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That would be true for a K1 but not for a CR1. No questions in a CR1 or IR1 case about any criminal record unless it falls under the Adam Walsh act. Don't even give it another thought.

That sounds right unless the daughter's IR2 qualifies (most likely does) for her to become a US Citizen upon entry. In that case it just an I-864W.

OK, so still. Which did you file, 864 or the EZ version. Why 864a, and who is the household member. You cannot combine 864EZ and 864a.

Any answer to your question would require knowing the ten questions and your answers, for context.

Agreed, so make your visits practical based on your own needs.

You say you submitted the I-864EZ, but then the note says there was a I-864 and I-864a. You did one or the other, but you cannot use the EZ version with a household member. Who is the household member, and why are you combining income with them? Why is your estimated "current income" so much higher. Consular Officers will look at the totality of circumstances. We cannot tell you if you'll have a problem without knowing those circumstances and accurate information.

Yes, I agree. I'm not thinking of any reason the Venezuelan Citinship will come into play or be mentioned except of that is where you were born. Wife petitions a Columbian spouse, who later applies for a spouse visa as an Argentinian.

Yes. In which country do you actually live. If a third country, what is your status there? Note that where you live is where you are immimgrating from.

It's important for you to understand at this point that "you" are not applying for anything at this stage. Your wife files the I-130 petition for alien relative on your behalf. You file nothing and apply for nothing. When the petition is approved, you will be invited to apply for the IR1 visa. I would do all this as a Colombian, not a Venezuelan.

I see a plan for domicile, but what is your plan for qualifying as the sponsor? You cannot use the income from the job you take in Europe. Only income that will continue from the same source after returning to the USA can be used to qualify. Do you have well over three times the income requirement in liquid assets?

If already denied, you are wasting time even thinking about a visitor visa for her. You'll be doing the traveling.

The source of income kind of explains the situation, but I would not enter any untrue information. There is no box to check as "housewife". I doubt it will pass NVC without checking one of the boxes. She's retired. She need not mention her last job. Also, unless she needs to combine income with you, she should be providing an I-864, not the I-864a. That's what a joint sponsor does.

What you have is good but not enough. What concrete steps has your wife taken to show her intent to re-establish domicile in the USA? Note that even though London is not particularly strict on the Domicile issue, you have to satisfy NVC first. Where do you and your wife intend to live, exactly, and what steps have been taken to that end?

The affidavit of support allows for separate mailing and physical addresses. You do not "use" addresses. You answer direct questions. Unless all the income you are using to qualify as sponsor is through W2 employment, use the I-864 not the EZ version. You can just enter zeros in the A number field or use the one you mention in your other thread. It doesn't matter. There' not going to be any postal mail until after she's in the USA. The address where she intends to live is given in the DS260 visa application and confirmed both at the interview and upon entry.

Time from DQ would change if your change consulates. Time to DQ is the time in the queue for an interview. You go to the back of the line if you change after DQ.

She cannot even get in the queue for a Manila interview until the Immigrant visa unit there accepts the case. Becoming a permenent resident of the Philippines is not easy or fast. She may not even have a path to do so. The same would be true for pretty much any country.

You can only interview in your country of citizenship or in a country where you are authorized to officially reside. There is no "embassy shopping".

Not my/our job to explain the "why" of any US Government website content. The fact is IMBRA applies to fiancee visas only and nothing else. Does not apply in a spouse case but AWA does.

We don't know if it's Adam Walsh Act related yet. If it is, it's probably a don't do it case.

I don't understand why AWA issues are being discussed in the IMBRA topics forum, but since the Moderators decided to keep it here, let's make a couple things clear. 1. IMBRA and AWA came to be around the same time, but they are very different. IMBRA does not apply to spouse cases, and it isn't about any US Government staff determining whether the petitioner is dangerous to the foreign fiancee. It's about making sure the fiancee is fully informed. PEROID. 2, AWA related convictions relate to both spouse and fiance cases, and definitely ARE about US Government employees judging whether the foreigner is in danger from the USC petitioner. AWA convictions don't usually get approved by USCIS at all, but they are NOT about informing the foreigner. That won't help get the petition approved. 3. The only way it would matter if it's the Philippines is that the foreign spouse can't get a divorce there. If divorce is decided, the USC has to get it, and then cooperate with the former Filipino spouse to provide the necessary documentation to get the divorce recognized by the Philippine Statistics Authority, so the Filipino can be free to marry again.

Doesn't matter in this case. What matters is AWA or not.

This criminal record only matters in a spouse visa case, if it falls under the Adam Walsh Act. None of the above matters one little bit (in a spouse visa case) if AWA is not part of the story. But yes, how he feels about it has no bearing. If it falls under AWA, it's probably wise to forget about bringing a spouse from another country. This is the IMBRA forum, but this is not an IMBRA related case. It's about Adam Walsh Act only.

He either needs to search the records and find out of file in the blind. If his crime falls under the Adam Walsh Act, USCIS will find it and he'll hear it from them in a year or so. He knows where the crime occurred, and when. Searching for the record is not difficult.

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