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Applied back in June 2024, so I'm hoping and praying that approval

(NOA2) will arrive soon. Have been browsing this site and finding out

good information.

My question please: I live in USA, my fiancee is in the Phils ( in the province).

She has a smartphone, no computer at home. And also no internet cafe.

When the K1 is approved and sent to NVC - am I allowed to fill out DS-160

on her behalf and also pay using my credit card. I've read that in the Phils,

RCBC is the only authorized bank payment and will issue a receipt for further

appointment scheduling.

Hence, my question if I am to pay here in the US. And after payment do the Embassy

interview appointment, VAC (biometrics) and medical.

Any response is highly appreciated.

Thanks in advance

Ok asking for a friend

Friend lives abroad. She applied for her husband right after they got married and while waiting for the approval (which took almost 2 years because they filled something out wrong and they had to submit another application for USCIS to transfer the case to NVC) they were blessed with 2 kids and now expecting a third.

She has never lived in the US to be able to apply for a CBA for the kiddos.

So is it possible to add them to the case at the NVC stage? If so, what are the steps to do so?

What are the documents needed for the kids besides the birth certificates and passports?

Any info will be extremely helpful. They don t want to leave their kids behind.

Hi everyone!

I am a U.S. citizen residing abroad in France. My fianc e to to whom I've been engaged for over a year is an Italian citizen.

We found out about the DCF process relatively soon after we got engaged and always kept it as an option in between planning for our big traditional civil ceremony. The idea was that if I were to get an offer to relocate to the U.S., we would get a Utah online marriage and file for DCF immediately. If not, we would continue living abroad and file through USCIS.

Alas I received an offer two weeks ago for an in-person position in the States starting in early February. About five days ago we contacted the consulate in Naples describing our situation and within 48 hours were given an appointment scheduled for next week. We are planning on going through with the online marriage this Monday (in 4 days time) at the latest in order to be legally married prior to filing. We have plenty of evidence of our relationship (affidavits lined up, plane tickets, etc) but are somewhat worried about how the timing of our wedding will be interpreted. On some forums/pages that I've consulted over the past few years, I recall reading that one of the primary purposes of providing evidence of a relationship is to determine whether the marriage was for the primary purposes of immigration. In our case, an officer could lay reasonable claim to both: that we were married at once to be able to file for DCF in time and because we are in love and want to share a life together wherever that may be.

Does anyone have any experience or recall any thread on this forum describing a very recently married couple who successfully petitioned via DCF?

PS.
Just a data point for any future lurkers: yes, we were able to get approval for a filing appointment in Italy despite my foreign residence being in France. The immigration section is requesting French residence documents instead of Italian. Whether or not we were granted this appointment thanks to my fianc e's citizenship, this does somewhat confirm that the DCF process is really at the discretion of the individual consulate and consular FSO. This being the case.. we hope that this degree of discretion will end up helping us come next week.

Surprisingly I can't find this answer in the forums or elsewhere online.

How does one sign on the spouse signature line of a joint US tax return?

I am including a signed application for IRS tax number, signed statement by both spouses selecting US tax residency, and Form 2848 which authorizes me to sign for my wife but WHAT NAME do I write on the tax return? hers or mine?

My tax preparer thought I should sign my name on both lines, but I wanted to make sure. Since we are approaching April 15, I don't really have time for mistakes!

I recently had my Immigrant interview where all went well until the end where I was given a green piece of paper with many options for the CO to mark against. Mine was marked Joint Sponsor

All was well with the i-864 income levels exceeding the poverty level, based on passive income that will continue in the U.S., (No RFE from the NVC). My spouse s job is in the U.K, so will naturally end once we move.

I guess our issue is that although we have cash assets , that on their own without any other income would easily exceed the poverty levels, the option to use these has been made unavailable to us. Our only option (that is ticked off) is for a joint sponsor. Getting a joint sponsor is negligible to none at best, so effectively, as we can t use assets, I can t get a visa.

Is there any recourse with CO s, such as they really should look at assets, or can they simply say get a joint sponsor regardless of cash assets'?

You d think that sponsorship would first look to the resources from within the household and then look to a 3^rd party if those resources were insufficient.

Any thoughts would be welcomed thank you.