US Immigration from France

Hi,

My husband (US citizen) and I mailed our AOS (coming from a K1) packet on February 8th, and got our NOA on February 10th. A week later, February 18th, we got an RFE regarding Form I-864 for lack of evidence for my husband's status as a US citizen.

The instructions for Form I-864 mention, on page 6:

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Item Numbers 11.a. - 11.c. Citizenship or Residency.

You must provide proof that you are a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or lawful permanent resident for joint and substitute sponsors and for relatives of employment-based immigrants who file Form I-864. Petitioning relatives who have already filed proof of their citizenship or immigration status with Form I-129F, Form I-130, Form I-600, or Form I-600A do not need to submit proof of their status with this affidavit.

If you or your US citizen spouse have submitted any of the forms mentioned above and you're filing for AOS, submit as much evidence as you can despite the instructions telling you certain items won't be necessary.

Hello,

I am the beneficiary and we received our NOA1 last month. I was reviewing the form today and saw that we forgot to put one of my jobs that I ve had in the last 5 years.
it s a job that USCIS knows about so if they look it up they ll wonder why it s not on the form. What can I do? Could I get denied over this? Would they send an RFE? Should I cancel this application and reapply? Or just do CR1?
thank you

Hi there

I could not find my green card in July of last year so I filed an I-90 to replace it. I just found it (yay), but I don't know what to do. I am due to travel in July of this year. When I applied the website said my application would take 4 months but now processing time is 7 to 14 months. I cannot take the chance to wait for it to arrive in the mail as it could very well be too late. I quickly chatted with a representative who said that I could withdraw my application and use my GC since I have it. But I am terrified of removing my application and finding out that my card won"t allow me to travel or come back.

Has anyone been in this situation?

Thank you in advance for any advice on the matter... I don't know how I could have been so careless

Stephanie

Hello,

I have 2 main questions, one of which I think I already know the answer, but would like reassurance. Background:

My boyfriend is a French citizen, been in the US for 7 years on F1, currently on his OPT until June 30, 2022. (I am a US Citizen). We visited his family for the holiday in France, he returned to the US on Jan 15. We have been long distance for the past year, but have been together for 2 years now as of February, lots of photos, evidence, and travel receipts. We decided that he would move in with me and try to get a job here so we could close the gap. So, after the holidays he flew here and has secured a job and is working with his OPT authorization (never exceeded his 90 days of unemployment). We have decided we want to get married and adjust his status as soon as we can so there hopefully would be only a short break between the end of his OPT and getting the combo card. So questions:

1) 90 day rule. I see a lot of forums saying this isn't real, but every lawyer still seems to advise it. Is it safer to follow it just for speed of case processing? If we do follow it for filing the AOS application, does it matter if we get married before then so we can then have some time to establish more evidence of bona fide marriage? (i.e, adding him to my health insurance, etc.)

2) On I-485, it has you list all addresses for the last 5 years. He forgot to update his address in SEVP for the period from September-December 2021, but it is now current to reflect my address. Do we still include that address on I-485? He has a driver's license with that address but will be getting a new one in our current state with my address now hat he has moved here. I'm assuming this is also a minor issue but wanted to see if it could cause any unexpected issues.

Thanks!

Hello,

I was under the false impression, for a long time, that a middle name would be a name, or multiple names, coming between a given name and a surname. My name includes 1 given name and 2 surnames (A - given; M - first surname; D - last surname). Because M comes between my first and last names, I've filled it in in forms as a middle name. The result is a mix of documents and forms with my name listed both correctly and incorrectly.

My K1 paperwork all lists M as a middle name. My I-130 was filed correctly, and along with my passport, my visa therefore shows my name correctly (1 given, 2 surnames). However, my social security card shows only my first and last name, and I remember M was put down as a middle name during my appointment. Upon explaining that both M and D are surnames, the clerk seemed confused and still used M as a middle name, and told me that my SSN card would probably take longer to process due to the name inconsistencies (it did end up taking 4+ weeks instead of 2). My marriage certificate also shows M as a middle name instead of a surname.

To add insult to injury, I made the same mistake with my parents' names, though I assume that won't matter much.

Now, I understand that I need to request amendments to both the SS card and the marriage certificate, but the problem is we're filing the AOS this coming week, as my 90 day deadline is approaching, and we might not be able to get these amendments done in time. Will I run into problems if I file the I-485 with my correct name, despite these inconsistencies?

I've considered:

- owning the mistake for now and filing my AOS forms with my first surname as a middle name, and correct everything later; or

- file the paperwork now with my correct name and hope I don't get an RFE or worse due to differences between forms, SS card and marriage certificate; or

- get amendments done now and file the AOS packet after the 90 day deadline (after which I'll be out of status, which scares me).

I have done a lot of reading regarding this issue here on VJ, and have come across quite a few people with the same issue, but I haven't come to a solution I feel confident about. I'm extremely worried about this and would appreciate help or hearing about similar stories and how it went down for you. Thank you!