wxman22

I will add, that although we did K-1 and it went pretty much as planned, I would do the CR-1 if I had to do it again. It adds abut three months to the process, but cuts one whole application (and cost $1500 for wife and child) out.

DO NOT Get married anywhere if you want to use a K-1. Why this poster gave this advice, I have no idea, because it is quite clear what will happen if you do so.

It means you are good to go and should get the date for the oath ceremony. They are in descending date order, but no particular order in any given day.

And she had interview on 17 Oct; so turned out to be only 4 months. Oath will be this Friday, the 25th.

ONLINE. No Doubt.

Had combined 751 and N-400 Interview yesterday. It took a while, over an hour, as the interviewer could not find our 751 online. Luckily, we had copies of it, but not copies of the evidence, other than 4 years of tax returns. Also, since we had taken the I-129 route (K-1), this was the 4th time: K-1, conditional green card, removal of conditions, Naturalization, we had submitted many of these documents, in particular, my last divorce papers. In New York State, I have a certified copy of my Divorce Dissolution (but it isn't the actual Dissolution) Not an issue for the previous three submissions since 2017, but now, yesterday it was. After months of trying to reassure my wife that all would go well for this interview and it was a slam dunk; I was worried that we'd be sent home because I had the wrong paper. But after about 20 minutes, the interviewer asked me to take a seat in the back of the office, and she proceeded to ask my wife the naturalization questions. Then 15 minutes later, she just handed my wife the letter saying she had passed and asked us to follow her to get her oath ceremony appointment. That took less than 10 minutes. Her oath ceremony is next Friday, the 25th, but family members are not allowed to attend. I'm happy as a clam! USCIS office was north San Antonio off US-281. We waited about an hour for the interview to start with it took about an hour. Thanks all on this forum for your hand holding. Advice here was always spot on and extremely helpful. Richard and Ti

We had Bio appointment 29 Aug 2023. A few days later, we got the N-400 interview on October 17th !!

We filed online 11 June 2023. Next day we got the receipt notice and a letter saying they were going to use our Biometrics. Yesterday, online, I saw a notice date 11 Aug, saying we had biometric appointment for 29 August, but if we do not recieve the notice my 10 Sept to write them. For anyone not used to USCIS this seems nonsensical, but for the rest of us, it's business as usual. By question is, has anyone else gotten the notification of biometrics reuse, only to be given an appointment to collect biometrics??? Thanks Richard

As others have said, probably not, but more of an issue may be you have only been together 4 weeks in 4 years?

Let me put this in the most delicate way that New Yorkers are famous for: Stop cherry picking your responses. In my 5 years of experience in the immigration system and this forum, pretty much all the above responses are correct. And in most cases, those who take the time to respond are just trying to help. Had I found this forum before I filed for the k-1, I would have re-thought the plan, as a CR-1, while a bit longer, is less costly and less of a PIA. Can you afford to spend the time with her in her home country?

You came to this forum seeking advice. Virtually everyone above has given you the same advice. Whether you return to Myanmar or not; ditch the lawyer and the K-1, it will lead to a dead end. Re-file CR1. Time will be the same and it wlll save you a few thousand in filing fees. Good luck. Glad you caught it early.

We filed 6/12 Currently saying 9 months, 3 yr married rule