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Dec 7th 2002, 1:16 am
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help, help, help-urgent, urgent, urgent
Hello all you good souls out there:
My interview is next week, we are running out of time. We need help
NOW!!!
We are under stress, though we are doing our best to prepare for it
(document wise and mentally)
To give you a little backgrounder,
My wife is USC and we filed in July 2002 in San Jose. Subsequently I
received my EAD and SSN. (SSN took more than 3 months to obtain). My
AP was denied reason being they said since I was out of status for
less than a year. Anyway, that didnt concern much since we didnt need
the AP that badly.
My wife has 3 yrs ITax (out of which the last 2 years, she is above
125%). She filed retrospectively but I was told that is not much of an
issue.
As for our CURRENT job and income situation, my wife did have a well
paying full time job in July when we filed for AOS. But a month or so
later she had to quit due to health reasons. Now, she has taken up a
part time job starting yesterday (12/3) and has a contract to show
for it. In this part time job, she makes slightly above the 125%. In
between her last full time job and this part time job, she has worked
several times as an independent contract and on call jobs which have
been well paying. (she does child care)
As for my job situation, I have taken up a full time job as an
independent contractor recently (start date Oct 23, 02) This is a
commission job, but I have been paid a draw of $1800 so far. I have
check stubs to prove the payment as well as a contract for this
position.
We filed 6 months after our wedding, so they can count both of our
incomes. But I dont have any tax returns to prove my income. For this
year 2002, we do have bank statements and the amount of deposits we
have made in our joint account, is much higher than 125%. These
deposits constitute our total income for this year.
Under the present circumstances, is there anything you think we need
to do to better present our financial situation to the interviewer in
case he/she raises this as an issue. Do you think the fact that my
wife does not have a full time job will be a disqualifier to us in any
way.
Is there anything we can do at this point to make our case stronger
financially. Is there a need for me to do that? Or do you think our
case as I have explained should be good enough to pass the financial
test, so to speak?
Also, I realized that I did not keep with me a copy of the original
I-864 I filed earlier. Will INS have the original notarized one I
filed earlier, or do you suggest that I make a fresh I-864 now and
take with me to the interview.
My wife and I would be grateful for your frank and helpful advice at
this point. It will help us tremendously.
Prashant
My interview is next week, we are running out of time. We need help
NOW!!!
We are under stress, though we are doing our best to prepare for it
(document wise and mentally)
To give you a little backgrounder,
My wife is USC and we filed in July 2002 in San Jose. Subsequently I
received my EAD and SSN. (SSN took more than 3 months to obtain). My
AP was denied reason being they said since I was out of status for
less than a year. Anyway, that didnt concern much since we didnt need
the AP that badly.
My wife has 3 yrs ITax (out of which the last 2 years, she is above
125%). She filed retrospectively but I was told that is not much of an
issue.
As for our CURRENT job and income situation, my wife did have a well
paying full time job in July when we filed for AOS. But a month or so
later she had to quit due to health reasons. Now, she has taken up a
part time job starting yesterday (12/3) and has a contract to show
for it. In this part time job, she makes slightly above the 125%. In
between her last full time job and this part time job, she has worked
several times as an independent contract and on call jobs which have
been well paying. (she does child care)
As for my job situation, I have taken up a full time job as an
independent contractor recently (start date Oct 23, 02) This is a
commission job, but I have been paid a draw of $1800 so far. I have
check stubs to prove the payment as well as a contract for this
position.
We filed 6 months after our wedding, so they can count both of our
incomes. But I dont have any tax returns to prove my income. For this
year 2002, we do have bank statements and the amount of deposits we
have made in our joint account, is much higher than 125%. These
deposits constitute our total income for this year.
Under the present circumstances, is there anything you think we need
to do to better present our financial situation to the interviewer in
case he/she raises this as an issue. Do you think the fact that my
wife does not have a full time job will be a disqualifier to us in any
way.
Is there anything we can do at this point to make our case stronger
financially. Is there a need for me to do that? Or do you think our
case as I have explained should be good enough to pass the financial
test, so to speak?
Also, I realized that I did not keep with me a copy of the original
I-864 I filed earlier. Will INS have the original notarized one I
filed earlier, or do you suggest that I make a fresh I-864 now and
take with me to the interview.
My wife and I would be grateful for your frank and helpful advice at
this point. It will help us tremendously.
Prashant
Dec 7th 2002, 1:51 am
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I can only give you my experience - we were asked for an updated I-864 at the interview - and suggest you prepare a new I-864 with whatever evidence you can. I wouldn't tell the whole story (wife did this, then this, then contract, then ...) unless they ask in detail. If the income is above the required minimum and you have evidence (pay stubs, letter from employer) it is likely that the new form will suffice.
Good luck. In the vast majority of cases the interview is a great anticlimax.
Shannon
Good luck. In the vast majority of cases the interview is a great anticlimax.
Shannon
Dec 7th 2002, 4:48 am
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Re: help, help, help-urgent, urgent, urgent
Shannon wrote:
>
> I can only give you my experience - we were asked for an updated I-864
> at the interview - and suggest you prepare a new I-864 with whatever
> evidence you can. I wouldn't tell the whole story (wife did this, then
> this, then contract, then ...) unless they ask in detail. If the income
> is above the required minimum and you have evidence (pay stubs, letter
> from employer) it is likely that the new form will suffice.
>
> Good luck. In the vast majority of cases the interview is a great
> anticlimax.
>
> Shannon
>
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
I would like to add my experience. After working for more
then a year I got unemployed last January. End of July we
had our interview. Just told him that, he did not seem to be
worried at all. My wife earns a pretty regular salary
(28,000 a year or something) there was no problem what so ever.
--
steg
>
> I can only give you my experience - we were asked for an updated I-864
> at the interview - and suggest you prepare a new I-864 with whatever
> evidence you can. I wouldn't tell the whole story (wife did this, then
> this, then contract, then ...) unless they ask in detail. If the income
> is above the required minimum and you have evidence (pay stubs, letter
> from employer) it is likely that the new form will suffice.
>
> Good luck. In the vast majority of cases the interview is a great
> anticlimax.
>
> Shannon
>
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
I would like to add my experience. After working for more
then a year I got unemployed last January. End of July we
had our interview. Just told him that, he did not seem to be
worried at all. My wife earns a pretty regular salary
(28,000 a year or something) there was no problem what so ever.
--
steg
