US Immigration from Philippines

Hi,

I am a US Citizen by birth.

My (now) wife immigrated from Philippines under a K-1 visa (by me) with 3 children (K-2 visas) in 2008.

We married, went through Change of Status, Removal of Conditions for her and kids normally and without problems.

Wife and eldest child (who aged out) received US Citizenship and US Passports through Naturalization process, receiving US Certificates of Citizenship at that time. (2016 timeframe)

2 younger children (underage at 2016 timeframe) received US Passports through application by their mother.

Do the 2 younger children need to apply for Certificate of Citizenship using N-600?

Confusion for me: What does the CoC provide that possession of Passport not?

Thanks in Advance.

After my last two posts on this website, I'm glad to say that I dropped off my passport with my 221g just yesterday, April 28th, 2025. I'm happy, but now there are new concerns. Is there an estimate on how long it usually takes to hear back after that? The waiting game feels really hard to do.

Hi everyone. Has anyone here obtained a police clearance from Thailand while in the Philippines/outside of Thailand? How would we go about doing that? Thank you for answering.

Hello. a few things we are very confused about,

we are about to file for the AOS and getting together all the supporting documents, and I'm really not clear about some of what is being asked of us.

according to some guides and other posts on here, you need your tax transcripts and w2's, which is all well and good. where i get confused is where some suggest that you need "copies of your full tax return" and "all schedules"

pardon my ignorance, but by "full tax return" does it mean only the 1040 (which ranges from 2-5 pages depending on the year) or the full 20+ page packet that was returned to me upon completion of my taxes which include such forms as 540, 3514, 8880 and such?

I'm also not very familiar with what a "schedule" is in regards to taxes.

any information and help is greatly appreciated

thank you

I the petitioner have a stable in our residence country making comfortably above the poverty levels. I work for a wholly owned subsidiary of a US company. My company is transferring me back to the US company and my current position will continue in the USA (with a higher salary). I have letters from my employer stating this but at the time filling out the I-864 that the transfer will not have occurred. I am applying for an IR-1 Visa for my wife. Tax returns have been filed consistently. I do not have a joint sponsor or a good candidate for one. Can I get past the I-864 and get my wife an interview with this situation. Anything thoughts or hints would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance