Gosia & Tito

Part of the decision is how you want to be called when wife gets US documents.
Most -if not all- Polish descendants in the US are 'ski' (and that is how one can tell if someone is real Polish or American-Polish).
The US documents are going to be written with the name you listed in the petition.
As far as I know, 'ska' is ok..It was with my wife. I'd write is the exact way as in the passport.
Now on the other side, I'm not 'ski' so maybe that helps, and there is a difference if marrying in the US, because you can effectively do a change of name when you do the license so you could make it 'ski' regardless of what the Polish passport says as it will then be how will she known in the US and US documents
The worst that can happen is that some people might think there was a typo in some forms if they see both your names, and might want to "help" you by correcting it, which in financial and other important documents would be annoying...You would need to be vigilant that it's always written correctly before signing anything
Isn't it common knowledge that woman in Poland use 'ska' anyway?

No lawyer will be near the level of know how, expertise and direct, 'been there, done that, got the t-shirt' knowledge of VJ as a whole, from general form questions to specific Thailand questions with people who have just been or are in the process of Thai visa/K1/CR -basically, you name it and someone would have been in the same situation already-; and as noted this is for non complicated cases (for which anyone here will tell you to get a lawyer; and yours does not look like complicated at all) AND with a total cost of zero, zilch, nada

No expedite.
It would seem illogical, but USCIS is not a FIFO system, some people get their petitions approved first, others later. Generally speaking a sequence is more or less followed, but not 100% of the time. A number of reasons that have been posted here many times.
When dealing with USCIS, the rules are simple:
1. Submit petition
2. Wait
3. Go to step 2 as needed
Not being sarcastic, patience is the name of the game, otherwise you'll just go crazy and that does not fix anything, other that giving you anxiety levels.

Now that a lot of drama has gone...
It seems to me you are wishing to give birth with your fiance at your side as the main factor, in that case, Have you considered giving birth in DR?? Your baby will still be a USC provided you file CRBA
Of course, this all depends on whether you are working, possibility of flying, medical care being lined up, etc.

Now that a lot of drama has gone...
It seems to me you are wishing to give birth with your fiance at your side as the main factor, in that case, Have you considered giving birth in DR?? Your baby will still be a USC provided you file CRBA
Of course, this all depends on whether you are working, possibility of flying, medical care being lined up, etc.

Not to add fuel to the debate; but....
citizenship is not a right (for the ones not born here that is; it is a benefit...full disclosue: I was not born here).
At some point in your life you made the decision to live in the US, maybe your parents get you residence but at the end as an adult you decided to stay. Furthermore, you are now making the decision to become a citizen, and that choice has implications: fees to name one.
The fees are decided by the entity providing/facilitating the benefit; and in my mind actual cost has nothing to do with it; though it is likely to be the main reason in this case.
It is no different IMHO than an airfare, a movie ticket, your salary, the price of the car you drive, the house/aprtment you rent or purchased, etc: if you don't like the price you don't have to take it.
The main "difference" is that this is a government service, but since when is the government obligated to subsidize immigrants? They might do it at times for political reasons though, not arguing that.
There might be some special reductions, waivers, etc; and the provider of the benefit gets to decide what those are and what group benefits.
Notice that at no point I'm saying that fees are low or that seem to not be on the high side relative to immigrants/residents who might not have enough means; not having enough means is a different discussion/conversation alltogether.
BTW, You might want to consider the cost of the passport itself, plus pics.

Not to add fuel to the debate; but....
citizenship is not a right (for the ones not born here that is; it is a benefit...full disclosue: I was not born here).
At some point in your life you made the decision to live in the US, maybe your parents get you residence but at the end as an adult you decided to stay. Furthermore, you are now making the decision to become a citizen, and that choice has implications: fees to name one.
The fees are decided by the entity providing/facilitating the benefit; and in my mind actual cost has nothing to do with it; though it is likely to be the main reason in this case.
It is no different IMHO than an airfare, a movie ticket, your salary, the price of the car you drive, the house/aprtment you rent or purchased, etc: if you don't like the price you don't have to take it.
The main "difference" is that this is a government service, but since when is the government obligated to subsidize immigrants? They might do it at times for political reasons though, not arguing that.
There might be some special reductions, waivers, etc; and the provider of the benefit gets to decide what those are and what group benefits.
Notice that at no point I'm saying that fees are low or that seem to not be on the high side relative to immigrants/residents who might not have enough means; not having enough means is a different discussion/conversation alltogether.
BTW, You might want to consider the cost of the passport itself, plus pics.

