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Change your name at your convenience, before applying for a new passport.

Yes, file the petition right away. File it using your intended married name, even though you haven't officially changed it yet. Get a new passport about a year from now, or even just before your visa interview. That way, they can issue visa and green card in the married name.

Use the words, "I hereby withdraw the I-130 petition filed for "full name of beneficiary". Include your full name and signature and the case number. Simple stuff. It's normal business letter format, including date. Lots of examples of business letters.

"Not Required" doesn't mean "don't do it". Note that your year end pay stub for 2024, will show year to date income, so only one from 2024 plus a current one from the latest pay statement is needed. You will also be entering your current income, which is the gross pay times the number of pay periods in a full year. Sure, if you have a stash of money in a checking account, state the amount and provide a bank statement to document it. That will strengthen your case.

Start by clicking on the word "guides" at the top of any page here. You have lots of homework to do.

Completely concur.

Very risky idea. If you don't already have the IR1 visa, it would be best to postpone the interview, so your contract is over before you enter. Your plan plays fast and loose with the rules, even if the US Citizen is in the USA or enters with you. If the US Citizen is not ahead of you or with you, you will likely be denied entry. You can try entering again before the visa expires, but trying to do things against the rules is a crazy risk. Play it straight or don't play, is my advice.

The error was in that section. The online form is glitchy. You may find more glitches.

And your point about not being able to use the assets because the box was not ticked is simply wrong. Do a new I-864 properly, by stating and documenting the assets. One or both of you is an unemployed investor, so your income stated is the number called "total income" on the 1040. The form does not tell you not to enter assets. It says it's optional, if your income is sufficient. What NVC did or did not do is irrelevant. It is the Consular Officer that makes the decision. They didn't tick the box about assets because they didn't know about them. You think they should have and maybe you're right, but it doesn't matter. You neither stated or documented the assets. Start over, and do it the way I told you will work, and it will.

This is one time your husband was wrong. I'm sure he'll appreciate being reminded. LOL

You haven't even done enough homework yet to read the first three questions on the I-864EZ. Unless you can answer all three questions yes, you cannot use the EZ version. Become an A-Student of the I-864 and its separate instructions. You will show zeros in the tax section and check that he has NOT filed the last three tax returns. Then you state "Disabled Veteran" as his occupation and enter the annualized tax free income as his current income. Document the income with the applicable award letter or letters.

There are not enough details presented here to form an opinion on whether the assets are sufficient. Just because use of assets was not "ticked" does not mean you cannot use them. What IS clear is that your affidavit of support was not correctly completed, in a way that the assets could be considered. You entered income that cannot be used. If your assets are liquid, and are well over three times the income requirement, they can and will be considered in London. You mention "income" from the assets. That would only count if it shows on the US Citizen's Federal tax return, consistently being above the income threshold. Is that the case? If it is, then your current income comes from the "total income" line of the 1040. You can then state and document the value of the liquid assets, in the asset section. Armed with that information (exactly as stated above) do you still think you qualify?

And, if employed, a copy of your year end pay stub and a current one. 2023 tax returns are about the past. Pay stubs are evidence of ongoing current income. Current income is king in this context.

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You would need to find a courier to accept them for pick-up. But with her phone number and the Airbnb address, they should be able to deliver them to her or to an office at the location.

I really should advise to sort out the permission issues before you marry.

I don't know. The context here is spouse and stepchildren.

As you do your homework, you will become aware this process takes about two years before visa issue. Sort out the permission issues before you start, not after.

Good questions. She will either need permission from the father for them to immigrate or court ordered full custody. To be clear, usually three family members petitioned at the same time, do go through the process together. The issue about coming together or not is governed by the fact the visas are only usable during the six months following the medical exam. If you mean a couple months after mom arrives, no problem. Both or you or just mom can go get them, if you don't want them to travel as unaccompanied minors. If you plan to do it yourself, start by clicking on the word Guides at the top of any page here. Study, then become an A-Student of the I-130 and it's separate instructions.

She needs one for Germany. She'll be there well over six months before the interview happens. This is not a time to split hairs.

I missed the part where the I-130 was already filed 11 months ago.

Send it, because it shows year to date income. Missing a few hours is no big deal.

That's the only answer you need. Denied because no reply to RFE. They are not asking about anything but the I-130. That is the "petition". You can be certain the I-485 was denied too, as it cannot be approved without an approved petition. But there are no questions about the I-485.

I would ask the Consulate in Hong Kong to accept a Direct Consular Filing due to your pending transfer. If that doesn't work, then expedite at each stage. Don't mention the mandatory retirement.

Home country, but only Germany if she's been there six months or more. Actually, any country in which she lived six months or more since turning 16.