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1.  No, but mail can be unreliable or too slow to foreign addresses.
2.  Yes.
3. I already told you, only physically sent.
4.  Yes.  The deadline is ON the letter.  
 
You need the letter, a paper letter.

Short relationships are also bona fide.  It is what it is.

Neither USCIS, Consular Officers, or VJ members function as moral police.  Since the couple will be disclosing their addresses for the past five years, it is impossible to avoid disclosing they lived together while married to others, if it was in the past five years.

A person entering with a CR1 visa is neither a Lawful Permanent Resident or a US Citizen.  After entry, they are at least three years from US Citizenship.  You won't be hassled or arrested for entering the wrong line, but if you are going to live in the US, an early adjustment from another culture will be to pay attention to facts, accuracy, and truth.

Short relationships are also bona fide.  It is what it is.

Neither USCIS, Consular Officers, or VJ members function as moral police.  Since the couple will be disclosing their addresses for the past five years, it is impossible to avoid disclosing they lived together while married to others, if it was in the past five years.

Used to be Chicago, but now Dallas.

Neither USCIS, Consular Officers, or VJ members function as moral police.  Since the couple will be disclosing their addresses for the past five years, it is impossible to avoid disclosing they lived together while married to others, if it was in the past five years.

Provide any evidence that is practical for you to provide.  Evidence of living together would be key.

A person entering with a CR1 visa is neither a Lawful Permanent Resident or a US Citizen.  After entry, they are at least three years from US Citizenship.  You won't be hassled or arrested for entering the wrong line, but if you are going to live in the US, an early adjustment from another culture will be to pay attention to facts, accuracy, and truth.

Give the address on the DS-260 and stop worrying about why.

Can they? Yes. Would they? Without some sort of active investigation, I can't see why they would.
 
It's not something to even worry about. It's extremely unlikely at best, and even if they did, what's the worry?

A home visit ... what for?
Do you really think that USCIS has nothing else to do but play surprise visits on permanent residents with a 10 y.o. green cards😀

If they have a reason they can always do a home visit.

The only answer is that it depends on your case and what you want for apparent peace of mind.  Keep in mind hiring an attorney is really just a consultant to help educate your regarding immigration questions.  You will still need to do all the legwork, and you are a fool if you do not double check their work (many stories of attorneys screwing up cases which is why I said "apparent peace of mind").  Most folks here (VJ is a self-help immigration site) will say if your case is straightforward (no criminal issues, no overstay issues, etc.) and you are competent at reading instructions and filling out forms, there generally is no need for an attorney unless it is simply for that apparent peace of mind.  If you do have a complicated case, then a competent attorney is probably warranted.  In the end, the decision is yours.  If you do go the lawyer route and any lawyer advertises or tells you they can speed up the processing, run away and look for someone else.
 
On a personal note, we started this process back in 2013 with no experience, and my wife and I made it just fine all the way through naturalization with no issues.  Back when I started, I had a family friend immigration lawyer review my I129F application, he looked at me and said save my money, do it yourself.  Best lawyerly advice I ever received.
 
Good Luck!

We hired an attorney and I am glad that we did . We did our research and I found one that had a good reputation.  Assuming that the world of immigration is new to you( as it is to me) I wanted someone with experience and understanding of this world.
 
No- an attorney can’t make your papers move faster. But ours has been their to support us, answer our questions and give us guidance, has check in teleconferences with us and has left me at ease while we wait for this process to finish.  
 
i suggest if you choose an attorney to do your research first- not just hire the first ( or cheapest) attorney.
best of luck!
 

I would say it depends on your specific case, as to whether or not you would benefit from having an attorney.  They don't help speed any of the processing per se, unless they help up front to clear any issues that otherwise would delay you had you not had them spot them out!

Perhaps it's more "professional" but that's not the reason I had in mind.  If a Consular Officer asks to see it and you don't have it, there is likely to be a delay.

Yes, and if it was foreign income, that number is likely zero.

That you did it without a problem does not mean it is allowed by law.  My guess is that at least one of your "joint sponsors" qualified on their own.

The IRS doesn't send "any return back to you".  The 1040 is your tax return.  Perhaps the IRS will send you a tax refund.  

We never filed a W7, I filed married filing separately instead of joint and wrote “NRA” for my husbands SSN, we didn’t see the point in applying for an ITIN. Thank you for the response, I’ll use what I have for NVC, but I’ll try to get ahold of a transcript in case the consulate needs it for the interview to be on the safe side 

That you did it without a problem does not mean it is allowed by law.  My guess is that at least one of your "joint sponsors" qualified on their own.

I agree, but pay stubs, tax returns etc. don't have signatures anyway.  They will be copies.  Best practice is for the applicant to carry a wet signed affidavit of support to the interview.

At 1:54 AM you can expect me to be in bed. The answer is definitely the gross income before taxes.