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That’s my terribly special talent, or curse. 😅 Well I don’t have the amended certificate yet. I was talking to them today and it can be done within a month it seems. At that point, the certificate will have the original page, then a second page with amendment on it. That is the full legal document at that point. So if I do it, I can only use that from then on. Which is why I’m debating doing it as I’m not sure if any of the US agencies will even notice or care. I do, however, have a letter from the county of Utah stating that the marriage was done and is legal. At this point I’m not sure whether to leave it alone or actually do it.

Are you saying to add the amended marriage certificate to the I-130 at USCIS? I don’t have the certificate yet if so. I have the documents to submit to the courthouse, just unsure if I should I don’t think I would have it in time for the NVC though.That’s why I’m unsure.

On our Utah marriage certificate, it lists my wife’s location at the time of marriage incorrectly. Long story short, I have the amendment form signed and filled out with both of our signatures and can get it corrected. However our case is currently processing with the USCIS, likely to be finished before the amendment is done. That means during the interview, they will have the un amended marriage certificate. Same with NVC. Would this affect anything if we bring in the amended marriage certificate during the interview? Should I get it amended? Thanks

Ok great. Yea I’ve just been worried because the of the rapidness of marriage after meeting online and never meeting in person before marriage and if there is a larger burden on us to prove the genuineness of our relationship. lease agreement has Thai AND English on it, like next to the Thai it already has English. Passport stamps I have and actually have the leaving stamp on both of our passports the same day and the arriving stamp a day apart (since she arrived after midnight) im thinking of going to visit her in her home country, meet her family and such, and live there for a few months. Maybe even wait outside when she has her interview and if she gets approved fly back to the states with her. Hopefully it’ll possible because we are hating being apart after a year together.

So little back story. wife and I met online a few months after the pandemic started while in our own countries. After about 2-3 months we got married online through Utah. We never met in person before getting married online, and we only ever knew each other online before marriage. I am personally concerned they may question how we could be a real couple, although frankly it was the best decision I’ve ever made. we met in person for the first time about half a year after being married. We were together for about 3 months in that third country. I left to the US and then came back to that third country and filed for the I-130 shortly after getting back to living with her. lived there for another year with her. Because of personal circumstances, I had to go home again, and she went back to her home country. my question is, considering the unique circumstance of never meeting in person before getting married online, is there any other evidence I may have that I should be focusing on since I want to upload evidence at the NVC stage? I have a lease agreement in both of our names for one of the apartments we stayed in. Pictures of course. Sending lots of money to the bank account she had while in the third country for us to live on. And more pictures. We didn’t chat much at all online while there, except things like “get this from the store for me” and the like. I feel like there maybe another evidence that I have that I’m overlooking and could be useful. If anyone has any experience or even thoughts it would be very much appreciated. Thanks!

Nothing. Hoping to hear something soon

was your senator willing to send in an inquiry? I was thinking of contacting my state representative. Quick rant, it’s amazing to me how they have the ability to hire thousands upon thousands of IRS agents to make sure we are taxed properly, but not near that amount of attention on something affects so many of us personally!

So like the title says, this is what it’s saying on the USCIS website under “my account”, “processing time”. I understand this is still a WOP, however people usually report there is a number of months, even if off? Has anyone else seen this? im also thinking of contacting my state representative. 1 year in almost, will it affect anything?

Same here. No AR.

Hello, so I’m actually writing this from the airport in the third country we’ve lived in for a year. My wife just left on the plane and I’m due to leave back to america in another few hours. Anyways, just a few questions I had that I’ve been meaning to ask when I got the time. the evidence I have for us living together in Thailand is 3 things: 1. pictures. 2. lease agreement with owner for an apartment we stayed in part of the time I was here 3. Passport stamps for the lease agreement, I attached it below with personal info blocked out. Curious if you guys think this is good for the interview, since it doesn’t exactly look professional due to the landlord not speaking/typing native English. I guess it’s optional considering all the pictures and the passport stamps we have. I guess it couldn’t hurt?

I just noticed a pretty big mistake I think on our marriage certificate. We already filed the I-130 9 months ago. We had done a Utah virtual marriage, and she was living in China and I was in America. I did it with Webwed, and they told me it was normal for both to be listed at the same location. However, I sadly didn’t confirm with the Utah courthouse and I come to find out they can in fact list other countries. The only problem? They don’t edit marriage certificates older than 2 months! So now this marriage certificate I can’t change and it shows her as being in the United States at the time of marriage. What do I do since they can’t change it? Should I get married here in Thailand with her again with a Chinese marriage certificate? Any help would be appreciated. My stomach just sank to the bottom of the ocean.

Title says it all. My CPA filed me as single even though I’m married. My understanding is that even if your spouse isn’t an LPR or citizen you need to file as married filing separately. Now I can get the amended tax return, but IRS is currently taking 4 months to process them and my time to file for NVC will like come sooner. And if I do amend it, I assume I can’t use the old one to file for NVC sooner…. Anyways, is it worth it to Amend? Would the NVC dislike/and or care that I filed as single even though I’m literally going through this process married? Also, the most important part is with the consulate when they review the I-864 documents and financial documents and see that I’m separating myself on paper from her in my taxes? In my mind I could easily see this becoming a reason for them to think the relationship isn’t bona fide, although I will probably have a joint sponsor of some sort.