US Immigration from Brazil

Hi,

My wife and I just filed our income jointly today via 1040 in-person and the w-7 for her ITIN, as we did not want to wait for the return of her passport in the mail. It will take 9-11 weeks, at least, to get her ITIN.

Would this count as having filed our taxes on time (before April 15), or does she need to receive her ITIN for the filing to be considered "complete"?

If the tax filing isn't considered "complete" without her ITIN, should I apply for a filing deadline extension (form 4868)?

Or does our in-person appointment where we handed in our 1040 along with the w-7 count as having filed taxes, making this deadline extension unnecessary?

Sorry, I've never been in this situation before!

I'm applying for an IR2 visa and I need to bring my mom and petitioner's original marriage certificate.

My interview is on February 08th and they shipped it on February 2nd. It won't arrive in time even though they paid for express shipping. (Before anyone asks why did they ship it so late, our immigration lawyer told us that we would need it for the interview too late. She forgot to tell us earlier.)

Because of Covid-19, USPS is overloaded with packages and short staffed, and besides that the mail system in my country sucks.

I have two questions:

1: I have all the documents in hands, this is the only one remaining but I have a photocopy printed out. Is my visa going to be denied because of this missing original document?

2: Is there any chance the US Consulate will ask me to mail it to them once it arrives?

Covid-19 era filers, how long after the interview did you get your green card in mail?

Hi guys,

So I'm about to become a US citizen and will then have two passports with two different first names. During the citizenship process, I changed my first name. So, in my Brazilian passport I am Thiago and in my US passport I'm Pierre. When booking a trip between America and Brazil to go visit family, which passport do I use to book tickets and which do I show at the airport when I depart and upon arrival? Anyone has a similar background? Thank you!

Hi everyone,

The lawyers responsible for the M v P lawsuit are allowing a third round of plaintiffs to potentially be approved. We re debating on joining given the cost, but we wanted to ask you all if it may be a good idea to join it. We are applying from Brazil and would like to know if it s a good idea. Our case is stuck at the NVC.

Thanks!