US Immigration from Thailand

My wife is IR! with her interview date next month 25Jan. She went to do her medical and was told she needed a new passport before they would complete. I do remember reading about this and yes it is needed even for medical.(6mo. before expire). With all this extra stuff going on I kind of forgot about the passport expire issue. So.. my question, do I submit new passport to NVC? We have been DQ'd and have left NVC and just waiting for interview. Or, Do we just bring the new passport along to the interview? I plan on submitting new passport to NVC anyways.

Hi,

I'm currently living in Thailand on a marriage visa with a Thai lady.

I need to relocate to USA with my wife to allow me better work opportunities and provide a better quality of life for us.

Here are my questions:

- We have been married for 1 year, and been together for 3 years, so CR1 is what we would need.

- I don't currently make the income requirements to sponsor my wife in USA yet, would I need to get a new job paying at least $21,xxx USD annually before applying?

- What if my wife becomes pregnant during our application process? Would I need to then make $27,xxx USD annually before we can move to USA on a CR1?

- How long are CR1 applications taking to process right now on average? My current marriage visa expires September 2021, and I don't want to be separated from my wife for 18 months or however long it takes.

I don't really have a co-sponsor for this application because my parents are on retirement income, and my siblings don't earn enough if you factor in all of their kids and my wife and I, with their current salary.

I have savings, but not enough to qualify for the CR1 visa, which is a big number when I last checked.

Sorry for all of the questions, I'm trying to get all my ducks in a row and get this accomplished.

Kindly,

-Raffy

Does anyone know if the embassy in Bangkok requires the financial documents (affadavit of support, tax returns) at the time of the interview? I've read conflicting information online and the embassy wasn't helpful in their email response.

We have our interview date 25Jan. I think i read somewhere that my wife will receive by post mail, paperwork for medical and whatever else I cant seem to think of at the moment. Would this be Packet 4? or even Packet 3 for that matter. Where do they come from? Have I already done packet 3? I just have some confusion on my end about this issue.

Are financial documents like the affidavit of support (i-864) and the federal income tax returns i sent to the NVC required at the interview? I seem to be getting conflicting information from different sources, and i tried emailing the embassy and got a less than helpful response. Do the requirements for original documents generally vary depending on the specific embassy?