US Immigration from Cambodia

My wife came on a K-1 visa and got a Social Security card that says "VALID FOR WORK ONLY WITH DHS AUTHORIZATION."

She has since adjusted status and naturalized. We want to get her a new SS card without that language on it. Is there any way to do that without going into the SSA office? Can it be requested in writing, online, by phone, etc.? They know her address and should know the person with this SS number is a US citizen now, does she have to go in person to request this?

The SSA website suggests that going in person is required, I wonder if that's correct and why that is necessary.

overall, I think I have what would be a pretty simple case.
1. I met a Cambodian woman online July '23 (she has 2 children 9 and 12)
2. I moved to Cambodia in November of '23
3. They "unofficially" lived at my condo rental until March '24 when we had a traditional "engagement" ceremony

4. I then moved into her home.

5. We share a joint bank account that we pay most of the bills out of

6. I am currently still living here in Cambodia (for now) with them

So 13 months "together" and 9 months living together in Cambodia, plus shared bank account here and a traditional Cambodian engagement party for her family etc.

Right now I am a disabled US Veteran who has been living off of my disability alone the last few years.
I do not have a real job, but I have been getting re-training through the VA for work in the IT field that I will be capable of with my disability.

I do not have a home in the US currently, just a mailing address (although I have 3 adult children and a brother there.)

In order to make the process easiest, the plan is for me to go back to the US
get a W-2 job with more than enough income to be the sponsor and have an address there etc.
File for everything from the US once I have a job and an address.
I know that I need to go to the US and get these things to make the process as simple as possible, so now we are focused on how to have as few roadblocks as possible to getting them to the US.

QUESTIONS:
1. I feel like if I have an address and a job....this case is pretty simple. Can I really do it on my own?

2. For the address, if I go back to the US, and stay with my brother in Nebraska while all of this is working out, can that be the address we use on all paperwork and count for where we will live etc? The problem I see is....my brother has a small home in rural Nebraska, it is NOT where we would live. My children all live in the Tulsa Oklahoma area which is where we will live when my family arrives and where we will physically get married. The reason to stay with my brother would just be to save as much money as possible between now and when they come. HOWEVER....it would be too cramped for all of us for more than a day. Is this ok? OR.....do I need to have the house or apartment that we will ACTUALLY live in together on the application etc?

3. Will filing from Nebraska give us any help in getting it processed in Nebraska (I see the center there is faster than some of the others)? If I start in Nebraska and relocate during the process can I still maintain the Nebraska address as the mailing/domicile or whatever? I am just worried about changing addresses on any paperwork slowing anything down mostly.

4. My job. I have filed tax returns....but I did not really have income the last 3 years because VA disability is not taxable. If I get a job making $40k+ (looks like 39k for family of 4 is needed) is it an issue in any way that it is a new job from around the time we file? Do I for some reason need to have the job for any certain amount of time? or is it enough that I have the job and STILL have the job when they come etc? I plan to submit my VA documents as well.....but that is only about $20k/year at this time.

Greetings. My wife is from Cambodia. Last year she became a US citizen.

She will be visiting Cambodia this year for just under a month. I assume because she will be using her US passport to travel, that she will need to get a Cambodia Visitor Visa (like I had to when I had visited her in Cambodia).

I see that you can only get them for 30 days, and if longer is required you have to extend them in Cambodia.

She will be just under 30 days so should be fine, but I was wondering if, since she still has a valid Cambodia Passport, can she use that when in Cambodia instead of requiring a Visa so she doesn t have to worry about possibly extending the visa?

I don t like it being very close and don t want her to have any issues.

Otherwise does anyone have experience in extending the visa while in Cambodia and what is required?

Thank you very much.

Per DHL tracking, my I-130 application arrived at USCIS Chicago office on April 19th. It is now April 30th and I still have not received any confirmation nor have my debit card been charged the $535 processing fee. What is the general time frame for this?

I know it s best for people to make their own accounts here and ask questions, which I suggested, but for now I figured I would ask here my self to get some advice.

A friend of my wife has been married about 10 years. She has been in America for 5 years and her and her husband have one child.

The husband has been psychologically abusive, controlling her and her money, and pretty much everything, etc. No physical violence as far as I know.

She applied for her 10 year green card and has the extension letter. She wants to apply for citizenship but her husband doesn t want her to. One time her husband tried to keep her ID s and she said she would call the police, so he gave them back.

I suggested she consult with an immigration attorney on the best way to move forward, and possibly she could file for VAWA, but I m not sure if she qualifies. I also said if she has any fear for safety, she should call the police and get out of their (try a shelter or a friend, etc.), but I don t want to advise that if it winds up making things worse / making him become angry and become violent, possibly.

That s about all the information I have. I suggested she make an account here to ask for herself (not sure she will), so figured I would ask if anyone has any other suggestions I can give her.

Thank you, and thanks to Visa Journey for all the questions I got answered while going through immigration with my wife