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There are 2 ways 2 login, one is using ID.ME and the other uses login.gov. One of those does require a driver's license, which didn't work for me because of a name mismatch with my middle name. But I was able to use the other one with my passport (which had my correct middle name), to login.

You can also try logging in to your SSA account online to verify your account and the name it is under.

If its one of the premium cards by places like Chase, they are likely trying to do more than just a SSN verification or using a different system than directly checking with the SSA. I had a similar issue with my Wife's SSN. We also had tried it with Discover. It initially was not verified because of the married name vs SSN name mismatch. When we reapplied in her maiden name it verified and got the card. The moral is to try to open a Discover card in your name. Then you will know if your SSN can be verified or not. In all likelyhood it is, just the security systems of those other cards can be a pain ...

I speak from experience, my ex and I agreed upon a generous amount we'd send monthly, much more than the typical family income in her Country. But she was the most incredible and amazing charming actress ever. She had no intentions of abiding by that. She had dreams of making her family rich. It didn't end well. I just hope you don't fall into the same trap as I did. Think with your head. Good luck

Sounds like she wants to work in order to send a large percentage of money back to Mexico to help her family. That is a normal priority and culture so I'm not saying that is bad. But since you said this issue is causing friction, are you OK with her doing that? Or do you expect the majority of the money to be part of your family's expenses? As you know, expenses will dramatically increase .. car, and very high insurance rates for new USA drivers, health and medical, clothes, food, etc... travel, .. What happens if she loses her job and she can no longer send money back? Do you have an agreement of what you'll do in that case? Since work and money is causing friction, if there is a large disparity of current wealth, then you should consider doing a prenup to make sure you are on the same page.

I wonder if the CFO is getting more strict due to a rise in abuse cases? The USA embassy in Manila automatically mailed my fiancee a copy of the processed I-129F. If yours never received one, then I am guessing the I-129F is now in her sealed K-1 visa packet and you might be too late to get a copy. But that is a guess. I hope you have your own copy of the I-129F. I would just send that to her, maybe get it notarized and then fight with the CFO if needed.

And your daughter will need to show both passports in order to depart the Philippines. By the way, did your Wife get her CFO certificate? Did you register your daughter with the CFO?

When my Filipino Wife and I recently went back to visit the Philippines I accidently used my Wife's QR code which obviously didn't match my US passport, etc... (note, even with one account, you still need to select each person individually and generate a QR code). Then my Wife reported the immigration officer had an issue with her QR code (because I had used her code), but let her enter anyways. We had no issues departing the Philippines. Therefore, I suspect, its not overly strict.

Of course there is no rule saying your wife needs to have screenshots of video calls with their family. Likewise, of course, if they asked you for them, doesn't make them a communist. And its nonsense that you say they have less than a 50% chance of passing. My Wife passed after less than a minute of questions, and we follow this very carefully, and it is extremely rare that someone is denied, and it is always for a pretty good reason. It is very simple. There are a lot of creeps and lets say "bad men" marrying and taking advantage of the Filipinos. Perhaps vice versa too, but that is another matter. There is a huge amount of abuse. If fact, during my Wife's CFO seminar the instructor got a text message from one of her attendees begging for help for getting back to the Philippines. The CFO exists to protect against this abuse. If they sense a red flag they are free to ask for anything such as screenshots or videos of her talking to your family. That seems reasonable to me if there was a reason they had a red flag, You are bring a Filipino and her young child, who probably don't have any resources and will be totally dependent on you. They don't want them to be abused. As I said they see it all the time. What's the big deal, it seems pretty simple to have some video calls with your family, to help make sure they will be safe, and to give her more contacts in case of an emergency. The way your reacting and insulting the Philippines might have been reflected in her interview and gave them a concern, which in turn made them ask for some additional information. Like others have said, the CFO is typically a breeze. Though I admit, its possible she might have gotten a new CFO agent who is poorly trained and inexperienced, so I'm not judging you. But you should just understand they are trying to protect her and a little daughter against abuse or being abandoned when brought across the planet and be a little more understanding see it from their perspective.

