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dvelopp said:
I just got appraisals for my apartments. Each document is 30 pages. (2 documents)
Do you guys include and translate all the pages for your package or only the page with a conclusion?
(there are 2 pages with summary and conclusion and 28 pages with details on how the price is evaluated with the examples of prices for other apartments in that area).
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My appraisals are in English. But if you have any document which is not in English, you should translate them. And the appraisal document is not complete if you translate only the summary page.
 
Question about federal advanced tax credits for health insurance-
I understand if you receive them you need to provide evidence for the I-944 form but does this mean they are considered a public charge or a negative score?
It was my understanding that it wasn't and it was okay to receive that?
 
Sm1smom said:
1. Employment letter, while not specifically listed on the I-485 is one of the acceptable ways of overcoming the possibility of being considered a public charge.

2. Most organizations have standard employment letters which they issue when a job offer is made or employment verification letter which shows when you were hired, job title, earning, etc. Talk to your employer.
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Thank you very much!
 
Sm1smom said:
Admittedly, a DV derivative is not required to submit educational documents, however, your wife’s degree(s), minus the HS Diploma, should have been evaluated per I-944 requirements. The evaluation requirement is based on the I-944 Self Sufficiency instruction, nothing to do with being the DV selectee or derivative.
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Thanks @Sm1smom. I will get them evaluated with one of the USCIS linked agency and have them ready.

FYI my friends office actually do this internationally and getting their license to start evaluation in US. I will post their information once they get it.
 
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tinks1 said:
Question about federal advanced tax credits for health insurance-
I understand if you receive them you need to provide evidence for the I-944 form but does this mean they are considered a public charge or a negative score?
It was my understanding that it wasn't and it was okay to receive that?
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I have the same question in my case. Everything I read says that tax credits are not public benefits and should not be considered as such. But I'm also concerned as I'm enrolled in health insurance plan through market place and I got these tax credits automatically as I qualify (was enrolled in past too). I don't know if I can cancel it without canceling my plan. @Sm1smom please advise... Thanks!
 
tinks1 said:
Question about federal advanced tax credits for health insurance-
I understand if you receive them you need to provide evidence for the I-944 form but does this mean they are considered a public charge or a negative score?
It was my understanding that it wasn't and it was okay to receive that?
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Sero1033 said:
I have the same question in my case. Everything I read says that tax credits are not public benefits and should not be considered as such. But I'm also concerned as I'm enrolled in health insurance plan through market place and I got these tax credits automatically as I qualify (was enrolled in past too). I don't know if I can cancel it without canceling my plan. @Sm1smom please advise... Thanks!
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Tax credits are not considered not considered public benefits.
 
Here’s the Totality of the Circumstance Worksheet - for evaluating if one is likely to become a public charge. You guys can all use this to weight yourselves to get an idea of what your potential outcome may be.

Please don’t return to ask me what number or figure to allocate in each column, or what constitutes a good score. There’s no magic number everyone is expected to attain in order to overcome a public charge perception.
 
Sm1smom said:
Here’s the Totality of the Circumstance Worksheet - for evaluating if one is likely to become a public charge. You guys can all use this to weight yourselves to get an idea of what your potential outcome may be.

Please don’t return to ask me what number or figure to allocate in each column, or what constitutes a good score. There’s no magic number everyone is expected to attain in order to overcome a public charge perception.
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Wow, that's awesome! Thank you for this worksheet!
 
Could someone please explain me how to get form I-797? I am not sure what it is and how to get it. I am an F-1 student filing for AOS.
 
frasec said:
Could someone please explain me how to get form I-797? I am not sure what it is and how to get it. I am an F-1 student filing for AOS.
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As long as you didn't have any correspondence with USCIS, didn't apply for an immigrant visa or any benefits, you don't have it and don't need it.
 
Hi,
I sent my package through USPS on 04/29, but still haven't been delivered now (at least no delivery info).
I called USPS several times, they said in Chicago area the DELAY caused by the Covid-19 and the delivery time probably will delay 2-4 weeks.
But I saw several people on the timeline spreadsheet used USPS and already been accepted.
Does anyone experience the same situation?

The package probably is lost, but I'm not sure. Can I re-send the package and how long should I wait to re-send? Because I'm worried about they deliver my package again.

Thanks!
 
dvelopp said:
Hey Sm1smom,

I do understand that it's written clearly in the instructions that for all degrees/education there should be evaluations.
However, from the experience of people who were on this forum this or last year, was that a strict requirement to have it for all not just highest.
Because I would assume many people have a few degrees including their derivatives and it would cost ~ 1000$ for them just to get these evaluations. (for example in my case - my wife and I both have high school diplomas, junior specialist diploma(college in my country -3 years of study), bachelor diploma, master diploma - except for high school diploma it's 3 degrees to verify. If the price is 150$ for the degree, it means I would cost me around 900$). Usually, when you have master diploma other degrees don't matter, you just show the highest to everyone, but, I'm not sure if that's how USCIS works...
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Read the previous message more attentively and have got some misunderstanding(maybe I'm reading it incorrectly). Both my wife and I submit I-944 and this form should be done according to the instructions. Instructions say that degrees should be evaluated (on both forms). But from the message, I can read that only my wife degree should be evaluated. That's why I'm confused a little.
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I want to share my experience. I used fis-web for evaluation.
Mine - high school, bachelor's degree and master's degree (190 dollars). Husband's - high school, bachelor's degree, master's degree and PhD (all the same 190 dollars). And this is the price for the next day report. As you can see, this is the total price and it does not depend on your education. We just paid 380$
 
limay said:
Hi,
I sent my package through USPS on 04/29, but still haven't been delivered now (at least no delivery info).
I called USPS several times, they said in Chicago area the DELAY caused by the Covid-19 and the delivery time probably will delay 2-4 weeks.
But I saw several people on the timeline spreadsheet used USPS and already been accepted.
Does anyone experience the same situation?

The package probably is lost, but I'm not sure. Can I re-send the package and how long should I wait to re-send? Because I'm worried about they deliver my package again.

Thanks!
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Which USPS service delivery method did you use? Did it include tracking?
 
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