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Congrats! Glad CC didn't get declined.

This is normal. Give it 4-8 weeks

Congratulations! Which office had same day ceremony?

Did you note officer's name? You could, in theory, write a letter outlying facts to see if it helps them to make a decision.

Right, what's wrong with cutting all ties to home country right before or right after coming to the US. Especially if there may have been no real ties afterall. I'm not being sarcastic, you may get an interview and get asked these questions by officer. Your case looks suspicious. It may invite more scrutiny. It may sail through. We're just pointing out potential issues based on fact pattern you shared.

Whichever route you pick, you'll have to prove relationship and marriage. Combining finances is beneficial for many other reasons outside immigration. Not comingling finances definitely makes USCIS job harder as it's one of the fraud indicators they have to check.

The SS card can be updated to remove wording even as a conditional LPR. In this case it will be identical to SS card any US citizen has. But there will be update to database when becoming US citizen if checkbox on N-400 was checked or you go to SSA to update information.

One is an official watermarked document, and the other one is a copy for your convenience. As far as I know USCIS prefers working with original documents, not copies. I know for sure copies work half of the time or less when used to get any government benefit. Maybe most USCIS office security would give it a slack and accept as document to enter government building, but some stricter folks would want to see original watermarked doc and not something anybody can print at home. Just like most USCIS officers would insist to see original passport and not copies. Just like a police officer would want to see your real Driver License not a copy. Even though information is identical on copies and originals.

Welcome to the club! 90 someting percent of USCIS operation is funded by fees, not funds sent by government. They are not going to be affected much.

You know your office based on where you live. NBC is not going to send case to local field office until they have capacity to process it. E.g. NBC is waiting for office to say "send me the next batch of cases, I can work on them now". That's my understanding. This is why processing times are measured by office https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

Sure, otherwise if it was rejected, you wouldn't be charged

Awesome! Receipts can take few weeks to arrive. I'd expect either between Xmas and NYE. If not, then first or second week of January.

I see. Good luck and keep us updated! Maybe somebody else who went this route will comment.

Many folks file N-400 and this eventually unblocks I-751. WoM is not very common for I-751, as far as I know. 3 years is long, but definitely not a record. @Crazy Cat's wife I-751 case took 4 years I believe? Did you file WoM yourself or with a lawyer?

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.