US Immigration from Germany

Since yesterday my Estimate for Approval in my timeline is gone ..

was giving me always at least a bit of hope and security ..

Hi all,

During covid my hours got drastically reduced as a W2 worker and I did apply for unemployment benefits.

Two questions:

1) Should I state this time as unemployed even though I was still working just with a lot less hours?

2) Where would I find the official dates that accrued? On the EDD website?

Thank you for your help all!

Hi,

I think I'm overthinking this but I wanted to check with the forum first before I go ahead and send in my N-400.

I live in an apartment as my main residency for the last 6 years. One year ago I purchased a house as a vacation home. Should I put the address of my vacation home also in Part 4.1.?

For example:

Main Apartment 2018-PRESENT

Vacation Home 2023-PRESENT

As of right now I only have my main apartment in the form because it's my main address for my bills, etc.

I would be interested what's the best practice here.

Thank you!

Hi everyone!

I hope you can help me out.

I was told through the case tracker app that my case is ready at the German consulate and I went ahead and filed the DS-160 and tried to schedule an appointment for my visa interview. After paying I had to wait until I got a confirmation number. After a couple of days I didn t receive any email so I just tried checking the website again and suddenly there the number was and I could go ahead. Then I was given a notification that my request for an appointment was sent and I d receive a message. I haven t gotten any messages yet and I was wondering if this happened to you as well?! after a few days I could continue on the ustraveldocs website and there I could choose between some options (but only if I had gotten a message from the consulate) now I m wondering if the ready status in the app is the message or if the consulate will literally send me a message? I thought I could just make an appointment after paying or did I miss a step?! I m having my medical scheduled for tomorrow so I m packing everything I have since I don t have a interview letter yet (I read that it works without it as well)

Thanks in advance!

I'm doing some research on AOS while waiting for my fiance's K-1 interview.

And with the new increased fees, I'm just a little confused:

1. We will be filing I-485 and I-765 at the same time, I assume that I need to write two separate checks for these forms? Just to make it easier for USCIS?

2. When looking at the USCIS FAQ about the new fees, I noticed that the biometrics fee didn't seem to make a difference anymore?

The darker grey boxes are the new 2024 fees. And the first set of boxes are the previous fees. if you notice the line for "with biometric services" is the same as the line without biometrics for the 2024 fees. Does this mean the biometrics fee has just been rolled into the I-485 fee? when I inevitably need to write these checks, do I need to specify on the check that its for the I-485 and the biometrics? or will we have to pay for the biometrics at the time of the biometrics appointment instead of directly through USCIS?

3. when I put together the packet (hole punched in a standard folder?) do I separate the checks and keep them with each form? or do I include them together at the very beginning before all of the forms? or even before the cover page?

I've read the information here

but it seems to still be out of date, as it references that the I-765 fee is still included with the I-485 if filed jointly, which it obviously isn't now.

4. for the cover page, is the applicants name the non-USCs name? or would it be the USC name? or is it both?

5. in reference to question 3, if we fill out the G-1145 (e-notification form) do we put that in front of everything? including the checks?

we still have a few months to go before doing this, since his interview isn't until july, and if all goes well, he will likely be here by september, but I like to be over prepared and understand exactly what it is I am doing.

Thank you for any insight or help!