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Hello, my wife recently arrived in the USA (from the Philippines) and has received her Green Card.  

Now we want to travel to Europe for a small 2-week vacation.  It appears she still needs to get a Visa for Europe even though she is living in the USA?  If that is true, who does she send the Philippines Passport to?  Does she have to send it to a Philippines embassy?  

The other issue is we're wanting to go to Ireland, UK, and France -- which apparently all three of these require separate Visas.  Can anyone offer advice on how to handle this?  We wanted to leave in about 10 weeks (seems unlikely now).

We made a collage of pictures also -- numerous pics on one page, different sizes, some cropped so they fit onto the page.  She got her Visa with no problems at all.

So, good news -- we got our NOA2.  But now we're trying to file the I-864.  My question is about the latest tax return.

I just filed my taxes recently (and it was by mail, since we were filing jointly for the first time and needed to request an ITIN for her).  The IRS hasn't entered it into their system (to get a Tax Transcript yet) -- it is estimated it might take months when filing by mail.

Should I submit my 1040 (and supporting schedules/W2's) as evidence, even though there's a possibility that the Tax Transcripts won't be entered into the system anytime soon?

Or should I submit last year's Tax Transcript instead?  Please no guesses  or opinions -- am needing 100%-confident advice and facts here. 

Hello, he is in the USA and she is in the Philippines.  We just started the CR-1 Visa process (getting ready to file the I-130).  I have two questions pertaining to the Marriage Certificate.

1. There seems to be a "Marriage Contract" and a "Certificate of Marriage" -- are these the same thing?  If not, which one do I need to file with the I-130?
2. Can I submit a certified copy from the Local Civil Registrar where we got married with the I-130?  Or does it have to be from PSA?   I know we will eventually need the PSA one, but it takes several months to get that.  I was hoping to file the "local" copy with the I-130 then file the PSA one later.  Will this work or will they reject it?

Thanks for any assistance!

20 hours ago, pushbrk said:

1.  Your BC is not required.  You can use your Passport as evidence you are a US Citizen

2. Better to change her name now and get passport in married name.  Far better.  No brainer.  Really!

3.  No

4.  No.  I-134a is required

5. A person has one or the other.  Zip Codes are for US addresses

6.  Actual dates.  She may have lived at her same address since birth

7,  Current address.

 

Thanks for the response!  Can you tell me why it's better to change her name now?  It seems like it would be less hassle to just wait until she arrives in the States and then do it here than trying to update all of her paperwork for her job, ID's, passports, etc. there first?

Also any idea why I've seen G325A floating around in some areas as something that's required to file?  Is this for some other type of Visa perhaps?

Hey everyone.  So, I just got married in the Philippines, but now we're looking to bring her to the United States.  I have been reading this great site and think I have a good handle on what needs to be done.  However, I have some questions... can anyone help?

• I was adopted and my original birth certificate was destroyed.  So the USA fabricated a new birth certificate, but it doesn't have some pertinent info (such as hospital name, signature, attendant, etc.) because it's basically a "furnished" certificate.  It's the official certificate from Vital Statistics, but is this going to be an issue?  Do I need a letter from someone/somewhere to explain this?
• Is it better for her to change her name now, or wait until she arrives in the States?  I can see pros/cons for both but I don't want it to affect the Interview -- will the immigration officer view it as a negative or flag if she didn't change her name to mine?
• Does my spouse need a letter indicating no military record, even if she is female and never served?
• Is the G325A a required form?  If so who fills this out?
• What is the difference between Zip code and Postal code?  Aren't these the same?  Do they both need to be filled out?
• The I-130 form asks for information beginning 5 yrs ago.  So should the "From" dates (i.e. Employment or Address history) be exactly 5 yrs ago, or should the from date be when it actually started (i.e. over 10 yrs ago)?
• How should self-employment be listed if I have a company registered as an LLC under an old address, but I have since moved?  Should I use the originally filed address or my new address?

Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer!