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Hi, me and my fianc got married recently. She has taken my surname after marriage and that's mentioned on our marriage certificate as her new last name. My wife is a US citizen and is my sponsor for AOS. She hasn't updated any of her official government documents (US passport, SSN, etc) with the new name since we dont have much time to wait for the updated documents.

Is it okay if we apply for AOS (wherever required) using her maiden name since all the supporting documents like her birth certificate, passport are still in her maiden name? or that's gonna be a problem?

any help is appreciated since we are new to this while process. thanks

I have spent a good 2-3 hours trying to find these. I do see lists, but they either contradict each other or appear to be outdated. Can any kind soul out there enlighten us. We feel so close to the finish line and at the same time it feels very elusive

My fiance and I are currently in the middle of the K1 process and he has an interview at the embassy next week.

However I didn't fully understand the I-864 requirements. I had thought he'd be permitted to work as soon as we were married and that his salary would be counted as income for support.

I now understand this is not the case. I make enough for the I-134 requirements but I'm just shy of 5k per year for the 125% requirements of the I-864.

If he's able to work, we'll be fine.

OR If I'm able to use my home equity as collateral for the difference, we'll be fine. (It was suggested on the K1 forum that the home the immigrant lives in can't be used for this, but there's nothing to that effect on the instructions and I'd technically be using the home's equity.)

Barring that... I need to start looking into the CR1 I guess.

My question is this: if he comes on the K1 visa and we don't get approved for the AOS but we're already married... then what? does he go back to France while we file for the CR1?

He'd have to quit his job to come... so that might not be the best option.

Or if we decide to scrap the K1 process to avoid that possible mess... how do we swtich to CR1?

Where would we get married? I mean, you have to have a marraige license to marry here... I'm not sure that PA approves those for non-US citizens.

Should I go there (to France) to marry him? Would USCIS accept that for the CR1 application?

If we do decide to pursue the CR1 instead... what do we do with his embassy appointment next week? If he goes and we're approved but are concerned with what happens once he's here... does he just contact the embassy and say 'on second thought...'?

How do we switch over?

I feel gutted with the idea that we've gone this far and could have to begin at 1... and it doesn't seem any less complicated.

TIA for any help/info...

Hello There, little simple question about K1 Process After K1 Process As I Know We Can File I-485 And EAD Same Time So How Much Time We Need For EAD Card In AOS? After Marriage If Someone Have Knowledge And Share I Will Be Grateful Thanks For All.

Hello, we are applying for CR1 through Kinshasa, DRC but the Kinshasa embassy has closed indefinitely due to unrest in the country. My husband was supposed to have his interview this month but it has been cancelled. We understand our only option is to transfer our case to another embassy that processes immigrant visas. We've written to a few but are not getting any that process transfers. Does anyone have experience with this and any recommendations of embassies that allow transfers of immigrant visas on the continent?