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My spouse (beneficiary) has to re-do the DS-260 interview because of changes between when we submitted DS-260 and now. We will do the interview in the South Korea Seoul Embassy. I have some questions about the DS-260: 1) Before I submitted the DS-260, I was employed to a company. But as of now, I'm currently unemployed. In the Occupation section for the petitioner, we put "Not Employed" and then we wrote an explanation saying "Spouse was Unemployed since March 01, 2023. Currently Interviewing for job." Is this a good way to explain my (petitioner) current situation? Is there a better way I should explain it. Please look at image below. 2) It then ask us "Have you attended any educational institutions at a secondary level or above?" Does this mean high school and university (Bachelors and masters)? Also, do we have to put my spouse's(beneficiary) 6 months TESOL course that she took? With question #2, is it true that we should bring University degree and high school diploma for the interview?

As far as I'm aware, no. My guess is that my mom can file as "Single" because maybe she is allowed to do so. Also, I believe my mom was legally separated. I'm not her tax guy who said she can file as "Single". I don't have much information about her and her ex-husband (my mom finally got the divorce approved) past. From what I can see in her taxes, her taxes were simple with just a W2 form. @pushbrk It looks like my mom finally got her divorce about two days ago. She got a letter in writing saying this "As the Decree of Dissolution has been filed with the Court and approved by the Judge the above-captioned case is now complete, and there are no remaining issues to be dealt with." My guess is since she is now divorce, my mom doesn't have to put "1" anymore because she is now not currently married?

Thank you.

@Redro Hello Redro. Do you know how someone can update the DS-260 before the interview? Or do you know if I can update the DS-260 in the Seoul Embassy? The reason why I need to update it is because of the countries we shortly visited/traveled after we submitted DS-260. There is a question about which countries we traveled to within 5 years. Thank you.

Actually, even if my mom files Single or MFS, she still owes the same amount. I know, I redid her taxes either filing as "Single" or "MFS". Like I said before, she has already been audited. If she wasn't allowed to file as "Single", she would have been told by the person who audited her that she filed her taxes incorrectly. Also, the tax guy (not the auditor) who did her taxes is extremely careful when it comes to taxes, and he told her to file as "single". I'm not a tax expert, but I'm guessing my mom can file single. I don't know much about my mom's story with her husband. Lastly, I'm not sure how this is perjury and/or tax evasion when she has already been audited? I went back to her taxes, it was the same amount she owes for either filing as single and MFS. To everyone her, I'm truly grateful at all the replies. I'm just hoping that the interviewing officer will not ask for a joint sponsor.

My mom agreed to be our joint sponsor. Long story short, my mom is currently married (almost divorce with her husband), but files single because she has been separated from her husband for many years. Her tax guy in the past told her to file single in the past, so she has been filing single every single year since then. She can't file MFS because she doesn't know her spouse SSN. I'm wondering if someone had a similar experience or knows the right answer. Is it safe to submit my mom's tax return to the interview officer even though her filing status is not correct? Also, in Part 5 of the I-864, it says put "1" if you are currently married. So it might be an issue later because it doesn't make sense that my mom files single and she has to put "1" in currently married. What should we do in this situation?

I'm just preparing one just encase I need one because I'll never know. Do you know what should I do about Part 5. Sponsor's Household Size, where it says "If you are currently married, enter "1" for your spouse"? What can I enter if my mom files single and she doesn't have any contact with her husband (soon to be ex)?

In a Korean bank account, but our Korean bank can give us a USD statement. If that makes any sense. The issue that we are having with this is that my mom was filing single for a while because she doesn't know her husband's (almost ex) SSN. My mom was audited a few years ago, but they never mentioned or cared about if she filed single. How can I use my mom's 2022 Tax if my mom doesn't file Married But Filling Separately? I'm guessing the interview officer will not accept the I-864 because of this. Note: Also, her Tax man who does her taxes tells her to file single.

I have a couple of questions about I-864 Joint Sponsor: Note: My mom wants to sponsor my wife, but I did not submit my mom's I-864 in the NVC stage because our current ligiid assets is way above the threshold. However, I want to be safe in the interview encase the interviewing officer ask for one. 1) My mom will be the joint sponsor. However, she is getting a divorce from her husband and almost in the final stages of her divorce. In Part 5. Sponsor's Household Size, it says "If you are currently married, enter "1" for your spouse". However, she doesn't live with her soon to be divorce husband and they haven't lived, and never had any contact with each other for a few years. How should we handle this situation? Should I leave it as blank? 2) My mom signed the document in mid-march of this year with her signature. The date is already inserted with her signature. Is it safe to still use that signature with that date? 3) Encase the interview officer ask for a joint sponsor, do I need to submit my mom's 2022 taxes with the I-864? Thank you.

Does anyone know if I need to update my DS-260 before my interview date in South Korea? I tried to update it, but I'm unable to do so. Also, my wife is also about to do her medical checkup soon. Does she need an up-to-date DS-260 because of the new country she visited? Thank you.

