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Hi everyone,

I m not sure how many of us are in the same boat but I ve been waiting for an interview to be scheduled for N-400 since 5 June 2024. The adjudicating office is West Palm Beach and I have a pending I-751 with a marriage based two year green card. I note that the average processing time is 8 months and I believe that only in April I can send a case inquiry.

I was wondering if there is any point in calling the live USCIS agent or to just sit tight and wait. It s so frustrating because it seems that there are lots of people getting quicker interviews.

Any advice or words of encouragement would be greatly appreciated!

Hi everyone, I submitted my I-751 last week and logged into my USCIE account today and there s a section called my uploads and it has a few of the things I submitted in my packet I-751.

My question is: why did they only scan a few random documents I sent from my packet and why is it under my uploads when I never uploaded anything?

thanks

My fiance made it to USA from the Philippines. We got her SS card then we got married. She would like to change her name. I understand we would have to go back to the social security office. How does this work when her main ID is her Philippines passport with her old name? If she wants to fly somewhere, she has to book in her old name? We want to get a bank account setup, is it easier before or after the name change? Basically, we don't know how the name change works.

Is there anything we will need to do differently on the AOS paperwork?

Thank you for your help

For my fiance and I to be eligible for the CR1/IR1 ... are there any pitfalls to avoid marrying outside the US?

I think I'd prefer to marry here because my children are here. However I'm worried that my fiance won't be allowed here on a travel visa right away because we were, up until now, following the K1 path. We haven't completely discarded the K1 path... as we're very much in the middle of it... but due to our recent epiphany regarding the requirements of financial proof and income, we're definitely weighing all of our options now.

Our situation is, up until now we have been invested in the K1 process. My fiance has his interview next Thursday. I didn't 'do my homework' and properly understand the requirements for the I-865 and the AOS process because we went step-by-step and only looked at the current process to get him here and get married. For that (the 100%) I meet the requirement.

Now we are considering if this is the best option for us or not. Do we go forward with the K1 process and ask a family member to joint-sponsor?

Or do we wait until I finish nursing school and make more money and then apply for either K1 OR

Do we get married now and then applly for the CR1?

Another factor and possibly one of the main factors for going forward in any form now (and before the finances are a moot point thanks to my projected nursing salary) is that his daughter will be 19 in April and likely 'age out' before then. Of course we want her to come as well. Of course the other factor is we are really tired of the back and forth and want to be under one roof asap!

If he's working, we'll be able to cover the difference of the 125%. As I understand it, with the CR1/IR1, he'd be able to come and work right away? And even we could apply for him and his daughter to come while waiting for the CR1 and he could work and she could work/go to school?

That's what I'm reading here: https://www.uscis.gov/family/bring-spouse-to-live-in-US and I just wanted to understand if I'm seeing that correctly. I don't have to meet the 125% alone with this? He can work and his salary can be included?

Or would I still need a joint-sponsor to qualify for the CR1 but could he at least come while we wait for approval and the financial burden would be offset because he can come work immediately?

So the main question I have is... will he be able to COME to visit me if we stop the K1 process and marry me here? Or will immigration consider we are trying to cheat somehow? (Even if we've been together over 8 years now with a well documented relationship and getting married was always the plan.)

If it's the case... what else can we do? Will marriage in another country count against us in any way?

I did look into this and have this from AI:

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What is required (for proof of marraige for CR1 Visa)

The original marriage certificate or a certified copy

Proof of legal termination of any previous marriages, such as a death certificate, divorce decree, or annulment

The full names of both spouses

The location of the marriage

What if I was married abroad?

Consular officers can authenticate foreign marriage documents

Marriages that are legally performed and valid abroad are generally also valid in the United States

I'd prefer to marry here, if possible.

Looking for any and all info/ help from the Visa Journey Gurus!

TIA!

I applied for a K1 VISA for my fianc e in October of 2024.

My fianc e lives in Portugal, but is a Peruvian citizen and came to Portugal under a tourist visa with only a passport more than two years ago. She began to live and work there, and continues to do so. (At the time of her arrival, Portugal allowed immigrants to do so without a VISA. Since that time, laws have changed and immigrants now have to have a VISA to move there and work legally).

My fianc e applied for a residency status in Portugal almost two years ago, but has yet to receive any action on her Portuguese residency. Because she has an expired tourist VISA, she currently cannot travel in the European Union until her residency is resolved in Portugal.

In our I-129F application, we put Lisbon, Portugal as the embassy that would process the case. However, when I was researching online, I saw that the U.S. Embassy in Portugal now conducts immigration interviews in Paris, France. I also wonder if they will decide to change the embassy location to Lima, Peru because she still doesn't have a residency in Portugal.

Any insights into what we should expect or advice in regard to actions we should take would be greatly appreciated.