Anyway, all of this was explained to you in depth in your previous thread about it:
https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/812878-please-help-travelling-while-adjustment-of-status/#comment-10918339
You entered on ESTA, then decided to marry and try to adjust status. They will rightly assume you’ll try to do the same thing, to avoid the queue.
You could try for a B visa, but I don’t see that happening either, with your history.
What do you mean? That affidavit isn’t a thing in the U.S.
If that is a special requirement of the Chinese government, you should ask a mod to move your thread to the China forum.
If you do a CR-1, there is no way to know which processing center the petition will go to, as it isn’t based on the petitioner’s state of residency. All immigrant visa interviews (as well as K-1) for Canada go through Montreal.
Both K-1 and CR-1 processes will take up to two years start to finish.
99% of I-129F petitions are processed at the California Service Center. The other 1% are sent to Vermont for processing due to certain (AWA) criminal history of the petitioner.
This is true for other petition types. I-129F are ALL processed in California, and have been for years.
Certainly seems like a communication mishap. Perhaps they mistakenly thought you were married?
There is no visa that allows for anyone (even U.S. citizens- except for K-1 fiancé visas) to bring over unmarried partners.
You can't combine your brother in -law's income with your husband's.
Yes, not working will affect your chances of him getting a visa, as will you not being domiciled in the United States.
I suggest you read the I-864 form to get a better idea of the requirements.
No, they can't just "stay." They have to be petitioned for an immigrant visa. The brother is very unlikely to get a student visa, as he very clearly has immigrant intent.
You won’t get a waiver for that. The US is VERY strict about TB. Extra wait time is probably related to the fact that TB can be latent/dormant. Unfortunately, rules are rules, and you won’t be able to circumvent them.