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For the petitioner only, unless the beneficiary is currently in the USA, but no harm in submitting for beneficiary. You "upload" as per instructions.

The process of producing and affixing the visa, is more than mailing. That would explain the delay. May be a problem with their visa production equipment. In the travel situation you describe, your wife should be ready to explain the travel arrangements. I would not expect a problem.

Following my advice will not impact being DQ.

Yes, you can update by editing the existing PDF, then uploading it to replace the one already there.

Legal and lawful marriages are almost always valid everywhere. In this case, the Utah marriage is immediately valid for immigration purposes because you will already be together on the date of the marriage.

Yes, the plan to go home and go to work will solve all affidavit of support related issues.

A reasonable thought, but in country is all they really need. Of course you'll send photos, but those are secondary evidence.

Your passport entry stamp to Cambodia is evidence you were in country. More is OK, but that's enough for the consummation issue.

Part of his plan is to return to the USA and go to work. Domicile doesn't come into play until the NVC stage.

Sounds like a good plan. An address change during the process is no problem as long as brother will still be able to receive any unlikely official mail from USCIS.

So you used "Identification". Of course their international passports were not their/her only identification.

The fact your closest relative, your husband, is a US Citizen is clear indication you have immigrant intent. And, of course you DO have immigrant intent. That intent will disqualify you for a J1 visa. You would be using it as a way to circumvent the spouse visa process. A better route would be to find a qualified joint sponsor, and follow the spouse visa path. Does your husband have close family in the USA?

You can "apply" for anything, but do not expect to have such a visa granted, in this circumstance.

Identification is what is usually needed.

At this point, there is no need to withdraw the I-129F petition, as you've already informed the Consulate you will not pursue a visa based on the approved petition. The petition approval already expired four months after the approval date.

Passport stamps for solo travel of the beneficiary would be meaningless. Travel together, is the key, but since you live together, not need to go overboard. The applicant can carry the applicable passports to the interview as back-up too.

This is not a pending job transfer. It's a possible option. If it were an actual transfer, getting the proper visa for a foreigner to work in the USA, would be the employer's responsibility. If you are the breadwinner, and have an actual requirement to move to the USA quickly, you could certainly try an expedite, but don't hold your breath.

It is a Western thing. My Chinese Ex-Wife never changed her name. It's not done in China based on marriage. Nobody expects it. People do change names for other reasons.

A little clarification for the record. Both USCIS and the Department of State have authority to grant citizenship in their specific capacities. In cases where a child born abroad is entitled to immediate US Citizenship, like this child would have been if his parent was already a citizen when they were born, it would be State processing the Consular Report of Birth Abroad, not USCIS. Then State would also grant and issue the US Passport for the child and Social Security would then do their part. USCIS would have nothing to do with this. These are all database records that don't get "lost". In a case like this, both USCIS and State will be involved, and the records will be in databases that don't get lost. Those files will contain the child's birth certificate showing born before the parent was a US Citizen, and that an immigrant visa was granted and used to enter the USA. There will be a record of the first passport application as well. If worried about "loss", make sure you don't lose the Certificate of Citizenship in the intervening decades between obtaining it and needing it, if ever.

N-600 is not "Naturalization". That's the N-400 that is not needed. Your child will obtain US Citizenship through you, his "parent". The N-600 results in a Certificate of Citizenship, which would only ever be needed is specific circumstances that may never occur. It's a choice. I seldom wear a belt, much less belt AND suspenders. To each their own. Choose based on YOUR priorities.

You applied for nothing in 2023. That was your spouse filing a petition in your behalf. You recently started the visa application process. Your application (DS 260) and all supporting documents have been accepted. You are now waiting to complete the application process. Expect to know your interview date within a few weeks, and to have a few weeks more to wait for that date. When your interview is complete is when you have "applied for a visa".

A lot of these problems are caused by providing inadequate documentation with the passport application. It is most often successful without a Certificate of Citizenship, if you know what to provide instead and actually provide it. When you don't provide adequate evidence, then certainly the certificate of Citizenship will do the trick. To get it, you'll need to provide the same evidence left out of the passport application to begin with, You won't see a list of topics about how easy it was to successfully apply for a US passport without ever filing an N-600. It happens here in the Philippines very often. If the person, ever needs the certificate of citizenship for one of the valid reasons listed, they can file for it any time.

The list of advantages is mostly valid, but there is also speculation posted. It's still "optional" and can be filed for later, if necessary.

Opinions vary on that, but my answer is no. It is not a requirement. It's an option. Exercising that option is a belt and suspenders approach, in my opinion. As for USCIS not recognizing a US Passport as evidence of US Citizenship, one need only look at the list of applicable evidence in the I-130 instructions, where the passport is listed as an option.

I'll add my advice to that of others and my own previous advice. Unless you understand the problem first, it could harm your eventual result, to file without addressing the issue. My advice is to wait for the NOIR. You could contact your US Senator's local office to inquire on why the NOIR is taking so long. I get that this is not what you want to hear, but it is still the correct advice.