Yes, a tax return transcript is much better than sending in the actual tax return with all the forms. What year tax transcript did you send in? It askes for the current year, e.g. Tax year ending 2024 which is filed by April 2025. Note, there are enough issues and complications which you appear confused about and likely not to get perfectly correct. Since you already got this one RFE that you might want to get some processional help with, e.g. lawyer or agency, otherwise you risk getting denied and starting over.

If you are correct, then you should be all set and shouldn't worry. As crazy cat explained, you will just need to explain the misunderstanding and provide the necessary proof. Since so much is riding on you doing this correctly and meeting the legal requirements for USCIS to send it back to the consulate, you should seriously consider finding a lawyer or other legal help to help you with that. Please post the redacted NOID here when you get it.

In this post you said the officer was a very young girl. But in your other post you said she was a "hag". Quite the opposite. "not qualified" sounds like the marriage certificate was fake or that the marriage wasn't valid because she was not divorced in a previous marriage, or something similar on your side. But I have no idea. It is often very hard or impossible to know the true reasons. As others have said, its unlikely its because she wants to see the world, because for a CR1/IR1 case they have a higher bar to reach in order to deny. Also, no .. there is no denial quota ... And there are very good reasons why they always ask questions for which they have the answers to ..

Yes, that letter is so much better. Anything longer will have no hope of even being read. To be very clear, the consular will know instantly from his DS-160 and the background check exactly what he wants to know to approve or deny the visa. That letter will only help if he is basically already approved or needs just a little bit of assurance . That is, it won't come close to overturning what would otherwise be a typical denial. They are also trained not to use or rely on documents, so it will be rare and lucky if they even read it. Finally, to even know when and how to submit to the officer will take some skill and luck. You can't just give it to them and tell them to "please read it." Good luck.

Can you try to recreate the full transcript of the interview, word for word, as best as your wife can remember, starting at the very beginning to the final denial? That will help determine what really went wrong.

Wow, nice, thanks for posting that. That letter is a much better example. Maybe you can use chatgpt and ask it to shorten and summarize the support letter from your husband .. hehe

Yes, I understood very well. It was a beautiful letter as far as a letter about your nephew goes. But I was giving some suggestions to try to help with the interview. Given what you said, perhaps that is how he should start the letter "my nephew has social anxiety, therefore, I want to give this brief letter of support .. ... and clean it up and articulate it better .. its very important .. In fact, you might want to get one of those former visa officer coaches to help you craft the letter better ... After all, I can tell from the letter that you really do care whether he gets the visa or not, and would really benefit from it .. therefore, you should do everything you can to make it optimal ...

You should use a travel insurance comparison site such as Squaremouth and similar sites. It will help you get a good idea of the difference coverages you can get, especially for medical. That's how I got it for my fiancee. By the way, can you please list the interview questions that your in-iaw got for her B2 interview. Was this for an older in-law that is already retired, married, kids,??

Just to cut to the point and be straight (Sorry, I'm not trying to be rude), your letter has at least 10 I's, and you even talk about your mother. There is no way a visa officer is going to read all that, let alone care. The interview is for your nephew not you. Maybe a simple 3 sentence supporting document stating your job, finances, and that you will support him might be able to cleverly snuck in, but unlikely even that. The visa officer interviews hundreds a day, he knows exactly what he wants to ask and what info he wants based on the DS160, their research database, etc... Sometimes, even with the perfect answers people don't qualify for various reason and guidelines that the visa officers use. They know how to drill in to exactly what info they want .. and they want to hear it from your nephew, not a letter from you. .. It just doesn't work that way. To give him this best chance, what you need to do is practice with him on how to articulate in very brief on-point answers to give the officer the information he needs and to be slightly creative to sneak in some info that will be useful. But they hate it when you give extra information unrelated to the pinpoint question they ask, so be careful. They are going to ask him where he will go, who does he know in the usa, etc... .. he must answer the absolute truth, yet portray what you want, while being extremely brief, 1 to 2 sentences. The visa officers have seen it all, and see it over and over again every day, so he will need to be able to articulate his plans in a way that the officer can understand and believe with very short replies. If something looks off or doesn't make sense to the officer, whether it is true or not, he won't get the visa. Preparing him for this 1-3 minute interview will be your best bet. Good Luck

