help we are lost

[edgar7654]

we filed an 130 stand alone it got approved we got a NVC case number MEP something we just finish paying the fees they asked 88 dollars for a AOS we have not mailed it since we dont know what to do from here on we payed but do we send her AOS even tho we know we will need a co-sponsor? or should i get her w2s and our co-sponsor w2s and mail them in one package also should i mail the DS-230 with all this thank you its really confusing and we are young 19 and she is 20 we are having a kid sooon yay and we dont have much money thats y we cant afford a lawyer at the moment any help is welcome thank you and god bless you

[Los G]

If you know you will need a co-sponsor, you need to send all of the necessary financial evidence, including the tax info and i-864 from you and the co-sponsor. You should submit the DS-230 in a separate package. Otherwise it could get misplaced. However, if she's going to give birth soon, this could be a challenging time to be going to Mexico. Once all of your paperwork is final and approved, it could be just 6-8 weeks before you have to attend the visa interview. Make sure everybody is ready before you file the final paperwork.

[jtaylael]

look at the links in LosG's signature! Those helped me tremenously and that is how we are doing it without a lawyer along with the help of this website! You need to make sure you know everything before it is too late! It cost a lot of money including the cost of travel to juarez and living without one of you and moving to Mexico for that time frame! You should first find a lawyer or two in your area and see if you can get a free consulation, or even a consultation for a small fee. It is a great way to get to know what you need to do. Since you are MEP then you will be doing everything over email, scanning all the docs in PDF format and emailing it to the NVC. You should get all the AOS stuff together including the cosponsor stuff and send it at once. Then send all the visa app docs in one email. But take a look at those links and you will learn a lot!

[mguzman1982]

12/18/2011 Married with beautiful wife
USCIS JOURNEY
1/28/2011 United States Postal Service (USPS) overnight delivery of I-130 to Chicago lockbox
2/7/2011 Received email by USCIS that I-130 was received and routed to California Service Center
5/31/2011 Received email by USCIS that I-130 was approved
NVC JOURNEY
6/21/2011 Received email by NVC with instructions to pay affidavit of support (AOS) processing fee bill invoice ($88) & to establish communication with the NVC by submitting form DS-3032
6/21/2011 Paid AOS invoice ($88) via internet
6/22/2011 Submitted DS-3032 via USPS overnight delivery
6/24/2011 Submitted I-864 with 2010 federal income tax with paid AOS invoice cover sheet. The AOS invoice cover sheet is a receipt obtained when your AOS processing fee bill invoice is proceed, usually two or three days after paying fee via internet.
6/28/2011 Received email by NVC with instructions to pay inmigrant visa application processing Fee Bill Invoice ($404)
6/28/2011 Paid inmigrant visa application processing fee bill invoice ($404) via internet
7/14/2011 Submitted immigrant visa and supporting documents (wifes original birth certificate, original marriage certificates, photocopy of wifes valid passport biographic data page, (2) passport style photographs of wife, original police certificates of my wife) with paid inmigrant visa application processing fee bill invoice cover sheet. The supporting documents you submit with your inmigrant visa application vary depending on your case. Again your inmigrant visa application processing fee bill invoice cover sheet is a receipt obtained when your inmigrant visa application processing fee bill invoice is proceed, usually two or three days after paying fee via internet.
7/29/2011 Checked the automatic voice recorder at the NVC phone (603-334-0700) and case was Completed
8/2/2011 Received email with interview date for September 26, 2011 @ 7:30 AM
EMBASSY JOURNEY
8/19/2011 Medical appointment
9/26/2011 First Interview

PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES FOR ADDITONAL INFORMATION:
http://travel.state.gov/visa/visa_4354.html
http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/inde...live_in_the_US

[yasmin3030]

we filed an 130 stand alone it got approved we got a NVC case number MEP something we just finish paying the fees they asked 88 dollars for a AOS we have not mailed it since we dont know what to do from here on we payed but do we send her AOS even tho we know we will need a co-sponsor? or should i get her w2s and our co-sponsor w2s and mail them in one package also should i mail the DS-230 with all this thank you its really confusing and we are young 19 and she is 20 we are having a kid sooon yay and we dont have much money thats y we cant afford a lawyer at the moment any help is welcome thank you and god bless you

congrats on the baby but I understand your situation, but do more research and soon I'll be posting all the required document lists I gotten from our lawyer to gather for the packages at the interview.
brace yourself because at times it seems all about money when it comes to this proccess, due to the required payments, traveling expenses and accomodations.
and then you are having a baby but don't know how long will your spouse be out of the country waiting for approval.
What I'm trying to say is that mentally, emotionally prepare yourself...the whole proccess is somewhat unexpected and time consuming, stressful at times....at the end is worth it.

good luck to you guys, but I'll be posting the list soon.

[edgar7654]

Thank you all for the quick replies and for the info i will bereading more and teying learn more from this website and the links ill check them out also does she have to come with me to ciudad juarez it was my understanding i could go alone since she is the us citizen anyways

[TSK]

She does not need to come with you, as the consulate in CDJ does not allow anyone but the applicant to attend the interview. That said, she is definitely able to come and hang out while you are at an appointment, which is what my family did while we waited for my husband to attend his appointments. The choice of spending those weeks together or alone is totally up to you.