Not to add fuel to the debate; but....
citizenship is not a right (for the ones not born here that is; it is a benefit...full disclosue: I was not born here).
At some point in your life you made the decision to live in the US, maybe your parents get you residence but at the end as an adult you decided to stay. Furthermore, you are now making the decision to become a citizen, and that choice has implications: fees to name one.
The fees are decided by the entity providing/facilitating the benefit; and in my mind actual cost has nothing to do with it; though it is likely to be the main reason in this case.
It is no different IMHO than an airfare, a movie ticket, your salary, the price of the car you drive, the house/aprtment you rent or purchased, etc: if you don't like the price you don't have to take it.
The main "difference" is that this is a government service, but since when is the government obligated to subsidize immigrants? They might do it at times for political reasons though, not arguing that.
There might be some special reductions, waivers, etc; and the provider of the benefit gets to decide what those are and what group benefits.
Notice that at no point I'm saying that fees are low or that seem to not be on the high side relative to immigrants/residents who might not have enough means; not having enough means is a different discussion/conversation alltogether.
BTW, You might want to consider the cost of the passport itself, plus pics.

The way I'm reading it, acquiring other nationality only has a potential effect and the USC needs to atually relinquish his/her nationality. And moreover, upon a consular office noticing one of the potential acts; will then ask the USC whether the intention is to relinquish. Otherwise it is presumed that is not the case.

Family is big in LatinAmerica; being only daughter, even if other relatives are around has a big weight.
I'd research various avenues before confronting the situation: what is the prognosis, gravity of the illness? Age of mom? (if older age, more attachment oculd be expected); since you mention working for an airline, how possible is for wife to travel to Colombia on an emergency? And, would that allow for a nurse/care to be secured, and if situatoin worseness wife can jump on a place with little/no notice? Is it possible to bring mom to the US? Even if maybe not immediately, within some period of time?
You mentioned 'only daughter', Does it mean there are brothers in the picture (not that it would be a big diff, but with brothers and nurse/health care, it could be sufficient for daughter to live in US and then travel with some frequency/emergency)
Is mother living in a major city where health care is more prevalent or in a province city/town.?
ALso, 'nobdy else' might be a figure of speech; there are almost always several relatives that could help, more so if an stipend is provided for that care. As well, take into account that the illness might have just manifested or there was a recent worsening and a common reaction is to jump on a plane because maybe it has been pointed by relatives as "come over, mom is in death bed"; after some time, once it is seen things are stable, wife would be sufficiently relieved to get back to US. "Some time" could be 2-3 months by the way.
Good luck

Given this and what I saw in other posts, the back prognosis seems serious.
Mother doesn't want to live in the US: I think this is a discussion point with wife first, mom/relatives might be guilting her out of not being there. I'd present the case as follows:
1st: If there was no issue with mom health, Does wife want or not to live in the US?
2nd. If answer is positive, then wife needs to present to mom that for her to be able to care for mom, mom needs to be in the US no ifs or buts; this way you are tying the care to being in the US as one and single decision point; don't let them disassociate those 2, otherwise wife will not have any leverage. This of course assumes that healthcare can be provided -financially speaking-
If the answer for wife is no for 1st, then I guess you have a clear path: either you would have to move to Colombia or you guys have to part ways (I'm very sorry if this last one)

We had something similar, though nowhere near to the extent of what you posted.
First some context: wife is from Poland and speaks Polish and fluent Russian, Czech and Dutch; and a passable German; at the time of interview her English was good enough to understand it spoken as long as it was not too fast and with a neutral accent. I'm originally South American and speak Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish and a less than average German, and very fluent in English; I had been picking Polish already
One question at interview was: How do you communicate? That was a valid question
The answer: we have our own language that is a mix of Polish, Spanish, English and German.
The result : Approved.
Even today, even when her English is quite good, we still communicate mixing languages, sometimes is just better as there is no better way to express some things. Your answer seems to indicate that you too have your own "language".
That said, you need to also take into consideration that your future spouse might be ok now while she still can "go back" to speaking her language but once she moves here, it will be English most if not all the time (and depending where you live, with a regional accent), and serious problems might surface. Talking in Skype with google on teh side is not the same level of interaction as to when you'll be side to side and not in her country
Good luck

With your ssn and id missing, first thing you need to do is freeze any accounts opening on your name; change all bank acocunts, etc.
Next is to notify USCIS of the green card stolen and file for new ones. I wouldn't be waiting around to do any of the above.

It is possible, but for that you must have met in person with your girlfriend at least once in the past 2 years before submitting the application; it is not noted whether you have met that requirement. This would mean she needs to visit you and that the application has to have strong evidence, as it could also be denied.
If you are thinking K1, perhaps is best to marry (in your country) and then submit a CR1 that might have a much higher possibility of success as well as other advantages over the K-1 :green card upon arrival for example, which allows to start working immediately; on a K1 there is adjustment of status and probably 2-3 months at least before you could work' as well, overall cost of the CR1 is lower (not taking into account the cost of trips/etc)
What I'd suggest is to post the question in your country board here. I seem to recall that there is a bigger degree of scrutiny in petitions form your country.
Not sure what your future plans are, but since you mention your mother; I'd have to assume that you wouldn't just leave her in your country and a future reunification is in the plan?
You need to think at least 2-3 years ahead and what needs to happen before you make this kind of decision.

