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I'll just add a note that the sponsor must still be qualified at the time of the AOS interview which could about a year after filing. You must also have a plan for how you will support the couple and get insurance for the fiancee.

If it has already been 8 months, it seems a bit long after your response. I would have expected action within a month or so, but there is no set standard for this.

How long after filing did you receive the request for the missing letter of intent? It's not one letter. It's one from each of you.

You will need to exceed the requirements of the I-864 when you file do adjust your then spouse's status. Time to become and A-Student of the I-864 and its separate but excellent detailed instructions. The income requirement, in practice, is the same as for the I-134, 125% of the poverty level for your location.

The correct answer is to enter your mother's maiden name.

No. Just type their name in the native alphabet in that section of the form and indicate there is no foreign address in the same section.

You now seem to understand where the official information you need is found. Follow those instructions. You cannot upload a piece of paper. You'll be uploading a digital file. It doesn't matter at the filing stage whether it is the original digital file or one you create by printing and scanning. You might want to add a sheet to the file pointing out you are using the annotated marriage certificate instead of the divorce decree. If filing by mail, on paper, you send a printed copy.

I'm not any kind of lawyer, but I've been dealing with these processes here on VJ and elsewhere for just over 20 years. Further to the OP. Key to this process, is the ability to read carefully, interpret literally, and to then answer and respond accurately. Your confusion is from not interpreting literally. There are no questions or answers involving where marriages or divorces may later have been "registered". The questions and documentation are for where the things occurred. While there are substitute documents that can be used in some isolated situations, none of them come from a country where the event being documented did not occur.

Regardless of your potential overuse of pronouns I'll just cut through them and say this. The reciprocity by country information available refers the type of documents. It doesn't matter whether the document is needed for a petitioner or a visa applicant/beneficiary. What matters is what is being documented. In this case, it is a marriage and a divorce that both neither of which took place in Poland. So, no document from Poland is relevant to documenting THIS marriage or divorce. When filing an I-130 for spouse, all marriages and divorces or death of spouse are disclosed and documented for both Petitioner and Beneficiary as supporting documents to the filing. I haven't noticed anything from an immigration lawyer, but the correct advice has been given.

Cheap or fast, don't figure into the process. What she has now is also not the point. It will be what it will be. The marriage and divorce happened in Brazil. Get the documents and translations relative to Brazil. Neither event happened in Poland. PERIOD. The I-130 and I-130a forms ask where marriages and divorces took place. You answer with the truth, and document with the applicable certificates. There is nothing nuanced about those two issues.

I would welcome any additional opinions or explanations too, but mine is that the wording was not properly vetted, and the literal translation is not what is being enforced. The baseline really is records for age actions of persons after turning 16 plus.

Just a note that USCIS fees cannot be paid by check anymore. Has to be submitted with signed G1450 form for a debit or credit card.

The fact that the rejection was sent to the attorney indicates the attorney submitted a G28 form. That means USCIS and NVC will be contacting the attorney, not you, when the petition is approved. If you want to do the rest yourself, then ask the attorney to withdraw the G28.

A copy of his passport. Yes, the visa, when issued, is valid until six months from completing the medical. Nothing needs to be sent in, unless specifically requested. Affidavits of support and supporting documents are uploaded to CEAC.

While your understanding might be technically correct, it is always best practice for the two spouses to both sign affidavits. Usually, it would be the highest income on the I-864 and lower income on the I-864a. The reason Consular Officers usually require both forms is that the affidavit of support is not just to show the ability to qualify financially. It is also and primarily a contractual financial obligation between the sponsor and the US Government. So the married couple has a joint obligation. If this husband won't consent, find a new qualified joint sponsor and submit ASAP.

In practice, such a thing would never be required. It makes no sense at all. Sometimes wording changes are not properly vetted. It's always critical to use the country specific information found here. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country.html There are even cases where reports are not available to non-citizens who are no longer living in certain countries, and other places where they are not required because they are unreliable. I can't imagine NVC or a Consular Officer will ultimately require a police report for somebody who has not been in their own country since before becoming 16 years of age. I say "ultimately" because such a thing could possibly be requested, and then with communication, the request dropped.

I would interpret it literally, as always, but perhaps this is a recent change. I don't think it is being followed though. Comes as news to me. Actually makes no sense either.

The police certificate instruction clearly state they are needed for countries you lived for at least six months after turning age 16. Those are the official instructions. No need to pay attention to any conflicting advice you see "online".

No Apostille is needed because this is not for a foreign government, but it definitely is in conjunction with and immigrant visa application. Those appear to be the correct instructions to follow. Good idea to print a copy of those instructions and send it along too.

I understand your desire to do so, and it might be a good idea if you have something less than say, double the income requirement. Bank statements, are not what the OP is having trouble with, but they are also an acceptable substitute, for those who need to show liquid assets.

Experienced senior members here tend to go beyond the questions asked, and point out issues posters may or may not have considered. Cooperation is appreciated, as it is reciprocal. 😉

All good and understandable. But, USCIS does not issue visas. Getting the petition approved is the easy part. Anyway, now you have actually answered the posed question. You did not begin the new relationship until after the divorce. It's such an easy question to answer, but you kept avoiding it. This kind of "avoidance" will not return a good result if it happens in a visa interview. When your wife gets to that stage, make sure she understands how important it is to understand and directly answer every question, the question that is asked, whether you like it or think it is important or not. Yes, many of us DO understand your culture. What I didn't understand was you reluctance to directly answer the question you were being asked. Carry on.

Then it looks like the lawyer is quoting an official source. That's what you're paying for.

Maybe there is a language barrier here, but you still have not addressed the timing of starting the relationship with the new spouse. It's different from the divorce and marriage dates. The question does not related to legalities, but it is relevant to the totality of circumstances. You did not begin your relationship with the current spouse on your wedding date. It was before that. You are likely to be asked if the relationship started before the divorce was final, and if you give a deceptive answer like you are giving here, instead of addressing the issue directly, it is that lack of candor that will hurt you, much more than the facts themselves.

So, when she actually has the document, you will have this sorted. While the two quotes you copied and pasted seem correct, there are many sources of false information. When you copy and paste, it's best to disclose the source.