Because you asked how to deal with it, and the fact is you need to change your circumstances that your life is in now. Sorry if you don't like the reality, but that is where you stand. Everyone has told you that your situation makes it highly unlikely. Its obviously something you can't change in a couple of days. Unfortunately, immigration is not a fast, easy, or a fair process. If it possible, everyone would be getting visas and not being denied. Unfortunately, a very large percent are denied B2 and F1 visas. Thousands and thousands of people want to do the same as you, and they have better circumstances than you have, e.g. are not tied to USA with a spouse, have better financials and are being denied. Many if not most people are just are not eligible or qualify for a visa. That's the hard truth. Since this is free and non-legal advice, take it for what is worth. You probably should consult with a lawyer (immigration/family lawyer). Most offer free consults.

Do you have a photocopy of your original packet that you sent in? Did it have the missing form along with the signature and date? Are you saying they are missing the signature page of the application along with the signature and date, and the RFER didn't sign it? If so, I can see why they are upset. For the 2nd I-765 package that you sent it, was it an exact copy of the original package? Or did you basically redo it from scratch? I'm wondering if there was an inconsistency that made them feel that this is a fraud case. The only other explanation is they didn't process the incoming mail yet, so didn't know you send in a 2nd I-485. Do you have a receipt or cashed check proof that they received the 2nd copy?

He will need to submit the court documents showing the disposition of the case. You will need to hope that the I-129F and RFE takes longer than going to court does and being sentenced does. It probably will so don't worry. One potential risk is if USCIS doesn't send an RFE, then you could run into troubles at the consulate level. Therefore, whether he gets an RFE or not, if it was me, I'd send in the court disposition proactively to USCIS, and/or consult a lawyer if you do not get an RFE

It all affects you very strongly in a negative way. The only way to deal with it is to change your circumstances. For example, just as a start, get divorced, and then re-marry to a a local rich woman that can easily pay and support your overseas studies. Also, get a local job that you and they will benefit by you going overseas for your education, This way you will meet the financial burden for a student visa, as well as have some strong ties back to your own country, etc

That is true assuming it is simple. However not all "no fault divorces" are simple, and the simplicity highly depends on the court and the State's divorce laws. They vary a lot. Also, I think you mean "no fault and uncontested divorce, because a no fault contested divorce is complicated". But in this case, since they are both broke and married only a short time, then it could potentially be simple if they can agree and keep it uncontested. But it will also strongly depend upon their States divorce laws, rights of spouses (even if married a short time), and the negotiations that are often needed to agree to a "no fault" and uncontested, and the judge's and States laws for healthcare, transition costs, and so forth ... Remember there are affidavits of support that were filed as part of their immigration which could be fought (but not necessarily won), they didn't say if his school was in the same jurisdiction or even the same State as his spouse, and he can't even file for a divorce until he can prove jurisdiction which can potentially be tricky for a student since their domicile is not where they are living. And if they are not living in the same jurisdiction, often the judge can grant the divorce but can not settle/grant the terms of the divorce (financial, etc..) because the judge doesn't have jurisdiction of the other spouse in those ways. In Summary, if they are living in the same jurisdiction, and both agree on all matters of the divorce, and if they fill out the divorce agreements such that it complies with the laws, then yes, it can be cheap and simple. Since his usc spouse have not yet filed for a "cheap" divorce, its a sign that there are complications, and not just because he is living overseas ...

If you can't afford to get rejected then you shouldn't apply. As you've been told F1 visas are being scrutinized and difficult to get. The fact that you need a job in the USA to afford it, are not really financially stable, and show immigrant intent by previously or currently being married is going to make it very difficult to get a student visa. Also, getting divorced is going to be expensive, you might or should have a lawyer for the complex issues you will face if your spouse does not live in the same jurisdiction, ...

No, don't worry about that. It is quite normal and commonplace for couples to get engaged and do a K1 after being denied another visa. In fact, after my fiancee got denied a student visa for a Master's degree (because she had a bf in USA), , despite my original plan to retire in the Philippines. We then changed our mind 2 weeks later and did a K-1 since we didn't want to lose each other. They never even asked. It didn't affect her K-1, nor affect her tourist visa to meet in Canada while we waited for the K-1