Life happens. Chill

Not to discourage you, but unless you have a very rare set of skills, you are going to have big challenges at best.
In some years the entire quota is spoken for within a few days of the year (the immigration calendar year that is)
Not only that, but also, it would have to be properly demonstrated that no one around here can fill the position -hence the very rare or at least difficult to find skillset
A PhD might make it even more challenging.
Your desire to look into social media analytics might get you that edge: with big data being the current fad around this side of the ocean, there are some demand for data scientists; which could be argued are best fit if a PhD is held by thte candidate.
Now, let's assume you in fact get a job offer, your next challenge is to have the prospective employer wait until your work visa is issued, that can take several weeks/months, though there is an expedite possible --by paying a premium. Not sure how long or whether a company would wait, so we get again to a very rare and hihg demand skillset.
Last but not least, Miami and Florida in general are not the "hottest" area for the kind of post you are looking, unless working remotely is available.

Standard question at border crossing: Are you/you-all citizens?
You can't say yes; any other answer will be follow up with questions on GC or visas.
I think you would be seriously messing up your case.

Standard question at border crossing: Are you/you-all citizens?
You can't say yes; any other answer will be follow up with questions on GC or visas.
I think you would be seriously messing up your case.

1. You want to request a tax transcript from IRS. Free. Go to their website and request last 2 years. I'll take a few days by regular mail
2. Yes
3. No need to get an attorney. Forms are quite simple. The documentation needed is not specifically listed except for a couple of things, so you need to figure out what applies best for you. AMong others: show finance commingling by having taxes filed jointly, bank accounts in both names, mortgage and/or title; or lease, car titles, loans...all in both names. state id/drive license showing same address, health insurance from company shpowing coverage for both, 401k showing benficiary spouse, travel together (borading passes, pics, etc) would be secondary.
There are also affidavits, from a couple of people.
There is a full list in the guides here..just search for ROC and i believe it's pinned

It does take time to get credit history.
One way to do it is to take smaller loans and paying them off immediately so interest doesn't hit you. Same with CC, always pay off the balance.
I'd also explore keeping a deposit in a CD or other financial mechanism in the lending bank such that you get a lower rate and some interest in your favor to reduce the difference.
If all fails, I would then suggest, like others, to get a used car from 2-3 years back; you can get substantial price differences depending on brand/make; but be aware of maintenance expenses. For example, a BMW, Audi, Mercedes (and most other European cars) drop significant in value after 3-4 years; because maintenance is quite hihg and people drop them as fast as they can.
On your question about license fom that state, I'm quite certain your salesperson mihgt be wrong. I've purchase enough car in various states to tell that that is not the case. In fact, there has been times in which I've chosen to take registration in a given state as oppose as the one I'm residing. That said, I have a home in that state so I can give that address. Once the veihcle moves to another state then I re-register.

Seems like you need to shop for a new bank.
You would be surprised how much the loan requirements change from bank to bank.
Consider a credit union - their rates will often be lower and their loan requirments much more down to earth

Besides the ones noted, Bank of America

And how many of our fellow USC here know the laws of at least the countries their spouses are from?
I'm willing to bet that many have lent a hand in the spouse's home at one time or another. And their definition (of that country) work might not be as 'lenient' as to describe that there must some benefit for it to be illegal. Maybe
there is no such distinction and what they did was illegal plain and simple.
I agree that laws need to be respected, the not knowing is not excuse on the other hand....I would be more agreeable if 1. there was some sense in some of the ones we have 2.they were not full of special exceptions in some cases, to support some special interest and 3. there was some level of communication provided, in this case, perhaps explicitly publishing them in migratory documents. I know some will say that is up to the visitor to know those, then I submit to go to first line of this post.

Yet, there is a distinction between an individual who purporsely and knowingly enters the country with the intent to work illegally -and does repeatedly by leaving country within the 6 months allowed for a visit and re-enters shortly after again and again; and people who failed to know/understand the fine distinction noted in other posts, and did not intend to break a law if they had been aware of.
USCIS often condones intent when it comes to adjusting a spouse who had intent to immigrate and come into the country as a visitor (no, not advocating, but it's a topic that comes quite often in VJ)
And there have been amnesties of people who had intent to move in here illegally, last one in 76 I believe.
Not excusing the OP, clearly the law was broken; but it does look like the handling of the situation was less than ideal.

Need more details. You file for a K-1, correct? And the date of your filing was? WOuld seem to be Nov 11, 2013, Is that correct?
If the above is correct (the filing date) and you did not meet in person in the 2 years immediately preceeding filing then you did not meet the requirements and you will be denied.