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She still has to wait for the EAD to be approved. Even then, it's best not to use it, if you can avoid it.

Just get it all filed and hope for the best. 16 months would be getting lucky though.

They look at everything, but current income is the most important. It's not your 2022 "refund" that matters. What you enter in the tax section for income is the number called "total income".

What is needed is detailed on websites of Chinese Consulates in the USA. The local registry will not necessarily be aware of the issues with this document coming from the USA, other than what is commonly obtained in China. The embassy's page is NOT assuming the US Citizen is living in China. They know it's far easier to get the acceptable document from a US Consulate. When people plan ahead, they make a stop at a Consulate to get this document. It's far easier that way. I got what I needed using an agency in New Jersey because my trip did not allow for me to stop at a Consulate. Really, the best thing to do is to plan to stop at a Consulate, as part of the travel plan.

You've been given a link to the information you need several times already. In Beijing, you go to the US Embassy. Here's the link again. It does not have to be Beijing. Any US Consulate in China can do it. https://china.usembassy-china.org.cn/marriage/

No, there does not have to be a way to obtain the document in the USA before you go, but there is. I used an agency in New Jersey to get mine, but that was in 2005. I don't have the contact information for that agency now. Here's some information about it. http://sanfrancisco.china-consulate.gov.cn/eng/lszj/rz/200311/t20031117_9542589.htm#:~:text=Legal marriage age in China,20 or older for female.&text=(1) Affidavit of Single Status,where the document is executed.

Good. Please add the practice of reading the previous advice, and avoiding speculating based on uninformed "feelings".

And my advice is to ignore the above. A green card holder can act as joint sponsor. PERIOD And, I've already given the proper instruction for dealing with the tax return issue.

Answer will still be the same.

Also, she has the visa, so domicile, at this point, is a moot point.

You get something different at a US Embassy or Consulate in China. What you need to know is found here https://china.usembassy-china.org.cn/marriage/

Yes, just give the officer the new address when you enter. The Embassy has nothing to do with the green card or Social Security.

Your current household is two. Your current income is nearly double the requirement. What's the concern?

It's important to note that the anti-trafficking laws and policies are all about leaving a country, not entering one.

Never heard of a "rejection stamp". Some countries do share information from databases, but being denied a visa to visit Turkey would have no bearing on here Immigrant Visa to the USA. She's likely to undergo AP anyway, just because she's from Pakistan. "Denied Entry" is commonly stamped and noted in the passport, but a denied visa application.

Yes, the joint sponsor's husband should provide the I-864a even if they have never filed jointly. It's the ONLY way to count his income with hers. Note that income is stated two places on the form. One is numbers from past tax returns. The other is "current income". You calculate current income, by multiplying the gross income on a full pay period pay stub, but the number of pay periods in a full year. 1k a week is 52k a year, for example. State each of their current incomes separately, and the forms will total it. Nothing special from the non-tax filing husband. What is needed is in the instructions. Become an A-Student of that document before proceeding.

She's telling you who is in the three person household.

Correct answer. The solution may be to bring the baby instead of leaving it behind in somebody's care. The best solution that is NO LONGER AVAILABLE was to prepare for this issue, by delaying the interview and visa.

Whether a service will be worth it to you depends on YOU as much as it depends on the service. Some folks who are perfectly capable of doing it themselves, choose to hire help. I could service my air conditioners or change my own oil, but I don't. If you have the aptitude, time, and self confidence to do it yourself, then this issue has already been resolved. On its own, it's not a reason to seek professional help, in my opinion. If you're going to do it yourself, become an A-Student of the forms and their instructions, then ask your questions here instead of seeking random opinions.

You do NOT have "assurance" of anything. You have some actions to take, that have no guarantee you'll get the result you seek.

No, they don't. The divorce decree and translation is what is required. The issue is what her name will be on the passport, visa, and green card.

If it's really serious, you can get a politician involved. I recommend the Senior US Senator from your home State. They may not help expedite your case, but they can help arrange a non-immigrant visa so your spouse can accompany or follow you to be your caregiver temporarily.

"Being told" is a notoriously unreliable source. If your wife wants YOUR family name to appear on her Philippine passport, she will need the RoFD, but it is not needed before filing the I-130. The visa and green card will be issued in the name in that passport at the time of the visa issue. That's about a year and a half to two years from now. You can file now using the new married name, or just use the new married name from the NVC stage onward. Or change it anytime between when the new passport is in hand and the visa interview. While I am giving you the correct information, what is required to file the petition is made very clear in the official instructions for the I-130. Download and become an A-Student of them.

Probably not, but you cannot be sure until the interview.

1099s are only used when filing a tax return. They are not requested for years a tax return was NOT required. She didn't file taxes the other years because income was below the filing threshold. There's a box to tick that says that right in the section that asks for information from tax returns check it.