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HI EVERYONE! interview was today! It was insane. We were SO prepared with a file book with about 400 pages in it (I added everything you all suggested since I last posted!) and The immigration officer did not ask us one thing about us or take one document from us. We sat in silence after saying hello and introducing ourselves, for about ten minutes, and then he said "listen ladies I looked over your application for about 30 minutes before you got here. I've seen what I need to see. I'm approving your permanent residence as of today. Congratulations! You'll get the card in the mail in less than two weeks. Any questions?" SUCH A WHIRLWIND. But such amazing news !!! afterwards he told us “I don’t mean to be brash but don’t get a lawyer when you remove conditions. It’s super easy. You can do it yourself, don’t waste y’all’s money.” And then escorted us out and said congrats again ! 😂 thank you all for your help! And thank you do this site for being my safety net and support system through this wild ride!

This is awesome info thank you SO much!!!

“Relax” isn’t in my vocabulary at the moment haha! Very nerve wracking time for sure. But I appreciate you easing my mind a little. It’s definitely best to just be honest with them and tell them it all happened so fast that we didn’t have time to get our ducks in a row like we’d planned to. They’re human too they’ve got to appreciate our vulnerability.

This all happened so fast. We didn’t even send our application in until the end of February 2023, by May 20th I had my EAD and SSN and my interview is booked for Aug 2. I’m so overwhelmed with it happening so fast we didn’t have enough time to establish hardly anything.

Unfortunately we don’t have time to open a new bank account as my interview is in a week now, I would assume it would look suspicious if we all of a sudden opened an account right before my interview. That would have been an option if we had more time, but my EAD and SSN were only approved at the end of May, so we haven’t had much time to get my name on anything honestly. I am listed as an authorized user on our phone bill, which has both of our devices on it. the gas and electric at our new apartment is in my name (they wouldn’t let me add her as a joint account holder?). but again the tax return amendment won’t be available for 3-5 weeks, so should we just take a photo and or scan a copy of the form before we mail it?

Hi everyone. I’m going to try and make this short but any help is appreciated. I’ve been living in the U.S. with my spouse after an unplanned elopement last July, we filed for my Adjustment of Status concurrently with my I-130 petition, as well as my I-765 EAD, and I-131 AP. I am Canadian and crossed via land border to visit my wife for the Canada Day & 4th Of July holiday week in 2022. So I was not issued an i94, as well as did not have any valid visa status. But since I am Canadian I did not need a visa to visit. when we got married and decided I stay, we contacted a lawyer and he said it would be no problem since our wedding wasn’t planned. Fast forward to a year from then, my EAD has been approved and i’m about to start my new job on this coming Monday, but I just got a letter in the mail saying my interview has been scheduled for this Wednesday. When it comes to Bonafide evidence of our marriage, my wife and I have affidavits from our family and friends (we even lived with my father in law for many months while we worked through this process), we just very recently signed a lease and moved into our own apartment in the city so we do have a lease. I am on her health insurance card as a dependent, as well as I am a named insured on our car insurance. We do not have joint bank accounts because we just use an online no-fee bank and they don’t allow joint accounts. however, we just downloaded my wife’s tax transcript from the most recent filing year (we filed her i864 with the 2021 tax year and she’s since filed for the 2022 year) and we realized that her tax agency filed her as “Single” and not “married filing separately” (as I did not work in the U.S. that year and have filed in Canada for myself.) we did not realize this error until today, which is one week from the date of my interview. will the other evidence we have as a married couple be enough that the IO won’t question it ? Or will this severely hinder our chances of a successful interview ? She is filing an amendment for 1040-X to change her marital status with the IRS tomorrow, but it takes about 3-5 weeks to receive that confirmation. It was an honest mistake, as she has been using this tax preparer for years and we truly didn’t realize until right this moment. many advice on next steps? Or if I should or should not be worried?? thanks xx

Hiiii ! I had the exact same issue. Was not issued an I-94 when I crossed at a land border, even tho I gave my passport and was inspected by a CBP officer. He asked me a few questions and waived me through. because of this, when I went to adjust my status I needed the help of an immigration attorney. I went to a deferred action site, I called USCIS, I called CBP I emailed all three.. every single outlet gave me different information and it took about 4 months of runaround before I decided to just hire a lawyer and adjust status without my I-94. But long story short.. there IS a record somewhere of your I-94, we just do not have access to it. Because of the electronic filing for I-94 now, most Canadians are not issued one upfront and it takes months to years for it to show up on the travel history website. If you gave the CBP officer your passport at the land border crossing there WILL be a legal record somewhere of your entry. They will find it much easier than we, as civilians, can. My lawyer filled out the application based on information I gave him and in the spot where it asks for your I-94 # we put “Not Issued” and then I also had to write a letter, or an affidavit, explaining where, when and why I crossed the border, and just simply stating that I did not receive an I-94 after diligently checking the electronic website daily for over 4 months. I also used this opportunity to explain that I crossed the border in good faith, with no intention to stay, but that plans changed after I eloped while I was there. (They will need also that explanation, since I crossed the border for a weekend trip, initially, to visit my fiancée) I hope this helps! And I would, yes, do you due diligence by constantly checking if your I-94 has appeared on the CBP website yet, but at the same time don’t stress too much about it. This is a very common thing for Canadians to see. Most Canadians will never know they weren’t given an I-94 for a quick trip to go shopping, etc. it’s just us that need it that it affects. Good luck!