I 130

[mymexicanman]

Just wanted everyone to know my INFO.
Not sure what is next, so if anyone can help please let me know.
Thank you.

My husband Fili (27) and I (42) married June 2006. He is Mexican EWI and I am US PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIEN since 1993. (Green Card Holder with SSN)
AND YES AGE DOESNT MATTER. LOL:):):)

I-130 has been recieved at USCIS on March 27. 2007 and is pending.

I have been reading about waivers and so but not sure how all this will effect me. Anyway my husband works with some friends every now and then and my exhusband pays allimony for the next 4 years. I dont work at the moment but am looking for a job. My question is. Dont I need to show income in order to show how am I supporting my husband ? I am lost here and have so many questions. If anyone could help me with info I highly appreciate it. You can reach me here or email or phone or what ever else someone prefers. Let me know.

Is the new immigration law (if it will get to that) gonna help ? Could he get the Z visa instead me filing the I-130 ?

Maybe someone knows the answer.

Hope to hear from you ...

Jen

[joy&pain]

Just wanted everyone to know my INFO.
Not sure what is next, so if anyone can help please let me know.
Thank you.

My husband Fili (27) and I (42) married June 2006. He is Mexican EWI and I am US PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIEN since 1993. (Green Card Holder with SSN)
AND YES AGE DOESNT MATTER. LOL:):):)

I-130 has been recieved at USCIS on March 27. 2007 and is pending.

I have been reading about waivers and so but not sure how all this will effect me. Anyway my husband works with some friends every now and then and my exhusband pays allimony for the next 4 years. I dont work at the moment but am looking for a job. My question is. Dont I need to show income in order to show how am I supporting my husband ? I am lost here and have so many questions. If anyone could help me with info I highly appreciate it. You can reach me here or email or phone or what ever else someone prefers. Let me know.

Is the new immigration law (if it will get to that) gonna help ? Could he get the Z visa instead me filing the I-130 ?

Maybe someone knows the answer.

Hope to hear from you ...

Jen


Hi Jen,
You are SO right, age doesn't matter! I have some very good friends who are the exact same ages as you and your husband and she's older as well. :)

You are correct in that you will need to show that you can support him (proof that he will not become a public charge), but since you are not currently employed you can have a co-sponsor on the application.

I don't know much about the Z visa, so maybe others can give you feedback on that.

~jp

[mymexicanman]

Thanks and welcome joy&pain.

So all I need to do now is to ask my EX to co sponsor huh ... Knowing him he will help cause he is a good guy but Fili may get to jelouse. Oh well better getting sponsored then having to go back to MX. Maybe by the time my I130 gets through I will find a good paying job or the law will change.

Jen

[Azul y Vampy]

Hi Jen,
I see JP has answer some of your questions. I went into more depth, probably more information than you asked for, but hopefully still useful.
First off, once your I-130 has been approved (took us 3.5 months), the petition will be forwarded to the National Visa Center (NVC), where you will be asked to pay some fees and file some forms, such as the Affidavit of Support (I-864), Choice of Agent and Address form (DS-3032), and Application for Immigrant Visa (DS-230 Part 1). Once you pay all the fees (approx $450) and send all the requested information, NVC will review your package, and then sent it to the Consulate General of the United States, Visa Unit, Ciudad Juarez, MX (CDJ).
Once CDJ schedules you an interview (for US citizens, it takes about 12 months after CDJ receives package) your husband will need to go back to Mexico for his immigrant visa interview in Ciudad Juarez. Because he EWI, he will be denied a visa, and will be given the opportunity to file a waiver of inadmissibility, I-601. Now this is assuming your husband only entered the US illegally once, has no criminal or drug use records. Also, something to know about CDJ, they recently started a Pilot Program this year, where if you prove extreme hardship with your HSL (which you file with your I-601), and your case if “clearly” approvable, you get approved right a way, and you’re off on your merry way.
Now, unfortunately, because you’re a permanent resident, and not a US citizen, it will take longer to get a visa interview. I know 2 couples that have the same situation as you (except the husbands are the permanent residents), they filed I-130 around the same time, and while waiting for the interview, one of the husbands became a citizen to accelerate the process, and his wife has her visa pick-up scheduled for August (she didn’t have to do a I-601 because her petition was filed before the law changed in 2001). In the meantime, the other couple is still waiting for their interview. So it might be beneficial for you to look into becoming citizen, if you qualify.
In regards with the Affidavit of Support (I-864), as JP said, you do need to prove that you will be able to support your husband (provide previous tax forms, pay stubs), but if you can’t, you can get a co-sponsor that can prove income and that he/she can support your family (I didn’t have to do this, but there’s a couple of people who have).
And about the Z visas, when, and if an immigration reform is adopted, it might or might not help your husband. But if it does, it will still take some time (probably years) for the government to come up with a system and funds to do all this. Personally, I wouldn’t hold my breath on this passing.
Hope I provided some new and useful info. Feel free to ask additional questions.

-Azul

[mymexicanman]

Thank you so much Azul,

I think I understand everything so far besides the HSL thing. What is that, I didnt catch that right.

As for my husband, he EWI in 2000. They stopped him at the border and fingerprinted him. He voluntary went back to MX.
He EWI in 2002 and is here ever since.

Is that gonna hurt us ? Should I proceed ?

Jen

[Azul y Vampy]

HSL=hardship letter. If you PM your e-mail address, I can send you a pdf file that describes what this is, in CDJ's own words. After you read this, you'll have a better feeling of what this is, and then you can ask more questions about it :)
As for your husband's 2000 entry, I'm not sure if that counts as an illegal entry or just an attempt. Hopefully someone experiencing this can clear this up.

-Azul

[mymexicanman]

Did I post this in the right area? I am confused.

[KristinMartinez]

i dont understand you have been waiting since march of 2007 just for the approval of the I-130? isnt that way longer than everyone has been expecting?:huh: