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17 is what we see right now. Bear in mind, from what I read this morning, US embassies may be scaled down too soon. Meaning, after I-130 approval it may take longer to get interview and immigrant visa.

So you applied for an immigrant visa. You didn't apply for GC directly. You got GC after entering on immigrant visa. Either way, for FOIA, ask for all immigration files from both DOS and USCIS. That way you'll have a clear picture of entire immigration history. Again, unless you have a valid reason to believe your case has issues, there's no need for FOIA. Good luck!

Read it carefully. Here's quote from Step 12: "What do I need to do before I travel? You must pay the USCIS Immigrant Fee to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) after you receive your immigrant visa and before you travel to the United States. Only children who enter the United States under the Orphan or Hague adoption programs, Iraqi and Afghan special immigrants, returning residents (SB-1s), and those issued K visas are exempt from this fee. Please visit the USCIS website for more information and to pay the fee.  Please Note: USCIS will not issue a Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551 or Green Card) until you have paid the fee."

There won't be any fee request in mail

No. Stay put and wait.

Unlikely going to help. I don't see why USCIS would give preference to somebody who filed a free form. I-130s take about 17 months, so you're half way through. Why don't you visit your husband in his country or meet elsewhere?

Hopefully you mean I-130, because there is no form I-30. You can safely ignore estimates on MyProgress. They'll continue jumping up and down until case is decided. Many people see several months left until decision on the day of their approval. I-130 takes give or take 17 months nowadays. If you filed in September 2024, you can expect approval towards the end of February 2026 or beginning of March 2026 if things continue getting processed at current speed. Good luck!

Agreed, plus the fees alone are several $$$$ higher for K-1

No Depends on what your case is... 3 year rule vs 5 year rule, current marital status, how many time you and spouse were married, whether you have kids, whether you had any criminal charges or citations etc etc. For example, somebody who got GC through diversity lottery and was never married, applying on 5 year rule wouldn't need marriage certificate or bank statements VS somebody applying based on marriage to US citizen who would need those. Another example, somebody who never had a speeding ticket has nothing to bring VS somebody who had has to bring paperwork related to paying fines or how else case was resolved. Somebody who never had kids, has nothing to bring regarding them. Somebody who has them now should bring birth certificates. Somebody who has kids living with ex spouse should bring evidence of paying child support. I hope you get the idea.

Could be either. A lot of the times, left hand doesn't know what the right hand does at USCIS.

You're pretty brave! VJ has many examples when Credit Card gets declined and packet gets rejected

Tax Return Transcripts from IRS website. They're free to download, smaller and preferred by USCIS. 1040 doesn't prove you filed taxes. You could just fill form and not send it. Tax return transcript is generated by IRS after then process your taxes and issue return if any.

They run the business and can decide what's worth their time?

Of course, oath can only happen after interview and approval. I'd be comparing it to Approved. Those folks went through entire process except oath. I expect oath to grow over the next several weeks. And in several months it will be larger than any other status, meaning pretty much everybody got processed.

About 47666

Pending I-751 can slow things down for sure. It looks like there are about 20000 people who filed in August 2024 who are still waiting for one reason or another.

Do they have income? If not, not really. Theoretically, their assets could be used, but this doesn't work most of the time. It's best to have a sponsor with good income currently.

Oh I see. Expired German passport isn't a problem for N-400 interview or becoming a US citizen. Just bring it to the interview. You may or may not be asked for it. What's more important is valid Driver's License or state ID with correct address and valid GC (or expired GC with valid extension letter) Good luck!

December 2024 filers stats as of 02/20/2025 @ 7:45 PM ET: Approved: 410 Denied: 2 Fingerprints Scheduled: 648 Interview Cancelled: 82 Interview Scheduled: 7541 Pending: 4 Processing: 19306 Received: 42 ResponseToRFE: 4 RFE: 33 Withdrawal: 8 OathCeremonyNotice: 258 OathCeremonyScheduled: 195 OathCeremonyReady: 1

Are you British? Why do you need an appointment at embassy to renew passport? You can do it online. If you haven't started the process of UK passport renewal, just wait to renew passport after your N-400 interview. It's OK to have expired UK passport. You just can't use it for travel. When you become a US citizen, use US passport to leave and enter the US. Use UK passport to leave and enter the UK. Other countries - up to you, whichever passport gives you better terms.

How?

My lawyer advised only pages with stamps and visas when I did AOS. I don't see how scanning blank pages can hurt.

I also checked "More than one trip" and travel plans "To be determined". I never used AP though after I got it.

I see, good point. I checked AOS papers I did in 2019. Form I-131 had the same text back then. I never included any statement. My lawyer filed the case. I-131 was approved (along with I-765, producing 2 in 1 card).

I see. Hopefully you'll get ceremony soon. Keep us updated.