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You are confused. Yes, give him what you THINK is the original copy. That's using different words. I said original certified copy.

If actually residing at a place instead of visiting, it should be listed. There's lots of space for that at the end of the form. I don't have a street address, but in that section, I would enter "Red Gate fronting xyz Store, Purok 2, Barangay Name, City, Province..... Use the in care of space, as needed and skip the commas as they may not be accepted. You can also hand write as needed. Often city people don't know this but my address in the US was Rural Route 1, Box XYZ, Town, State. Only the post office knew the route, so you could not "find" me by that address. To find me, it was Six miles east on highway number, then south 3 miles, turning east for another three miles than left, and follow the road crossing three cattle guards, and stop at the fourth. Aside, you could send me mail with just First, Last, City, State. The postal service knew where to deliver it, to a mailbox three miles from the house.

An original "Certified Copy". Original birth certificates are owned by government entities.

Assumptions are dangerous. Start here. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country.html

No, it doesn't mean that but he WILL need the police certificates.

His baby with the petitioner is part of his case. He should have the whole file related to his case. He needs nothing unrelated. Your US Citizen children are not related to his case.

Don't pick and choose. He should bring the whole file that is directly related to his case. His step children who are already US Citizens are not part of his immigration process.

No, I did not say that. I said NVC won't complete their review as usual. It will all be dealt with by the Consulate. If there's a problem with any documents, you won't hear about it until the interview. If you have worries, deal with them now, in the way I indicated.

No. That's the point of the Expedite. NVC doesn't expedite their review. They send the case to the Consulate to deal with directly. If you are worried about the I-864, then become an A-Student of the I-864 instructions and update it. See if there are any changes from the way you did it the first time. If there are, upload a new financial package.

Yes, NVC will forward the case to the Consulate incomplete in an expedite case. You then submit documents by uploading or hand carrying, as instructed by the Consulate.

You've most likely been reading about people who receive a case not suggesting they might want to secure a joint sponsor. If you know you have well over the required amount of liquid assets, just ignore that notice. You....WILL get it though.

The above is more than a decade out of date. The K3 visa became virtually obsolete February 1, 2010, due to changes in NVC policy change effective that day. Another big nail driven in the already dead visa's coffin came a few years later when USCIS started cancelling/closing the I-129F petitions in favor of the I-130. Still, sometimes filing the I-129F for spouse following the I-130 filing, get's the I-130 pulled out of line and approved early. You never know.

Yes, so that question is no. Have you filed for anybody is yes. Sorry.

The I-130 asks if you've filed a petition for this or any other person. Answer honestly with no worries. It also asked if anybody has previously filed a petition. The answer is yes. It's you. Answer honestly and succinctly and expect no problem.

No. The package immigrants used to hand over is all digital now.

If you qualify, there's no need for a joint sponsor. Yes, you can show the assets in the Children's accounts without I-864. Your name is on those accounts and you control them.

Can? Sure. I would advise against it though. LPR status is LPR status. No reason to think going the spouse route will catch up and get ahead of what you've already filed.

As already indicated, there are no derivative beneficiaries for the families of US Citizens. Now is the time for you and your spouse to become A-Students of the I-130 instructions. If you had done this to begin with, you would not be in this pickle. And....if there was another way, I would have told you the first time. I've been a member here 19 years. I've seen this same mistake countless times. It is what it is.

Could be something to do with the kind of work you were doing. Do you see a relevance?

I'm very sorry to be the bearer of bad news. First, the older child has no path to immigrate as your husband's step child. Later you can start a process for that child that will take a very long time. Unless you want to leave your younger three children behind, you stop everything now, and the petitioner files three more petitions. (One for each step child) When they catch up in a year or so, you continue at that time with immigration process including visa applications, affidavits of support for each, and supporting documents at NVC Stage. Make sure you keep in touch with NVC at least once a year in the meantime, so your case stays alive. Evidently, you and/or your husband thought one petition was enough. This happens often when people fail to study the instructions before filing. Kits 2, 3, and 4 all need petitions. Number two was under 18 when the marriage occurred.

Don't look anymore. Wait for an email indicating the petition is approved. Expect it to take about 14 months. Be psychologically please if it's sooner.

The petitioner is the one who is stating how many others are immigrating with each Beneficiary. The petitioner is well advised to become an A-Student of the I-864 instructions. If they are a US Citizen, then the answer will be zero. The children will simply be listed as dependent children so the household size properly populates. You say your children range from age 23 to 16. Is the petitioner a US Citizen. If so, were five petitions filed? Were all children under 18 at the time of the marriage. You are posting in a forum for spouse of US Citizen. If the spouse or petitioner is NOT a US Citizen, the answers will be different.

The above is correct, but let me clarify. Each immigrant needs their own petition. Any child already over 18 when the marriage occurs, has no path to immigrate to the USA based on the marriage, so needs no petition. They would not be coming.

Yes, your approach of referring to the last page is fine. Carry on.

Ok for you to go there, but it would be against policy to accept Consular Processing in a country where the applicant is only a visitor, not a resident.