SteveInBostonI130

There was no issue at POE - Boston Logan. Just a 1+ hour long line when several planes landed around the same time. None at all other than the long line. They didn't even ask for it - I assume they pulled up her info on their computer.

Worse. She forgot to bring the extension letter. She eventually got on the plane without the boarding foil. I sent her a pdf scan of the extension letter that she printed at a hotel. The airline allowed her on with that copy.

Longer, at least for Iceland. 10-14 days when I asked about it during my wife's travel drama.

No income requirement for now. After the I-129F is approved and sent to the embassy, you will need to fill out an I-134, affidavit of support. You have a year to 1.5 years to get your income sorted (better job, pay raise, etc). If not, then you will need a co-sponsor.

Your fiance would put your current (new) address on their DS-160. And tell the CO at the interview is asked.

You just started. It will take about 2 years to complete. Stressing over mail that took a day to be delivered is not a good way to wait out this process.

Typically security will not allow you to enter, unless you make arrangements in advance.

Those certificates are paid by the embassy, and are for only certain things. Per what you wrote, it seems this is when something happens during appointment scheduling. This is a request for additional information post interview. You will normally pay for shipping yourself.

Only one office - either the embassy itself or a consulate office - conducts immigration interviews. For Canada it's Montreal, for Germany it's Frankfurt, for Ukraine it's Kyiv (or was), for Mexico it is Ciudad Juarez, etc.

USPS express can deliver to a PO Box. UPS and FedEx cannot.

Whose interview was this, your friend or your friend's wife? Odd that the lawyer didn't get a firm decision date. I believe I-751 have to be adjudicated within 180 days. Most of us let it go because of the hassle of a WoM, but a lawyer should have pressed this issue. Did the lawyer at any point raise questions of relevance, including the bankruptcy in the past? Or did the lawyer just sit back and either stare in the distance or catch a few winks while the CO conducted the interview?

Have "him" sign up and ask the questions. It is free to do so. Going by hearsay from a friend about responses from random people on the internet will not give "him" the best chance of getting his waiver approved.

Let's clarify this. Are you a Legal Permanent Resident (LPR) or a US Citizen? You cannot be both.

CR1

I do not understand the confusion. When I said you can use it, it also means you can declare it. When I said you cannot use it, that also means you cannot declare it. What was your interpretation of my response?

When I clicked the link, there was a notification: CEAC will be down for server maintenance from Saturday, July 15 xxx hr to Satuday, July 15, xxx hr. I didn't notice the times and when I continued I could not return to that notification page.

You can use the beneficiary's assets. You cannot use your beneficiary's income. A K1 recipient cannot work in the US when they arrive, even remotely. They will need to marry, then file at least EAD (form I-765) and wait for approval, or AOS (I-485), whichever processes first. For the vast majority, the EAD will be approved ahead of the I-485.

You are probably confusing the statement at the bottom of their IR1/CR1 and IR2/CR2 visas that state "upon endorsement this serves as a temporary I-551 for one year". They have IR1/CR1 and IR2/CR2 visas. Those will not turn into temporary I-551 until they travel to the US and CBP endorses them. They have until the expiration of their visas to travel to the US. Afterwards, their visas will be void and you/they will have to start again from scratch. There was a way for you to delay their visas and coordinate the timing to about when you return to the states by not submitting the required documents at the NVC stage. But that's in the past. Your options now are: 1) Check to see if your employment condition qualifies as being domiciled in the US. Certain cases, like family deployment orders, allow the family to be considered as US residents even though they are in another country. If yes, then pay the immigration fees, travel with your family to "activate" their visas and get them LPR status. File for SSN for both if you did not select that option, or just go to SSA even if you did. Get the SS card and GCs, or have family/friends get them and send them to you in Korea (I would recommend you wait to get them yourselves). 2) Pay the immigration fees, travel with your family to "activate" their visas and get them LPR status. File for SSN for both if you did not select that option, or just go to SSA even if you did. File re-entry permits for both, wait for biometrics, and then return to Korea. Or, you can return right away and they wait for the biometrics before travelling to join you. Have family or close friends get their physical GCs (if it takes a while to get) and re-entry permit and send them to you in Korea. Re-entry is good for up to 2 years. 3) Let the visas expire and start all over. File I-130s for your wife and step-child. This time, when the I-130s are approved, do not pay the AOS and IV fees at NVC. Wait until about 6-8 months before your anticipated return to US date, then pay and complete the NVC steps.

You keep dodging the questions about your husband being a "deserter". This information is needed for us to provide informed responses.

Marriage isn't the fraud. Fraud is entering the US on a non-immigrant or dual intent visa (like a K1 or certain work visas) to adjusting status.

Some countries bar a person from exiting if they have outstanding debt and the debt holder gets a court filing. By referencing NBI, I assume you are in the Philippines? I don't know if they have such rules/laws.

None of these. K1's fill out DS-160, and they self-schedule the medical and visa interview. The latter after paying the K1 DS-160 fee (it is not $160 for a B2 DS-160).

So..you are using your brother's account? That is not allowed. It is free to create your own account. It will cut down on the confusion.

Ignore Step 2. IIRC - If I Recall Correctly.

You referred to her in your original post as "wife". Turkey? But your profile states Senegal. In other quoted post you stated you are "not legally married", I think. My French is rusty. A lot of Inconsistencies, even before anything is filed. This doesn't bode well. I am out.