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Depends if fiance gets the full custody or not

Does certificate match this description? https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Brazil.html Some countries have short and long versions of birth certificates. Maybe by "full text" they meant yours doesn't include all info as in reciprocity table above?

You never provided consulate name. And this is the important factor to determine timeline.

A lot depends on how soon you fill the forms and book appointment for passport https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/how-apply/processing-times.html?os=io.....no_journeystrue&ref=app

This can be same any time, depending on office. You can have interview, approval and oath on same day. Or it can be days, weeks and even months in between. Yes you can. You will have to list any new international travel before oath takes place. There's going to be form to be filled. Make sure not to break your continuous residence or physical presence.

I-751 asks for evidence from start of marriage until date of filing. The more you send, the better. Instructions actually say to send as much evidence as you can. Nobody was denied for sending a lot of good evidence. People were denied / RFEd for sending less.

Could be anything. Maybe office got too busy etc.

Congrats!

You should always keeps copies of all documents you ever submit to USCIS / DOS.

I don't know if it's touched for sure, or just estimate updated, causing timestamps to update.

Another side note... I'm a big credit card points enthusiast and have many cards. I never paid USCIS fees with credit card. Sometimes USCIS charges get denied by credit card as fradulent (I guess it should be fraud to charge this much for a very slow service lol). I see less of this happening to users nowadays, but it's still a possibility. Users who never had denied charges suddenly get their USCIS packet rejected due to unsuccessful payment. If you want, you can use ACH payment with different form - https://www.uscis.gov/pay-by-ach-transaction However, drawback of that approach is ensuring you have enough funds in account to take the fees. Which is similar to credit card, you need to make sure the balance is below credit limit. Good luck!

Looks good to me! If you had any trips together (hotel reservations or plane tickets) you can include those. Otherwise you're good to go. I wouldn't file before 90 day early filing window or on first day. File a few days after to avoid rejection due to filing too early. Those 1-3 days won't make difference in long run. I know what you're talking about. It came with original conditional card. I never submitted that. I think it doesn't apply really. You're not replacing card, that's more if you lost or damaged the card. You're removing conditions. You're technically not extending card either. I don't think it hurts to include, but I also don't think it speeds anything either.

I think consulting both is a good idea. Tax advisor - he needs to find one who understands international taxation and a bit of immigration. I agree, LPR tax obligations may be much are much higher than any one time consult fees.

Another point @Rhema1, if you plan to travel a lot to countries which give you stamps in passport or apply for visas, you can get a "large" passport book. It's not any larger than normal passport, just has more pages. It will take same time to produce. It costs the same as regular book. I got it just in case, so I won't run out of pages before passport expires. Many countries charge more for passports like this, but US doesn't

Not surprised! But amazed by folks who believe it. It's nonsense estimate. You'll be a citizen for nearly two years by that time.

Not really. Demonstrating sufficient ties may be required such as job, lease, bank accounts, assets in the US. Having GC and DL is helpful, but alone may not be enough. Especially if travel pattern is like this: US (3 months), home country (5 months), US (3-4 months), home country (5 months). Yes, on paper the GC holder isn't spending more than 5 months outside the US at a time, but in reality they just visit the US and live in their home country.

I'd say whoever you talk to, check AILA Lawyer Search website https://www.ailalawyer.com/ to ensure they're a legitimate lawyer. Many lawyers are part of it.

This is a pretty normal price. Lawyers' time is very expensive. $350 is not that much for crucial info about life affecting decisions. 30 minute doctors visit in US often costs similar amount. Move to the US can costs thousands, if not tens of thousands of dollars in general.

Congrats to fellow December filer!

Classic congrats!

I'd say there's actually emergency passpport, which may be source of confusion by @Rhema1: This passport is only issued when somebody loses their US passport overseas. It has limited validity and is designed to travel back to the US, not being used like a normal passport. When you apply for passport in the US due to urgent travel, you get a normal US passport

If you filed online, you filed and will be subject to current rules, not future rules starting October 20.

A million flies can't be wrong Jokes aside, it's a great idea actually.

Maybe never? That's a possibility

I'd still write to them. Something in writing is better than just verbal info. I don't think either is legally binding, but at least there is proof. Asking for person's name / number is a good idea when asking over the phone.