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The card production seems to be an issue nowadays. Many I-751 approvals and I-90 approvals are stuck on "Case approved" stage. I'm not surprised your status is stuck on "Card being produced". Give it some time!

Fantastic, congratulations on that!

It's a pretty interesting situation, @Sally 90 I don't see many of those, so cannot comment with certainty. Who sponsored your J-1, @Sally 90? Was it your country's government? If yes, can you obtain a no objection statement from them? https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/what-i-need-say-statement-reasons-requesting-j-1-objection-waiver.html Maybe you can consult with an immigration attorney to understand it better? Another thing, you said 15 months in your country and 3 months in embassy. That's in total 18 months (if 3 months counts), still less than 24 months, which is required.

Yes, in divorce waiver it may take 3-4 years. Maybe shorter, if USCIS optimise their processing. Perhaps a good thing is to try gathering more proof of good faith marriage if you can get it? It's not unusual for them to ask for more evidence few years into processing of divorce waiver case. Everything is going to be OK !

Depending on your luck you may get a decision either in few weeks or two years. So brace yourself. In reality, nothing changed much for you or will change when it's approved. You can continue working, travelling and living your life as if you already have an approved 10 year GC. You can even apply for N-400 when you become eligible. As a November 2021 filer, I no longer measure the wait in 1 month intervals. More like 6 month intervals. E.g. OK, maybe in the next 6 months I'll get the decision 😃

You never know with USCIS 😅 Plus this is the first time I hear about them sending extensions automatically. Usually people receive one after filing and resolve to ADIT stamps once it runs out. @lil.han if you don't receive anything in few weeks, you can open request here https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/displayNDNForm.do?sroPageType=ndn&entryPoint=init

That is hard to predict, probably depends on your location and how busy they are. Usually it's a 1-2 weeks notice, I don't believe a month or so notice is usually given. Longer notice is usually for interviews. Maybe it's worth checking with somebody who recently did biometrics.

It may take some time. There's a huge volume of letters being printed and sent. I wouldn't worry just yet. However, did you move since you filed I-751?

According to USCIS, they suggest not using binder clips: https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-guidance/tips-for-filing-forms-by-mail I'd use a tight box and nothing else.

I'd think CRBA is the best path. Especially, if child is born recently and is well under 18. See related forum: https://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/154-consular-reports-of-birth-abroad-crba/

I think it's a question of interpretation of I-751 instructions. Here is the quote: "Submit copies of as many documents as you can to establish this fact, to demonstrate the circumstances of the relationship from the date of the marriage to the present date;" The way I read it, USCIS want literally as much as possible. If I can provide monthly, I would provide monthly over quarterly, including all pages for each statement. Also, they're asking from date of marriage, not from date of AOS approval etc that a lot of people tend to do. I don't see any downside of sending all statements. This is relevant evidence. It's not like I'm sending USCIS random stuff such as timetables for a bus I take to get to work. Either way, people get approved with quarterly statements, people get denied with monthly statements. It's a matter of luck and personal choice.

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I don't think you can do it yourself. It's communication between agencies in US and your country of origin.

@AN2021 what country are you from? Don't be surprised if you're from a country which doesn't cooperate with the US or has major issues like war or political instability. Then yes, in those cases, background check is hard to complete. That the US government doesn't know unless they perform background check, e.g. contact your country of origin to get information about you.

Or wait to file until you know all the dates accurately. E.g. if it is one year of missing data, file the next year. Or do FOIA request to get any information about entries to the US. I wonder if there would be anything useful there.

I think this is normal these days. Evidence takes a lot of space. Long gone those days of 20-30 page I-751 petitions that got accepted and approved. The bar for I-751 is pretty high these days, especially if one wants to avoid RFE and / or interview.

Re-entry permit or travel document?

This forum knows cases that were denied because somebody rescheduled biometrics. This is not reliable at all. Even if rescheduled successfully, you can be slowing down your case for many months because of rescheduling. Best recommendation is to always attend no matter what. Your lawyer probably wants to protect you from complications. You can legally travel before biometrics, you can legally reschedule it. But whether it's a good idea, it's another question.

Usually they give it to you. But you also get an identical copy of what's in the envelope. Send the envelope as is, do not open it.

Look no further, recent post suggests it took 18 months to renew GC. This is a reality for most I-90 cases. It's amazing that your case took few days to get approved. And thank you for sharing the experience. I would want to see more cases like yours to be saying "I-90 is a piece of cake, only takes few weeks to renew". Hopefully, USCIS is doing something to improve processing times, I hope this becomes the norm.

How did he become a US citizen? Or was he born a citizen?

Agreed, the majority of cases are not blazing fast unfortunately.

Agreed, this is a way more difficult case to prove as there was I-485 denial and fraud allegations by USCIS. Sometimes it takes several threads and multiple accounts to get more accurate information about the case from users. I thought it could have been the same user considering few hours between posts. Apologies if I am wrong. In principal, both cases will require a lot of work to prove first and second marriages, with his case being even more complex.

That'll be first question in the head of a consular officer looking at B1/B2 application. This will be very amusing story to hear on a Friday afternoon, if the officer asks the question out of curiosity.

Don't bother, my suggestion is to find a joint sponsor. You're questioning how it works, but the worst part USCIS will also likely issue RFE for I-864.