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www.uscis.gov is a very good site.

what visa did your wife applied for? if an immigrant visa, you will need I-864. Since you don't have enough income, you must find a co-sponsor - a resident or a citizen of the US. I-864 is required for immigrant visas.

yes

well, in that case the couple would still have a choice: the foreign person could either try to get an non-immigrant visa (for example, a student visa) or an immigrant visa. In some cases it would be difficult to get a non-immigrant visa being married to a USC. That's because it would be more...

this only works for immediate relatives of US citizens, such as parents, unmarried children under 21 and spouses. It does not work for siblings, who are in 4th preference category.

only one petition for your sister. Her family will be included in it.

where was she between 1991 and 2002? what status did she have?

two couples I know (my close friends) got married in a courthouse with a random person for a witness. Both ladies successfully adjusted their status and later became citizens.

yes, in 2004 it took me 14 months to AOS. Nowadays, it takes 4-5 months on average if everything goes smoothly. My EADs took 3 and 1.5 months in 2004 and 2005.

no. Your advisor is correct. As long as you go to school full-time and your I-20 is current, the expiration date on your F-1 visa is irrelevant. what does I-485 have to do with OPT? yes once you file I-485 you will be in a legal "pending AOS" status. filing I-485 is called adjustment of...

it's not really slow, it's about 4-5 months.

don't listen to people at the 1-800 USCIS line. They are #@^*%$(%*. And it's not called BCIS anymore. It's called USCIS. oh, that's a good one... Really? it doesn't??

and start saving money for your parents' health insurance. You will needs lots and lots of money.

did your mom or dad become a citizen before you turned 18?

That could be a big problem and raise a big red flag with the immigration officer that your marriage is fake. You need to live together and consummate your marriage before she can be granted a GC.

1) the consular office usually doesn't ask why you want to immigrate 2) immigrant visas are good for 6 months. At any point during these 6 months you can enter the US. The consular officer will not bother asking you how soon you plan on using your immigrant visa.

marriage based GC process now takes about 4 months. I'd go with that, because you won't need to leave the US.

contact USCIS in writing (service center where the petition is pending, or NVC if it's approved and moved there). no there is no reopening a petition after the petitioner revoked it. they don't care

you will have to file for removal of conditions within 90 days before the second anniversary of your GC. Form I-751.

If you buy private insurance (not through your employer), most of them have a preexisting condition clause and do not cover these expenses. If you purchase it through your employer, usually preexisting conditions do not apply and they will be covered.