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Personally, I would hire an attorney asap. If you are filing late, you might already be in hot water....and you aren't living together as a couple. How can you show that is a bona fide marriage?

Why are you separated? Marital issues?

There is your authorization to copy it. For government use is "lawful authority". However, if you have an unexpired US passport, just send a copy of that.

The very first thing I did with wife's Naturalization Certificate was to make both physical and digital copies. ...for personal use. It is also legal to copy for government use. If you are uncomfortable, just send a copy of passport. It is sufficient evidence in itself.

The word "or" in item D indicates that any one of the items is sufficient. It does not say you must send all of them. As a naturalized citizen, You may send a copy of your Naturalization Certificate or a copy of your unexpired US passport.

I have seen cases where the US spouse returned to the US prior to the visa being issued. The visas were issued.

I don't see an issue. You, as the petitioner, can return to the US before the DCF process is finished. Your spouse can then follow you.

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Seems, to me, the OP is carrying an invalid visa since giving up citizenship. I would not think it can be used for anything.

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This is not accurate...neither for an immigrant visa case nor an Adjustment of Status case.

@RandyW, it seems, to me, that you are mixing up terminology and processes. 1. A petitioner files an I-130 and/or an I-129F. "Applicant" is not an accurate term. 2. An I-130 fee does not cover the cost of an Adjustment of Status application (I-485, sometimes called a Green card application)). Immigration terminology is important. It also seems, to me, that your case is irrelevant to the OP's question.

Your priority date must be current to apply for Adjustment of Status. Being inside the US does not make your priority date current. This is the December 2023 Visa Bulletin table B:

It will longer for a visa number to become available.

Where are you seeing 2.5 years? Seems to me that both F2a and F2b are going to take longer than that.

Unless the I-601 is required....then it will take quite a bit longer.

Administrative processing. Any other foreign connections other than the UK? They kept your passport. That is a sign it might not be an extended wait.

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In another thread, the OP is also asking about filing an I-601 for vax waiver. That will delay the process for a long as a year or more after the interview.

Try not to stress. Just give them what they want. One day, in the near future, you will be rid of USCIS. I looked at FY to date statistics today. By my calculations, only about 1% of I-751s are actually denied. That tells me they need to just get rid of them altogether. Good luck.

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I agree with @OldUser. It time to throw in everything including the kitchen sink. You won't get another chance.

Sadly, there is no visa which allows you to live in the US while waiting for the I-130 process. K-3 visas are just not issued much at all. Right now, there are almost 2,000,000 petitions (I-130s) waiting in line to be reviewed. See the report I linked below. Every one of them has to be evaluated by a human. In total, It will take about 18-24 months for the entire process to be complete for a spousal visa. There is no guaranteed Green card for anyone. Welcome to Visa Journey, and good luck. The immigration process is quite a ride. Number of Service-wide Forms Fiscal Year To Date (uscis.gov)