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  1. pushbrk
    It's not more paper. You just give the information asked for about the children. To leave it blank would not be truthful. It's ok for something to be unknown.
  2. pushbrk
    Correct. It's a question. Answer it. If you don't know your A number and/or Naturalization Certificate enter zeros. That means your evidence of US Citizenship is your passport. You don't actually need your Naturalization Certificate. No actual consequences for misplacing it as long as you have the passport.
  3. pushbrk
    If asked, that's your explanation. You changed your signature. No big deal. They do look like the same person's handwriting anyway.
  4. pushbrk
    She can re-enter without the card. If the card comes before she returns, you have the option to send it to her. I probably wouldn't do that. If there are issues upon re-entry, she can tell them you are waiting in the terminal with the card in your pocket.
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    No. That's the way it worked until 2006. Now, they cancel the I-129F once they join the two. Only reason to file the second petition is to hope that when they join the two, they go ahead and approve the I-130 only. The K3 visa has been virtually unavailable for more than a decade.
  6. pushbrk
    Just to clarify, "lockbox" is kind of an insider term. You are filing with an intake facility. They have a PO box address, but they also have a physical address. Only USPS can deliver to a PO Box. It's called a "lockbox" because it has a number, but you don't walk up to it and open it like a regular little PO Box. Those aren't big enough for the amount of mail they get. If filing from Mexico on paper, use the physical address and DHL, UPS, or FedEX, etc.
  7. pushbrk
    Yes, the stipend amount goes under your current annual income. If you don't know whether you are considered employed or not, ask the organization paying the stipend. Typically, stipend income is not taxable, so not "wages". It's your personal income though.
  8. pushbrk
    You see that under the affidavit of support. The context is that you add a household member and their income, in order to qualify as sponsor. Unless your son or daughter's income is needed and they are completing an I-864a, you have no reason to do that.
  9. pushbrk
    Then they will see there were four visits total, two of which were after the marriage took place. I don't see a problem with them understanding the situation. People have lives to live. If you met once and married on the first visit, then never saw each other again, that paints a very different picture. If she can visit again before the interview, that is obviously better than not visiting. Otherwise, it is what it is.
  10. pushbrk
    Unless you meet the three conditions mentioned at the top of the EZ version, you must use the I-864 instead. That's the difference.
  11. pushbrk
    CEAC is about what is needed from petitioners and visa applicants. If you have a child living with you in the USA, they are just counted in your household size on the Affidavit of Support. They are not "named" or otherwise mentioned.
  12. pushbrk
    Yes, you can submit unsolicited evidence, but it won't speed anything up. Income is king on the affidavit of support, but you have the option of showing liquid assets too. Download the I-864 and its separate instructions, then become an A-Student of both while you wait.
  13. pushbrk
    I often caution members about telling strangers they can do it themselves. Maybe you can and maybe not. If you have the aptitude, aptitude, competence, and willingness to do the homework and pay attention to details, maybe. When you've been here twenty years, like me, you've seen lot of do it yourself horror stories.
  14. pushbrk
    One pay stub is enough. Not sure where you heard 3. What you'll see in written instructions is six months, but that's an artifact from decades ago. Pay stubs have year to date income on them anyway, in most cases. New jobs are ok.
  15. pushbrk
    That all looks good. During which of the four previous visits did you marry?
  16. pushbrk
    No. They do not ever expire. However, the ceac website is having issues at this time.
  17. pushbrk
    It really matters how much time you spent together before. You say there were four visits. How long was each visit? Time spent together in person, is the most important factor. If these were short visits, then not seeing each other for two years is a bigger deal than if you had significant time together before that. The "why" does matter, but not much.
  18. pushbrk
    Who is in office will not change anything once it passes the House and Senate.....AND....it will take much longer than four years. The last amendment "ERA" took decades. This is really a non-issue. Most countries do not have birthright citizenship anyway. No such change can be retroactive anyway.
  19. pushbrk
    A constitutional amendment is the only thing that can end birthright citizenship. Even that would not revoke the citizenship of somebody already a US Citizen. First the amendment must pass congress, and then it must be ratified by 38 States. 3/4 of the States. This whole idea of ending birthright citizenship is just part of the nonsense put forward in the last election cycle. Pretty much this whole discussion is about such nonsense.
  20. pushbrk
    The US Citizen is the "petitioner". The foreign spouse is the beneficiary of the petition and the visa applicant once the petition is approved.
  21. pushbrk
    It's good that you've done this but it is not commingling of finances. That's not expected from couples who have never lived in the same country. Concentrate on evidence of time spent together in person. No need for everything on the list you're looking at. It says "one or more", not "every" or "all".
  22. pushbrk
    Be sure to take evidence you meet the physical presence requirements, not just that you are a citizen. The best they like is school transcripts.
  23. pushbrk
    If you completed the DS 260 properly, the SS card will come around the same time as the green card, about a month after her arrival in the USA, as long as the new immigrant fee is already paid. Next step is pay the new immigrant fee, then travel to the USA.
  24. pushbrk
    Did you include your email address on the I-130?
  25. pushbrk
    That would work, but expect the actual green card to arrive in about a month or more. Still ok, as the entry stamp next to the visa serves as a temporary green card for a year. You proposed travel schedule will work fine. Adding a note to remember it is the CRBA....AND....a US passport that are needed for the baby.
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