirements isn't one of them.

Update 3:

i130 Petition Sent - 13/1/17
Medical Records Requested - 17/1/17
Police ACRO Report Requested - 17/1/17
i130 Petition Received (Post Office Tracked) - 17/1/17
USCIS Email Confirming Receipt - 20/1/17


Hopefully they move swiftly as they have said on the email they should be processing within 45-60days which is encouraging.

Fingers crossed

Chris

Glad everything is going to plan but I just had a few questions,

Did you have your medical records and ACRO all done before you sent off your i130?
When you say they have been requested do they want them immediately as it can take 2 weeks to get an ACRO check and not sure about the timeline with regards to obtaining the medical records.

Andy

Hi Andy,

You don't need them for the i130 filing, you don't need them done until your interview. I didn't have the Medical Records or Police ACRO before I filed but I ran out of things to prep once I posted the i130 so felt the urge to get started on the stuff I would need for the interview which is the Medical Records and Police ACRO report. I'm going to fill out the i864 Affidavit of Support this week so i'm all prepped.

The ACRO Report takes about 10 days on standard service but its valid for 6 months from issue for the purpose of visa application and the medical records should take about 2 weeks, I went down to my local GP and ordered them up, it cost £50 and they will call me to collect it when its ready, it will all come on one CD which i'll take with me to the interview.

So timings wise its going along.

Unless things have changed recently, only the medical requires that the certificate be no more than 6 month's old. The ACRO certificate is valid for one year for all other US immigration purposes... including the visa application.

Ian

Thanks for clarifying that Ian.

Thanks Chris and Ian for the info.

Update 4:

i130 Petition Sent - 13/1/17
Medical Records Requested - 17/1/17
Police ACRO Report Requested - 17/1/17
i130 Petition Received (Post Office Tracked) - 17/1/17
USCIS Email Confirming Receipt - 20/1/17
Medical Records CD Collected from GP - 23/1/17

It was a very interesting read and went all the way back to birth which will help with showing vaccinations etc.

Also, it says on there I had Asthma as a child but I haven't had an inhaler for years and can't remember the last time I had any problem with it.

Will this be an issue on getting health insurance out in the states?