Drew3435

Thanks for this background. You summed things up pretty well. Her English is pretty good, probably above average compared to her peers there. We do not have much difficulty communicating. I was just concerned that if it were conducted in English, she could end up "yeah"ing to something really important. Her written English is excellent. She is highly educated and has a very good job there. I didn't mean to imply that she can't communicate with me. Just worried about the outlier situation where it could complicate her immigration. I do plan to learn Filipino language when I have the bandwidth to take some courses. I definitely do not wan to put this all on her.

Thanks for the tip. She will likely fly into JFK since I am in the Philly area, and there is a direct non-stop flight from Manila to JFK. I may just go to pick her up and fly back with her to make the process easier.

That is great news! Thanks!

Thanks everyone for the clarifications. I have a better understanding now of this topic.

Hi folks, This is a long way off. But I like to plan things out in advance. My wife's English is passable, but she does yeah me a lot. When I was there, I found communicating a little more difficult than I thought it would be. There were clear situations where she would nod or affirmatively respond, but it was clear she didn't know what I was asking. It is a difficult subject to approach with her because she seems almost offended if I raise anything about our communications / her English speaking skills. My question is, should I insist on hiring a translator to go to the interview with her? Just in case? Her interview will be in Manila. Maybe their Filipino will be sufficient to not require one? I just want to make sure there are no issues that reset her immigration process once we get to that point. Any guidance is appreciated. Thanks, Drew

To clarify, I am referring to the Affidavit of Support phase after the i-130 processes.

Hi folks, I have filed the form i-130 to bring my wife over from the Philippines. I provided my work history for the past five years. Since 2019, I have made 6 figures each year. But for 2018, I drove rideshare all year and my "income" after expenses was like 8,000 USD. There is just about 3 months if you go back 5 years starting from today where I was working that job self-employed. Will this mess things up for me? Or are they just looking at my current income? I think by the time they actually process the form, that will be outside of the 5 year period anyway. Thanks, Drew