US Immigration from Belarus

Hello!

I'm filling out the new I-134 for my fiancee and had a few questions as I go through.

1. Question 24 asks if "I intend to make specific contributions to the beneficiary." Naturally, I plan to provide everything for my fiancee after she arrives, but the following explanation box only allows for a small number of characters and seems to suggest things like 'allowances' or 'room and board.' Do I just select 'yes' and handwrite in that I'm going to support her completely?
2. I have sufficient assets (savings + stocks) to be over the 5x minimum wage threshold. Nonetheless, I recognize that when assets are used it's helpful to have a joint sponsor, and my mother has happily agreed to fill out another I-134 for us. When she answers Question 24, should she select 'no' because I am the one providing everything? Or does that make it sound like she wouldn't help if needed?
3. I am on a full-ride scholarship to my law school, which allows me to still support my fiancee while studying. I want to include proof of my scholarship (so that the embassy knows I can afford everything after they ask my fiancee what I "do"), but was wondering if I could put this anywhere on the I-134 so they recognize this up front. I don't think it can be included as an asset, so maybe I just need to attach it separately?
4. By the time we have the interview, I will likely have started my summer clerkship. In anticipation of this, should I list it as employment on the I-134?

Thank you kindly in advance!

I (M/USC) am married to a Belarusian citizen (F, now LPR in US, N-400 pending). Last year, we filed our I-130 to bring her 21+ y/o unmarried daughter to the US and began waiting our place in line ( F2B - 5+ years by current estimates).

Meanwhile, my wife's daughter (the beneficiary of the I-130) moved to Kyiv, Ukraine in 2020 (due to political oppression in Belarus) and received a Temporary Residence Permit and was working in Kyiv full-time, had an apartment, was paying taxes, etc. Then the war began.

As with most Ukrainians, she fled to Poland, leaving all her belongings, her apartment, her job - her whole life behind. We were able to help her fly from there to Georgia where she has a friend to stay with, for now.

When the "Uniting For Ukraine" Humanitarian Parole program was announced, we registered as sponsors (even though she is not a Ukrainian citizen (nor married to one)) and we were approved as sponsors - she has been notified to create a USCIS account, attest to immunization status and respond to the CBP - presumably moving forward as part of the Ukrainian Humanitarian Parole program. We have no idea if her Belarusian citizenship will derail her process or not.

Meanwhile, we were advised to request that her I-130 be expedited. We contacted USCIS this week and made a verbal request - and we are waiting to see if they will move the case forward by asking us to provide documentation for our claim.

Being approved for either process would get her out of harm's way and bring her to us quickly - but the expedited I-130 would give her LPR status (where Humanitarian Parole only lasts for 2 years, at most). We have no idea if either of these endeavors will be successful but we don't want to pursue a path that closes off another.

If she is approved for Humanitarian Parole, would her expedite request be denied because she is no longer perceived to be "in need" of humanitarian aid?

If she comes to the US under Humanitarian Parole, and not under and expedited I-130, would she have to leave the country again at the end of her parole period - to wait out her I-130 processing?

Do these two programs conflict with each other? If we follow one path, will it close off the other?

Any thought or opinions welcome

We received the ITIN mid March but on the Where's my refund page still doesn't show any record of our return. We even received the state refund already. It has been 6 weeks after we got the ITIN, is it too soon to check status? Can't get through IRS's phone number to talk to anyone.

Hi all!

I was looking to schedule tourist visa appointments for my fiancee's family so they could join us for the wedding in the US. I recognize Poland has a significant delay after allowing other applicants to process in Warsaw (and with everything else that has been going on), so I would like to get an idea of when the next appointment will be. On TravelDocs, I'm told that the next appointment for them is May 6, but this is before I pay the $500 scheduling fee to actually see the calendar. The State Department's website, however, lists a 150 day wait time.

If you are scheduled with a B2 in Warsaw, would it be possible, please, for you to check the scheduler and see when the next appointment actually is? If nobody's available for that, I have two other questions:

(1) I understand that MRV fees are non-refundable. However, if the scheduler tells me the next appointment is May 6 (as it does), can I screenshot this and ask for a refund if it turns out this is patently false after paying the fee?

(2) There are 3 people in my fiancee's family wanting to come to the wedding. If a single spot opens up earlier than what's currently available (say, a cancellation), can one of my fiancee's family members switch to that independent of the others? We are scheduling the appointments together, so I presume they take up 3 interview slots; if not and they only take 1, I guess this isn't so much of an issue, but I was just interested in how we'd go about switching to a cancelled appointment if one arose.

(3) Side question, but is there any concrete statement on who is allowed to interview in Warsaw? A few months ago it was confirmed anyone could, now that Minsk/Moscow are shuttered, but I haven't seen anything else. In any case, my fiancee's family members will have Polish residency in 4-6 months (appx.)

(4) Bonus question - the DS-160 rejected two of the three photos, but let us continue without so long as we bring a 5x5 to the appointment. I guess, it is not imperative for a photo to be on the DS-160 itself?

Thank you so much in advance!

Question as in title; I may have asked this before, but I'm curious if anyone has had recent experiences now that this issue is becoming more prevalent. My fiancee's vaccine record is in Russian, we have the exam scheduled for April 23rd. She's fluent in English (and with a degree to boot, lol), and I've read that you are allowed to self-translate your vaccine record and provide a signed statement as to its accuracy. Is this still the case, or does it need to be certified somehow? Because Warsaw always let Russians/Belarusians do medical there the Russian language situation wasn't something that occurred to me until recently.

Would appreciate any insight from experiences in Warsaw or elsewhere. Thank you!