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Usually the Green card comes about about a month after after the entry, or a that after the new immigrant found fee of $220 is paid, whether whichever is later. Did you have the fee?

Not for US immigration. The foreign spouse uses the name in the passport. The petitioner uses the name she ended up with after the change. In the USA, name changes start with Social Security, not the State, but yeah, you cannot change your first name based on marriage alone.

Yes, and on the DS 260. When you start using your married name in real life is up to you. No need to make any change with USCIS.

Depends on your handwriting skill compared to your typing aptitude. Sometimes there's no choice but to do some things by hand, but the form works quite well if you use Acrobat or Adobe reader. Sucks if you try to fill it with most other apps.

Either way will work, because you'll be submitting a pay stub to document your current income. For the employed, current income does NOT come from a tax return. Your current income is gross from a pay period times the number of pay periods in a year. If it was me, in this situation I would wait 3 weeks, to avoid having to update everything before the interview.

Me too, 19 years ago. Made a few mistakes, but luckily none came back to bite me.

Probably. She'll need to hand write in the tax section. 2022 income below filing threshold

My tone is an acquired taste. 😉 It's intended to first get your attention. I see that purpose was accomplished. We intelligent, educated people have a tendency to make similar mistakes. I've seen it for the 19 years, I've been a member here and I've made them myself. One of the most common mistakes is to overthink things. The keys are to first study instructions and the questions on the forms very carefully. While doing so, it is critical to interpret literally, and answer accurately. Little things like commas, if, and, or etc. are often missed. The highly educated lawyers that approve the language in forms and instructions, use a lot of those details of the language. If you miss them, you'll make mistakes. They don't just say enter the total income, because if you file a 1040EZ, there is no total income line to use. So, the comma you missed when incorrectly concluding you were to enter the AGI number was very important. Ironically, AGI and Total income are the same number, quite often, maybe even most of the time, but not always. The I-864 is the most complicated form in the process. Be sure to carefully read the questions and instructions on the face of the forms too.

Yes, easier in this case because the son already qualifies as sponsor, and is domiciled in the USA. Is he 21 already? Note that "what you want" is NOT a reason for expedite. You get to chose between separation and kids finishing high school in the USA. Expedites are for special circumstance, not for convenience.

Yes, there's a chance they kept it, but it was already submitted to NVC anyway.

Correct. The PDF, is built to be completed with Acrobat, or Adobe reader. I'll add that there are both a PDF file of step by step instructions to follow, AND instructions on the form. Many questions or confusions come from not heeding the instructions ON the form. Sometimes the instruction on the form is imbedded in, or part of the question itself.

Yes, not only did I say enter the total income number (you only have one tax return each year) but that's also what the instructions clearly say to do. No exceptions are mentioned. Sounds like you have the income covered, as long as you stay employed. Current income is gross for a pay period times the number of pay periods in a full year. Example: Every two weeks is times 26.

The instructions you need to become an A-Student of will tell you two things. One, it's the Total Income number that you enter, unless you filed a 1040EZ. Two, you enter that number in EVERY situation, including the one you describe. In a separate area, you will indicate your "current income". Unless you are self employed, that does NOT come from a tax return. What is your "current income" as THAT will determine whether you qualify or not, unless you are using liquid assets to qualify. Current income is MOST important, but I already answered the ACTUAL question asked....plus.

The question was whether she spent a year in China after she turned 16. You seemed unsure of her age "when she moved there".

You need to ask specifically if she lived in China for a year after her 16th birthday. If she didn't, then no Chinese police report is needed. Details matter in this situation.

Upload the 2023 tax return complete copy or Tax Return Transcript and a recent pay stub once you are near the interview date.

Did she live in China more than a year after her 16th birthday? Does she have a Czech birth certificate?

You "look up" the information mentioned by studying the I-864 instructions. Your liquid assets will carry the day, but your wife will probably need to re-establish domicile in the USA. That's a separate issue, you can work out later, but no reason not to get started by her filing the petition. Financial forms and documents will come about a year later.

No. It's not a problem. Answer the questions that are asked. For current employment enter Unemployed and the date you became unemployed.

Safe bet is to arrange a joint sponsor. You might not be asked if he is currently employed or something to that effect. Worst case would be to lie. If you're not asked, usually no problem.

That much visiting does tend to take away relationship validity concerns. But they will still ask your current wife questions about your previous case.

Yes, it will. They will be asking the kind of questions you say you don't remember the answer to. Expect them to ask these questions not to YOU, but to your wife. My advise is to get your memory back and inform her fully about the previous case.

How many visits have you made for how long, to your current spouse?

To be clear, if your mutual cousin was a first cousin to each of you, then yes, you are cousins, but maybe not first cousins. Whether that would be an issue or not depends on what, if anything, it has to do with you meeting each other.

Updated information is fine. Boarding passes can be printed several to a page. Emails from airlines are useless. That should cut down size considerably.