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99.99999999999% it is NOA

Thank you for your service. Sorry to hear you're going through this. I think the easiest and most reliable way of solving it is to get a qualifying co-sponsor. You'll be the main sponsor still. Otherwise you may lose a lot of time trying to convince USCIS your income is sufficient for sponsoring.

For the purposes of naturalization, the 5 year clock starts from the Resident Since date on your green card. E.g. 1/11/2018. Make sure you spent enough time in the US since you got your GC and didn't break continuous residence before you apply for citizenship.

@Lil bear it all depends whether he was rightfully issued 2 year green card or not. If he should have received 10 year GC, he should definitely NOT file I-751. - Waste of money - Takes 2 years - Can mess up his immigration file I-90 and I-551 stamps is the way to go.

Do you have conditions? Where you married for less than 2 years or over 2 years at the Resident Since date on your green card? If you don't have conditions, there is no need to file I-751, just I-90. If you have conditions, there is no need to file I-90, you need to file I-751.

AOS takes 9-15 months nowadays. Next step is interview, and it may happen sometime in May 2023 or later.

Good resource, thank you for sharing!

Sorry, mistake on my end. With Caitlin being so active, I thought she was the OP. Should've checked the first page 😃

USCIS has digital system in place. Every document you submit is scanned. If you later have an interview at local office, or when you apply for naturalization, immigration officer may look at scans of your papers on their computer.

OP is you. Anybody starting a thread on a forum is an OP, e.g. original poster

The best case scenario USCIS will just toss them. The worst case scenario if they want to follow through, it will take somebody at service center extra time to deal with it. Imagine a new employee there not knowing what to do with photos and having to ask their busy boss. Few hours / days of delay + few hours of work. If you can do the leg work for USCIS, just do it. Don't assume anybody at USCIS will put in extra effort for you, they don't care at all. It's your case in the end of the day.

Bad idea. Do not print photos, include scans of 3-4 photos per page. Under each photo write date, location, occasion and names of people from left to right. If it worked for K-1, then why changing it this time?

Leaving without extension letter is a very bad plan in this case. Flights often get delayed or cancelled and you may be in big trouble if something happens to your flight. My suggestion to either: - Have a return flight coming back to the US about 14 days prior to GC expiry OR - Have GC and extension letter in hand before travelling The reason why I suggest 14 days is because sometimes the flight tickets cost a fortune. Imagine something happens to your flight and the only options you have within a week or two is $10000 flights. Good luck !

Having passport in maiden name and GC in married should not be an issue. However, recently it took me 15 minutes at the counter (after 30 mins wait in line) to check onto the flight (in the US) because of I-751 extension letter. Now imagine having a self-connecting flight in a third country with I-751 extension AND marriage certificate because last names don't match. Also imagine it's a non-English speaking country. Just adds silly delays and confusion to the mix. $150-200 isn't going to break OP's bank, considering it all can be done online for British passport holder. Even photo for new passport can be taken on a mobile phone. Additionally, if OP naturalized under three year rule (not too far away from today), there's a small chance "one name policy" can cause delays. AFAIK UK requires names for dual nationals to match in all passports. Not sure how it's enforced. There's no reason not to renew the passport if money isn't an issue.

@Ahmednathan88 as Mike rightfully outlined, it's best to apply after 5 years of entry to the US in 2019. I don't see how USCIS can go after your green card since you had a re-entry permit. I think the worst can happen is your application gets denied, you lose filing fees and you wait for full 5 years since July 2019 to apply again. If you consider hiring a lawyer (why not, this is the last steps finish line of being naturalized), you can ask them these questions during the consultation before paying them for handling the case.

Because you don't even need the I-551 stamp if ROC takes over 24 months unless you have to travel. This is the benefit of DL and unrestricted social security card.

You can done it online https://www.gov.uk/changing-passport-information It's a very easy straightforward process. You don't have to leave the US. You can ship and receive your UK passport via DHL. We're talking about $100-150 for the whole renewal. Of course, you cannot travel while it renews. You can check this forum for passport renewal times, people share their experiences depending where in UK it goes: https://www.passportwaitingtime.co.uk/

Many field offices take over a year (close to 1.5 - 2 years) to remove conditions nowadays. This is why when you file I-751 you generally get 24 month extension letter for your green card. Most of the times, that's enough to get conditions removed. If, for whatever reason, your extension letter expires, then yes, you would need to get I-551 stamp. Usually, your Green Card and extension letter are taken away when you get ADIT (I-551) stamp in your passport. Therefore, there is no incentive to get it earlier than 2 years after your green card expires (with 24 month extension). And often, USCIS local field office won't give it to you if you have expired GC and valid extension letter. As to your UK passport, who and how told you it cannot be changed earlier? Was it over the phone? You can pay the fees and renew your UK passport whenever you need to. Your name changed, it's always best to have your current name on passport. Not sure whether you can renew passport with new name online, but for regular renewals you can do it without leaving the US.

All depends in the location. Some are busier than others. Which city?

@LJVotolato @Steve1226 maybe on this forum? https://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/7-adjustment-of-status-green-card-from-k1-and-k3-family-based-visas/

Depending on service center from 9 months to 2 years.

I don't think there's anything to worry about. Just attend the appointment, confirm name, nationality and get fingerprinted. Biometrics are not always waived, you should always expect to submit them again. Same as interview. It's nice when they're waived, but nobody can guarantee it.

Yes, I've seen several similar questions on this forum recently.

No, but I'll give it a try next time.

If your 10 year card was approved this year in December, then December 2032 is correct expiration date. Ignore the online status or you could call USCIS and double check everything is correct. I think it might be a system glitch.