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You must submit the DS-260 and upload all required documents for NVC review to even start. After NVC review, hopefully your case will get documentarily qualified (DQ). Only after getting DQ will the case be in line for interview at the consulate.

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The previous posters mean that you might be doing the current income calculation wrong for the I-864. Remember that the income reported in last year's tax return is PAST income. CURRENT income is projected income for the next 12 months. So if your SIL is currently working at least 40 hours per week, then for the I-864, her current income is $21 x 40 hrs x 52 wks = $43,680.

Which visa category?

Is the case already documentarily qualified (DQ) at NVC? If so, there will be no more NVC review even if you upload an updated I-864. For extra peace of mind, upload the new I-864 to CEAC only after getting the interview letter.

You will need to file a petition with a Philippine regional trial court. So I suggest you get in touch with a family law practitioner in the Philippines to help you through Recognition of Foreign Divorce. It will likely take more than a year to complete the process. No need to go through annulment.

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Yes. No CFO certificate/sticker = no boarding the plane out of the PH. But that comes after getting the spouse visa. No need to worry about it yet. Yes -- if you marry through Utah county, your Utah marriage certificate will be valid for the I-130 petition (after meeting in person during or after the zoom wedding ceremony). No need for PSA marriage certificate. PSA ROM will be required for CFO and passport renewal, but you will have more than enough time to get that.

US military and federal government employees residing in the beneficiary's country do not need exceptional circumstances to qualify for DCF.

Put your wife's mailing address. Non-US addresses are definitely allowed. USPS zip code is not required. For the auto-populate feature to work properly, use Adobe software when filling out the form. Also make sure that you already filled out part 3, item 29 (number of immigrants you are sponsoring).

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They know that, yet CEAC status still says "Expiring Soon", right? Are you going to risk having the case closed because of your inaction? It won't take much effort to send one email.

US federal government? If so, he may still qualify for the much faster DCF process.

You need to contact the consulate (via email) at least once per year to notify them of your continuing intent to pursue a visa. If you don't have contact for a whole year, they may close the case.

The US embassy in Manila won't require ROM to issue a spouse visa. BUT, your wife-to-be would need ROM for CFO, and to get a PH passport in her married name (if she wants).

You are correct -- K1 applicants do have the option to skip vaccinations at the visa medical (but not AOS). Whether they should take that option or not depends on the individual's circumstances. For applicants from the Philippines, it just doesn't make much sense to skip them as they are already included in the medical fee.

Neither is ours. But it doesn't matter because you are still considered married in the Philippines, according to the Family Code of the Philippines. The US consulate knows this. So your NBI clearance must list your husband's surname and indicate that you are married under "Civil Status".

In the Philippines, the cost of vaccinations is already included in the visa medical fee, whether you get vaccinated at the medical or not. So there's not much point to skipping the vaccinations. Also, there's only one accredited visa medical clinic, and they take that bit about making "every effort to encourage K visa applicants to meet the vaccination requirements before admission to the US" very seriously. I read an account from a VJ member where they had to argue persistently with the clinic staff before they were allowed to clear the K1 medical without completing the vaccinations.

Because the interviewing officer has discretion to ask for I-864A from the joint sponsor's spouse, regardless of the I-864 instructions. Remember that NVC's function is only clerical, and it is the consulate that has sole approving authority for visa cases. They may ask for the I-864A to get written consent from the sponsor's spouse for the use of conjugal assets to support the immigrant. We've seen reports here on VJ of that scenario happening and delaying the case because the applicant didn't have the I-864A ready at the interview. Hence the recommendation to prepare the I-864A, just in case.

He meant the AKA field. Put your married name there. Also make sure to properly fill out the field for "Husband's Surname". And of course, your civil status must be listed as "Married".

If the 221(g) letter does not mention AKA, then it seems you don't need to have any entry for the AKA field. I would still recommend you list your married name under the AKA field anyway. But with or without AKA, it is absolutely required that you have the proper entry under "Husband's Surname". I still had my maiden name as my passport name at the time of my visa interview. My NBI clearance was filled out this way, without any AKA -- Family Name: <father's surname> First Name: <given name> Middle Name: <mother's maiden surname> Husband's Surname: <husband's surname> Civil Status: Married When I applied for my NBI clearance, I did not need to present any ID showing my married name. The NBI staff at the local office had no complaints with the IDs in my maiden name.

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Do you mean that you are the I-130 petitioner for your step-children? If you are the petitioner, then you may notify USCIS that you are withdrawing the petition(s). If your (green card holder) wife is the petitioner, there's nothing you can do at this point, except refuse to sign any I-864 for the children. [EDIT] Just saw your post that you are the petitioner. *** Moved from Bringing Family of LPR forum to Bringing Family of USC forum, where topics about IR2 (including stepchildren of USC) cases are discussed ***