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Was I-865 also filed by sponsor in the mail? Sponsors are required to update address with USCIS within 30 days of moving, until LPR becomes a citizen or earns 40 quarters of SSA.

Please do not rely on generative AI for important matters such as immigration. It is often wrong.

Verbal approvals and promises mean nothing, sadly. And you cannot pressure USCIS into deciding faster because of your vacation plans. They'll take however long they need to decide the case. Usually people are advised not to plan any international travel until GC is in hand.

Wow, so three different dates? Typically approval letter is dated same day as Resident Since on GC.

Just to add to that point @MacPara According to https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/, El Paso processing time is currently within 8 months for 80% of cases.

Every case is unique. I believe anything under 12 months is normal. Expecting interview within 3 months of filing is elevated expectation in my opinion.

This is definitely not the usual course of things... I wonder what date GC will have. You'll have to be careful when applying for naturalization. Out of caution, I'd treat later date as the starting point of LPR status for determening when to apply for N-400

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I'm not sure about changing signature, others can comment. But if you can now remove "Wife of" from your new passport, that's good.

1. That's OK, it takes time to establish life. 2. I wouldn't bother with it. The only question is, when was husband added to lease (if you have or had one)?

1. GE doesn't have direct connection to I-130. UK citizens can apply for GE. 2. No

Is this a separate entry on bio page? Something like First Name: Jill Last Name: Brown Sex: F Wife of: Stanley ?

You can renew passport, sure thing. Many people do it. You'd use new passport info in DS-160. What's up with "wife of"? What is it all about? Sorry this is not common in all countries.

I was also on J-1 and other non-immigrant visa. The immigration lawyer who worked with me stressed the importance of maintaining my non-immigrant status. As far as I could tell, filing for adjustment in itself wasn't considered a violation, strictly speaking. Otherwise the answer to question about violating status would have been "yes" by merely filing I-485. This was answered as "no" on forms. I successfully adjusted, successfully removed conditions and successfully became a citizen. It was never questioned. Because I was on work visa with original employer, I never used EAD for employment. After I got GC, I updated I-9 with that document.

I'd file AR-11. An LPR is required to file AR-11 whenever address changes. I'm not aware of any alternative ways of fulfilling this requirement, such as talking to CBP at POE. It does't hurt doing it online. It only takes a minute. You can save confirmation that's shown after submitting the request.

Passports, any IDs issued by USCIS, children's birth certificates, house deed(s), lease agreement(s), certified copy of marriage certificate etc. If you had issues with laws, any paperwork related to that.

That's exactly what I did too.

Yep, infamous tier 1 officers. They know as much as we do, sometimes even less.

For I-129F: - 1 x I-134 to be completed by you, main sponsor - 1 x I-134 to be completed by joint sponsor Once fiance enters the US, you marry and petition for adjustment of status: - 1 x I-864 to be completed by you, main sponsor - 1 x I-864 to be completed by joint sponsor Also, why fiance route and not spousal visa route? Spousal visa may be cheaper. Immigrant is green card holder as soon as enters the US on spousal visa.

Mine came folded in the mail. Folding is generally not an issue, unless one folds it 10+ times to the point it becomes fragile and unreadable after unfolding.

I travelled multiple times, I think 4-5 while I-751 was pending. For the most part, it was smooth. You can get a plastic folder from Amazon / stationaries store and keep extension letter in it, saving it from bending and folding too much. Here's thread where people post their experience travelling with extension letters: In general, I'd keep USCIS notices like this in a safe place even after you naturalize, just in case they ever have any queries.

Hopefully a good sign. Most I-130s take 13-17 months. Looks like yours is in 20% of slower cases.

If I had a child who was a citizen through my naturalization, I'd personally invest into it, but everybody got their priorities. I can't guarantee I'm alive tomorrow when child needs something like this from me. I just can't imagine my son / daughter scrambling around for evidence of how they became citizens many decades later, plus need to pay (let's say) $5000 in fees for it and wait for 1.5 years. And because of this they can't sponsor love of their life from overseas or get the dream job or collect retirement. Many people forego travel insurance when going overseas. Many invest all of their income in crypto. Many gamble in attempt to make money. It all depends on risk tolerance. I don't have high risk tolerance.

Edge case may hit hard when parents are no longer around and somebody has to reprove their entire immigration history which is easier done by presenting one piece of paper. Never did I say it was required by law. But it's highly recommended. Here's example on VJ for same edge case: In my opinion, the certificate is worth the investement. 1) We don't know processing times for certificate in future. Naturally, the later in life you need it, the more time it may need to produce it (archives to be searched by agency etc). 2) We know almost certainly it will cost a lot more in the future due to fees constantly increasing. This does not include any other fees like legal fees or opportunity cost (cannot renew passport, get a job or get benefits from Social Security etc). Here's such example:

My relative who is a naturalized citizen, is employed by a US government agency. Their US passport did not satisfy the employer, certificate of naturalization was requested. I would not be surprised if the same happened to somebody who got their citizenship from parent. I'm pretty sure the employer would have asked for their certificate of citizenship.