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Now that it's clear, put the parents as previously sponsored immigrants. Only indicate one step child per affidavit. Do not list other immigrants being sponsored, as they will have their own affidavits. Trust the Consular Officer to do the simple arithmetic and apply the six person income requirement.

Same answer. No intending immigrant needs to submit a police clearance/report from the USA.

Correct, but parents claimed are "other" not children. Officer will consider the income requirement for a household of five, however.

No need for police certificate from the USA. That background check is done as part of the process.

And do be aware there is a new version of the form. Has nothing to do with this apparent mistake by the CO, but do use the current form.

The best relationship evidence is the evidence of time spent together in person. Even making sacrifices to spend time together in person, is what people in real relationships do. "I'll go if I really have to...." is not the kind of thinking that brings success in this kind of process.

No need to sign. Tax returns can just be emailed. If you can, it's better to download the Tax Return Transcript instead.

No such thing as a certified copy of a Naturalization Certificate. Scan and email it.

If you read carefully, you'll see "original" refers to the applicant's civil documents, not "everything". 1. No do not send the original. Scan and print 2. Only if things have changed and you need to update. Otherwise, a copy of new tax return if applicable (Not really applicable until April 15 but ok if you already filed it) and an updated pay stub. 3. If you are shown as living in the USA, yes, but really not needed.

It won't hurt

No. Your spouse should bring originals of their own civil documents.

No problem at all, but all you really need before April 15, is to email a complete copy of the new tax return or tax return transcript and a current pay stub.

Unless there is something to update on your affidavit of support, no need. Yours has already been "accepted". The form did not expire. What expired is an internal comment period.

Typically, marriage certificates for previous marriages are only required if they are needed to document name changes. Men don't usually change their names when they marry, but if you did, send the marriage certificates. Even for those who had name changes, the divorce decrees often adequately address name changes.

Yes

No negative impact. Consular officers see this all the time.

If there's nothing to update, your affidavit was already "accepted" by Dept. of State, not USCIS months ago. No need for a new form.

Contact NVC about transferring the case to a neighboring country.

The above is correct in that issued dates are what is important, not the irrelevant (to us) expiration date. But the question is about whether a new affidavit needs to be uploaded now, between NVC DQ and the interview. The answer to the actual question is, only if the information needs to be updated. If it needs updating, use the new version of the form. If you changed jobs or had other significant changes, upload a new form. If not, probably a year end pay stub plus a current one to show you are still employed and qualified to sponsor, will do nicely.

If you can, yes. Where is the document you scanned. Where is the PDF you printed before your signed and scanned? Did you lose those?

What people are calling "originals" are for applicant documents. You are the petitioner. Any kind of copy of your documents would be fine for your spouse to carry to the interview. So, no need to "mail" YOUR divorce decree.

It's all or nothing. Those appointments come only after an interview is scheduled.

A note to other readers. Your confusion comes from reading the typing of lazy members. If they would always type "Tax Return Transcript" there would be no confusion. Stepping off soapbox now.

My suggestion is the experienced posters be as precise and descriptive as they are able. "Original" is not as descriptive as "Original Certified Copy" and is an important distinction, as the applicable "original" is owned and retained by a government agency. Anything on paper is a "hard copy" so that term is not helpful to one who wants to know what exactly needs to be submitted. The available paper documents in this context are "Certified Copies", "Photocopies of Certified Copies" or "photocopies". The only "Original" document used in these cases is a Naturalization Certificate, which is never appropriate to "submit". It's ok to carry it to an interview, but only a "photocopy" is ever turned over. There are no "Certified Copies" of Naturalization Certificates. There's your glossary.

Correct. There is no practical difference between a photocopy and a scanned, emailed, and locally printed document. That's because a "photocopier" simply scans and prints as a single function, instead of two functions in two locations the other way.