EireneFaith

Hello everyone! I know this post might be a little long since I'm new here so please bear with me. I need your help.
My wife and I just recently got married last December 2013 in the Philippines and I am about to proceed with the next step to getting my wife from the Philippines through pursuing F2A. I AM A GREENCARD holder. I have an idea about the process but I would like to clarify some things before we start filing for the petition:

1. Regarding the requirement - copy of "Marriage Certificate", will they require the original certificate from our government's National Statistics Office? Or is the Marriage Certificate duly certified/registered by the local city government sufficient? My concern is since we are newly weds, the official marriage document issued by the Philippine government (NSO) takes about 2 to 4 months to be released. I don't wanna wait that long before I file for my wife's petition, and we only have in hand now the Marriage Certificate duly certified/registered by the local city government. Another option that my wife suggested (should USCIS require a Philippine government issued document) is that to request an "Authenticated True Copy" from the local city government while waiting for the NSO issued marriage certificate, question is will USCIS honor that?

2. Regarding the i-130 forms, in filling out the names for my spouse and submitting her ID's, will it be an issue if we still use her maiden name for all applications? We haven't changed any of her official ID's into MY last name since we're newly weds and so she's still using her original surname. Does she need to change her ID's in the Philippines for this petition/application?

3. Regarding the Affidavit of Support (which to my understanding is required in a later time of the process), would it be an issue if the petitioner is only working part-time? In which basis do they predict if the sponsor is able to financially support the petitioned?
Hoping for a favorable response.