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I'm reviving this month-old thread as I went down the VJ rabbit hole tonight. It may be a certain former royal prince may or may not have needed to serve the one year ban before moving to the US. It'll be interesting to follow his case: https://www.google.com/amp/s/news.yahoo.com/amphtml/prince-harry-u-visa-under-200700300.html

Thanks @beloved_dingo for compiling all those threads about people getting RFEs for not sending all pages of their bank statements. That's exactly the reason I set aside time every month to download and organize our bank and investment statements for ROC.

Just because she was abused in the past, doesn't give her the right to abuse you too. You also deserve someone who values you, meaning treats you and your kids respectfully, without insulting you, making threats, telling you how bad a partner you are, threatening to harm herself, etc. By your own admission, this is not a healthy relationship. If you're not familiar with the term "sunk cost fallacy", I encourage you to look it up.

This is not a culture or age thing. This is abuse. How do you think she's going to talk to your kids when you're away and once she's secured her green card?

The legendary tampo strikes again... I'm a Filipina. Born and raised in the Philippines. Lived there for 30 years before moving to the States. I'm 34, so only a couple of years older than your fiancee. She actually threatened to leave you in front of your kids? That's beyond tampo. It's toxic. It's disrespectful to you and destabilizing to the entire family. A mature, stable Filipina won't do that in front of your kids. It's a clear play to make you choose between her and them. She's creating drama and emotional blackmail so that she gets her way. You mention she has kids of her own. Any plans to petition them? Because the power plays are going to be much worse when her bio kids arrive in the US. Go to family therapy, and if she doesn't improve, seriously reconsider your plans to marry.

You are technically entering the country because the US doesn't have sterile transit areas in its airports. Everyone with a layover in the US has to pass through immigration, and so has to have the appropriate US visa or clearance to enter.

@Tropical_Man I printed out all our joint bank account statements from our marriage to present. Your evidence looks really good as a whole, but I don't think you don't need the baby sonogram or birth announcements. The birth certificate and a few high quality family photos are enough evidence about your new baby.

In fairness to OP, the state.gov instructions and application form do state that originals should be submitted and will be returned: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/how-apply/citizenship-evidence.html "Separate mailings: You may receive your newly issued U.S. passport book and/or card and your citizenship evidence in two separate mailings. If you are applying for both a book and card, you may receive three separate mailings: one with your returned evidence, one with your newly issued book, and one with your newly issued card. All documentary evidence that is not damaged, altered, or forged will be returned to you. Photocopies will not be returned." There's a phone number to call on the passport application form. Talking to a human would be better at this point. If all else fails, file N-565: https://www.uscis.gov/n-565

Can't she negotiate a month-to-month lease with her landlord? It seems doable in the UK: https://www.gov.uk/private-renting-tenancy-agreements

@Kurt and Kristina I've been monitoring the news and the official USCIS fee calculator but so far, the fees are still the same: https://www.uscis.gov/feecalculator

My package is just about 500 pages, mostly because of the bank account statements. I would much rather avoid an interview or an RFE. Sending a high quality package saves time, money and energy in the long run.

Creating a new thread for all June 2023 ROC filers. Here's hoping none of us get hit by the expected USCIS fee increase this summer!

If they have all the paperwork ready, the mother passes the medical, and everything else is in order, sure, 2 years is a reasonable timeframe to get an IR5 visa. But I can think of two issues common to PH applicants that often delay the process: birth certificate missing/with errors and lengthy TB treatment required. It could easily take much longer to get the visa.

That US citizen you met at the mall who told you that your Filipina wife qualifies for a US passport and that you need to marry her again in the US? They were trolling you.

It's tough to study and work at the same time, even without a spouse to sponsor. Your wife will need to make a decision: focus on school OR focus on earning enough to sponsor you OR try to do both at the same time.

Your wife and father-in-law will need to earn more income. Or they can ask friends and family to be joint sponsors. They may have luck asking nonprofits or their imam for help finding better paying jobs. @Daphne . I assume the current situation in Afghanistan played a significant role in their decision to marry early.

If the relationship progresses and they start getting serious, be aware that she will likely ask for, ahem, help with the annulment. That will take a lot of time and most importantly $$$$ It's $160 to apply for a tourist visa. If not, then he can certainly go visit her.

It will be a worthwhile investment to spend a bit of money for an attorney to write a very clear letter to the management company. Not just for you and your parents' sake, but for every other immigrant who might try to rent from them.

Could your sons work extra jobs to help pay off the tax? They've got a vested interest in making sure your naturalization process goes smoothly.

It sounds like a great way to get your fiancee in trouble. If she wants to work, let her get a job where she is right now, or apply for the right work visa for that country.

Knowing an LPR's rights and limitations is a shared responsibility between the two of you. If he voted in a federal election, I don't see an easy way out.

If she is as close to her family as I assume she is, it will take a great toll on her (and your relationship) if a medical emergency happens to one of her parents and she isn't able to travel back in time. Knock on wood, I see too many sad stories about K1 holders waiting for AOS who have a death in the family but can't travel back for the funeral because they don't have Advance Parole or they can't afford the expense.

Speaking as another Filipina who married a US citizen, I am 99% sure that her family is expecting her to financially support them after her arrival in the US. This is another reality of marrying into a Filipino family.

Or did he ever register to vote as a US citizen (this is a very easy thing to miss on the application form when applying/renewing a driver's license in some states).

It's good that you're doing research before offering to sponsor any of them. In practical terms, I don't see any foolproof way for you to conceal your income from your family. Here are some ways I can see the info leaking out: - They may interview at an embassy where they are required to handcarry the I-864 which contains your income information. - They may stumble upon the sponsorship requirements online (easily found with a quick Google search) and realize you must making X amount to comfortably sponsor so many people. - When word gets around their community that you are sponsoring them for US visas, any nosy acquaintance with a basic understanding of US immigration can also realize you must be making good money and tell them that. - If you decide to sponsor them in stages (for example, parents first) and then your parents sponsor your siblings, there is no guarantee that your parents will earn enough to meet the sponsorship requirements. So they will likely ask you to be a joint sponsor. That means they will have access to your income and tax info. You can imagine exactly the same situation playing out with your wife's side of the family, especially if you file taxes jointly.