Hi! My husband recently became a U.S Citizen on 4/3/24, after having a 2 year conditional green card. He would like his parents to come visit us in the U.S, but we would like to know what we should do differently for the second B2 application. The first time his parents applied was in March 2023 and they were denied under section 214(b).

For reference, his parents reside in Trinidad and Tobago and my husband is their only child who now lives in the U.S. His dad has been working for the same company for the past 15 years and his mom has been working for the same employer for the past 10 years. They both own one vehicle, which is under his mom's name (only one owner is allowed to be on a vehicle ownership in their country). Also, they have their own house but the land it sits on is owned by his dad's parents, so they don't have a property deed with their names on it. However, they do have utility bills but they are only under his dad's name (only one person can be listed in their country). Lastly, they do not have any outstanding loans and they've never traveled outside the country.

The first application they submitted in 2023, they provided all the proof I mentioned above and with that they were still denied. The officer asked if they own a home and how many children they have. Once they answered that they have one child, they were immediately denied.

We would like to try applying for the B2 visa again soon, with proof of a registered business that they've had for years but didn't register until recently. Also, his mom is now the caretaker for both her parents while still maintaining her normal M-F job. What other proof should we add to their applications? Also, do the chances of approval increase if we decide to apply for one parent then the second parent next year, rather than applying for both at the same time?

Hey everyone!

My husband, who lives abroad, got approved for the I-130. we're now at the NVC stage and since I make less than the poverty line, my mom will be my joint sponsor.

Our current situation is this: I live with my mom, along with my brother, both him and I are not dependent. My husband and I have no children and he will be joining me at my moms house (once we finish the immigration process).

My question is this: would my mom, as the joint sponsor, be filling a separate I-864? or I-864A? Since we live together, I wasn't sure what would be the right procedure, and what each of us (my mom and I) should put under household members.

From reading other forum posts with different cases, it seems that the prevailing opinion is that it's better to file a separate I864 rather then trying to combine income with household members, but I wanted to make sure.

Also, I wanted to make sure I was filling the I-864 household size section correctly, I'm assuming if my mom and I file separate I864's, we would each have a household size of 2? Ourselves and my husband? (as I stated before, my mom has no dependent children)

Thanks everyone!

Hello everyone, hope you are all well!

I have been searching high and low on the forum for a topic with a similar question I have now, and I couldn't find it.

My apologies in advance, in case I overlooked it.

A bit of info:

My fianc lives in Florida, I live in the Netherlands. Consulate will be the one in Frankfurt, Germany (Amsterdam stopped Visa operations as of May)

Our petition got approved on March 29th. Our Noa2 expiry date is 4 months later, July 28th.

Naturally we started collecting needed documents soon after, however, we encounterd some delays in waiting times for those to arrive.

Also, the consulate seems to want all original paperwork Plus copies of it send to them in packet 3.

Therefor my fianc has to send me his original I-134 form, with signature in ink.

It shouldn't take all too long, I think, so I wasn't worried at first.

Today, April 26th, I checked up on the visa status (CEAC) and it said Ready!

Overjoyed of course, but now also slightly nervous because I feel we aren't ready in the sense of our documents not being here yet.

With that comes that I do not know how long Mailing everything will take from USA to me, and then from me to the consulate, let alone their time needed to review the documents.

My question now is this:

Do I have to attend my interview before the expiry date?

or

Can the interview take place after it expired, as long as the appointment was scheduled before it expired?

To be clear, I think we will have everything ready well in time, I also know I could apply for the approval to be extended. Is that something I could already do, just to be sure?

Thankful for all answers given and any information provided!

Love, Rosa

Seems like this could be related to international relationships and immigration.

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