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  1. pushbrk
    It's not "tricky". It is what it is. Current income is the king here. State each income by taking the gross pay, for a full pay period times the number of pay periods in a whole year, so times 12, 26, 24, or 52. The form will combine those incomes automatically once entered. You do not have to qualify with any past year's income. Document the current income with a copy of each latest pay stub. You will get a case note that everybody whose last tax return doesn't show qualifying income. Just ignore the notice, and expect success at interview.
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    If you want to be absolutely sure, file by paper and mail instead. You can also refer to the final section of the form where you can type the address in full, in the appropriate format.
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    Your plan of documenting your assets is perfectly fine. You do not need to involve and obligate a joint sponsor now, for the visa, or later when sponsoring the adjustment of status. Finding, using, and obligating a joint sponsor, when you are a financially independent adult, is far easier to type, than to do. You're fine. Carry on.
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    Just don't make the mistake of calling your short visits "periods of residency". They need not be mentioned at all.
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    Terminology is King here. The US Citizen "files a petition" to start the process. When that petition is approved, the foreign spouse is invited to apply for a visa. Start with the US Citizen becoming an A-Student of the I-130 instructions, a separate downloadable PDF file. You can file online or not, but study of the form PDF....AND.....the instruction PDF, will be critical to your ultimate success. Using the correct terminology is critical to everybody's success, and critical for "helpers" too.
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    The above is correct.
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    You can use the public inquiry form and ask them to re-open it. Tell them why.
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    There's an issue with the quality of the biometrics on file. No worries.
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    Since this is a hypothetical, the above certainly is not. Fortunately, most immigrant spouses will never hear or know of any law firm like you mentioned. It's certainly possible, but if they are going to work, most likely any divorce will be about the same result as with a non-immigrant.
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    There's a place to upload supporting documents for the I-864. If you didn't already upload it, do it now.
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    If the foreign spouse never becomes a US Citizen and never gains 40 quarters of Social Security, the obligation is ongoing for life, unless they leave the USA. "Life" meaning it ends when the first of you dies.
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    Nothing you can do but tell the truth. I would not expect a problem though. Evidently you were unaware, Canadians are limited to a six month stay, AND must be outside the USA more than they are inside. Keeping her ties DID make it possible to travel back and forth, but she didn't do enough of the "back" part of the back and forth.
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    You got a stock notice everybody whose latest tax return doesn't show qualifying income. Just ignore it and carry on.
  14. pushbrk
    They say it's "paid". That means they accepted the payment. Carry on.
  15. pushbrk
    If your VA disability income is clearly sufficient, this notice about you income can simply be ignored, if the income is sufficient. You got the notice based on your tax return or no tax return, because you income is not taxable. The income issue will not prevent you being DQ, but you'll need to deal with the birth certificate issue to move forward. Do you have that sorted out.
  16. pushbrk
    Your email instructs you to login to ceac and gives you the login credentials needed. Follow those instruction. You'll be paying fees, uploading documents and completing a visa application. The Greetings from NVC contains links and instructions. Use them.
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    In the USA, you can go by any name you want, as long as it isn't to commit fraud. I used my stepfather's family name for a few years while still in elementary and junior high school. It was a bit tricky to get my school records changed after a divorce, but no big deal. If your wife who is now Mrs. Jones, wants to introduce herself as Mrs. Smith, there is no harm in that, but her ID will be in her legal name. My Chinese ex wife never changed her name, because it was not her custom to do so. Many people thought of her as Mrs. Pushbrk. No harm in that either.
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    You do not want to change her name before she becomes a US Citizen, unless you are 100% certain she will not need to engage in international travel during that time. She must travel and have tickets in her passport name. When she presents her passport and green card at an airport abroad, seeking to board a flight to the USA, she needs a passport and green card with the same name, or no go. See anonymous quote in my signature.
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    So she needs to apply with the DS 260 using the maiden name. Visa and green card will be in Maiden name. She can change if she wants when she Naturalizes. No, there's no other way unless she can change the name in her passport.
  20. pushbrk
    Good answers so far, but why not get a new passport in the Married name? What is the country? Answers to these question may make big difference in advising you.
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    It's ok, but not necessary.
  22. pushbrk
    This is an online filing. Your advice is correct for a paper filing.
  23. pushbrk
    If you have an "offer letter" that states your salary once in the USA, then that can be your stated "current income" that you are using to qualify. Converting what you are making now, is also correct. Just include the letter from your employer indicating the transfer and associated income.
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    That link is for those visa applicants (not petitioners) who are currently in the USA. This potential visa applicant has already left the USA. The waiver needed in this case, definitely shouts lawyer, not just any immigration lawyer but one who specializes in waivers of ineligibility. Note also that any waiver based on hardship to the US Citizens needs to be about a lot more than the inconvenience of waiting out the ban.
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    They may prioritize a bit but the difference in timeline to petition approval has never been that noticeable. It certainly won't take three years.
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