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Hi folks. My apologies if this is posted in the wrong forum. Would appreciate any and all help and perspectives.

I'm a US citizen living in California, and my fianc e is an Irish citizen living in London doing her postdoc (she has a Phd in a science field). We plan on getting married later this year. The legal marriage and religious ceremonies will take place in Ireland, and then 1-2 months later we will have a reception in California. She would then go back to Europe to complete her postdoc. In the meantime, we will file a CR1 (I-130) while doing LDR until the visa process is complete. That is the plan I had in mind at least.

I need some guidance on what is the best way to logistically navigate this in a lawful manner. When she visits California for the reception, she would travel under an ESTA. She would legally be my wife, so should she just be completely honest with immigration officers? That she recently married an American citizen (me) and is visiting for a reception and intends to return to Ireland afterwards in a few weeks? She could of course come prepared with proof of employment, proof of tentative stay (hotel, airbnb, etc. reservations) and whatever else. I've been told (not by a lawyer) that this would be the best course of action. Similarly, in the future while the visa is being processed and she wanted to visit the US, she would have to show/establish intent to return?

Which brings me to my next question - what would be the best time to file the I-130 application? Should it be done in-between the Ireland and California events? That way there's proof that we have paid the fees and started the lawful process for a spouse visa before she returns back to Europe. Or should I wait until she goes back before filing the application?

I really appreciate anyone who responds. I realize that there are probably thousands of foreign spouses traveling to the US on a daily basis. I just want to do my due diligence and make sure everything goes as smoothly as possible. We are trying to do everything in a lawful manner.

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Her name is Nita and the put Rita on the welcome letter. NOA 2 is correct is there anything that we should do at this point? What if Saint Luke's medical center denies her medical exam because of the misspelling? I assume it's too late for the NVC to fix it since our case is already at the consulate/embassy?

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PS: Have only visited US once and stayed for about 3 weeks.

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Should I call or wait? Is it a bad thing? I am so scared right now because of political situations. Please advise!