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To avoid questioning at the border when entering Germany? I'm not familiar with German laws, but most of countries require their citizens to enter on proper passport of their nationality, not foreign.

MyProgress is notoriously inaccurate, whether it's estimated time or current step...

Just a disclaimer, uploading doesn't provide you with proof of delivery. If somehow the file disappears from portal, USCIS can say "we never received your reply" and you won't have much evidence to say otherwise. Whereas mailing with proof of delivery is a solid evidence of your reply being received by USCIS.

OK, got a bit of progress going... When trying to replace card online today, got message: "We're sorry. We are currently updating our information based on your prior request. Please try again online starting May XX, 2025. You may begin a replacement social security card request using another online social security card processing application. You may also contact your local office for other replacement card options." So the way I interpret it, SSA is finally working on my request updating citizenship status.

@ramr I got cheap folders on Amazon. Black and Blue. Black contained all original documents, such as birth certificates, naturalization cert, passports. Anything I expect to get back. Blue folders (there were a lot more of them) contained docs and evidence I could just give away as I had digital copies and could produce more easily. Within folders I used small sticky note flags / tabs (also available on Amazon and in many store with stationary even Walgreens). Those little sticky notes had abbreviations written by me such as: BC - birth certificate WBC - wife's birth certificate NC - naturalization certificate WNC - wife's naturalization cert I think you get the idea? These little stickers would be placed one after other in a row, so if I open folder I can see instantly what I need go get. The folders themselves would have one or those stickers on outside telling the contents of folder, such as: - Originals - Utilities - Banks - Taxes - Receipts - House - Photos For bank statements and utilities, those little stickers would have years written on them: 2025, 2024, 2023 etc so I could find easily any particular year. This is what worked for me, but you can adjust as you need for yourself. Originals that I was asked to present: - Passports from other 2 nationalities I had - Drivers license for myself (it was 5 year rule interview) - Green Card That's it Bear in mind, I kept old passports in folder just in case, but was never asked for old ones. Good luck!

If you want to be super prepared, yes, all evidence since wedding date. The most important docs are though your passports, birth certificates of children, marriage certificate, IDs of you and your spouse with matching address. Plus tax return transcripts. This is the minimum I brought about 500 pages of evidence for my N-400 under 5 year rule. Thankfully, didn't need any of it. But nobody can predict what officer will ask for, so the more you have, the smoother it will go. From phychological perspective, by bringing tons of evidence you're demonstrating you can prove your case no matter what IO throws at you. Many IOs don't even bother asking seeing you're very prepared.

AR-11 can be filed online with instant confirmation. Make sure to save it to PDF for your records. I-865 takes 3-4 weeks by mail. But either way, you don't have to wait for confirmation before filing I-751. The key is using correct addresses on I-751 and minimizing moving during this process. I was super lucky. My GC came on the day I was moving. I set everything to new address (USPS mail forwarding etc). But GC still showed up to old address. Many people lose GC or miss the interview /approval notice because of moving during I-751.

Historically, no risk. Updating late is better than never updating addresses. Plus you'll have to disclose all addresses in I-751 and N-400 anyways. Sounds like a plan. And once you move again, file another AR-11 and I-865. Good luck!

Yes Not in my experience. Valid GC is your ID. That's all I had to show. Once you attend the ceremony, your GC will be taken away, and you'll be given certificate of naturalization (same day) which can serve as ID until you get new DL. Then you can apply for US passport / US passport book.

1) Immigrant has to file AR-11 within 10 days of moving addresses. Failure to file is a deportable offence. You can update it late, people don't have issue with that 2) Sponsor (US citizen spouse) must file I-865 within 30 days of moving addresses. 3) There's physical and mail address on I-751. Always use true physical address where you're staying currently when filing I-751 and other forms with USCIS. You can use brother's address for mailing address if this is a stable address. If you're moving soon and will be still within 90 day window, file from new address. Issues happen if you file and move shortly after. If you can, it's best NOT to move until you're done with I-751 and have GC in hand.

Congrats and good luck !

Congratulations! Can you please share the experience of going through it?

Consider updating German passport with married name. Otherwise advice above is good. Carrying certified copy of marriage certificate while names don't match can be helpful.

That's an interesting idea. Not sure if anybody ever done this. I don't see any downside to doing this.

H-1B is a dual intent visa. You can enter the US with intent to adjust your status. I see no problem with adjusting status in the US while on H-1B.

People also explain the name change with marriage certificate. I agrre though, it's a hassle to have different names on GC and passport. Another vote to keep current name until US naturalization.

You could have applied based on general provision unless you broke continuous residence and needed 3 year rule. Those are easier cases and can go a bit faster. Keep us posted!

Is I-751 still pending?

Asking for any other date than you got is rescheduling. I'm very sorry for your loss. Flexibility isn't something USCIS offers often. You got interview letter with USCIS address on it. You can not only call USCIS asking for reschedule, but also send letter asking for earlier date. The chance of getting earlier date is very low. And even if you get interview sooner, you may not get decision on same day. Good luck and keep us posted. Again, sorry for your loss.

Thank you @top_secret, I'm aware of this trick. I quoted @Rekyrts who suggested this in different thread. This is how I was planning to check it, maybe poorly phrased:

Will she be in status in 90 days?

I think you really cornered yourself with multiple decisions you made around renewing your IDs. Do you have any valid ID? If you apply for N-400, you'll need a form of ID for your interview (passport, DL, state ID, GC) Keep us posted!

~ The topic was moved to K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports as it is related to progress of K-1 application ~

Yes, here:

Do you realize this is a generic letter isn't worded for you specifically? They give thousands if them and include every possible piece of info they may need from visa applicants?