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What a mess... I'm glad that in Hawaii voter reg at the DMV is on a separate second page behind the DL application/renewal form so it's at least easy to make a point of ticking "No, I'm not a USC" and definitely not signing it. Anyone know what it's like in Texas or Florida by any chance?

Out of curiosity, does anyone of you still not see the progress tab in your account? (Yes I know the times shown are not to be trusted, please spare me the lecture lol)

There are more eligible "Qualifying Employment Abroad" types other than military for 319(b). As long as you have made sure that you fall under one of the eligible employment types your spouse can technically apply for his N400 as soon as he has his GC. I'm not sure what kinda document you could obtain from your organisation to show that a) your husband will be joining you abroad and will return to the US with you immediately after conclusion of your project and that b) you have at least a year worth of work left in Albania. For mil filings you would typically include a DD Form 1278 signed by a commander so perhaps that can give you an indication of what you would need from your organisation. Most people applying under 319(b) tend to have their interview/oath at the Fairfax office as they see the most 319(b) applications come through, but you can technically request any FO within the US. Keep in mind your spouse will need to travel back to the US for both interview and oath. Oath might not be same-day. He will need a US passport to depart the country so will likely need an emergency passport appointment if this is supposed to only be a quick trip. Refer to this link for how to file specifically: https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-g-chapter-4

They recently changed the wording from "actively reviewed" to "still being processed". Same same.

I believe it depends where you apply. Was under the impression card payments are only for applying at a Passport Agency directly (vs. a Passport Acceptance Facility like a post office etc.)

You are looking for the "Europe/Middle East/Africa/Canada" option in the State dropdown. For reference, these are the correct options for all APO/FPOs in case anyone else comes across this thread: AA - "Americas excluding Canada" AE - "Europe/Middle East/Africa/Canada" AP - "Pacific"

I'm very much aware and that wasn't my question whatsoever. Not sure why everyone feels the need to say the same thing on here all the time quite frankly.

Sorry to butt in on another thread I have no business being in, but I was just curious what day it updated for you? It seems for a lot of CR1 or AOS filings there happen to be big batch updates from what I've seen, but there's very little chat about 751 APIs. Mine updated to FTA0 on 1/13/25, almost a whole year after filing 🫠

Sorry to hear. I'll likely do the same once we file our 2024 taxes this month.

Are you referring to "Eintragung im Eheregister"? If so, my suggestion would be to contact the Standesamt at your last place of residence in Germany as they are the ones who have to process your petition. There's a general list of documents and the form needed on the AA website, BUT you know what bureaucracy is like at home so the local office might want something specific in addition to those. Ask them to confirm which documents they need translated and if any of them need to be notarised/apostilled too whilst you're at it. Fwiw I never got our marriage acknowledged at home and it doesn't change anything as long as your current marriage cert is accepted as a proper document (which it should if you got married in the US). You also don't need to acknowledge your marriage to officially change your name, those are two separate procedures.

Yes. Sponsor has to paper file the I-865 within 30 days of moving.

Seriously think I might be blind, but the only reference to previous marriages I see is this and it doesn't ask any further questions: Is this what you guys are referring to?

Where in the N400 online or paper form does it ask for this? I've seen it in neither.

I know what "head of household" means from an income tax perspective. You're not filling out a tax return. Again, USCIS =/= IRS. And I guess I missed the point that you aren't even wanting to apply to a fee reduction so there's no need for you to fill it out either way.

USCIS =/= IRS. This is from the page about fee waivers, but I'd assume they apply the same logic to fee reductions too:

Where is your nearest consulate? They have different procedures on how much in advance they publish new appointments (e. g. Houston is 3 months, Atlanta is only 28 days), but they all typically go live midnight German time. Just renewed my passport in Houston last week. Relatively painless other than getting an appointment booked in time.

Just wanted to say that I fully understand the pressure of this. It's the same situation in Germany and even as an LPR it has severely limited my options on what I can do banking/investment wise. Commerzbank closed my mother's account after she put me as a signatory (in case anything were to happen to her) because of my LPR status alone. It's frankly insane. I hope you can figure out a viable solution for you and your family.

Yeah no extra code for you then if you already have a working online account. You should be able to see all the letters in relation to your case uploaded, but for anything official (travel for example) you will need the green paper copy extension letter either way. USPS isn't supposed to forward USCIS mail afaik so your best bet might just be to stay in touch with whoever is moving into your old home or the prop management or whatever the setup is at your old address.

Just anecdotal of course, but we were almost mid-move when we filed last year and both letters (bio re-use and extension letter) arrived to our old address.

Interesting, genuinely never heard of that being a concern before

I'm not quite sure why you seem to be complaining about your case moving quickly. Certainly a first 😅

mein amt ist da immer schon sehr dahinter um ehrlich zu sein. hatte in ueber 10 jahren im ausland noch nie probleme *bis jetzt*... daran ist nun allerdings einzig die so kurzfristig angelegten wahl schuld. mein wahlamt hat schon im januar als ich den antrag eingereicht hab gesagt dass sie aktuell erwarten die wahlzettel am fruehenstes 31.1. zu erhalten, d.h. fruehstens abgeschickt werden koennten die eh erst am 3.2. ich hab leider auch noch keine versandbestaetigung bekommen diesmal (die emailt mein amt immer netterweise) und daher kann ich auch nur davon ausgehen, dass es wohl irgendwelche verspaetungen gab und die den kram selber auch noch nicht erhalten haben. hab am 14.2. einen termin zum passantrag in houston und wuerde die unterlagen da gerne direkt abgeben, aber ich habe mittlerweile nur wenig hoffnung dass die noch rechtzeitig hier ankommen. richtig mies alles. vorallem weil bei der wahl so viel dranhaengt nun und jede stimme wichtig ist.

I can see mine in the "profile" section of my USCIS account, but it looks like it's only showing because it's linked to my pending ROC. I assume it wouldn't show up there unless you have a pending case in the account.

You need to apply for GE using the name as per the GC. If you use her maiden name as per the passport it won't work. I went through the same. Had to go back, change the name of the account and then continue adding documents. You will have to input both the GC and the passport data anyway as well as then fill out the line that asks for any other names she's known as (her maiden name, in this case). No issues getting approved at all. Officer didn't even mention it at the interview (or ever during any border crossing to be honest). I'm finally just getting around to replacing my passport as it's expiring this year and will update my name in the process. Downside is you won't get PreCheck for those international flights since they have to be booked with the passport name, but apart from that it's not an issue at all.

I believe this was a COVID measure? At some point when you'd been out of the country within 14 days of your appointment/interview they would cancel and reschedule you. I don't think this is a rule (or enforced) anymore.