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Are August folk's cases in the same office? This is office specific.

This is a good question. If they were a biological child though, in many cases they'd be US citizen by operation of law (either born in the US or got citizenship through CRBA)

Never heard of CAS.... ASC stands for Application Support Center https://egov.uscis.gov/office-locator/

Check this out, based on what I see, child can apply under 3 year rule. https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/fact-sheets/DO_FactSheet_NatzForVAWALawfulPermResidents_V3_508.pdf

Is the child a minor or adult?

Many people's cases get approved blazing fast without K-3. Some I-485, I-751 and N-400 get approved within 2-3 months, whereas majority of cases take much much longer. There's no K-3 involved there and in most cases no congressman inquiries take place either. It's a lottery, with small percentage of people getting approved faster due to luck. Whether to believe K-3 helping or not is a personal choice. Logically, it doesn't make sense at all. Why would USCIS prioritize people who filed a free form? Where does it say in instructions / manuals for USCIS K-3 filers should get approved faster?

You need to remove conditions on your LPR status. 1) It doesn't matter now, you're LPR. Sponsors do not matter for I-751 or N-400 2) Vietnamese address where? Which form? I-751 or I-131?

Great, if you have sufficient evidence of marriage entered in good faith, your I-751 will be approved. Essentially, you're at the crossroads - either you'll have an approval and get 10 year GC or you will be denied. Denial can be overcome, but not so easily if USCIS accuses you of entering marriage for immigration benefit. The worst case, is obviously, if you lose I-751 and get referred to immigration court. If you lose that - you may be stripped of LPR status and ordered removed. One thing I'd recommend, if your soon to be ex is cooperative, is to get a detailed written statement from him, describing how your relationship formed, developed and ended. He'd mention dates, facts, reasons. And at the end say that the marriage was bonafide, didn't work out but he doesn't mind you getting conditions removed. If you work with a lawyer for I-751, you can ask them to write a draft for him to sign and have lawyer reach out to ex instead of you to minimize any emotional response and conflict. Good luck!

First of all, did you file AR-11 every time you moved addresses since becoming LPR? You're required by law to do this within 10 days of moving. Secondly, how long do you know you boyfriend for? Also, did you know this person before marrying US citizen? Thirdly, yes, this plan may trigger more scrutiny into your case. You have conditional GC, meaning you had a relatively short marriage. Short marriage and new relationship right after is a flag USCIS may want to investigate more. Finally, how much evidence of bonafide marriage that's ending, do you have? Did you have lease together? Did you comingle finances? Did you have anything else proving shared life? Good luck

I'm really sorry about it! SSN can be stolen in many ways, I'd think USCIS is the last place that could have exposed your SSN. Most likely your data from a bank got stolen or any other application for consumer credit etc. I hope you are aware, there are several banks and firms offering identity protection services which may be helpful. Also, you can freeze your credit report with all three bureaus (Equifax, TransUnion and Experian). This is free and will prevent anybody opening new lines of credit under your SSN in most cases. When you apply for credit yourself, you can "thaw" your credit report. Don't confuse "freeze" (which is free) with "lock" which is a paid service by credit bureaus. Lock is more convinient, but freeze is more secure and it's free. Good luck! In summary: it's unlikely the leak was caused by governmental agency like IRS or USCIS. Your data should be safe with government. The leak is usually related to leaks by banks and more frequently - data brokers, different non-government agencies performing background checks for banks or employers. You can use freeze and other tools provided by credit agencies to add layer of protection.

What is weeding? I hope nothing related to recreactional use of certain substances. Did you get married already? If yes, where did take place? In the US or overseas? If you're already married, why are you getting married again? Please clarify so we can help.

What makes a difference is you actually pursuing a degree, so it doesn't look like a plan to stay in the US by all means possible. So you need to factor in how long it would take to get that degree. I would not be filing I-130 before you transfer I-20. Others can comment.

Personal opinion only, but this is a shaky, unreliable, immigration fraud borderline plan. You should not be enrolling in school just to maintain legal status. All of this will be closely examined and potentially questioned by USCIS adjudicators under new administration. You later also mentioned other potential issues with your case which can magnify with potentially stricter rules in place in the future. When can your spouse become a US citizen? Leaving home after study, filing I-130 and waiting for spouse to become a citizen to convert the case from LPR sponsor to US citizen sponsor is a much safer bet. Yes, it involves separation for some time, but it would be the most straighforward scenario, with much better chance of positive outcome.

Seems like the way to go. Some people try filing and see what happens or attempt use assets. Qualifying joint sponsor is the way to go, it's the easiest way to get case approved without delays and RFEs. Your husband will always be main sponsor and need to provide all paperwork, but his parents will be joint sponsoring. All sponsors need to provide proof of LPR or US citizenship. And preferably they'd submit tax return transcripts (downloadable on IRS website) instead of full tax returns (for which both 1040 and W2 needed)

There's co-sponsors and joint sponsors. Co-sponsors need to be part of your household. You can combine your and their income. Joint sponsors are not part of your household. They cannot combine their income with yours, but can have co-sponsors (like spouse) combining income with them. Ideally you want a joint sponsor who can stand independently with their income, not needing co-sponsor. You can either have co or joint sponsors. Either co-sponsor or joint sponsor needs to be a US LPR or US citizen.

You're right I missed the fact the father of kids was US citizen and spouse of immigrant who got deported.

Yes, interview letter may appear in MyUSCIS within few days plus you should receive original letter in the mail within a week or two.

I don't think it would make much difference in the end as long as you submit enough marital evidence. May also need spouse to go the appointment because of 3 year rule, though it's rare that they're actually invited to join the N-400 interview.

In most cases this is how it goes... In rare cases, some got naturalized early. It is troublesome from legal point of view... Immigrant can always verify (themselves or using legal advice) they're eligible to take an oath and propose rescheduling for oath to take place at later date if it's early.

Did you break continuous residency? Why didn't you file under General Provision (5 year rule)? I also got GC in 2020, filed under 5 year rule, even though happily married. Simply because it's much easier to file and I wouldn't have to burden my spouse with interview (hoping local field office would allow guests at oath though).

It shouldn't be an issue in itself. Many countries allow you to apply for second passport, so you can leave one passport with US embassy and travel to Japan on different passport

What I meant was December 2025 and March 2026 😅

You need to meet several requirements. 1) Don't have any trips outside of the US lasting 6+ months in the last 3 years 2) Live in the USCIS jurisdiction for 90+ days immediately prior to filing 3) You need to spend at least 18 months in the US in the last 3 years 4) For ordinary marriage cases (no VAWA), you need to be married for 3+ years living in marital union at the time of filing 5) You should have filed all necessary taxes in the last 3 years 6) You should have good moral character in the last 3 years

No invitation letters needed to apply for visitor's visa. Actually it can hurt the tourist seeking US visitor visa. You don't need do anything. Sister should apply for visa and convince embassy staff she has strong ties to her home country and will return home on time.

Hopefully I-751, not I-765. So when you file N-400 sometime between December 2025 and December 2026, you can include copy of I-751 receipt notice (if it's still pending) in additional evidence section. You can also write a cover letter and attach it to N-400 explaining you have pending I-751 and would like to adjudicate them together. Then, there's multiple scenarios: 1) You either will get I-751 approved without interview, prior to N-400 interview 2) You'll have both I-751 and N-400 interviews together 3) You'll have I-751 and N-400 interviews on different days. Either way, N-400 cannot be approved without I-751 getting approved first.