US Immigration from Philippines

Hello, I am seeking advice on how to proceed. Our case was denied today with the option to request a hearing. My inexperienced interpretation of the law makes me think they should have accepted. Here is the backstory.

We applied for my wife 90 days before 3 years of her arrival. This advice is all over the internet and even on the USCIS website. At her interview, they said she needed to be in marital union for 3 years prior to applying. This came as a surprise since there were no warnings of this next to the 90 days advice. We were not overly concerned, however, because I visited her many times since being married, more than 90 days worth. I sent in evidence for 127 days of living together in the Philippines after our marriage.

Today we received a denial. They only counted the final visit. I had visited for 55 days before we flew back home together. Even at the interview, the interviewer told my wife the combined time together would be acceptable to fulfill the 90 days. We made it very clear in the evidence submitted how many days I had been there, where I stayed, when I flew, etc, so she could not have overlooked the other trips. We also made it clear that I have work and could not be there continuously, so I had to return home periodically. To give you an idea, here are my final 2 trips there which add up to more than 90 days:

2018/05/12 2018/06/22 (42 days in marital union)

2018/08/24 2018/10/18 (55 days in marital union)

We were never separated after 2018/10/18 which was her arrival date in US. So there is only around a 2 month gap when I had to return home, then we were continuous for the entirety of the 90 days. We have a bank account, house, taxes, and baby together.

I find it hard to believe a significant amount of Americans move to the foreign country for more than 90 days before immigration. How can this not be mentioned clearly when giving advice of applying 90 days early?

FYI my wife said the interviewer asked the toughest civil questions (which she got correct), then went into this 90 day business and was unfriendly the whole time. Then she took a long time to review the submitted evidence before denying today. Could it be just a bad case officer?

Was denial a correct decision? Should we do the hearing or just reapply? That's another $800, but how long would the hearing take to receive? Will I be allowed with my wife for the hearing? I am better at presenting the evidence since she is shy.

I am happy to say that my filipina fiancee passed her k1 visa interview the other day. All she has to do now is submit an updated nbi and police clearance along with her passport and she is good to go. I have read a lot about the cfo seminar for filipina fiancee going overseas and I hear it's required to leave the airport. But there are a few that claim the cfo is only needed for younger filipina women. My fiancee is 38 years old and I doubt that age matters. I don't think she can leave the Manila airport without having attended the cfo seminar. I am hoping someone will be able to provide clear direction to me about this.

My wife was naturalized on March 7. She added her middle name during her interview and got the according certificate of naturalization. She now has her U.S. passport. We are still waiting to receive the certificate of naturalization back. However, when I contacted SSA, they said they need a court-ordered name change to change her name. As far as I know, she never received one, only the certificate of naturalization with her updated name. I am unable to contact anybody (DHS or USCIS) so we are unsure of what to do.

Good morning!! My wife filed for an AOS/EAD/AP on February 22, 2022. We received the NOA documents on February 24, 2022. All of the NOA documents state that the office is the National Benefits Center. From my research, I believe this is the correct office for the EAD and AP documents. However, what is the best way to determine where our AOS file is currently located?

Hello everyone good day to all..I am in need of your opinion on my case. My USC daughter filed for a petition for me and got approved in 2019. But I didn't attend to the original and rescheduled interviews because I was out of the country and got stuck somewhere when the pandemic came. A year after that, when I wanted to check the status of my petition, it was already terminated and asking me for an "explanation" in case I want to contest the decision . In Oct 2021, I wrote to the US Embassy telling in my letter that I am no longer interested to migrate in the US and that I am giving up my petition for good. Now, I am planning to apply for a tourist visa mainly bec I want to visit my daughter who just gave birth. My question is, does my previous petition has an advantage knowing that I declined my chance to migrate? Or does my current situation is the deciding factor?

I am in my late 40's, ex husband is a LPR, daughter is USC, son has existing F2b petition waiting for interview.

I am unemployed right now bec I travel out of the country most of the time.

I have an ample monthly remittance and reasonable money in the bank.

I have a rich travel history as a proof I am a legit tourist.

I have no properties under my name as a tie in my country.

My only tie is my aging mother and family they are the reasons why I keep coming back home every 3 mos or so.
I live with my fiance abroad, he is the main reason why I gave up my US petition.
Other than that, my socio economic ties is weak.
I would really appreciate your opinions on my case. Thank you so much!