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She can bring her green card to SSA and remove the restriction, but it's not required. I've had the same SS card with that restriction statement for a while, and I plan on changing it after I naturalize. I'm just too lazy. However, this has never caused any issue with my employment.

Well... did he not know he needed to remain unmarried during the whole process? Uh...
To be honest, he’s 31, married, he has his own life. Maybe he’s ok not living here... 

Think of it this way, she's claiming her ties are her two young daughters. So how can she leave her daughters for 3 months?
3 months is very long, if her daughter can be without her for 3 months, are they strong enough ties for her to return? 
I'm from a VWP country, and even VWP only allows visitors to stay for 90 days. I'm not an expert on this by any means, but just think 3 months sounds like quite a long time.

I think the people that mostly say things like that are immigrants hoping America is different until they find it's actually not supposed to be. 

 I'm from a VWP country, all of my family live there, can't 'just visit' and aren't all old. Assuming that it's an 'us' and 'them' thing isn't fair. I also moved here to be with my husband, but as with everyone else who immigrates to the US via marriage it was my choice and it certainly wasn't a decision made with the idea I could bring every Tom, Richard and Harry that I'm related to over when I obtain citizenship in mind. Gosh, half (read most) of them I'm glad don't live on the same street. It'd drive me batty and I do love my family before you cry out about family values etc. We aren't, however, all fortunate enough to be Italian or Greek. 
 Those with children who are actually adult age need to learn to accept that grown ups lead their own lives without Mum and Dad joined at the hip. People can travel, take vacations to visit the family they left behind. You don't have to bring your whole extended family like they're luggage just so you can cope with the change of culture. . . or not have to change anything but location. 
 I don't feel bad, the OP's Son was an adult even when he was petitioned and needs to be treated as such for his own sake more than anything. Life genuinely does go on when parents aren't around. Hoping someone would put their adult life on hold for a decade or two just so they can join up here is honestly selfish. 

You don't need to worry, this is very common. Sometimes the IO needs to submit the case for supervisor review, so he can't make the decision yet. Anyway, just relax and you'll hear something soon.
If you search on VJ, you'll see plenty of people got this and got approved soon after.

Well... did he not know he needed to remain unmarried during the whole process? Uh...
To be honest, he’s 31, married, he has his own life. Maybe he’s ok not living here... 

I guess we all have a different idea of how families operate. Have you tried supporting him in his life decisions rather than making it known his parents think he's made a "bad mistake" marrying the woman he loves? Or that his choice of school wasn't good enough in comparison to what the rest of his family have available to them? 
 
 It sounds like he's accepted his hand in life, he couldn't go with his family to another country and he's over it. Found someone to love and spend his life with and got himself some very good career prospects. You know architects aren't confined to their country of origin, right? They build all over the world! Chances are, if he sets his mind to it, he'll visit way more than the US anyhoo. Be proud of him, he's stood on his own two feet and made his start in life. There are plenty of people his age in the US that have no idea still what they want to do with themselves. 

Sounds like he got married for all of the right reasons---
Love for another person, instead of love for another country.

Well... did he not know he needed to remain unmarried during the whole process? Uh...
To be honest, he’s 31, married, he has his own life. Maybe he’s ok not living here... 

Well... did he not know he needed to remain unmarried during the whole process? Uh...
To be honest, he’s 31, married, he has his own life. Maybe he’s ok not living here... 

Well... did he not know he needed to remain unmarried during the whole process? Uh...
To be honest, he’s 31, married, he has his own life. Maybe he’s ok not living here... 

"Read carefully, interpret literally, then answer accurately." has never been more appropriate advice.  Not a lot of thinking going on between those ears.  Did the OP really think married people aren't married anymore if they move to a new country?  The OP had to sign sworn statements before a US Consular Officer to get his  “Certificate of Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage”.  Did he REALLY that meant nothing?
 
A material misrepresentation was committed more than once by him and at least once in writing and once verbally under oath by her during the interview.  Maybe plan on moving to the Philippines.

Here's an oddball situation.
my Filipino fiance and I got married in the Philippines while I was a Canadian citizen. Shortly after I became an American citizen and applied for her K1 non-immigrant fiance visa to come to the USA. I assured her that our marriage was not registered because I am now an American citizen. Turns out I was wrong and she cannot get her Cenomar now because it shows she's married to a Canadian citizen (me.)
We've done the interview but the US Consulate wants the official PSA Cenomar in order to issue the Visa. ( she was actually issued a Cenomar but it wasn't the official PSA Cenomar and this led us to believe we could proceed without mentioning her being married to a Canadian citizen (me)
So close but so far. What are my best options? And yes I can re-apply for a k-3 Visa but I'm wondering if I can salvage the K1 Visa process somehow with some type of amendment. I just don't know.
Thank you: James

*~*~*moved from "DCF" to "what visa do I need" as OP is still considering the options*~*~*
 
If you ask me, it's a no-brainer. Marriage first and then CR-1 visa either through DCF or the regular route. The K-1 visa has absolutely no advantage to you whatsoever. It is only really of any use to couples who live apart in separate countries and where the foreign fiancé cannot even visit the US because of a denied tourist visa (common situation for many in developing countries). 
 
You need to to stop focusing on processing times and look at the bigger picture beyond the processing phase. This is a decision that affects the rest of your lives, not just the next 12 months. With a K-1 visa your fiancé arrives in the country on an over-priced tourist visa that allows her to stay in the country and pay even more money to become a resident if she marries you within a timeframe determined by the government. During that transition she has no legal status. She cannot work or leave the country for many months. Depending on the state of residence she may not even be allowed to drive. Given that you will be a recent returner to the country can you afford to start out again with just one wage (assuming you find a job right away)? Can her sanity bear to be out of work for months? I know mine couldn't. How much damage to her career path would a gap of many months cause? 
 
