US Immigration from Turkey

I petitioned for my spouse from Nigeria. He came on a spousal visa in February 2020. In 2022, I discovered many things including a fake divorce decree that he provided to USCIS when I petitioned for him. He is still married in Nigeria. He applied for N-400 unbeknownst to me and got it in 2023 and left the marriage. After lying about his whereabouts, I discovered he s in Nigeria with wife and their child. Divorce decree has been confirmed that it is counterfeit. What are my next steps.

I wanted to share this for those of you that have been asking "how long until x...". Our AOS package had a priority date of 2/22/24 and we received an RFE a few days later, on 2/29. I sent the RFE response (an entirely new Affidavit of Support package) on 3/12 and afterwards checked the online account for updates on a daily basis. Even this afternoon (4/1) I checked and it only changed the status of step 2 (biometrics) as completed for the I-765 EAD and the I-485, but not for the I-131 AP application, but nothing showed "complete." Also, the estimated time for EAD completion was at 2 weeks, which has been the same since 3 weeks ago.

Well, TODAY 4/1, USPS dropped an envelope from the NBC with a I-797 approving the EAD. All in under a month -with the RFE delay.

I must say I am impressed.

Technically, USCIS approved my wife's EAD in TWO weeks since they had to wait for my RFE response for the remainder two weeks to continue the process. WOW.

Anyway, keep up the hope.

Cheers. Saludos. ok Ya a.

I'm a US citizen, my wife got her 10 year greencard through marriage 7 months ago.

We want her mother, to visit us from Turkey. Her mother owns a house in Turkey, she is retired. She's coming only to visit us. We don't have kids either so no babysitting.

Is there anything we can do to increase her chances of approval ?

Her only child is my wife and she isn't married either. But she had cancer a few years back and gets checkups from her doctor. She also has a sister who she takes care of from time to time.

All,

We sent the AOS package for my wife on 2/22 and got a 2/26 NOA. On 2/29 NBC MO sent Affidavit it of Support RFE, which I replied to on 3/12 via paper mail. I have been checking the USCIS page for updates and the EAD estimates have been consistent at 2-3 weeks. Well, yesterday afternoon the mailman dropped off my wife's SSA card (with the DHS work restriction of course). But the USCIS website still showed "in progress." What gives? Does SSA gets automatically notified when we submit package (or gets approved) and issue a card?

All,

Has anyone ever attempted to secure Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Auxiliary or Derivative Child Benefits for a family member abroad? Now, before some have the automatic "no one can receive SS benefits while overseas" response, there are official SSA rules (Policy Manual for Medicare and Social Security - POMS) and plenty of US law (20 CFR 404.460) addressing Nonpayment of Aliens exceptions and eligibility. Her country (Turkiye) is specifically listed under the "Social Security countries" i.e., treaty countries, and as such, not subject to the rules mandating that child and SSDI beneficiary live together in same household for five years before applying for benefits, or the requirement that both parents (step parent and biological parent) live together in same household in the USA for five years before applying. I provide half her support by sending money to her mother's bank in country which she has access to, so that's easy to prove.

Again, I only wanted to see if anyone has tried before going to over the local Social Security Administration office and deal with them.

Thanks!