Crazy Cat

Biden has given us all sky-high inflation, rocketing gas prices, soaring grocery prices, and an invasion at our southern border....but no mean tweets.....I'll take the mean tweets.

I would file an online N-400.

If, next month, she has had a Green Card for 5 years, then file under the General provision. Don't make this more difficult than it has to be. Filing as a spouse of a US citizen will require you to submit the same type of evidence as you did for the I-751. If you file under the 3 year rule, this will apply: A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE to COMPLETING THE NEW N-400 (ilrc.org) Item B: An application based upon marriage to a U.S. citizen for three years. INA § 319(a) allows such applicants to become eligible to naturalize after just three years of lawful permanent resident status. Filing under this provision requires proof that the marriage and the U.S. citizen spouse’s citizenship are valid. An applicant must provide the naturalization certificate or U.S. birth certificate of the U.S. citizen spouse and a marriage certificate. If either spouse was previously married, the applicant must produce documents showing proper termination of the earlier marriage(s)

That sounds odd. Under the general provision, there is no requirement to be in marital union with a US citizen spouse....especially since you had been a Green Card holder for more than 10 years.

That method has worked for some of us. After waiting 40 months for the I-751 to be processed, wife filed her N-400 under the 5 year rule. Four months later, both the I-751 and N-400 were approved together. It is nice to have USCIS out of our lives.

Congratulations!!! No, you shouldn't....although USCIS has been known to send one in rare cases. If they do, you can send it back to them. Just to be clear, you qualified after being a Green Card holder for 3 years as the spouse of a US citizen. It isn't based on time being in the US.

Yes.

Yep. Amazing that so many people don't understand basic economics.

Why would USCIS need to know a petitioner has renewed a passport?

No need to update with USCIS.

1. Yes, USCIS and consulate in Morocco will recognize a Utah online marriage if done properly. 2. Absolutely. USCIS will not recognize a marriage until both spouses are in the same place either during or after the marriage ceremony. You would have to (1) marry via a Utah online marriage, (2) meet, then (3) start the CR-1 process...in that order. For the purpose of immigration, a couple must consummate the marriage before USCIS will recognize the marriage. Consummation, per USCIS standards, means being in the same place during or after the ceremony. You cannot file a proper I-130 until the marriage has been consummated.

You aren't the first to need the "intent to re-locate" route from the UK. I don't see a big issue.

No. Family based visas require either proof of domicile or a plan of intent to establish domicile. Evidence of concrete plans to re-locate to the US should work. I don't recall the London consulate being too difficult.

One more thing related to this subject of "legal alien allowed to work": A K-1 entrant could immediately apply for an EAD. However, the approved EAD would expire when the I-94 expires (assuming it was approved within 90 days). Thus, K-1 entrants normally apply for an EAD when they apply to adjust status (I-485).

For reference, here is a partial list of visa categories which are allowed to work. K-1 fiance visa is one of them. You still need authorization (EAD). Visa Classifications That Allow You To Work In The United States | SSA

"legal alien allowed to work".

Go to the SSA office and apply for a SSN BEFORE you marry.

1. No. SSA will not process a new SSN within 2 weeks of the expiration of your I-94 (90 days after entry into the US). Note: The K-1 visa expires as soon as you enter the US. 2. A K-1 entrant qualifies for a SSN. Follow the guide:

USCIS will assign you a place and date/time for the oath ceremony after your interview and approval. You might be able to reschedule afterwards.

Go to Field Offices | USCIS Go to "Field Office Locator". Enter your zip code to find your local office.

I was referring to tax documentation. I guess I should have said "As the primary sponsor, your TAX documentation requirements are the same as your joint sponsor." That is what I was referring to..

That is false. As the primary sponsor, your documentation requirements are the same as your joint sponsor.

USCIS timeline estimates are historically inaccurate. However, I hope it is accurate in your case because it could signal that processing times have drastically improved.

IMO, no. For spousal family-based I-485s, either the I-130 is not required (K-1 visa holders who marry within 90 days) or the I-130 is adjudicated at the same time as the I-485. It is not a process where the I-130 first goes through a pipeline, followed by the I-485 going through its pipeline.

My neighbor already had completed biometrics, but later received an RFE for her I-485. RFEs can come at any time during the process.