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Definitely not required to attend the interview. Manila used to allow it, but I don't think they do anymore. The time you've spent living together in the Philippines is going to trump any other relationship concerns. For other readers, it is quite uncommon for the US Citizen to even be in the same area of the building as the location of interviews, mostly because there isn't enough space. It's the applicant's interview. In most cases, the petitioner is not even in country.

Probably not. "Active review" does not mean anybody is doing anything. Once the case gets in queue, it simply waits its turn for a human to spend less than 30 minutes "processing" or "reviewing", then a decision is made.

That is correct, but do not expect any actual updates between filing and either 1. Approval, 2. RFE, or 3 Denial

You cannot pay by actual cash. Check or Money order to Department of Homeland Security. This information is in the instructions you've been given a link to. Your ultimate success depends on you following those instructions precisely. That you did not do so with the I-130 is what put you where you are today.

I meant literally what I said. They will ignore what you put in 62a. You'll need to change address and request a change of Consulate. When NVC contacts you, it will show a GUZ case number for Guangzhou. You can TRY changing her address with USCIS. If it works then you'll get a Bogota case number instead.

It doesn't matter. They will assign to the Consulate based on the Physical Address you gave on the I-130.

You asked the wrong question. The OP is the USC petitioner, so will not have a visa interview.

Officers, often forget or are simply not aware of changes in requirements. We see requests for things from both USCIS and NVC, that are definitely not required, like signatures on I-130a forms from USCIS, or W2 forms to go with tax return transcripts. Still low reward, and high risk, in my opinion. No longer supposed to be required, does not mean you won't face delays because of government employee mistakes. It is always my advice to make it as difficult as possible for the employee to screw up.

Change it at NVC stage, by simply using it on forms. But....You will also be requesting a change of Consulate, as she will interview in Bogota, not Guangzhou.

Yes, you qualify. In the tax section, enter the total income figure from the tax returns. State your current income as the same as your offer/transfer letter from your employer. One current pay stub is sufficient, as it will show your year to date income anyway. That your father owns the business is not relevant, as long as all is true. The offer letter is all the domicile evidence you'll need.

You can summarize periods of travel, or just use, if applicable, your US address for those periods. There are no mentions of "permanent address". If you are living in Germany now instead of traveling and staying in hotels etc. then that is your physical address, whether "permanent" or not.

Still low reward and high risk. I would never advise trying that.

It's not an issue of making both incomes available. It's a contract signed by both. W2's and tax returns are not evidence of current income for working people, but since your parents are NOT working, and you have not stated the sources of their income, we really can't help you separate it without more details. For example if 100% of their income is "joint" from one jointly owned Annuity, then you just spit in in half. I doubt it's that simple. Take the original 1099s or other income documentation and add up which income is for each one. If there is joint income, put half in each column. Then supply copies of those documents as backup.

There is no such rule. You want, confirmation, do what you need to do anyway. Become an A-Student of the I-864 instructions, where you will see no such "rule".

You have a point. Sounds like you did overkill on evidence. Definitely keep originals of government issued "documents" like birth and marriage certificates. Anything else you stored digitally and backed up, can be reproduced, if needed.

I can't think of a reason not to keep it all.

You have already posted the answer to your own question. See last paragraph above.

Irrelevant to the visa process. Non-issue.

Agreed. Looks like the OP wants to HAVE their cake and EAT IT TOO. They probably can, if they interview either in London or Guangzhou, no sooner than late January, but then they'll have to decide between being together soonest, and waiting for the second wedding anniversary to be together in the USA.

If you want to use a married name, do the ROM and get a new Philippines Passport with the married name. The I-130 does ask for your passport number etc. but it's fine to change it when asked again at NVC stage.

It does matter which country, so check it out at the link. Far to early to get it now. Any "expiration date" printed on the report is irrelevant to NVC or the Consulate. They care about how long since the issue date. What country ?

Exactly. The most common reason. The form is calculating properly. It's user error. 😉

One must understand that the final decision related to the affidavit of support is made based on the totality of circumstances. If the sponsor clearly does not qualify, no other circumstance matter. If the sponsor DOES clearly qualify financially, on the the considered circumstances is the relationship between the sponsor, or in this case, "joint sponsor" that causes the sponsor to be willing to act as joint sponsor. When there is no clear relationship, a Consular Officer is not going to believe the sponsor will fulfil those obligations. Same problem with "elderly" joint sponsors who are not likely to be around to fulfil those obligations. The OP needs to understand that there are practical aspects to bringing a foreign spouse to the USA. One common way of expressing this is "No money, no honey!" The time to have seriously considered these practical aspects, was very early in the relationship, long before the marriage or I-130 filing.

I can't really follow what you are saying. This is almost 11 months later, so I think you provided a new affidavit, with non-joint filed 2022 tax return and a statement the joint sponsor is now divorced or in divorce proceedings. That should work fine if the sponsor is qualified.

No. Nobody can tell you what is happening.