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Just means that its not approved at this time and additional processing is required. Everyone who gets this form is in the same boat. After the processing is completed the embassy will reach out to you with further instructions such as bring your passport in to issue the visa etc.

And submit it if the subject comes up.   Or, since there isn't time, submit it, if needed, after the interview.  There would only be misrepresentation if the applicant lies.  The submitted affidavit was true and correct when signed under penalty of perjury.  Any suggestion that absent a specific question in the interview and/or request for an updated affidavit, that there has been any misrepresentation, is an incorrect "inference" in my not so humble opinion.
 

In the sense that it is basically material misrepresentation, then sure if you are into that kind of thing.
 
OP, you are going to need to provide the embassy with an updated I-864 with correct information.

I think that not giving an updated I-864 if your spouse’s income changes comes very close to misrepresentation. The law says that your US spouse must meet the financial requirements for their household size to sponsor a foreign spouse or get a joint sponsor. If your spouse just got terminated, she no longer has a salary and hence cannot meet the financial requirements. 
 
Also, one of the main questions they seem to ask at the interview is “what does your spouse do for a living”.... My suggestion is to bring a new I-864 supplemented with either assets or a joint sponsor.

The answer depends on whether you are specifically asked about your wife's current employment.  If your are not, and she qualified as sponsor on the date the affidavit of support was signed, losing her job is a non-issue.  If asked though, you must answer truthfully.  If she disclosed and documented enough assets to qualify, then you would still be OK.  If she has the assets and didn't disclose them, I would get an updated affidavit of support disclosing and documenting sufficient liquid assets and carry it to the interview in case it's needed.  No need to volunteer it if the subject is brought up by the interviewing officer.

If you send a tax return instead of a tax return transcript, be sure to send the complete return including all schedules and W2 forms etc.  

Yes, it takes 3-5 business days and then it will show Paid. After that, they will send you an email so you can pay the IV fee, wait 3-5 business days and it will show Paid too. Then you can fill out your DS-260 and finally you can send AOS and IV Packages together.

It can take 3-5 business days, sometimes more for it to clear from your bank and for NVC to process the payment. It also depends on when the payment was made as usually the weekend it tends to be slower. Don't worry any day now it will show 'Paid' and then they will send you an email stating you can pay your IV... once you pay IV and it clears, you will then be able to complete the DS-260 (IV application)

Okay, that makes perfect sense. Thanks for that simplified instruction - helped a lot!

You put 2 in 1a and 0 in 1b
The person who would put a 1 in 1b would be a sponsor that is not also a spouse and that is married.

Right now once you get to NVC it takes up to 11 weeks.
 
Once you get case complete at NVC, it can take 1,2+ months for them to schedule an interview for Cairo.
 
In the beginning of this year it took only 1 month after case complete, for me (my case was complete on March-7) it took 2 months, I've spoken to others coming out of Cairo where it took them 3-6 months. It all depends on the activity of the US Embassy in Cairo, and when you get case complete and how many other people are awaiting scheduling for Cairo as well.
 
Hope this helps.

I prefer to use the word "evidence" instead of "proof", because it's more accurate and to the point.  This wife will be entering $0 as her total income shown on her last three tax returns, and should provide a complete copy of each of those returns.  W2 forms are PART of a complete copy of a US tax return.
 
She should state her current income in the current income section, as whatever it is and will continue to be, once she's in the USA.  Include documentation, offer letter, reassignment letter etc. from her employer indicating she will continue to be employed by them once she's in the USA.  That's all the evidence needed regarding her intent to reestablish domicile in the USA.
 
She will qualify to sponsor based on her current income continuing from the same source, even though she correctly enters $0 in the tax section.  Employed people don't qualify based on past income.  If you made six figures the last three years and lost your job last week and have no income today, you don't qualify as sponsor.  However, if you were without any income at all the last three years, and took a job with qualifying income a couple months ago, you DO qualify.

Per the USCIS:
She will have to prove domicile on top of it all and use assets to prove that she meets  the minimum requirement which would then be 5 times the diffence between the minimum income requirement (125% of the poverty level for your family size) and your household income. If she is residing abroad long term, she will most likely need a joint sponsor domiciled in the states who can meet the income requirements.
 
See: https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/affidavit-support

Unless your wife can demonstrate that this source of income will continue when you move to the US, her income will not be sufficient for your sponsorship, she still needs to complete the I864 and attach the required paperwork, but you will need to find a co sponsor with US based income 

Is this income going to continue when she moves back to the US? If so, then you can use it, if not, then technically doesn't count as it isn't going to continue on after moving.
 
Not sure on the tax stuff, just a thought about the employment itself.

Does she have other proofs that she's kept her US domicile? If she does, then she doesn't need to move back (or visit) to get a resident for domicile purposes. She can always use her sisters address, yes. If she does not have strong proofs that she kept her domicile, then she will need to re-establish it.
 
Follow this guide and look at Step 6 where it talks about what to do if the petitioner is living outside the US and needs to prove/re-establish domicile... Great and beneficial advice which I followed.
 http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/NVC_Process#Step_6_-_Gather_AOS_Package
 

Glad to read this topic. We have been living Singapore as well and we wrote my husband's sisters address. He used to have his own apartment in Boston but he sold it to his other sister. We are planning to travel all together when we get the visa. 

As noted earlier, sister's addr ok. No need to travel beforehand.