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  1. Scandi
    Even without you, he can still go through with the i-751, change it from a joint petition to a divorce waiver. You're still on the hook for the affidavit of support, either way. You can certainly notify USCIS about it, they may request that he comes in for an interview (spouses need to be there for these interviews if it's a joint petition).
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    I'm talking about terrorist ties that you might not know about. Not saying that's what it is, I don't know anything, but clearly they have found something. When you read all the crazy stories on here about how little many spouses actually know each other, you tend to keep that in the back of your mind. Anything's possible.
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    Makes you wonder if hubby has secrets OP doesn't know about.
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    Yes, crazy expensive here. They claim that the certificate is "only" $17, but then you're also forced to pay a $9 "handling fee". It takes up to 8 weeks to get your marriage recorded in L.A. county (before that you can't get the certificate), we were lucky that it "only" took 4 weeks. We got married in the end of November 2016, and in December USCIS raised their fees. We managed to ship our AOS off 1 day before the new fees took effect, the same day our marriage was finally recorded and we could go pick up our certificate. 🤪
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    It's nasty Los Angeles, nothing is cheap here. 🤢 We have only needed one, we have used it in person for everything. Immigration interviews, bank meetings, SSA appointments etc. Not a bad idea to have more if something happens to that one though. Especially if they're only $7 each. 😄
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    It was way more important for us to get the greencard application in, than having a wedding ceremony. So we just did the county clerk ceremony, they had available appointments every day of the week. It was $85 and no witnesses needed. Quick and easy. I believe the marriage certificate was $25, and we only ever needed 1 for my entire immigration journey. So we never bothered getting more copies of it.
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    There are other peeps, like Natalie, Luis and Larissa, to mention a couple. There definitely seem to be ways to stay and get a greencard without the original petitioner. Perhaps by marrying someone new and file a i-130, I don't know how they do it, but they do.
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    It wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if she can find a way of staying legally in the US - seems to be working for many of the 90 Day Fiance peeps. Either way, that's not your brother's headache.
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    I don't think anybody knows at this point, not even the embassies themselves. It was said that the head of each embassy had to provide a list of all their employees and their positions at the embassy, and I'm guessing the Govt will then decide if, and who, would get the boot. I haven't heard that any decisions have been made yet, it's all up in the air at this point. It seems likely that most embassies will be affected, but we don't know to what capacity.
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    If taking the time to fill out the paperwork is his issue, then she can do it herself. I'm the immigrant and I filled our everything myself (K-1 petition, AOS, ROC etc), I just had my USC husband sign where I told him to.
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    Why would you need a translator for that? You just print out two of the exact same letter (in English) and then you each sign one and send them off. Too late now I guess. Worst case you get an RFE, and if not, just bring updated letters of intent to the interview to be on the safe side.
  12. Scandi
    I don't know if things have changed since, I had my interview back in 2016, so quite a few years ago. Back then, and possibly still, they only held K-1 interviews on Thursdays, and there was only two slots each Thursday. So yeah, the wait time can potentially be long depending on how many applied around the same time as you. I messaged NVC and got my case number about 30 days after my NOA2, that way I didn't have to sit around and wait for the NVC letter that took way too long to show up. The case number is not needed to book a medical, but you need it when you go to the appointment. I got my NOA2 in the end of June and managed to schedule an interview for the end of August, so that wasn't too bad.
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    Happens all the time, no biggie at all. It's sometimes very difficult to get a medical appointment because there are so few places to choose from (I think Sweden only has one approved clinic these days), they're always fully booked, so you just have to take whatever date is still available. That can be before or after your interview, doesn't change anything other than your visa approval date.
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    They'll just give you a paper stating that your visa was refused blah blah, and then you'll get your approval later on once they have received everything they need (medical in this case). In Sweden, the medical report takes 2 weeks from the date of the medical until the embassy receives it. I had my medical on a Thursday and my interview was the following Monday, so only a few days apart. No issues, just had to wait for my visa to be issued (happened the day after they received the medical). The other K-1 applicant that I met at the interview hadn't even scheduled his medical yet. 😂
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    50 is way too much, pick out the best 10 and add anything related to them (example baseball tickets showing the date if the photo was taken at a baseball game for instance). Print them on regular paper and write a short description (with dates, names of people in the photos etc) underneath. Done. I just copied my 5 photos on printer paper, and wrote the info by hand afterwards. USCIS wants to see evidence of co-mingled finances and co-habitation. Focus on that, not photos.
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    You can change your name in Sweden at any point, or no point. You don't have to have the same name in both countries. Most of us who came to the US on a K-1, got married and filed for adjustment of status inside the US - we changed our names in Sweden afterwards. No issues. So go ahead with your CR-1 and have your name changed in Sweden later, if you want to, doesn't matter.
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    Doesn't really mean anything, I'm afraid. Nothing more than that they haven't rescheduled your biometrics yet. They requested your biometrics and gave you an appointment for a reason, they will very likely ask you for your biometrics again, it's not like just because you miss your appointment all of a sudden they don't need your biometrics anymore. A new appointment just hasn't been scheduled yet.
  18. Scandi
    The marriage certificate is all she needs to update her name with SSA, she could've done that years ago, or 6 months ago, or whenever she wanted to after your wedding. The name change document that she got when she naturalized (form N-662) is signed by a federal judge, you can cross "court order" in the application. USCIS cannot change someone's name, it has to go through court, hence it's a court order. Form N-662 is the the name change document.
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    Makes no difference at all in terms of cost and speed. The 3-year rule petition requires slightly more paperwork, but nothing massively. The IO will likely still look at the last 5 years no matter what you choose, since she has been a greencard holder for at least that long.
  20. Scandi
    I did two walk-in biometric appointments for my two greencards, worked like a charm. I just had to wait a little because they were busy in the morning - I recommend that you try in the afternoon.
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    Indeed. I believe that's one big reason for why they have them available in the online account, so you never have to worry about not having your documents (a lot of letters do go missing in the mail)- it's so much safer to have them there, and very convenient to be able to just print and go. I got my oath letter in hand at my interview, the IO just printed it on regular printer paper (same as my "recommended for approval" letter), exactly the same as the oath letter that was uploaded in my online account. My oath was 4 business days after my interview so there was no time to wait for anything in the mail anyway.
  22. Scandi
    Neither the interview letter or the oath letter are water marked.
  23. Scandi
    The interview notice is exactly the same as in the online account, yes. As is the oath notice. You can use whichever you want for the interview and oath.
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    It is there if the interview has been scheduled. And the letter is the exact same you get in the mail.
  25. Scandi
    The interview letter (and date) is in your online account under "Documents". No need to wait for the letter in the mail.
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