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    Abandoned AOS and now regret it
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    US Citizen with Foreign Fiancé: When and How to Get Married?
    I'm currently living and working in the United States. My fiancé currently lives in Japan. We have been dating for about 6 months, and we have met in person several times, but we are not yet married.
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    Expired K-1 visa and have not started adjustment of status
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    N400: Admitted to Weed during Green Card (was it a crime I was not arrested for?)
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    Fiancée threatened with deportation by customs agent after arriving at airport for false accusations. How concerned should we be?
    Firstly, I want to get some things clear because I know everyone will say this otherwise:
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    Fiance or Marriage Visa in 2025 ? Pros and cons?
    I'm 23F 🇨🇿, my partner is 29M 🇺🇲
    We want to get our visa going sometime this year and want to be together as soon as possible but we are still unsure which visa would serve us better. I'd like to get married in my home country but on the other side i wouldn't mind getting married paperwise in the US and waiting for my work permit and etc if it would allow us to be together faster and then save up for and have our dream wedding in my home country. 

    What do you think ? All of this is so overwhelming and confusing and we just want to do the right thing. 

    I asked the same question on reddit, so many people recommended me to go with fiance visa, two suggested marriage visa. I need more input and advice  from experienced people. Thank you
    Ps: is it possible to have dual citizenship so i don't lose one from my home country? How does that work ? 
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    N-400 June 2025 Filers
    9:49 pm today

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    First Post!

    Hopefully I won't be alone here

    Submitted online and received receipt June 3rd.

    Wanted to submit June 2nd but the updated drivers for my scanner are buggy and set me back.

    Waiting for biometrics notice which people seem to be getting anywhere from 1-3 days.

    3 year rule, 90 days early.

    Green card date is actually months earlier, but due to some long trips after entry, we didn't want to risk anything, so followed the advice of OldUser and waited.



     
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    Oath Ceremony Cancelled
    9:20 pm today

    nyoleg

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    Hello, I passed the citizenship exam on May 12,was waiting for the oath letter, today I received "Oath Ceremony Cancelled". Please tell me if anyone has been in a similar situation?



     
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    AOS Approval
    5:39 pm today

    tinubiyi

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    Hello VJ family,

    My husband had his interview yesterday and we just got an email of his approval notice.

    Thanks you you all for the love, support and encouragement. Good luck to those still waiting. All the best to us all throughout the entire journey. Keep hope alive, ne strong and don't give up.



     
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    Timeline milestones and abbreviations
    4:40 pm today

    Elitevaz

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    Hi, I'm having a tough time trying to location some important details for filling out my timeline. I've searched for a thread, but coming up empty.

    1. How do I know that the consulate received the packet? We are doing a K1, recieved the k1-ftp by email and NVC shows ready status. We have not received the letter.
    2. Packet 3 and 4, what is this? Is this us assembling documents for the interview? What's the difference between the 2?
    3. why isn't the medical exam on the timeline?


     
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    I-864A rejected
    2:11 pm today

    Geodude850

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    Message we received:

    We are unable to accept these documents as uploaded. Please add "Joe" as a Household Member under "Mary". All documents for "Joe" should be submitted under their own name.

    Hello everyone,

    Here is the situation- my wife (Mary) applied for her parents and filled out I-864 which was marked as accepted. She doesn't have enough income so I (Joe) filled out I-864A which was rejected with the explanation as noted above. I submitted the I-864A under "Additional AOS supporting document for Mary- Form I-864A contract between sponsor and household member."


    When we filled out the I-864 I was listed as a household member.

    The summary page of CEAC has both AOS and Civil Documents marked as accepted however when I clink into AOS section it has I-864A status as rejected.

    Could someone please clarify what they are requesting?

    Thank you!!



     
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