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Did you include a letter in N-400 requesting the transfer and combo interview? I suspect many of those who got transferred were either lucky or they included a letter.

There's a great chance you'll have to do AOS interview. You could bring the medical to the interview.

If your green card says Resident Since 10/xx/2018 then you can apply for citizenship under 5 year rule in October 2018 (or 90 days early if you still pass physical presence test on day of application). If you became LPR after 2018, it depends whether your green card is based on marriage. If you've been marriedb to same US citizen for 3+ years, had LPR status for 3+ years, you can generally apply under 3 year rule. Look at GC, add 3 years to Resident Since date. For both options, you need to pass physical presence test, which is different. But also need to pass continuous residence test, e.g. no trips in the last 3 or 5 years lasting over 180 days. There's still few more criteria you need to meet as LPR to naturalize, but the ones above are the base ones. It would help if you explained when you became LPR and how.

Answers to your questions: - Yes - Yes - No Your endorsed CR-1 serves as a proof of LPR status for 1 year. However, some employers may want to see Green Card, which is not required to start employment since you have proof of your status.

Do not use credit card. Often transactions are declined due to bank thinking they're fraudulent. Check is a better option. Here is recent post

This is not yet approved, but in case if it is, will apply to your situation most likely.

Unathorized stay is forgiven to US citizen spouse if their I-130 and I-485 are approved. If not approved or they leave the US before I-485 approved, this may result in 3 year or 10 year bar depending on the length of unauthorized stay: - Foreign nationals who accrue more than 180 days but less than 1 year of unlawful presence will be barred from re-entry to the U.S. for 3 years. - Over 1 year of unlawful presence = 10 year bar

I'm not sure I ever heard about USCIS attempting re-delivery of GC or other documents. I think you would have to file I-90 with fee waiver eventually if the card was mailed but never got to you.

Hello @90sire you have a somewhat complicated history. I wouldn't consider this case DIY. If you can, do hire a lawyer to represent you. Entrance into the US without inspection as well as the interaction with law inforcement can make you inadmissible.

You should have a letter within a few weeks of filing (6 weeks is a max usually).

Have you tried asking in regional forum? https://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/98-russia-ukraine-and-belarus/

Your spouse an LPR. LPRs are eligible for GE. Each case is individual, but unless she has something questionable in her background, should be no problem getting it.

Coincidentally, Jim Hacking is live right now with his immigration show. You could ask him questions if you want @Ani2 Moderators, please do not ban me if this violates forums rules in any shape or form. I'm not affiliated or paid for this, just trying to help the OP 🙂

It would likely hurt you, not help. Jim Hacking and other lawyers explained why on multiple occasions. First of all, this is your I-751 now and your ex should not be involved other than his sworn affidavit and evidence. Secondly, there's been instances of US citizen spouses being intimidated into signing statements at USCIS accusing beneficiary of immigration fraud. Even if you ex is cooperative, he may be told by immigration officer that he could face jail time / huge fines unless he signs a statement agreeing that you weren't sincere when married him etc. Also IO, if really wants to deny you, can put you in different rooms and question for few hours about marriage. IO may ask such questions, that could puzzle you and your ex. If too many non matching answers are given you could be accused of fraud then. USCIS can actually reach out to your ex any time now, asking to write or sign statement that would hurt you. That's why you need to get such sworn affidavit from your ex ASAP, before USCIS get to do it, if they're planning to. You may want to have a lawyer helping you writing a strong affidavit for your spouse and for you, highlighting the timeline of your relationship, how it developed, how you lived together married and what lead to breakup and divorce. You may also want to have legal representaiton at your I-751 interview to ensure IO does not overstep the boundaries. They can also prepare you on mock interview for any possible questions and make sure you answer everything correctly, without volunteering any information or giving ambiguous responses. Of course you can do it all on your own if you cannot or do not want to hire an attorney. But you need to read this forum a lot as well as watch YouTube videos about these situations and what to do.

Online https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/displayONPTForm.do?entryPoint=init&sroPageType=onpt

Unfortunately, I-751s take forever to be approved nowadays. USCIS even started issuing 48 month extension letters. Have you tried putting in case inquiry?

Hi @Daphne . & @Fe.Ta This is related to this thread: The situation OP is in requires ALL the evidence possible and impossible to get approval. Affidavits might be the straw that could help braking camel's back (USCIS). Here is example for affidavit from friends etc (not ex US spouse!) about ongoing marriage (your situation is different). I-751-Affidavit-Sample.pdf

Good luck!

Get all information first to make an informed decision. Understand the difference of taxes owned when filing MFJ vs MFS. Ask tax advisor to calculate both and present to you. Ideally, do MFJ. But if tax burden is substantially lower, you could go with MFS.

Probably wouldn't make much difference if you file as Married Filed Separately. The question is: are you saving a lot by filing MFS vs MFJ? If savings are minuscule, file MFJ. Be always ready to explain why you filed under MFS option in the future if asked by IO.

@Liliana Torres SSN on it's own is not sufficient for work authorization. You need EAD card or Green Card or work visa.

Hello, did you get a Green Card already? If yes, you can get a job and travel. If you haven't received Green Card, did you receive EAD card? If yes, you can use it for work. For travel you needed to get Advance Parole e.g I-131. Did you file for it in your AOS packet? To summarize, you can travel and work if you got Green Card. Otherwise you need I-131 (AP) for travel and I-765 (EAD) for work.

Hopefully USCIS will honor your reschedule request. There's been stories of people on the phone reassuring the reschedule request was accepted, but later USCIS denied case because applicant didn't show up for the interview...

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Today's update for WAC 23XXX range as of 11:40 PT: 1 x new approval in lower range