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Please ask your fiance to join us here for this discussion.

You have an uphill battle ahead.  High fraud country, large age gap, different religion, etc.  You need a LOT of time together to cure the red flags.  Have you actually met?  She will need to make several to many trips there before the interview........How did you meet?
 
 
 
 
 
Possible chapter of my book "Tales of the Green Card".......coming to a bookstore near you soon.

Vjers find out everything 😊

Thank you. 
Maybe I will be the one person who can comeback with positive news or some kind of news to help others in the future. 

all the forms and petitions we completed, i never did. no problems at all.
 
its not a bad idea, but certainly isnt required.

At the discretion of the immigration agent?   I don't think so ... no where in the law or E.O. have I read of the Immigration Agent being granted discretion to supersede the law.  There are limitation for those entering from certain countries where the BB privilege is not extended.   After that it is meeting the requirements as listed by law (main requirement is being outside the Philippines for at least 1 year, if being outside the Phils for less than a year the agent "might bend the rules" but that isn't discretion .. that is slipping it by).
One year Visa-free Balikbayan Stay
 
The Philippines’ BALIKBAYAN PROGRAM allows a one-year visa-free stay for Filipinos working overseas and for former Filipinos who have acquired citizenship in certain countries (refer to list of countries below). The visa-free stay privilege is extended to the balikbayan’s non-Filipino spouse and children, on the two conditions that (1) they enter the Philippines with the balikbayan and (2) they are citizens of a country listed below.
Former Filipino balikbayans travelling to the Philippines are advised to bring either their old Philippine passport or copy of Philippine birth certificate as proof of their former Philippine citizenship.
Accompanying family members of the balikbayan can bring appropriate supporting documents to show evidence of relationship:
For the spouse: copy of marriage certificate For each child: copy of birth certificate (indicating the balikbayan as a parent) For adopted children: copy of adoption papers EXTENSION OF STAY
Visitors who are admitted as balikbayan are given an initial stay of one (1) year. Their stay may be extended for an additional one (1), two (2) or six (6) months at the Visa Extension Section of a Bureau of immigration office. Balikbayans who have stayed in the Philippines after thirty six (36) months may be required to submit additional requirements.
 
 
http://immigration.gov.ph/faqs/visa-inquiry/balikbayan-previlege
 
https://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1989/ra_6768_1989.html
 
 
 

Yes you and your wife stay in the same line (pick a line).  Then ask for the BB stamp when you present your passports.
 
Before you land they will give you a customs declaration form .. that is the only paperwork

Whenever I went back with my wife we always stood together in the same line which is the citizen line. You are thinking of the Balikbayan program which allows you to stay for 1 year. You always have to fill out that paper no matter what

Red flag 1: He doesn't know that K-1 is not authorized to work without an EAD. This is clearly stated in official sources.
Red flag 2: He's looking at the SSA to determine work eligibility, not anything within the INA, AFM, USCIS policy manual, a CFR, or any official source for immigration information.
Red flag 3: He "made a discovery"...? Is this his first K-1 ever? Did he not look into work eligibility at any point previously? Why is this suddenly being discovered now? There are several tens of thousands of K-1 visas issued annually and has been that way for decades.

Yeah, right. Wait until you get the card and see that language on it like literally everybody else in your situation. Your case is not special. You need DHS authorization to work still, which will happen when you get the EAD.

These sources are correct. It is just as your SS card says  “ valid for work only with DHS authorization”. K1 is Not authorization. EAD or a greencard is.

These sources are correct. It is just as your SS card says  “ valid for work only with DHS authorization”. K1 is Not authorization. EAD or a greencard is.

These sources are correct. It is just as your SS card says  “ valid for work only with DHS authorization”. K1 is Not authorization. EAD or a greencard is.

These sources are correct. It is just as your SS card says  “ valid for work only with DHS authorization”. K1 is Not authorization. EAD or a greencard is.

Pretty much any airline other than the ones with "China" in there names

You are not traveling on EAD but AP.  US departure airport won't care about her return documents.  Only passport required 
 
Passport and AP for return at both the departure airport and US POE
 
 

Old site is the "Check Case Status" link from the USCIS home page - https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do 
New site is the site that needs two-factor authentication. https://myaccount.uscis.gov/ 
 

Yeah; there was a priority mail envelope in the mail yesterday. You should get an update with a tracking number soon (or at least the "old" site does with one of the updates along that line if it updates at all).

If you have Informed Delivery from USPS, you should see the card appear in your package dashboard.

EAD should say "Serves as I-512 Advance Parole":

Sometimes USCIS doesn't do it as a combo card and the EAD says "Not valid for reentry to U.S.":

A standalone Advance Parole document:

both, but just the letter not the actual card

me too!! i just got my AP and EAD approval notice letter today.

There will a couple of days lapse in between status changes 

FWIW, my wife got the letters on Saturday; card should have been with them, but was delayed somewhere along the line and should be here today.

On May 9, 2019, the Post Office delivered your new card for Receipt Number MSC1990xxxxxxx, to the address that you gave us. The tracking number assigned is 92055901537084272xxxxx. You can use your tracking number at www.USPS.com in the Quick Tools Tracking section. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.
 
from my USCIS account. Numbers x out for my protection... LOL.