Plaxerous

Back in 2019, I filed an I-129F petition for my Chinese fiancee (now wife). Everything went swimmingly until early 2020 when her K-1 visa and outbound flight conflicted with Wuhan's COVID lockdown, and she was unable to make it out of the country until her visa expired. I scrambled and applied for both an extension of her expired visa and submitted a new I-129F application. After another year, her extension got approved (another story in itself) and she made her way over to the US in late 2021. We've now married and she's well into her AOS (did her biometrics in Jan 2022). However, we've since received the NOA2 from her 2nd I-129F and her parents abroad have weirdly received a call from the US Embassy to confirm her address. Any benefits of withdrawing the 2nd I-129F or letting it run its course (e.g. not acting on the NOA2)? Could the 2nd I-129F potentially be conflicting with her AOS? I've seen threads where a I-129F withdrawal messed with AOS, although ours will be tied to a different I-129F receipt number. Thanks in advance!

FYI - never had time to apply for a Mexico visa. We were able to embark and disembark the cruise with no problem with just a EAD/AP.

Maybe I phrased my post wrong, but we won't be using our mother-in-law as a primary caretaker or babysitter. She just wants to be around her daughter and grandkid longer. I guess if I phrase it more like spending time around family, that would work?

My mother-in-law will visit soon on a B-2 Visa for the primary purpose of helping caring for my pregnant wife and our soon-to-be newborn. She would like to stay here for an entire year to help us care for the baby - do I have a strong case to file for I-539, Extension of Stay? If so, should I file the day she arrives since processing can already take up to 6 months? I'll be able to provide evidence of a return ticket (before her 6 months are up), our ability to financially support her, etc. Thanks in advance!

Thanks all - we will apply for a Mexico visa just to be safe.

My wife and I booked a Disney cruise from San Diego to Mexico and back in early November. She arrived to the US on a K-1 Visa, and has since received her I-765 EAD/AP combo card, but her green card application is still processing. She is a Chinese national and has a Chinese passport - from what I understand, the EAD/AP combo card lets her re-enter the US, but will it also allow her to board the cruise and/or enter Mexico? The cruise line told us several times she will be okay with an EAD/AP combo card, but our local Mexican consulate told us that we needed a tourist visa. We still have time to apply for a tourist visa, but it would require a long drive to a few states away, and I'm not even sure if she would qualify (the visa application asks for bank statements with proof of income which she doesn't because she doesn't work yet). I've run across threads with people with EAD/AP getting turned away or being able to board... can anyone with any recent experience update me?