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  1. Scandi
    I don't know tbh, as my vaccination work sheet only had As on it. Just send a copy of the DS-3025 when you file for AOS, and if they want more then they'll contact you with an RFE.
  2. Scandi
    That's ridiculous, surely you have the right to know the results of every single test that was made. It's your medical records. Maybe they just didn't want the extra work of making copies of the entire thing and ship it.
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    a few countries around the world don't have what we call passports, they have other travel documents. If you have a passport then you don't need to worry about the travel document part.
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    You can print and ship - the online letter is official. The letter is the exact same you get in the mail. This is why they have made forms available for online processing, so things will go faster and smoother, no need to wait for a letter in the mail that may never even show up.
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    Per your post, USCIS didn't find a reason for an expedite (ie no evidence of a valid expedite request), so they denied it. The evidence you uploaded didn't prove you need/qualify for an expedite.
  6. Scandi
    Did that app and conversations happen AFTER you got married? Like the Kitten already said, you should show evidence from when you got married until the date of you submitting in the ROC, and then at the interview you can bring extra evidence from the time of submission to the interview date.
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    Mine showed up in informed delivery very shortly after the shipping label was created.
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    We saved a lot of money by me getting the SSN right after I entered the US. I had my SSN just in time for tax times so we could file married jointly and get a larger refund. Would've been a much bigger PITA if I didn't have it already and had to mess around with ITIN and what not, the same way it would've been harder to deal with insurance companies, banks, DMV etc if I didn't have it. There's ZERO reason not to get it asap, unless you guys are ill and can't go to SSA in person, that could make it more difficult.
  9. Scandi
    Wait.. There are countries that issue passports that don't have last names in them? WHAT? That sounds crazy. The lady on the phone was completely correct.
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    I would strongly suggest you add them to a couple of bills so they can go get their ID cards. Many pharmacies don't take greencards as IDs since they don't have an address on them, and once they become citizens the greencards will be taken away anyway. So definitely add them to your utility bills and bank accounts (I'm in CA and needed two documents proving my address and used one utility bill and one bank statement). You can still keep paying the bills, they just need to have their names on them.
  11. Scandi
    It took me 8 months to get a biometrics letter for my N-400. Yes you get the biometrics notice under the "documents" tab in your online account (at least if you filed online).
  12. Scandi
    Same, no such requirement at all at the oath ceremony. I would take a chance and upload a new copy, that has the signature.
  13. Scandi
    There were no such requirement at my naturalization either. They just handed out the certificates AFTER we had naturalized and everyone was on their way. I signed mine a few days later when I went for my passport appointment.
  14. Scandi
    Why are you filing on paper anyway? All you need to do is fill out the form online and upload your documents, and then just click "submit". Easiest thing in the world, and you don't have to worry about it getting lost in the mail and you don't have to wait for weeks to hear anything back. You receive your receipt notice the minute you pay for your petition.
  15. Scandi
    Correct, for the i-129f and for your specific country, you don't need to send any evidence at all with the petition (other than proof that you have met in the last 2 years), USCIS doesn't care about your evidence. That's the stuff you bring to the interview later on, that's where they will determine if your relationship is real or not. The Swedish embassy is super easy to deal with, so no worries at all. If you decide to send extra evidence with the petition, make it only 5 or 6 pages at the most. Bring the rest to the interview.
  16. Scandi
    We didn't send real photos, we just printed them on regular printer paper and added names/dates/places etc underneath each photo. These items are being scanned into their system and they may or may not scan the backside of each photo, so better have everything (photo and text) on the same side. It was only two or three photos max, USCIS doesn't care about photos anyway. Bring the photos to your interview instead.
  17. Scandi
    Not true, you can still become a citizen even if you owe back taxes. You just need to show USCIS your payment plan with IRS, which is what the IO asked for. Perfectly normal, they ask this of anyone who owes taxes from previous years, to make sure they're doing what they can in order to pay it off.
  18. Scandi
    Sounds like very normal things to ask for, just send what they need and you'll be good.
  19. Scandi
    Up to you. Personally I kept my conditional greencard as a cool memory of my immigration journey.
  20. Scandi
    Wait for three months after you're back in the US, whenever that'll be. Technically a five month vacation shouldn't be an issue, but there was a thread just a week ago about someone who visited their home country for three months and was denied because the IO determined that the applicant didn't live in the state three months before filing. From my understanding, the applicant didn't change anything in the US (still same address for several years, driver license, etc) and yet the IO denied him. So if it was me, I wouldn't take the risk of getting a nitpicky IO and just stay in the US for three full months before filing.
  21. Scandi
    Picky and picky, it makes absolute sense that they need to see some kind of proof that it IS actually a reason for an expedite. Otherwise everyone could use it as an excuse to get an expedite without actually having anything wrong with them, no proof needed. With that said, go get yourself tested. The sooner the better, even if it means doing it alone. Waiting will only make it worse if it is indeed something bad.
  22. Scandi
    Wholeheartedly agree with this. It's hard to feel sympathy for someone who made their own bed and now complains about having to lay in it. I mean, nobody forced this on them, this was their own decision all along. And complaining about 3 months??? Wow, that's like a drop in the ocean compared to how long most of us were separated from our fiances and spouses.
  23. Scandi
    That doesn't change anything, they still made the wrong decision for their situation if working and being able to do other things right away were important. People jump into things too quickly without doing research, without planning and without any regards as to how things will work out practically. If money was important, then OP would've stayed in his/her country and worked and saved enough to last a year or so in the US before moving here. If working right away was important then OP would've stayed in his/her country and waited for the CR-1 visa to be processed. So either they did a very bad decision, or money and work simply weren't that important after all.
  24. Scandi
    Sounds like you chose the wrong visa, should've applied for the CR-1 instead. The K-1 was perfect for me in that regard, I LOVED having months off doing nothing. Playing games, reading, taking the dogs for walks etc. And we were married of course, so it was OUR money, not his or mine. So I always had money even if I didn't work, I could order things online and take a taxi/Uber/whatever to places I wanted to see etc. The best times, miss it a lot. 😄
  25. Scandi
    I would hate to be in your poor fiancé's shoes. Leaving everything behind for a guy that only MIGHT marry her and then MIGHT file for AOS. Sounds to me you just want to "import" someone and not actually taking it seriously. Like you just went to the shelter and decided to foster a puppy to see if it works out.
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