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You know that. I know that. OP most likely needs to talk to a professional to best realize their goals.

If your son is a US citizen you can include him in the DS260 to show your wife (and you) have a child. As you are a US citizen petitioning your wife (an immediate relative), your son cannot be added to the case so he receives a visa. If your son is not a US citizen. You will have to file an I-130 so you can move to the US. Follow this link to find out if your son qualifies for CRBA. https://youtu.be/-yUtTs1BAdo

It appears as it OP does not want to treat the UK property as if it were in the US though... they're trying to keep it all in the UK.

Wait for the email welcoming you to NVC. If you don’t get the email after 60 days follow up. Processing times are updated weekly but they do not go in order. it is also vacation time so I would expect an email second week of January. If it comes sooner… great! but for now start completing all the documents you need to submit to NVC so once your payment has been processed you can upload.

It is easier to just use your father. USCIS doesn’t want to deal with the complication of foreign income (even if it continues in the US). If you don’t mind the possibility of a denial and the need to refile. You can 1.) Write a cover letter explaining the situation 2.) Include a letter from your company explaining the job in the US is a continuation of the job in Japan. And hope USCIS understands that even though you didn’t make enough in the proceeding years (because on paper you didn’t). They decide to accept the I864. ETA: Whatever happens I would resubmit a new I864 for you and another one for your father (if you decide to use him as a joint sponsor).

Foreign income doesn’t count unless you show proof the income continues in the US. Because you are going AOS, get your father to be a joint sponsor. USCIS doesn’t want to deal with the complication of overseas income.

1. How did your wife obtain her green card? Did she apply for an immigrant visa (K1/CR1) and consular process OR did she adjust status from tourist visa/student visa? 2. When did your wife's mother and sister obtain their visas? Before or after your wife received her green card? 3. Sometimes, consulates will not give the entire family tourist visas as they use that as a means of making sure no one overstays... if entire family receives a tourist visa they are more likely to overstay as a family. Now, mother will be more motivated to return to Brazil as she has a tie to Brazil. If father is able to visit the US. Mother has no reason to return to Brazil.

He might already be a US citizen. 1.) Where do you currently live? 2.) Have you lived in the US before? For how long?

This is not the forum to get the best advice. You should chat to an accountant who is well versed in UK and US taxes to figure out the best way forward. Are you trying to save on taxes? Are you trying to figure out where to keep your savings? We do not know your complete financial picture so cannot guess what you are trying to accomplish. Passive income while living in the US; keeping the house because you plan to move back to the UK eventually... "security" because you are giving up so much to move to the US and you want to keep a financial tie to the UK in case things go south with your partner... You might find it better to use an agency as a go between- as generally they are well acquainted with landlords who live overseas- they will be able to give you some advice or point you in the right direction. If you are planning on being a private landlord you might still want to use an agency to help you figure out the financial side of things as your taxes in the UK might also become a little more complicated if you are living overseas...

You gave school records as proof of age verification. The consulate believes these documents were forgeries. I assume your birth certificate is not available. Is it possible to obtain additional documentations showing age verification? Baptismal records, documents from other institutions, vaccination records, library cards or bank cards with birth date information? In addition, which category do you fall under now? Are you still F2A category or are you over 21 now and in a different category?

Can you give us a timeline of what happened?And answer some other questions? 1. When did you arrive to the US? 2. When was your baby born? 3. When did you leave the US? 4. What is the status of the father of your child? US citizen/ Green Card Holder/ Student/ Tourist? 5. What was the reason for the denied visa this time? 6. Did the embassy ask you about how you paid for the birth of your child? 7. Do you have proof of communication with hospital if the embassy does request documentation?

You file form 2555 so your wife can exclude her foreign income. We arrived in September 2022, filed MFJ. Neither of us worked in the US but we still filed AND we filed MFJ. Also filed FBAR. you want to run the numbers of filing MFJ vs MFS. We elected to file MFJ as I plan on filing for citizenship as soon as I am eligible and I want to be tax compliant for every year I’m present in the US. In addition, filing on the three year rule I want to make sure I file MFJ for bonafide relationship/ immigration purposes. ETA I know AOS is different to arriving on immigrant visa… but I would have filed taxes even if I arrived in the US and adjusted…

This is a possibility.

You might want to research the cost difference between getting her on a health care plan where she files her own taxes vs claiming her as a dependent and the cost of healthcare.

Here is a website you might find interesting: https://www.unhcr.org/refugee-statistics/download/?url=TspqC3 - asylum applications for the year 2022. Watched the first half hour. Not sure when @Rocio0010 was on... I'm sure she was a guest at some point in the 5 hours. Maybe she will give a spoiler so I can jump right to that part.

