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We recently sent in our AOS application, which was received by the Arizona lockbox on the 18th of December. Since then we have not heard anything, and they never charged the credit card either. Currently we are worried if we should reapply. Also, a week ago we chatted with someone using the USCIS chatbox, and they said our application is not in their system

title says it all really. we are in the lot of the usatraveldocs site migrating accounts to usvisascheduling.com and some accounts did not get truly synced with NVC and therefore we think this is why the original appointment is not showing there (or maybe because NVC scheduled it and Manila consulate sent us the date/time by email.)

only option in usvisascheduling.com profile is to cancel case and open new one but we don't want to get pushed way down line as a new case but rather have the ability to pick earliest open dates for our specific case that has all been done except interview (because they didn't accept our court signed/stamped (LA Superior court does not use a raised seal) certified true copy of California divorce decree LA County, divorce is 29 years old on microfiche and I had no original so I got the Arcdocs certified true copy which Embassy site says they accept but the filipino guard would not.)

thought to use the manila consul visa inquiry form https://ph.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visa-inquiry-form/ and tell them we have apostilled doc now and please give us earliest appointment since they know we were just there at embassy.

so ask first on inquiry form or cancel and hope the appointment calendar option shows and hope it doesn't say "no dates available" and if there are then hope they are not 2 more months away after our medical exams SLEC expire? lotta hoping don't make me feel good in PH.

what you think? thnx all

I need your help. I am 27 studying in USA and I got married proposal from him who is U.S. citizen 82 years old

We dated for almost 2 years; went to 5 countries and lived together for almost a year. We have shared bank account and his family knows about our relationship and they are ok with it mine are very conservative and religious so they are not aware although my boyfriend visited my family last summer.

We do genuinely love each other and don t feel the age gap at all. He actually proposed last summer but i was not sure so asked for more time together and now i feel like I do want to be with him and this time together connected us even more. We live together since September.

I would not say he is rich and I do not really depend on him either, I am pretty independent. I am look for any advice on how to best move forward in this case?

I feel like we have a strong evidence but at the same time I am worried of the age gap.

anyone has similar experience or can share anything?

Hello everyone,

I have a question regarding nickname please.

Example, my legal name is Natalie but some friends and family call me Nat but this is not in any legal documents. I didn t put Nat as nickname in I130. In an affidavit letter for I130 I was referred to as Natalie at the beginning and through out the letter with note at the beginning (sometimes called Nat). My question is should I put Nat in I751 under a nickname? I didn t put that in I130.

Thank you all.

We am currently working on my step sons N600. I am sure more questions will come up as we progress through it that I will ask here. The first part we are stuck on is where they ask when and where you entered the country. He entered through Ohare airport so should we select Chicago, Il for that question? The second part we are stuck on is where it asks for the date his Philippines passport that he originally used to travel to the US was issued on. He no longer has his original passport as he had to have it renewed and received a new one so we don't know the exact date his original passport was issued. Can we just put the date it was renewed? That's all I have for now. I'm sure more questions will come up as we progress through it further.

Another question:

"What was the USCIS office that granted your LPR status or location where you were admitted?"

We are not sure what the answer to this is. Should we just put Chicago?