It seems the plan is to lie on the DS160 which is is a clear case of perjury and will result in a life time ban and more importantly a breach of the VJ ToS.
Sort out the paperwork first and then apply.
The VJ experience suggests that the deciding factor was filing the I 407.
One minor comment, an overstay meant she was not eligible to use the VWP so ESTA is irrelevant.
There is a filing taxes 3 years
Meeting the current income requirement
His self employed work would be based on his year end filings so go with his salary
I would imagine every student has a slightly different or sometimes completely different case.
As a general rule marriage to a US Citizen opens a lot of doors.
Not a problem, they will have the I 551 stamp in their Passports and it is quite normal for new immigrants to have issues they need to close out in their home country.
USA Women banked $6.5m after the men's team reached the World Cup last-16 as part of their equal pay agreement... which earned them more prize money than winning the last TWO women's tournaments combined
USA booked their place in the last-16 of the World Cup after beating Iran 1-0
Their progression to the knockout stages has earned the country $13m (£11m)
But that will be split with the women's team as part of their equal pay agreement
USA became the first country to seal the landmark agreement earlier this year
USWNT will therefore receive $6.5m (£5.4m) through the men's team's success
They already earned $4.5m (£3.7m) after USMNT qualified for the group stage