I-130 instructions Form 2022-2023

Ok, look. Hereu2019s the thing people need to be very clear about:Voting machines are machines. Machines break, or malfunction from time to time.People are also people, and people make mistakes, fail to properly follow instructions, or otherwise commit errors when they are operating machines, or filling out ballots.These things will happen. They will sometimes lead to a personu2019s vote being recorded incorrectly. This happens pretty rarely, but when you have 130 million or so votes being cast, if it happened to 1% of all voters (and it probably wonu2019t happen with nearly that frequency, but still) youu2019d be talking about 1.3 million voters across the country. And with many of those people posting on social media, and other people reposting, sharing or re-tweeting those stories, the idea can rapidly spread that the election is u201criggedu201d in some way, by one side or the other.The simple reality is, in a process run by humans, using machines built by humans, to count ballots filled out by humans, mistakes will happen. Things will occasionally go wrong. They always do. Thatu2019s not evidence of a conspiracy, or an attempt to steal the election. Itu2019s human error, or machine error, or some combination of both.Sou2026what should you do about this?Well, the first thing, if at all possible, is to understand in advance the type of voting system your state uses. Is it a touch-screen computerized machine, with no paper ballot? Some states use these. Is it an optical-scan ballot machine u2023 that is, one where you fill in a circle next to the name of the candidate you are voting for, usually using a black pen or #2 pencil, and then feed the ballot into a machine which reads and records it? Most states these days use one of these two systems, but there may be other, older systems still in use in some places. Either way, if possible learn which kind of machines your state, and your local polling location, use. You can usually find this information on your state board of elections website. A quick google search will help you locate this site. Here, for example, is the page which explains the different voting machines in use in my home state of New York: Board of ElectionsThe machines may be different in each state, however, so do NOT use the link I posted above as a guide unless you happen to live in New York. Look up your own stateu2019s BOE website.Anyway, the point is, being familiar with the type of voting machine in advance will be helpful to you if you are worried about your ballot being recorded incorrectly. But if you do not have the time or the inclination to do that, then when you get to your polling location, carefully read any posted instructions about the use of the machines. Do not hesitate to ask one of the workers at the polling location for help understanding what you are supposed to do if you are not 100% clear on how to use the voting machine. The better you understand what you are supposed to do, the more likely you are to fill out your ballot correctly and the less likely there is to be a mistake that will affect how the machine reads it.Finally, and this is perhaps the most important thing, take your time. Do not rush through the process. Rushing is how mistakes are made. If youu2019re voting on a touch screen machine, carefully be certain to touch only the location on the screen that marks the name of the person you are voting for. Do not rush. Do not treat it like your iPhone or iPad, the screen may be either more or less sensitive than you are used to.If itu2019s an optical scanner machine, be sure to fill in the circle next to the person you intend to vote for carefully. Make sure your circle is dark. Try hard to stay inside the lines. Be sure you donu2019t make any stray pen or pencil marks on other parts of the ballot.Focus on what youu2019re doing, be sure to understand the instructions, and cast your ballot carefully.If you do all of these things, your ballot is very likely to be recorded correctly. However, if you have reason to believe it is not, immediately ask for help. Depending on the specific voting system in use, there may or may not be anything that can be done. Some mistakes will happen. This is unavoidable. But the odds are very high that your vote will, in fact, be recorded correctly. So donu2019t lose sleep over it.Just be careful, be sure you understand what you are supposed to do, and donu2019t rush. If thereu2019s a problem, ask for help. Whatever happens, thereu2019s no conspiracy targeting you or trying to take away your voting rights. Thereu2019s just a certain chance of an error occurring on any individual vote cast, and while that chance is very very low, when you have a lot of people voting nationwide, there will still be stories of this happening. I guarantee you, on election day, all over social media, there will be stories of peopleu2019s votes being incorrectly registered. Some of these stories will be true, but again, itu2019s because there will be an error rate that cannot be completely eliminated. Social media will probably magnify these stories to make them seem far more common than they actually are (this happened in several primaries, for example.) But when you hear these things, you should still be confident that your vote is likely to be registered correctly.Think of it this way: you will hear stories of people who get struck by lightning. We know it happens. But the odds of it happening to you are fairly low, and there are things you can do to make it less likely (like not being outside during a storm.) Itu2019s the same thing here.

