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Correct, but it is still important to use a computer and Adobe products. Also important to input in order, so that following fields are activated or deactivated.

Most likely, yes. This a manual intake process, and there would have been a rush. Other possibility is it arrived to late for the old fee, or there is another reason for rejecting and returning your package and payment. At this point, just wait and see. Are you sure the package was delivered in time. March 30 was a Saturday. The intake facility doesn't work on Saturday. Were the increased fees based on receipt date or mailing date?

Yes, household of six. You are right about the exception, and that it will not apply when the the time comes.

USCIS forms are not Apple or "device" friendly.

If he's self employed, he checks the self employed box. NVC knows self employed don't have W2 forms. Sometimes they have 1099s. Pretty clear by the occupation entered whether they would have 1099s for their primary income. A short sentence signed by the joint sponsor indicating they have no W2 or 1099 forms would be all then extra needed to point this out. Shouldn't be necessary but it might help.

Only use Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader to fill the form, and it will function properly. Adobe Reader is free and there is a version for Apple devices.

Those I-864 instructions are critical. Your household will include all unmarried children under 21 no matter where they live. Combining income with your mother will add one person (your mother) to the total household, but using her as a household member and combining income will most likely be better, in this case than having her be a joint sponsor. As a joint sponsor, she would need to qualify for a household including all immigrants, plus herself, but not you.

If you start your job now and are just now filing the I-130, then by the time the affidavit of support is needed, you should qualify based on your own income. If you do, not need to involve Mom.

This is a non-issue. She'll enter currently correct information on her DS 160 visa application.

Yes, that's fine if your income is clearly sufficient.

Total income is the number for all years. AGI is only for those who file the 1040 EZ.

Not relevant to immigration.

"Permission Slip" Permission to what? Or do you mean "renuncia" instead of or in addition to permission slip? Anything that renounces his parental claims should work.

And our discussion here is in the sole context of US Immigration. At some point later, his mother will need either permission from the biological father, for her child to immigrate permanently to the USA, or a Court Order showing she has full custody. (Unless the father is dead, then his death certificate will do nicely) Not needed at this stage, but you should know your plan for that even now.

That letter should be fine then.

First, get your legal relationship to the child correct in your mind. For immigration purposes, he is simply your stepson. Even without the guide, the I-130 instructions spell out clearly what is required for spouse and what is required for a stepchild. You will be submitting evidence of your bona fide relationship to your wife, but nothing like that for the stepson. For him, you are simply providing evidence you are married to his mother and that he is his mother's child. Presumably, he will travel with his mother. Whether you are traveling with them or not, is irrelevant.

Pay attention to little words like "or" etc. Sending a complete copy of what you mailed to IRS, is just fine.

Are you the petitioner or beneficiary? What was the criminal charge?

The life insurance policy is a total non-issue. Nobody is going to ask about it. It's just not the kind of thing that would make a difference in a visa case.

Just expect a year. It might take more or less but there is no accurate way to predict.

This is not USCIS. It's NVC.

Yes, completely normal. Note that being actively reviewed doesn't mean anything at all is happening, in this context. It's just a misleading label. Your case is in a queue waiting to be actively reviewed. That active review is usually about 20 minutes of human activity.

I agree, but you can take along a page to document the DBA belongs to the parent. Public records or a page from the company website should do nicely. FYI NVC does not conduct interviews. Your interview will be abroad with a Consular Officer. NVC is in New Hampshire.

Not familiar with GAI. Do you mean AGI? If so, that is not the number you use. It's "Total Income", but sometimes its the same number. If your past three tax returns show plenty of total income, you can qualify on income. You are a self employed "investor". Consular Officers tend to believe that if you are willing to report the income and pay taxes on it, you actually earned it. Even so, it is helpful to show you own the underlying capital too. That's just part of the picture to enhance what they see as the totality of circumstances. As kind of an aside, your parents' decision is WHY it is so important to show you own the assets involved. Many parent or other joint sponsors would rather loan you the cash to qualify than sign the contract in the affidavit of support. Showing you've owned the assets for over a year, takes that suspicion out of their minds. But, if those assets are how you're producing the taxable capital gains, then that solves the problem too. If you can show transactions in your name, that will probably do.

A Paypal Checking account is a specific service offered with a PayPal account. I was not aware of it. If you had asked if they accept PayPal Checking, you would have gotten a different answer. Please let us know if it works for you. Accepting PayPal does not bring a checking account with routing numbers to mind.