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You get a new passport in your married name. You already changed your name legally, you just didn't get a new passport. Unless you actually live in that house, it is not your primary residence in the present tense. (Until you do) If it is your intent to live there, you can indicate that in the next stage and you can mention the intention now. Dad's will is about your ownership, not your domicile or the bona fides of your marital relationship. Keep context in mind at all times and focus on what is actually true. It will serve you much better than anything you can contrive. I feel compelled to say again that the evidence you have been living together in Nigeria for as long as you have, should be your focus at this time. It's plenty.

Primary evidence in this context is that the two of you live in Nigeria together since the wedding in 2023. Concentrate on that, with evidence from your passport, name change, and whatever else. You did not have to come to the USA to change the name in your passport. You could do that through the embassy in Lagos. You would have been wise to file in your married name, but that's not the problem. https://ng.usembassy.gov/passports/

If you are still worried, you are not paying attention.

Probably enough but never buy tickets until the visa is in hand, unless you are willing to pay the change fee, just in case.

Just assume they won't ask you. Consular Officers also file US Tax returns. They know this is not something to worry about. If they ask, give the answer you already have from multiple people here. "That's how much he wrote the check for when he filed the return."

This is a question to ask the Consulate directly. At most, the child will be asked if he knows you and wants to go to the USA. Presumably, grandma can't bring him to the USA, so one of his parents will need to do that. It can be a short trip, as visas are usually in hand within a few days of the interview.

The fact is that USCIS takes evidence of time in country as evidence of time together in person. That's why passport stamps are primary evidence, and photos are secondary. This ain't my first rodeo. If you want to add some photos great. Add some reciepts showing both names, sure. My recommendation is to keep it at less than ten pages. Respond as specifically instructed in your RFE.

Sure. It helps with interpretting the stamps, but don't worry about the ones you can't find.

You don't have boarding passes. Scan the passport pages to PDF and print the PDF files to full sheets of plain paper. Receipts for tickets are NOT evidence of travel. I live in the Philippines. Every time I enter, it's on the return leg of a round trip ticket, so I have to buy an ongoing ticket. I don't use the ticket, so you can see that buying it is not evidence of travel.

You can add a few more photos if you want but they are still secondary. Your time together in person trumps any photos. Skip the chat logs for the same reason.

No it's not worth it. One source of primary evidence is enough.

So, you have plenty of time together. Now you know how to provide the evidence. Just get it done. No worries.

Note that receipts for buying tickets, and itineraries are not evidence of travel. Passport stamps and boarding passes are primary evidence of time spent together in person. Airbnb receipts are good too. Photos are secondary evidence of time spent together in person, but you sent those already. If you did not send primary evidence like passport stamps and/or boarding passes, concentrate on that. How many trips? How many days each trip and total days in country?

The answer is no. Most likely that's just the amount he wrote the check for when he filed the return. This is a "Tax Return Transcript", right?

I mentioned that to answer your questions about extra steps, we would need to know the country. Now that it is known, somebody can answer about morocco. You filing the N-600 is an option, not a requirement. You can just apply for the passport. It's your choice, once he enters to live in the USA with you, the US Citizen Parent.

No, the petitioner does not have to be there. What other steps would depend on the country he's coming from, but you don't say. Don't book a ticket until the passport with visa is in his hand and you have verified everything is correct. If a step child, he will get a green card after entry. If he is your natural child receiving citizenship upon arrival, just apply for a US Passport after arrival. There will be no green card.

You do not need to snail mail photocopies. Email the PDF's to be printed locally. Here's a little hint. There is no actual difference between a printed PDF and a "photocopy". A photo copy is just made by scanning and printing in one pass. Scanning, emailing, then printing gives the same result.

No

The above is meaningless in the context of the affidavit of support. It's just telling him how much to make the check out for. Not relevant to the affidavit of support in any way.

If DS 160 is your only option after correctly indicating you are seeking an immigrant visa, then just go with it. You don't need to know "why?". This is all about getting your passport back to you, and nothing else.

If you have something from the Consulate requiring you to upload documents that are not already in CEAC, then those are the instructions you follow. What are those actual instructions to which you refer?

Not quite. Needing to combine incomes for the affidavit of support is the situation that would cause the I-864a to be more appropriate. When the joint sponsor qualifies without combining income with the petitioner, they act as joint sponsor, not household member, even if the petitioner is the joint sponsor's dependent. Tax return fiing status is not the only factor to consider. More important is whether the joint sponsor has enough income without combining on the AOS, not the tax return.

It is correct that the stepfather should be the joint sponsor. His wife (her mother? ) should be his household member and provide an I-864a even if she has no income. Don't expect them to want it the other way around. They won't "ask" why you did it correctly.

Photocopies of bank statements are fine. A printed PDF of a signed affidavit of support is also fine.

The above is incorrect. The amount owed, is not a factor if the "Total Income" is 100k. It just means that's how much he needs to pay. If there was a balance owed from a prior year, or a tax lien, that's a problem. There's really not enough information provided in the original post to know what the amount owned refers to. "Total income" is the taxable income for the specific year. With over 100k in taxable income, 24k in actual taxes is just how much to pay. Ask the sponsor if he has any past due taxes.