I-864 question, different name, police certificate

[Jerrod 0]

Hello VJ! I first want to thank everyone on this forum for such a great job. Without everyone's help here, I would have gone mad.

I did DCF for the CR-1 visa on June 26 in SPB Russia. On July 15 (sent July 9, so you can see how fast DCF is) I received a request for additional info. I sent that information in and about 9 days later (the letter was dated the next day after arrival in Moscow), we are now approved and have our interview for Oct. 2 (VJ predicted the Oct. 13). I have received two documents, the I-864 and the I-864A.

My first questions are about these documents.

1. I do not make enough money, so I need a co-sponsor. This co-sponsor is to be my father. I live with my mom and dad since returning from Russia and I believe this makes my dad able to file the I-864A. Is this correct?

2. My mom and dad filed a joint tax return. If they are able to file the I-864A, can they file it together or do they each need to fill out a seperate I-864A?

3. These documents do not state, and do not have an area for a notary, but I have heard of some people having them notarized. Is this recommended? If not, should I have them write up small testaments and have that notarized?

Questions regarding different name usage.

1. My wife's invitation used her last married name. Her documents, the I-130, all use our new married name. She now has her passports in our new married name. Could this cause a problem at the consulate?

2. Also our last name was transliterated differently than what I use in the USA, has anyone had this problem and did it cause any additional problems?

Police certificate

We have a unique situation in that Vicky was born in the USSR in Tajikastan and moved to St. Petersburg at the age of 16. The US Consulate says they want a police certificate going back to age 16. The problem is, Russia does not have records of when she arrived in the country only that she has no arrest record. She lived in Tajikistan for about 4 months during the age of 16 and she has documents proving she matriculated into a university at that age. How should we approach such a problem?

Thanks in advance.

Yours,

Jerrod