US Immigration from Portugal

Hi everyone,

My fiance arrived here on the ETA program, he has been here roughly 3 years. We want to AOS and plan to get married very soon.

I am concerned with this new public charge form. My fiance did not graduate high school, he is 21 years old, and does not have the means to "support himself". My income is decent at 55K a year but I am still concerned there is a real chance he is going to get denied. Any thoughts? We are planning to use boundless to assist with the filing process.

His vaccine record has been lost - so we still need to get all of his vaccines (again) - Debating about doing these at a pharmacy or what the best option would be.

Hi,

My fiancee came here last month on the 20th before the pandemic. We were thankfully able to get our marriage license. However, we're worried about being able to do the I-693. From what we could read, she is required to see a doctor to get an examination in order to complete the I-693. But with the CO-VID pandemic going on, no doctors would be willing to see her because she is not essential. She received all her vaccinations in Portugal. Her medical file expires this October BUT the embassy in Paris (when she did the interview) told her she needs to complete the I-693 by April 20th (not sure why), so would we need to be concerned?

Thanks in advance!

Hi,

I filed I-140 and I-485 separately to TSC and a local field office in CT, respectively. I filed I-485 when I-140 is pending. If my I-140 is approved, do I need to notify USCIS the approval of the i-140 for my I-485 case? How does my local field office know if my I-140 is approved?? Thanks

I filed I-140 and I-485 separately to Texas Service Center and local field office in CT, respectively . If I-140 is approved, do i need to notify USCIS about the approval for my I-485 case? Thanks.

Hi all,

I went in for my N400 Biometrics on Friday. This was my 5th time at the ASC, between AOS & ROC for both myself and my daughters. Before, I would stand in line to hand out my papers, get called, have my hands checked and the papers reviewed/stamped, then I would be given a ticket number and asked to wait in the waiting area for the number to be called. This time, though, I was given a different-looking number card and told to wait in a different area, then got called into an office where the person behind the desk looked at my stuff. Then he asked me if I had any other forms of identification, so I showed my driver's license and my homecountry's national ID card (both of which I always carry with me). He looked some more at his screen, added the names on those cards to my paperwork, and said I was done. I was then asked to wait for my regular ticket number, which I did, and then it went back to what I had been through before. Fingerprints this time around were simply my right index and middle fingers.

Of course now I'm wondering why I did that extra in-office step. I certainly wasn't the only one, nor did it seem like I was some sort of special case. From what I could see, all of us had the citizenship booklet, but I saw other people with the booklet that did things "normally". For the record, I filed online under the 3-year rule, and requested a name change.

Anyone know what's up with that extra in-office step?