I'm assuming the USC is also in Korea? I would go to the interview and see what happens. If you receive the visa, you can travel to the US (before the visa expires - 6 months from date of medical) and then return to Korea to wrap up your business. But, there is a chance the consulate requests proof the USC is relocating to the US (this happened to us- we interviewed in Korea). In this situation, you should have 1 year to respond to the request for evidence. The validity of the medical will expire and you will have to re-do the medical before you can receive the visa. If you have gone to your medical already the 6 month clock has already started ticking, so canceling the interview will not change your time limit (unless you speak to the consulate/embassy and see if it is possible to re-do the medical. I know one person who was able to delay/cancel the interview once. But, was warned they would not be able to delay/cancel the interview a second time.

While your mother does not receive income from a U.S. source she does receive income from Argentina. She should research the tax obligations of reporting foreign pension in the US. Her income might not actually be 0. This link states children up to the age of 26 can be a dependent on parents insurance but nothing about parents being dependents for children https://www.ncsl.org/health/dependent-health-coverage-and-age-for-health-care-benefits

Apologies for misunderstanding you earlier @JeanneAdil… I don’t know if the adjusting immigrants were complete victims. Earlier article linked says the company helped the beneficiaries file VAWA cases when the USC was no longer cooperating… I’m thinking they were well aware of their actions and the consequences. They’ll probably be put in removal and deported but 400 clients? I can see how many might have disappeared. Especially as they were using the addresses of the agents as their home address. How will USCIS find them? Do they wait until they apply for citizenship?

I encountered LESS scrutiny when I was entering the US- married to a USC with no I130 on file. But, at time I had a history of visiting and not overstaying (or staying too long - longest visit was 40 days). They don't know what you don't tell them. Answer all the questions honestly but don't add unnecessary detaills.

From the article: "The agency then prepared and submitted false petitions, applications and other documents to substantiate the sham marriages and secure adjustment of clients’ immigration statuses for a fee of between $20,000 and $30,000 in cash." Sounds like adjustment to me...

November 11, 2023

what is the new country? You might qualify for ESTA now so no need to obtain a new B1/B2. If new country does not have ESTA you should apply for a new B1/B2 for the new passport. From travel state gov If your visa is still valid you can travel to the United States with your two passports, as long as the visa is valid, not damaged, and is the appropriate type of visa required for your principal purpose of travel. (Example: tourist visa, when your principal purpose of travel is tourism). Both passports (the valid and the expired one with the visa) should be from the same country. When you arrive at the U.S. port-of-entry (POE, generally an airport or land border) the Customs and Border Protection Immigration Officer will check your visa in the old passport and if s/he decides to admit you into the United States they will stamp your new passport with an admission stamp along with the annotation "VIOPP" (visa in other passport). Do not try to remove the visa from your old passport and stick it into the new valid passport. If you do so, your visa will no longer be valid. Source:

Who is telling you this information? Lawyers? The people getting parole? The person sponsoring? Second or third hand information online and you cannot confirm the story?

Be aware, Canada in the past has had some strict rules around domicile and expected the USC to move back to the US before they will issue the immigrant visa to the Canadian beneficiary. I would stay abreast of changing requirements and follow this thread and the Canadian forum DCF would have been your best option to move quickly to the US if you (the USC) had received job offer with short notice relocation. However, your intention to apply for vaccination waiver complicates matter as the waiver takes around a year or more to approve. This poster submitted vaccination waiver BEFORE interview and it was approved January 2023 but they were not informed until later through inquiry.

One more thing to highlight. (current) Total Cost of CR1 visa without medical = $1880 $535 (I130) $445 (Ds260 and I824) $220 (GC) $680 (I751/Application for 10 yr GC) (current) Total Cost of K1 without medical = $2705 $535 (I129F) $265 (DS160) (medical) $1225 (I485/AP/EAD- green card application/ travel document to leave the country/ work authorisation) $680 (I751/Application for 10 yr GC) Be aware costs might go up in the future and adjustment after entering might be more. Future projected cost for Adjustment is $1540 and you have to apply for work( $650) and travel authorization ($630) separately Future projected cost for I751/ ROC is $1540. Assuming you apply for the K1 or spousal before the proposed price increase but you partner enters after the price increase: Cost of spousal= $2740 Cost of K1 = $5160 It is great to want to save for the engagment ring and wedding but because you are in a relationship with someone from another country you also have to factor in the cost of immigration AND factor in the cost of living on one salary without knowing when your partner will be able to start working...