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I would reply to RFE, unless online status says petition is approved. 1) Are you sure it was an officer? And not somebody else pretending? 2) How can you prove RFE is no longer relevant? Just a phone call? I'd be careful. If USCIS denies case due to not responding to RFE, how can you prove this phone call took place and what was said was true?

Who's sponsoring who? Is US citizen making $0 for the past few years? If yes, joint sponsor may be required.

Utility bills are typically needed to prove valid marriage and cohabitation when filing for naturalization under 3 year rule. What was the basis for denial? Surely it wasn't because of bills. If it was based on your inability to show bonafide marriage, it would be bad. It may haunt you in this N-400 too, even though you're applying under 5 year rule now. Do you have a denied I-751 or pending I-751? Are you still married to US citizen? If yes, do you live together?

Hmmm, if you were on radar for this, why aren't you taking more substantial steps to get evidence before applying? If they had doubts in the past, there's almost no doubt you're going to be scrutinized in this area. What happened to last application? Did you get denied?

I assume you're applying under 5 year rule (general provision)? No specific proof is required. You need to have a valid state ID or DL for interview showing correct address. Why don't you have something in your name though? How do you live without utilities or lease or bank statements in your name and address?

Are you sure about this? This seems discriminatory. I never heard of this. Got loans and mortgages. The biggest factor was length of credit history, credit score, income to debt ration and employment history.

Yes, as long as you can legally marry in Japan, you can go this route. You'd need to translate docs from Japanese though for immigration paperwork. Or you can marry online with Utah before your trip and consumate marriage in Japan.

It's optional

Valid for work only with DHS authorization? I'd get it updated, as it may raise eyebrows of some incompetent HRs when performing I-9. Then you have to show US passport or certificate of naturalization to prove you can work... On the contrary, SS card without restriction and valid DL or state ID is all you need for I-9 as a citizen.

Sounds like RFE was cancelled. But I wouldn't be surprised if you receive both letters: one requesting evidence and one saying request was cancelled. They can even arrive in wrong order or together. You may get cancellation first, then request. If this happens, I'd reply to RFE even if you receive cancellation. The last thing you want is USCIS playing games saying you didn't reply to RFE, even if they cancelled it. If you get approval or "Oath will be scheduled" status soon, then I'll hold off replying to RFE unless you're too close to deadline.

Once she enters on K-1 and marries she'll have to adjust in the US. Otherwise, if she leaves, she'll have to go through consular process for 2 years, and you'll have to file I-130 for that. And you'll have to file I-130 for each child too. There's no guarantees on reentry permit. Some people never see it despite paying for it. And GC can take a year. A cleaner approach is: - Marry somewhere in third neutral country - File 3 x I-130s - Wait for 2 years to reunite Another option is Utah online marriage, but you'll have to meet each other in person and consumate marriage for visa to be issued. Again, 3 x I-130s will be required with Utah marriage. I-129F allows listing minor unmarried children in same petition as for their mother. But everybody will have to adjust status and be in the US for that

It's all random stuff. Some users see it, some don't. And the timeline isn't accurate anyway. Most likely USCIS releases this feature to subset to accounts to test out, without considering case is active or decided. It's known as canary deployment. From Google: "Canary deployment is a software deployment technique where a new feature or version is released to a small subset of users in production prior to releasing to a larger subset or all users. It’s also sometimes called a phased rollout or incremental release. By design, it reduces risk, only exposing new features to defined subsets of users and gradually ramping up from there. "

Haha nice one!!! That's what I should have done 😃

Just proves this feature is useless. Why do you care for a closed case?

No

Were you, petitioner, invited to the interview at the embassy in the letter? Because usually only beneficiary goes to interview when going through consular route. And as one online lawyer says, nothing ever good happens when petitioner goes to the consular interview together with beneficiary

By the way, I'm not sure if still the case, all student visa interviews were paused few days ago: https://www.newsweek.com/us-student-visa-pause-interview-2077963 If you're spending some time overseas it may be OK. If you wanted to return immediately, this pause could be another issue.

Sadly, not a unique situation for I-751. Did you apply for naturalization?

Sadly, as @JeanneAdil said, this no longer works. I naturalized earlier this year. Checked these boxes on N-400. My status was never updated, so I had go to SSA in person. Here's my experience: https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/830870-updating-citizenship-status-with-ssa-in-2025/ US passport is another option instead of certificate of naturalization.

No

Sadly it happens from time to time. Maybe weather, maybe ceremony got overbooked, maybe officer conducting it got sick, or there's high priority tasks requiring postponing the ceremony. Hang in there!

Here's example. - Alice enters USA on 01/01/2020 on CR-1 visa after 1.5 years of living separately from spouse Bob, because he's in the US, she's back in France getting visa. - Alice is a resident since 01/01/2020 - Alice's 3 year anniverary as LPR is on 01/01/2023 - Alice files based on 3 year rule, marriage to US citizen. She also uses 90 day early filing window, so N-400 is filed on 10/03/2022. - N-400 is denied due to not meeting marital union requirement. Yes, she's married for over 3 years. But marital union counts as 3 years from 01/01/2020 and there is no early filing window for that. At time of filing you must live together, physically for 3+ years. - If Alice filed on 01/01/2023 or later, she would have been approved

If you're very certain it will be denied as is, you can withdraw petition and not wait for denial. On the other hand, you can roll the dice. I cannot give 100% it will be denied.

Good luck!

1) Tax return trascripts prove good moral character and support answer "No" to question "Since you became a lawful permanent resident, have you called yourself a "nonresident alien" on a Federal, state, or local tax return or decided not to file a tax return because you considered yourself to be a nonresident? " 2) They also confirm continuous residence It takes less than 5 minutes to download them for free from IRS website and upload with form. It's a low effort and there is no harm in providing them. On VJ I read from people applying under 5 year rule being asked for transcripts at the interview. It's just one way to take reasons away that would cause USCIS slow down processing, request evidence or put applicant in uncomfortable position at the interview.