I don't know what you mean by "we are not engaged yet". Engaged is not a legal or official status. If you've decided to get married, you're "engaged". You don't need a party, ring, Facebook status update, etc to be considered engaged. USCIS and the embassy are not all interested in how you proposed. Or if you even proposed. Many couples just reach a natural point in the relationship where they realize they want to spend the rest of their lives together. You could start the K-1 process today. 
 
With a CR-1 visa your wife will be a permanent resident from the second the stamp touches the page in her passport when she lands here at whichever airport she arrives at. As such, she can work, study, travel, drive, etc just the same as any other permanent resident. She has status. It's also quicker to citizenship if that is her desire. The CR-1 is also cheaper overall - remember this is a process that affects your lives for the next 3-5 years so you need to look at the whole picture. I was working less than 2 weeks after I arrived and it helped immensely with my adjusting to my new life, meeting people, finding my way about, having a routine, etc. And I'm from an English-speaking country and had visited over 40 times before I moved. I still had some struggles. 
 
You don't have to stay in China for the entire DCF process. You have to be resident at the time of filing but you can return home during the processing if your visa expires and you need to get a job here. So you might have to spend some time apart. Big deal. Almost all of us here have to spend months (and in some cases years) apart because we don't have the luxury of being able to live together in our home countries. It's not killed any of us yet and I can promise you that none of us loves our spouse any less than you two love each other. The longest my husband and I were apart was 8 months. We survived. And now we have the rest of our lives together and I can barely remember the 8-month separation. 
 
Liquid assets should be a acceptable for the I-864. You need 3 times the amount that you would need for income if you are using assets. So if the income requirement for your household size is, say $25,000, then you need $75,000 in assets. If they are not acceptable, or not enough, you can use a joint sponsor. 
 
Unless she already has a valid tourist visa it's unlikely that she will be granted a B-2 to visit you during the process if you have to return home. But that's the reality for thousands going through this. 
 
In short, I can't think of any reason why a couple already living together would even consider a K-1. Give your wife the gift of full status when she arrives. She will thank you for it. 

If you look at the thread, you'll see there's a column for online filers only. Actually, 80% of the Jan filers filed online.

1. Current time frame varies by different field offices, but generally prepare for 4-7 months wait from filing to interview. The civic test is extremely easy, she can study it on the weekend before her interview. It doesn't take that long to study 100 questions, unless she doesn't really feel comfortable with English. The civic test is only a part of the citizenship interview, she still needs to prepare supporting docs such as tax records.
2. Search on VJ and see timelines for people that are processed at your field office.
3. Overall cost is the N-400 filing fee, $725. 

You can take cell phones to the oath ceremony. There are several videos on YouTube that were taken from cell phones. Here is one from Boston: 
 

Yep, right now, you just wait. I'm sure you'll receive updates soon.

Test again?? You mean whether you need to do naturalization interview again? No, you won't.
If they need more documents from you, you'll get an RFE, which is relatively unlikely.

You don't need to worry, this is very common. Sometimes the IO needs to submit the case for supervisor review, so he can't make the decision yet. Anyway, just relax and you'll hear something soon.
If you search on VJ, you'll see plenty of people got this and got approved soon after.

I'm curious about where these parents live after they move here? With the petitioners? The thought of living with my parents under the same roof gives me major anxiety, but that's just a personal thing. Another thing is, my parents don't speak English, what are they going to do here?? 
I personally don't really understand the need to be with parents, my husband's dad lives 2 hour drive away, and we see him maybe twice a year.... Sometimes I feel a little heartless that I would never consider bringing my parents over, but they would never want to live here anyway lol.

I'm curious about where these parents live after they move here? With the petitioners? The thought of living with my parents under the same roof gives me major anxiety, but that's just a personal thing. Another thing is, my parents don't speak English, what are they going to do here?? 
I personally don't really understand the need to be with parents, my husband's dad lives 2 hour drive away, and we see him maybe twice a year.... Sometimes I feel a little heartless that I would never consider bringing my parents over, but they would never want to live here anyway lol.

I'm curious about where these parents live after they move here? With the petitioners? The thought of living with my parents under the same roof gives me major anxiety, but that's just a personal thing. Another thing is, my parents don't speak English, what are they going to do here?? 
I personally don't really understand the need to be with parents, my husband's dad lives 2 hour drive away, and we see him maybe twice a year.... Sometimes I feel a little heartless that I would never consider bringing my parents over, but they would never want to live here anyway lol.

Ah, the parent ones must be new, I was helping a friend a few years (actually, nearly 10 years ago, damn I'm getting old) we couldn't find any such thing. Or they just weren't easy to find at the time.

The partner migration also takes between 12 months and 3 years, which is insane and IMO the reason why every single person I know that's gone this way has done it the "grey" way by coming here on a tourist visa then marrying & applying via Bridging Visa.   Plus there's another ~$5,000 for the PR visa after the fact (I think it's currently $3,500 but my aunt who is a lawyer is saying that it will likely go up to the $5k mark this year based on gossip she's heard)
 
Regardless though - I stand by my original stance - If you're moving to a new country to start a new life, there should be zero expectation of the entitlement to drag your old life with you.  If cultural requirements of closeness/support & immediate family is so important that this is a huge deal for an individual, the question should be asked if they'd be better off staying where they are.

Leaving family behind is a choice each person makes when they emigrate. Yes it’s difficult, but it’s something you choose to do when you emigrate. The US is ridiculously generous with the extent of family it allows citizens to sponsor. I’m not aware of any other country that allows anywhere near the same extent.
Sibling visas (which often end up being nephew/niece visas too as the sibling can bring his or her entire family if minor children) and adult/married children are proposed to come under the chopping block too.