Thank you. Looks like I have to get it encase they need it. Thank you to everyone who replied back to me. I will try to update this forum/thread after the interview so it can help someone who will be in the same position as me.

I'm sorry that you said sorry 😄. Actually, before I created this thread, I was extremely doubtful about if my wife can get the visa and we can move on with our lives from this visa process. I'm actually glad people replied with my questions and I'm changing/learning a lot on what I need to do to prove that we will go US and live are lives there. You and everyone here is helping us out a lot. There is another question that I keep wanting to ask. A very long time ago, my wife lived and worked in another country temporarily for more than 6 months, but less than 12. In the NVC stage, I wrote a letter stating that she doesn't need a background check in that country because she was in that country for less than 12 months. I also put in DS-260 on the dates that she was in that country. It seemed like NVC accepted that letter. However, is the Seoul embassy really strict with getting a police certificate even though the rule states she only needs it if she lived in a country for 12 or more months? Also, she is a Korean citizen and we have her Korean police certificate. Thank you.

When it comes to sending evidence after the interview, does it mean they have to send documents to the embassy or upload documents in a website? From what I understand, encase if my wife is denied a visa in the interview because there is a lack of evidence in domicile, I have up to a year to prove my domicile to the USA? I'm quite worried about this because if I'm right, my wife only has 6 months to get into the US after she gets the results from her medical checkup. Do you know/remember if the group members were able to figure it out and get the visa for their spouse? @Redro in your opinion, is my proof for domicile in the US weak? Also, where the Naver group people who got AP similar to my situation? As of now, I'm in the process of delaying the interview and the medical checkup even though I'm trying to get back to the US before Winter comes. Thank you.

What does AP mean in this scenario? @Chancy @Redro @Mike E Does any of you know if there has been an issue with anyone not getting their visa in the South Korea, Seoul Embassy in the past because of domicile? So far, I've been searching in this website and doing specific searching in google if there were any issues or was an issue in the past, but I couldn't find one. If anyone can find one, I would love to know so I can see what happened so I don't make the same mistake. So far, in my research, almost everyone got their Visa and was mostly satisfied with the Seoul embassy. It seems like the Seoul embassy is the least strict compared to other countries. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here is an update on what I will show for proof of domicile in the Visa interview: 1) A couple of months showing checking account statement (uploaded during NVC stage). 2) A couple of months showing credit card statements (uploaded during NVC stage). 3) Korean employment contract showing end date. (uploaded during NVC stage) 4) Write a letter on what I will do such as work, my child's school, etc.) (uploaded during NVC stage) 5) Show the emails I received from the child's future school that he can enroll and start there once he arrives. (uploaded during NVC stage) 6) Show our child is a US citizen. (uploaded during NVC stage) 7) 2022 Tax Return. (New) 8) Show my flight ticket that I will leave South Korea (I know this might be useless, but I can try). (New) 9) Letter from my parents (with signature) stating that we can live with them once we arrive in the US. (New) 10) Letter explaining our situation. (New) [example letter: I, (name) am filling an affidavit of support for my spouse, (name). We both are currently and temporarily staying in Seoul, South Korea. This letter is to confirm that my domicile has remained in the USA since I have been in South Korea and my wife will move to the USA permanently when her visa is available.] 11) Possible show that I will withdraw my pension when I leave. (I'm not sure about this right now)

1) I'm now looking for flight tickets to my home state/city. I will buy the ticket 24 hours before the interview. Either I fully refund it or not after the interview depends on how the interview will go. My original plan was if the interview went well, I would leave late September or early October. My interview is in late August, so I will show a plane ticket that I will leave in 4-5 weeks after the interview. 2) Since I'm planning to go back to the US in late September/early October, I'm now currently looking for a job in my related field. Maybe I can show them that I'm looking for a job. 3) I still have an active credit card and bank account in the US. 4) My child needs to continue his schooling and to start school in the US. However, I'm having issues with this because my child doesn't want to leave his mother. I did message the school that he will go to, so I can show those messages. The school did say he can start when he comes to the US. 5) I can show the contracts that both my wife and I quit our jobs. 6) The other home is being rented by other people and we are planning to have our current home be used with my wife's brother. I'm not sure how I can show this as proof. Actually, we can't. If thing goes horribly wrong with the visa. We both have to find a job in Korea in a rush because the cost of living in Korea increased a lot. The money we saved up is for our retirement. My question: 1) Will showing 4-5 weeks after the interview of a flight ticket back to the US be a good idea? Or is 4-5 weeks too late? 2) I read that your husband applied for his pension. I'm planning to do this, but I'm not sure about taking my pension because from what I can understand, I can have a pension in Korea when I get older. In your opinion/research, is it better to get the pension when someone leaves Korea or just wait until they are Retirment age? Thank you.