Yes you can absolutely apply while he is here. The general start of the process is that you file form I-130 to apply for his permanent stay (start of the green card process), as well as form I-485 to adjust his status. The 485 will allow your spouse to stay with you in the country while he awaits a decision and still maintain a legal status. There is no risk to his legality, as long as the forms and accompanying evidence are received by USCIS before the last day that his visa allows him to be in the country.Entry stamps are usually for no more than 6 months in the country and USCIS generally takes about 2 to 3 weeks to process and send out a receipt. Subtract those days from his date to leave, and use that as your minimum safe timeline. Keep in mind that some forms may come with restrictions in travel and he may be stuck in one place for a while e.g. I-485s may take months to process and can be voided simply by leaving the country without getting special permission in advance.Note also: Messing up the timeline can mean he may have to return to the country of origin to maintain legal status and await a decision. That may literally be a separation of numerous months to several years. In some cases, visitoru2019s visa may be revoked or entry denied once you put in an immigrant petition for him.After you start the process, you may also have to file a myriad of other forms, including an affidavit of support, co-sponsor form, an immigrant visa application, an application for removal of conditions, unlawful presence waiver and so on, all of which come with their own fees. USCIS will usually direct you to what forms are next, once you have completed each stage of the application.The range of forms you may have to file will change depending on the specifics of your case and the complexity will vary based on a number of factors. The simplest of these are the number of years you have been married, your spouses immigration status, but may include any number of things that you have not reported in your very general question.My advice would be to seek the help of an immigration lawyer to navigate the process. It is something you could do by yourself. The process is tedious and requires attention to detail, but is manageable. However, under the latest Trump directive, immigration officers are now simply denying applications for minor errors or insufficient information. In the past, they used to request additional documentation before denying outright, but are no longer required to do so. That would mean an error would require you to resubmit an entirely new application (once allowed), and pay all the hundreds to thousands in cash again. It may even interrupt your spouses legal status and add years to the process.No petitions are guaranteed to be approved, so it is best to be thorough and careful and avoid even the appearance of impropriety. Best of luck to you both!Disclaimer: I am not even close to being an immigration lawyer. I just work with a diverse population and have helped clients navigate this process scores of times.

First, proof is required that your foreign spouse is married to you, a US citizen. Then you must file form I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative).Make sure it is completely and accurately filled out. After finishing and signing, pay the $535 filing fee. Follow the instructions here Direct Filing Addresses for Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative to find out where you should ship the form, depending on where you live.Fiancu00e9es or spouses of the U.S. citizens and their unmarried children (K visas) has more information on k-visas, should you need it.

Itu2019s a while since I went though this myself but the process doesnu2019t seem to have changed a lot in the intervening yearsAs you are US citizen you can file a petition to have your husband join you or accompany you if you are both outside the US.If you are in the USA and your husband is in the UK then you need to file from Iu2013130 with CIS, you can download the form along with the instructions and some other forms here - Petition for Alien Relative. You need to fill out and mail the form to a Chicago address with the appropriate supporting documents and fees.If you are both in the UK you should file the forms and documents and fees with the CIS London field office (details are here: - United Kingdom - USCIS London Field Office).Either way the rest of the process is described here - ConProcessing. What happens now is a lot of waiting - the process from filing to issuing an immigrant visa seems to take somewhere between nine months and year.If you are both in the USA now - if he is visiting for example - then you need to file form I-485, which is an application for adjustment of status when you send in the Iu2013130. There may still be quite a long wait before he is finally approved but he may be issued employment authorisation documents (EAD) while you are waiting, which will let him get a social security number and find work.From memory this process involved a trip to the local office about two months after filing for some preliminary processing and interview (which seemed simply to confirm that this was a genuine marriage and not one intended to get around immigration rules). After the interview I was issued the EAD and then about seven months later returned for a further slightly more detailed interview and the green card was issued after that trip. The interview doesn't need to be scary but is necessary - both officers that I dealt with were extremely professional and very pleasantNow my situation may not be fully representative, the fact of having lived with my wife in the UK for some years before coming to the US might have meant that the questioning about our marriage was less intrusive and intense than it might have been if we had only just got married, or if we had come from a community where there is perhaps a perceived history of sham marriages.

