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JKLSemicolon

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  1. I would also make sure that this or any affidavit you submit does not include the title or wording “Affidavit of Support” (as you have written here), since USCIS uses that term to refer to form I-864 and not these types of affidavits confirming personal knowledge of your relationship.
  2. Maybe as a last resort, if you save a version without fillable fields you can still add text using Preview in Mac by using the text box feature in the annotate menu/markup toolbar.
  3. I just checked and did not have this issue either on Windows with Acrobat Pro or Mac with Preview. Were the numbers appearing as soon as you opened the file downloaded from the USCIS site (i.e. before making/saving any edits)?
  4. As was mentioned by the OP, proof of residence is covered.
  5. That’s what I would think too. Might be worth pursuing that angle a little further before giving up.
  6. Back in 2021-2022 the GC took about 4 months (after US entry) to arrive for us, sounds like these days it could take even longer. The package(s) should be sent with tracking and if the address you listed is enrolled in Informed Delivery then you can get a notification there with the tracking number.
  7. So it sounds like the I-751s were submitted while they were outside the US? In my opinion the biggest concern would be if somehow the I-751(s) had been denied while the LPR was out of the country - there are threads on this forum to people that this happened to. But if you have been keeping up with the case status and correspondence hopefully this wouldn’t be an issue. Once back in the US, if their myUSCIS accounts allow for uploading Unsolicited Evidence I would highly recommend doing so since I imagine you would now be able to produce evidence that wouldn’t have been available during the initial filing. This is a fairly unique situation (spending almost the entire conditional residency period outside the US) so I will be very interested to hear updates on those cases.
  8. That’s great that things worked out for you, but you can also understand that since this goes against the instructions provided by the IRS and various software packages, I am not going to give that advice in this forum. @Equardo it looks like some of the big companies are finally catching up to e-filing with a non-resident alien spouse, see this from Turbotax: https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-credits-deductions/file-taxes-spouse-nonresident-alien/L4AuRKrMd_US_en_US
  9. I wouldn’t recommend doing something like entering all 9s for the SSN unless you can find instructions saying to do that. If you want to e-file MFS with a non-resident alien spouse with no SSN, TaxAct used to allow that but I haven’t checked in a few years. There are potential tax savings to be had by filing jointly if you apply for an ITIN. There are lots of threads here on that topic but the IRS instructions for Form W-7 are probably the best place to start.
  10. I can’t think of a situation where this would be the case for work outside the US. Remote work for a foreign employer (or in this case, running a foreign business) while physically present in the US is a different story as mentioned upthread.
  11. If you know that this is the situation ahead of time, a K1 visa followed by Adjustment of Status is not a very good fit. Two alternatives that seem more appropriate could be: 1) Get married and file for a spousal visa, delaying at the NVC stage as needed until she is truly ready to immigrate to the US. Depending on how long it takes to wrap up things with the business, she may be eligible for a 10-year GC and avoid ROC when all is said and done. 2) Get married and file for a spousal visa, and if she is still not ready to live in the US by the time the visa is issued, have her apply for a re-entry permit and complete biometrics after entering the US with the visa and before going back to Colombia. Even better if she were to wait until the GC is in hand before leaving the US. I realize you may already have started the K1 visa but speaking from experience, that doesn’t mean you can’t still change course (sunk cost fallacy and all that).
  12. Was the appointment at one of the Taxpayer Assistance Centers that provide in-person ITIN document review listed here? https://www.irs.gov/help/irs-taxpayer-assistance-centers-providing-in-person-itin-document-review Even if it was, my understanding when looking into this a few years back was that the completed tax return and ITIN application would only be accepted in person if the applicant (in this case, your wife) were present.
  13. That is helpful to know that a properly filed N-400 could be approved (i.e. no pending or missing I-751), however there are still other questions as summed up in this post:
  14. I wanted to be sure that @lanre charles does in fact have a 10-year GC since it wasn’t 100% clear from the post and that is an important detail.
  15. In theory notices should go to the mailing address but the actual green card will be sent to the physical address. In practice your mileage may vary. We did use a UPS Store mailing address for one case and got notices there, although have opted to use just the physical address for other cases going forward since that particular mailing address wasn’t eligible for Informed Delivery.
  16. Is it a PO box with USPS or some other service? That would affect the preferred formatting.
  17. This was our experience too (card never arriving despite the box being checked, and applying in person instead).
  18. Only you can decide how much you’re willing to risk it, but in most cases I would be very wary of sending a document like that internationally.
  19. I don’t have the email, but I am guessing most of these addresses are difficult to find precisely because if they weren’t, everyone would be contacting the office attempting to do what you are describing here rather than going through the communication channels USCIS has established. Good luck, though.
  20. This link and others (1, 2) mentions that this can be waived if the child is less than two years old: @RmiT, how old is the baby? If older than 2, an I-130 would need to be filed.
  21. Someone so casual about this process probably shouldn’t take a DIY approach and instead should seek a competent attorney to research the situation and prepare the appropriate next steps.
  22. No direct experience, but a quick internet search brought up a link saying that no transit visa is required in Korea if departing within 24 hours and staying within the designated area of the airport except for visitors from a few specific countries (Cambodia was not one of them). This is the link I found if you’re interested: https://www.ketasouthkorea.com/transit-visa-south-korea Generally it’s also good to print out a copy of the relevant pages of the CBP carrier guide that reference the expired GC and extension letter as acceptable documents for the return trip to the US.
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