Melissa and Keith

Thanks. I think I remember saying I think we paid that for nothing, but so much water has gone under the bridge since then that I literally forgot all about the I-130.

Correct, I did the I-130 first I think before I realized it was a change of status form that we needed. He had already come over on the K-1 visa.

My husband moved here,and we got married in February 2022. He got his green card last October. I had forgotten that I had also filed the I-130 form until I got an email update saying it was being worked on. I had filed it over a year ago when we started working on his change of status. I don't know why I thought at the time that I had to send in that form. All the paperwork was so confusing, as everyone knows. Now I'm freaking out because I'm afraid they will think we were trying to play the system or something and that he'll end up having to go back to England. I tried many times to get a live agent by calling the USCIS phone number, but nothing works. Looking to the group here to see if anyone else may have some experience or advice. Thanks in advance.

Everyone's situation is different. For us: K-1 Visa received by USCIS in Jan 2021. Approved in Aug 2021. My now husband's interview at the consulate in London in Nov 2021. He moved here in Feb 2021, and we got married then. We sent the AOS paperwork along with his work authorization request in May 2022. He had his fingerprints taken in July 2022. He got his work authorization in Sep 2022. AOS approved on Sep 30, 2022 without any RFE or an interview. NOA for the approval came in the mail Oct 4, 2022, and he should have his green card within three weeks.

Don't give up hope! I am not sure of your specific situation. We sent the K-1 paperwork off in Jan 2021. That was not even a year into Covid. We got our first NOA in March 2021, our second in August 2021. He had his interview with the consulate in London in November 2021. He moved here in February, and we got married the same month. We didn't get our paperwork off for his AOS and work permit until June (had a couple of hiccups on our side when trying to send it before). He just got his biometrics appointment notice on Saturday, and it's set for 7/25. This is one of the hardest parts, waiting to reunite with your fiance. When I picked Keith up from the airport in February, it was the first time we'd been together in person since I took him back to the airport in Sep of 2019. We had no idea then that it would be nearly 2.5 years before we'd see each other again. I was going to go back in 2020, but Covid hit and threw those plans out the window. I say all that to say, you will make it. Don't pick fights out of frustration. That will not make things any easier. Be patient and trust the process. It does take time, but it will work out.