Just Paul

Most consulates take into consideration only liquid assets.  The joint sponsor would need to be a USC or LPR.
 
Specific questions are probably better answered in the regional forum: https://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/91-asia-south/
 

Since you are coming in on a K1 you will have lots of time to start looking.

You are certainly focusing on the wrong thing. . .  Workloads get shifted, service centers add employees.
 
Be happy that you got it filed and it in the queue and you have something to add to your timeline!

LOL. no
 
I brought a laptop ( and an international cell phone) to the Philippines for my asawa as a wedding gift.   

You are basing it on an Department of State Guideline that has nothing to do with USCIS.   You are not applying for a VISA, you are adjusting status.

File the AOS and all the extras,  AP and EAD.  No need to wait. Easy enough to do it yourself.

Again, if you want the petition to go to the consulate, you will need to update the information. Get a qualified joint sponsor.
 
Use I-864P as the guide and make sure that everyone that it immigrating is counted and yourself and household members are included.  Include any children of yours that you provide support to.

Yes that is the best option - hopefully you will get it completed soon.

I rarely travel on work with a single laptop. Next month, for a conference in Manila, I will have two laptops, three cell phones, two Raspberry Pi computers, a mini projector, a mifi hotspot and a tablet.  And that's for a week.
 
I'm hoping to get sentenced to 6 hours at the pier lounge in Hong Kong and get a foot massage and some duck.

From a practical standpoint you will not qualify for ESTA without a job.
 
Your wife needs to petition you with a I-130.  It would be about a year to get a job and /or find a sponsor.
 
You can meet somewhere else.
 
This isn't even close to true.  Your wife could have added you to her policy or you could have gotten a policy on the exchange.   SSN is not required.
 
 

It could take a day, a week, a month or 6 months to review.
 
I'll put it another way.   If you don't give NVC what they ask for, the NVC will not schedule the consulate interview.

Upload it.  Or nothing will progress.

From a practical standpoint you will not qualify for ESTA without a job.
 
Your wife needs to petition you with a I-130.  It would be about a year to get a job and /or find a sponsor.
 
You can meet somewhere else.
 
This isn't even close to true.  Your wife could have added you to her policy or you could have gotten a policy on the exchange.   SSN is not required.
 
 

From a practical standpoint you will not qualify for ESTA without a job.
 
Your wife needs to petition you with a I-130.  It would be about a year to get a job and /or find a sponsor.
 
You can meet somewhere else.
 
This isn't even close to true.  Your wife could have added you to her policy or you could have gotten a policy on the exchange.   SSN is not required.
 
 

And all of those have combination issues with documents, refusals and repatriation.  Belarus in Europe is on that list too and that seems odd.

And all of those have combination issues with documents, refusals and repatriation.  Belarus in Europe is on that list too and that seems odd.

How long were you expecting?
Did you see the timelines in the above blue ribbon?
Did you look at USCIS processing times before you filed?   https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/
 

And all of those have combination issues with documents, refusals and repatriation.  Belarus in Europe is on that list too and that seems odd.

Today is day 530 for us. Still pressing on. 

Slow it down.   Don;y do extra work or make mistakes.   Like, police reports are only valid for a year.   If your interview is after 4/15 they will want the 2019 tax returns.   File the tax returns at the end of next week and then you can get transcripts.  

Glad you were able to get it done!

Add the two - more is better

Not yet.   Yes you can upload it if you want to.   Be prepared to take a transcript to the interview would be my advice.

Good points.  Since my wife has continuing foreign income and foreign assets, I found it easier to just let an accountant handle our taxes the first year......I just didn't want the worry about the extra forms and reporting requirements....This will be year 3 doing the same.

Go to the website and fill out the DS-160, pay the fee,  and schedule the medical and interview.