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The communication the NVC sent to your mother should say where to send it. I'm still recommending putting the 2 I-864s together. It will delay the case if submitted separately. Apparently the real issue is that your sister doesn't want you or your mother to see her financial details? The...

You said your mother naturalized before adopting you, so they shouldn't need to see your father's certificate given that your mother's own is sufficient .... unless you turned 18 before the Child Citizenship Act took effect in Feb 2001, in which case stricter rules would apply which may make it...

You cannot get an Enhanced Driver's License with indirect proof of citizenship. DMVs are not trained on the nuances of derivative citizenship, and they require direct proof of your own citizenship -- a US passport / Consular Report of Birth Abroad / Certificate of Citizenship etc.

Yes, you need to bring all originals of whatever you submitted. They probably won't ask to see ALL of them, but it's likely they'll want to see one or more, and if you don't have what they ask for your N-600 will get delayed until you supply the requested document(s) or they later verify it on...

*like what N-400 applicants go through

It's not a serious interview like what applicants go through; it's just some quick questioning to check that your documents are in order and that you're the person you claim to be.

Fedex or DHL can get it to you or your mother or whoever is handling your documents in 2 days. Your sister should not send a fax copy or electronic scan; they will want an original signed I-864. If not submitted together in the same envelope, make sure to include enough other documntation to...

It's not really a ceremony; it's just you taking a short oath one-on-one with a USCIS officer. The oath happens the same day when you go for the short interview at the end of the process.

You got a Consular Report of Birth Abroad and a US passport for your newborn?

The 2 year + 1 day rule is only for people who apply for citizenship based on 3 years of marriage to a US citizen. That requires still being married to the US citizen, so it doesn't apply to you. You'll have to wait 4 years + 1 day, and make sure to apply at least 5 years after the last time...

Get a document from the court saying that they have no record of it.

Wait a few months in the US, then apply. It doesn't look good if you apply right after completing a series of long trips or if you're still in the midst of taking long trips.

For marriage-based naturalization cases they often request some kind of mortgage/lease document as part of the evidence of both of you living in the same place, with the expectation that both spouses' names are on the documents. But for other naturalization cases they usually don't care unless...

Your mother will sign an I-864 (even though her income isn't enough); it would be best to combine your sister's I-864 with your mother's I-864 in the same envelope.

The B2 extension would be 99% surely denied, given that he has an LPR mother. And such denials may soon be followed by removal proceedings. If you're not going to remove him from the US before his I-94 expires, your other options are to file I-130 and go abroad for Consular Processing after...

If the green card you obtained in 2006 was a fresh new green card (not a renewal/replacement/reinstatement of the old one) obtained through an entirely new green card process, the "Resident Since" date on it should say 2006 and you should write that 2006 date as the date you became a permanent...

"Immigrate" includes people who are already in the US on an illegal or temporary legal basis and want to stay permanently. You have to stay married throughout the entire green card process if you want to obtain a green card based on marriage. Without marriage, you have practically no other...

Bear in mind that those costs are for cases that went the whole way from filing to being completed in court, so those would cost more than the typical case which is resolved before the court gets a chance to do anything.

Having your whole family abroad with you weakens your case a little bit, so you'll have to rely on other positive factors such as keeping your house and bank accounts in the US. Dig up all the mortgage statements and bank statements spanning the 6+ month absence. Good. It helps if you can...