Affidavit of Support Checklist

So, on July 15, 2013 , NVC received my brother's AOS documents. But on Aug 7, we got two  checklist, I-864a for me and my husband.

When we mailed the AOS on July 15.  My Mom filled Form I-864 with letter of explanation of not filing based on zero income  and a publication from IRS. So, that was right since we did not get a checklist for hers.  As soon as I read the I-864a checklist , I knew right away that I did something wrong on my form. On the initial AOS, I submitted the wrong form. I used I-864 for myself . But NVC wants me to use I-864a because on my Mom's I-864 on Part 6, 6a &7b she used  our  income (me &husband) so on #10 of Part 6 her current annual household income is not zero.  

Anyways, we mailed the right  and corrected AOS and IV packet at the same time on Aug 8 and NVC got it on Aug 12. My brother called NVC right after they got it and they said that they just entered the IV documents on Aug 15 with the corrected AOS.  So another 20 business days to wait till completion hoping there's no other checklist.

August 2013 Visa Bulletin for F2a

So every second week of the month, the Dept of State post its monthly visa bulletin for all categories. For the month of Aug, the VB for F2a category is "Current" for all countries. Being "Current" for F2a preference rarely happened. This means a lot to family members of LPR who are legally here in the United States. Because of this, they can file to adjust status while they are here legally  in the US.  They can file  Form I-130, Form I-485  concurrently without waiting for their PD to become current.

From Dept of State website:   F2A: This category has become “Current” for August, and is expected to remain so for the next several months. This action has been taken in an effort to generate an increased level of demand. Despite the fact that there are large amounts of registered F2A demand, currently there are not enough applicants who are actively pursuing final action on their case to fully utilize all of the available numbers.