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  1. SalishSea
    You’re the second person this week reporting this here on VJ!
  2. SalishSea
    Obviously marriage certificates contain the full names of both parties. The person who is changing his/her name simply starts using the new name and provides the MC as evidence. So if Jane Smith marries John Jones, and she wants to change her name, she starts going by Jane Jones and provides certified copies of the MC to social security administration, DMV, her employer, passport agency, etc. It’s really very simple. Yes
  3. SalishSea
    With a 20+ year wait, an extra 3 years is not huge. There is no refund for denied petitions due to errors or omissions.
  4. SalishSea
    “Signing” yes. It is 100% up to the consulate whether to issue a visa. The public charge inadmissibility is based on the totality of circumstances, which is why people are telling you that your gf should have a job, even if you have someone else willing to “sign” a form.
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    You absolutely do need the affidavit of support. My suggestion is for your gf to focus on obtaining employment sufficient to support an immigrant. This should include a plan to provide you with health insurance. Also- hopefully you realize that you cannot submit any digital content (power point presentation) to USCIS. Please follow the instructions for the forms. Any type of petition needs to be completed and filed by the petitioner (you’re the beneficiary).
  6. SalishSea
    Not just the UK- the US doesn’t, either. The legal document for name change through marriage is the marriage certificate itself. There is no court involved at all.
  7. SalishSea
    Realistically, she’s not going to get a tourist visa anyway, with a USC fiance/BF.
  8. SalishSea
    What does ‘vac’ mean? Do you mean the interview?
  9. SalishSea
    It’s 6 months from the medical. So- if the medical was 3 months before the visa was issued, you’d have only 3 months to use it before expiration. And FYI, you have to be already in the U.S., or accompanying your spouse when she arrives on that visa.
  10. SalishSea
    Ours was 18 months, with no N-400 filed. You’re definitely within the current timeframes, as restating as it is.
  11. SalishSea
    Oh man, so sorry to hear that. Sending big hugs to you and your family. Local hospitals sometimes offer grief services via their social work departments. I’m sure your wife is going through so much right now with both losing a child, and being in a new country.
  12. SalishSea
    “Apparently” and “the person I am dating” ? Doesn’t bode well for the bonafides of the relationship or the readiness for marriage. But yes, she will need a police clearance and she will need to investigate how to get that from Dubai. Perhaps the website for their embassy in her country has info.
  13. SalishSea
    If budget is a concern, K-1 is the wrong choice (for many reasons, but primarily due to wage loss for up to a year for the beneficiary). Also: time spent together in person is the best evidence you can have.
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    NVC will not be making that decision. It’s entirely up to the consulate where she wants to interview. Why would they take the case of people who don’t live there, though? To shorten the wait time for you? They would have no reason to do that, as it just makes more work for them.
  15. SalishSea
    So you don’t have tax transcripts or evidence of current income? Having a joint sponsor doesn’t release you from the requirements as her primary sponsor and petitioner. Aren’t you worried about the I-865 part of the process? How do you plan to support someone who cannot work for many months?
  16. SalishSea
    No. Your only option is to petition them for an immigrant visa, using an I-130. It will. E an F visa (family members of LPRs).
  17. SalishSea
    Everyone who overstays has every intention of returning. That’s the problem.
  18. SalishSea
    You posted this paragraph 3 times. Please do not spam.
  19. SalishSea
    Unlikely for an Indian spouse of USC to get a B2. The assumption is that the plan would be to circumvent the Mumbai wait and attempt to adjust status, which is fraud. And as much as she may plan to return, past behavior of her fellow Indians would suggest otherwise. Anyone who can afford the DS160 fee can apply though. Apartment lease is not a strong tied
  20. SalishSea
    There’s no way to know why you’re in AP. I’m sure the country of origin has something to do with it. All you can do is wait.
  21. SalishSea
    VJ timelines actually matter. To me, that looks like the case was sent to NVC in error, and then returned to USCIS, but that’s just a guess without more info from you.
  22. SalishSea
    We sent passport stamps/boarding passes for the one required meeting, and then just listed the other dates and locations of all of our other trips together in the years leading up to the petition. For low-fraud consulates, you don’t get “brownie points” for multiple meetings, but it’s easy to document them, so why not?
  23. SalishSea
    To be fair, I'd say that is atypical for the US. Each state is different. If I were to order a certified copy of my BC, it would take 7-10 days.
  24. SalishSea
    Not something to lose sleep about, IMHO. US passports are valid evidence of citizenship, and only list the US state where the passport holder was born, not the city. I have local friends here in Seattle whose city of birth listed on their Washington state BC is now technically incorrect because of neighborhood rezoning/annexing.
  25. SalishSea
    He conveniently avoids answering that most important Q…
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