ACH

[Stephen]

Hello All

 

I am in China for a two weeks visit. I plan on going to the ACH in Guangzhou this Friday. If anyone has any specific questions.. let me know and I will ask...

[paula]

Hello All

 

I am in China for a two weeks visit. I plan on going to the ACH in Guangzhou this Friday. If anyone has any specific questions.. let me know and I will ask...

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Hi Stephen, very happy to know you are in china. Could you do me a favour ask the consulate about Changing CR1 visa to IR1 at the entry of american custom. I will interview in June, my university summer vacation will start in july, and my 2 years marriage anniversary is also in july. I planed to fly to the US in july and I also heard if I got married for 2 years, when I am in american custom I could ask visa inspector change my visa type from cr1 to IR1. Plese make sure it for me at GZ consulate, my husband cant wait to see me and dont want to waste 30days if I cant get IR1. Thanks

[Stephen]

Hello All

 

I am in China for a two weeks visit. I plan on going to the ACH in Guangzhou this Friday. If anyone has any specific questions.. let me know and I will ask...

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Hi Stephen, very happy to know you are in china. Could you do me a favour ask the consulate about Changing CR1 visa to IR1 at the entry of american custom. I will interview in June, my university summer vacation will start in july, and my 2 years marriage anniversary is also in july. I planed to fly to the US in july and I also heard if I got married for 2 years, when I am in american custom I could ask visa inspector change my visa type from cr1 to IR1. Plese make sure it for me at GZ consulate, my husband cant wait to see me and dont want to waste 30days if I cant get IR1. Thanks

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Hi Paula

 

Yes.. I will ask them for you..

[david_dawei]

GUZ never really answered my question shown at bottom...

 

1) is the consulate now requiringly on 1 year of taxes to be brought to interviews for CR1s who filed a I-864 (at NVC) ?

2) If a person filed directly to the consulate (where no stateside processing is done, ergo, no NVC), does the petition need to include 1 year of taxes with the I-864 (or need to submit three years of taxes)?

 

 

To follow up on your comment about the I-864...

 

A member recently posted this to our attention:

 

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http://uscis.gov/graphics/lawsregs/handboo...upprt112305.pdf

RE: USCIS policy regarding Form I-864, Affidavit of Support

 

This memorandum notifies that a person completing an Affidavit of Support(Form I-864) on behalf of an adjustment of status applicant is only required to file one Federal income tax retum, for the tax year that is most recent as of the date the Form I-864 was signed, rather than having to submit a Federal income tax return for each of the three most recent tax years.

 

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Will the consulates be applying the same requirement [change] to one year of taxes along with the I-864 for CR1 interviews? 

 

(while it does state this is for adjustment of status applicants,  the CR1 appliant does their 'adjust' through the National Visa Center and can now supply only one year of taxes... I know the I-864 is forwarded to the consulate and does not have to be updated for the interview, but sometimes taxes do).

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Dear CFL members,

 

We are happy to do whatever we can to help make this complicated process as clear as possible. You are correct that the I-134 does not require tax returns unless the petitioner is self-employed. Neither our website nor the OF 167 "trump" these basic requirements. I'll explain why:

1. The first sentence of the "Affidavit of Support" section in the OF 167 states that petitioners wishing to provide an affidavit of support can use the I-134. The second sentence explains that, instead of an I-134, a petitioner can also provide a notarized statement regarding his or her willingness to support the applicant financially. The rest of the Affidavit of Support section -- including the portion asking for the tax returns -- explains how to complete the notarized statement and has no direct bearing on how to fill out the I-134. Bottom line: according to the OF 167, you may provide either an I-134 or a notarized statement regarding financial support. If you chose to do the notarized statement, then tax returns are one of the ways you can substantiate the information in your statement.

2. Our website does say to bring the I-134 and tax returns. During the interview, questions about the petitioner's work experience and income often come up in establishing the bona fides of the relationship. Tax returns are often good proof that can substantiate an applicant's claims. On our website, we ask applicants to bring tax returns -- even though not required to complete an I-134 -- so that they will be prepared in the event an officer decides that they are necessary. All of us would rather have the decision made at the time of the interview, so it is best to bring the tax returns just in case.

So the bottom line with regards to what the applicant should bring to the interview is that they should prepare a I-134 with the required suplementary information and tax returns. This way, the applicant will be best prepared and the officer will be able to issue the visa without delay.

 

 

IV Unit

US Consulate Guangzhou

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