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My I-751 was supposedly approved on Saturday. It may be that it was decided on Friday night and there was a delay... But I'm not the only one who had their case approved on Saturday. There were people reporting updates to status on national holidays too.

Yes, they can get married and stay. Overstay will be forgiven since they're married to US citizen.

It wouldn't matter for another 25 but you're trying to get an immigration benefit. Please keep us posted on resolution.

Why not just wait for immigrant visa? It should be relatively short wait. Technically, she can come. Entry is CBP officer discretion.

There's a difference between RFIE and RFE. RFIE (initial evidence) occurs at early stage if any. RFE (additional evidence) can happen any time in the process and right before decision. RFIE typically is issued for obvious missing evidence, like missing marriage certificate in marriage based GC case. RFE occurs after IO studies the case further and has additional questions. At least this is my understanding.

Any waivers come into play during the adjustment of status. Because he cannot adjust for several years, he won't have any protection from deportation. And now you helped ICE locating him. I hope this explains it. Have a good day!

Who's the daughter's mother and did she give green light for this?

I'd recommend speaking to immigration lawyer. This is a difficult situation for your son. If you only filed I-130 in 2022 and the son is over 21, you're looking for years of processing. The son may get deported in the meanwhile. Overstay is not forgiven for adult children.

You're saying your son is in the US out of status? By requesting F2B do you mean you filed I-130 around that time? If no visa is available and I-130 is pending he cannot stay in the US legally and subject for removal and bar on reentry for 10 years.

I believe sponsor can be LPR too

How would one prove they were free to marry? Same issue will arise with divorce / death certificate when trying to get spousal visa. Was OP ever married? At the time of naturalization were they married, widowed, divorced or single? Naturalization say may state incorrect information, but what was the real marital status?

It's similar to getting congratulations after passing job interview. Until the contract is signed and you get card key to enter the office, it's all just words. Most likely you'll get visa issued soon. But occasionally there are stories of people reporting officer saying everything is great to only get denial later. The words are not legally binding. You can be optimistic, but I'd keep celebration for later.

I recently on VJ a report when multilingual docs were rejected despite English used too in the document. To be on safe side, you can translate it.

Celebrate only when visa is issued in the passport.

Also the hands photo is very beautiful but somewhat irrelevant as it doesn't show face. Pictures clearly showing faces are preferred as far as I understand.

I have a comment about captions: I used full names including last names "John Smith" instead just of "John" etc. I also did not use "I / we" and used full names talking about myself and my spouse in third person. Not sure if it matters. E.g. on photo with proposal where there were just two of us I wrote: "01/01/2015, Time Square, New York, NY. Proposal. Left to right: John Smith, Anna Brown". It was pretty much as if a private detective wrote those captions 😃 Factual, short, full names, date, location, occasion.

Approximate timeline - https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ 80% of cases are completed within 6.5 months So I guess December 2024?

Very good point. Reporting would be pain in the back!

It can be hard to convince USCIS this can be used for I-864. You can lose a lot of time and they could still issue RFE much later in the process. Then you're going to be rushing to find a joint sponsor and reply on time. It may be easier just to begin with one.

This is what's expected : Police Certificates Available Fees: The fee for every certificate of conduct is €13. Document Name: Führungszeugnis, certificate of conduct, also referred to as a “police check”, “background check” or “criminal records check” Issuing Authority: Bundesamt für Justiz (Federal Office of Justice) Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Printed on special green paper/ German Eagle in the background/ no signature or seal/ DIN A4 format Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Administrative Clerk at Federal Office of Justice Registration Criteria: If a person is aged 14 or over, they are able to apply for a certificate of conduct. Procedure for Obtaining: The application can be made verbally by personal appearance or in simple written form to the registration authority at the following addresses mentioned below. Former residents of Germany, no longer registered in Germany, can apply for an individual record through the German Embassy or Consulate in their country of residence, or directly with the Bundeszentralregister in Bonn. The application form is available at the German Embassy/Consulate, or directly from the Generalbundesanwalt beim Bundesgerichtshof Dienststelle Bundeszentralregister. Personal appearance: Besucherservice, Adenauerallee 99-103, 53113 Bonn. Their office hours are Mondays - Wednesdays: 7:30 - 16:00; Thursdays: 7:30 - 15:30; and Fridays 7:30 - 14:00. Written requests may be sent to: Der Generalbundesanwalt beim Bundesgerichtshof, Dienststelle Bundeszentralregister, Sachgebiet BZR 32 - Internationale Rechtshilfe, 53094 Bonn. Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are not available Alternate Documents: Strafregisterbescheinigung or Auszug aus dem Strafregister (extract from criminal record registration) Exceptions None Source: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Germany.html Where it says "Exceptions: None" this means you have to give exactly this and nothing else will be accepted. Check if your document fits this description above.

N-400 goes to field offices. You will always get interview on N-400.

Congrats! I'm sure it'll pay off in the future.

Often consultation fees get used towards legal fees. E.g. lawyers will use $375 towards their fees making consult "free". The reason for fee is high hourly rate. Nobody can afford to charge $50-100 for high end service with expensive office rent and other costs.

Agreed, even lawyers / websites use this term incorrectly. They are just affidavits, not "Affidavit of Support".

Check @Naes reply above