100 IQ - Can engage in casual conversation with most, if not all other people (except those who are particularly dull - less than 85 IQ). Can memorize and repeat information effectively, without necessarily understanding what they are saying. This is why actors can play particularly intelligent characters, without being highly intelligent themselves. People at this level of intelligence are basically memorizers, who can learn and carry out a set of instructions, and even repeat them to others. This is not to say they are totally incapable of critical or original thought (that would put them at about 85 IQ if that were true), but the level of depth at which they can analyze and synthesize is not impressive, nor underwhelming.120 IQ - Again, conversing with others on casual topics is no issue, but every now and then they might make a baffling comment about a show or sport that leaves others trying to understand what they mean, or how they possibly came up with it. Pretty much have an advanced ability when it comes to analyzing, understanding and interpreting information, when compared to averaged intellects. Synthesizing material may not be their forte, but is still slightly better than 100 IQ. Due to their increased processing, understanding and retention of information, these individuals will likely have a higher level of formal education and income when compared to those in the average bracket. Most (Iu2019ve talked to) agree that this range of intelligence is a pleasant niche to fill, as it doesnu2019t leave you disassociated socially and allows for a challenge and drive in education.130 IQ, and where Iu2019m going to end the bracket as my personal experience ends here -This next paragraph comes from personal experience so please excuse any cynicism.Casual conversations are beginning to become dull at this range. Probably depends on how willing/interested you are in trivial topics like pop-culture and movies. But most intelligent people I know suck at talking about anything other than topics perceived as meaningful and engaging to them, and due to the nature of what is engaging to these individuals, casual conversation is rarely a comfortable place for them. Analyzing information is breezy, but only if weu2019re given the foundational knowledge that allows us to make the links, otherwise we either become stubborn and donu2019t want to hear any more, or we absolutely have to find out every single linking detail for ourselves, thus making learning a fairly tangential process. Processing is also fairly quick, which is a given. Synthesis of information is where differences from average intelligence become obvious here. An individual with 130 IQ should be able to learn something, and theorize effectively about its worldly influences, or form bonds between multiple sets of ideas which are logical and accurate, which others couldnu2019t even see being possible. Despite this ability to synthesize their own theories about subjects, they still canu2019t test their theory mentally like those who are smarter can. An individual with 130 IQ will have to test a theory in order to prove it, whereas an individual even smarter will be able to accept or dismiss it based purely on logical applications made mentally. Which brings me to application - no one below 150 IQ can conduct mental experiments. Everyone below 150 IQ sucks at the application of complex real-world theories mentally.I hope this gave you a general idea. Cheers!EDIT: Thankyou to Peer Landa for the edits, although I do tend to prefer the British u2018Memoriseu2023 and u2018Theoriseu2023 to the American alternatives, as I am Australian and speak in the archaic lexicon.

Just petition using a I-130 yourself. Read the instructions very carefully. I am not sure but itu2019s possible that the affidavit of support will need to be filled by your husband since he is the citizen and he filled one for you - again, check the instructions very carefully. It should be a pretty clear, straightforward process.Your child is still well below the age limit and should be fine. If there are any problems, do the same thing you did with your own process - use the numbers you are given to check on the process and if you see it stuck call to make sure they have everything they need early.It is my understanding that the age limit of the child is based on the petition date, so go ahead and do it.You still have plenty of time at 16, just donu2019t delay.