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  1. pushbrk
    I'll just add that the USA, may be the only country in the world that has no National registry of marriages. Since other countries do, it's understandable that people get confused, even Americans. However, since the US Citizen would have needed to go to a US Consulate to get a notarized affidavit of they are free to marry, THAT would have been a big CLUE.
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    No, they won't find it in a "system" that doesn't exist. My best "guess" is to try to void the marriage in Texas before the RFE deadline. If you can they provide both an explanation and documentation the marriage is void. If you can't, then provide the explanation only, and see what happens. (It won't "hurt" as the damage, if any, has already been done.) My "guess" is not legal advice. It's just an opinion, based on the information available and comments from other senior/knowledgeable members.
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    NO. There is no "US spouse status". It doesn't exist, because each state controls marriage in the state. Still, married is married.
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    I find this a tough one. I don't know how USCIS will respond to an explanation OR to a voiding or annulment. If you had never mentioned the Houston Marriage, there would be no problem. Now that they know about it, what will they do if you just explain your mistake? I think you actually WERE qualified at the time of filing. You were legally and lawfully married in Indonesia. If the second marriage is deemed reason for denial, then annulment or voiding of it, AFTER filing should have the same result.
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    Correct. You need to keep an income, not a specific job.
  6. pushbrk
    Your a most recent pay stub is the evidence needed to show "current income". The first message indicates her past income from her most recent tax return was not enough. If her current income is, upload her most recent pay stub.
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    Scanned and emailed will be fine. What would be even better is to skip the affidavits altogether. They don't help and make you look desperate. Concentrate instead on evidence of time spent together in person, such as passport stamps evidencing being in Jamaica, and photos together.
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    Please realize you have a whole community of people here trying to help you. We keep coming up with ideas for you, based on the information you provide. When you keep adding pertinent details, that make the ideas irrelevant, it's counterproductive, to say the least. We've gone from "remove from the jurisdiction" (The UK) to immigrate to a specific US State. They are very different. I'm out. Good luck to you.
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    Yes, but when you do that, it is also indicated on Dad's form that she is his household member and her income is Zero. You would have to edit his form and replace it when submitting his wife's form. Her form is not a stated requirement but it is the best practice when they file a joint tax return. It's because of the contract they sign, not her income.
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    Yes, fingers have been wagged at me for providing this information before, but from members, not moderators. Maybe some of them filed single themselves. I did, but have no idea how MANY others have done the same. I'm not advising anybody to do anything. I'm saying there is no immigration related consequence for this action.
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    Correct. This is a matter that is dealt with during the interview. It occurs to me that if the issue is removing her from the jurisdiction, why not just have her make a trip to any other country first, then she comes back for a visit timed for the interview. You've complied with the exit timeline. Surely she is not banned from returning to the UK.
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    It doesn't matter who types the information into the form. If you know the information, just do it yourself. No field will allow entry of N/A, so type Not Applicable. This does not need to be in every field. Use some common sense. Also, some questions ARE applicable, but the answer is NONE. That said, it is absolutely ok to leave pages 4 through 6 blank, so perhaps you didn't include the pages.
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    The short answer to the question in your title is....NO.... While it may be "improper" or even technically illegal, there is no penalty for overpayment of your taxes. (That's the effective result you are looking at.) You can amend the return later. The only time or place you'll even get a finger wag about it, would be here in this forum.
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    The problem with people who work on commission is that their income is not the same on consecutive pay stubs. In this situation, I would take their current income from the total income line on the last tax return. You could also take the year to date total, divide by the four months so you have an average, then multiply that average by 12. Either is fine and reasonably accurate.
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    Lots of maybes. Time for enough detail from the OP to offer more than maybes. She's probably sleeping.
  16. pushbrk
    It would be the court order revoked before the visa is issued AND the child leaves the country. That's IF we have the proper understanding of the court order. It seems we don't, as the OP has been vague about it.
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    Quoting the original post, which is vague about the nature of the "time frame". It makes it sound like the permission expires rather than having a start date. Please clarify.
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    But you have not previously used any language that says that. Maybe your court order IS sufficient, but the language YOU used is not.
  19. pushbrk
    And that is what you need, not simply permission to remove her from the country.
  20. pushbrk
    I would ignore the self employment, as there is no "income" until you've filed a tax return.
  21. pushbrk
    Look at the first page of the 1040 form. Start with the "total income" line. Yes, they "can be" taxable in some cases, but you will know for certain when you see the 1040. There's a tax section in the I-864 and a current income section. Current income, in this situation will not come from a tax return. His SS and VA went up 8.9% in January. Tax returns are about the past, so "not current".
  22. pushbrk
    Correct. And, to understand how to use savings, become an A-Student of the I-864 instructions. Do that ASAP, to avoid uncomfortable surprises. Your savings will need to exceed three times the required income.
  23. pushbrk
    What is the "jurisdiction" in question? To get the visa, you need permission for the child to immigrate permanently to the USA, or court ordered full custody.
  24. pushbrk
    For people seeking a green card, USCIS will not process the actual card until the fee is paid AND the immigrant has entered the USA. Since your son is not seeking a green card, there should be no need to pay the fee. Not sure why you thought you had a year to pay the fee, but it's not relevant anyway.
  25. pushbrk
    Is her income going to continue from the same source, once she's in the USA? If not, she has no qualifying income to contribute. Please clarify.
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