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I brought bank statements of both my then fiancé as well as my joint sponsor (my fiancé jut moved back to the US after having lived in The Netherlands for 10 years) of the past year. That turned out to be too much lol, as I was told I was kind of 'overprepared'. She did keep the most recent statements though. I attached the tax returns for 2022 with them as I didn't have 2023 yet in January and when I filed my AOS package I just included the whole shebang again for 2022 and added 2023 as the most recent. They probably have some double paperwork now but I rather give too much than not enough and get an RFE. The 3 years of tax return is optional. I added the income of all three years of my joint sponsor to the form with my AOS, but didn't add the tax returns. My joint sponsor is retired with VA benefits so there is not much changing except for it going up each year and my husband didn't have a US income. I would add all three years if easy to obtain just to be sure if you have regular jobs though. Just in case. I brought my latest employment contract and salary in the Netherlands to my interview even though I thought it was odd they would care/ask since I would leave my job, but I think they kept those as well. So if your fiancé has a good paying job and a solid contract overseas now, that might actually help the consulate decide, who knows. I would assume they want to see if you can support yourself as soon as you get your work permit by checking what you did and for how long in your own country. Because I would have no idea why else they would want to see that.

Birth Certification + Translation is needed for the interview. Once your I-129F is approved you will receive a letter with instructions that will tell you exactly what you need. I also made sure I brought the same with me here to the US in case I need them again or in case USCIS loses documents (you never know). It's easier to obtain all that stuff in your own country than from the USA.

Baie geluk! First step is done, congrats!

Is there really no dutchies anymore? I've been in the US for nearly 5 months now awaiting my AOS approval.

Yup I did! You can check my timeline. I am now in the USA and my AOS is pending. Are you from the Philippines but filing in The Netherlands? Things have changed somewhat since I had my interview in January as you go through the Frankfurt, Germany consulate now instead of the Amsterdam one. Feel free to contact me if you have questions!

It might be different for France and I don't know about your birth certificates, in The Netherlands you simply do not get your original birth certificate but I could get a certified international copy. If your birth certificate is not in both French and English, make sure you bring the original, a copy and a certified translated copy of it with you. As for the birth certificate of the sponsor, I only brought a copy of it with me (well 2 copies, can never be too prepared) and a copy of his passport. They never asked for the originals because why would you have your USC original BC with you in France? That would make no sense. So don't worry about that. Ask your fiance if s/he can scan his/her original birth certificate and passport (both sides) and bring the prints of those with you.

Not in Ireland but it may apply to you too. My i-797 expired 12/27/2023, I didn't have my medical until 01/12/2024 and my interview on 01/23/2024. I had no idea my I-797 had expired until I booked my medical and went through my paperwork. I tried to contact the consulate by email, explaining the situation but never heard back. Eventually it turned out it was extended automatically, probably because it all took longer than usual, or they extended it because of my email and just didn't respond back, To this day I still have no idea, all I know is that it never gave me any trouble. Did you guys ever hear anything?

I didn't go through Frankfurt because in January the consulate in Amsterdam was still handling the K1 Visas for The Netherlands, but I did go to my interview and my medical had not arrived there yet. I asked if it may still arrive since it was sent by the civil surgeon with DHL the day before, but it turns out that the medical exam is shipped to the embassy first before forwarded to the consulate so that takes about a week. I am assuming the same goes for Germany. My timeline, hope it helps: Medical exam: January 12 Medical exam sent with DHL to embassy: January 22 Interview at consulate: January 23, approved pending medical, passport was taken Visa issued: January 31 So it took 8 days for me after the interview to see 'Issued' on my screen and a few days later I received the package with my passport and Visa(I paid to have it delivered). So if you had your medical already, ask the health center when they shipped it and where. When did you have your interview?

I have received my NOA's finally, both for my I-485 (dated 08/14) and for my I-601 (dated 08/14) plus biometrics appointment (dated 08/19) on the 4th of September!

Well that explains a lot, I was under the assumption that OP was outside of the US, waiting for a visa to be approved to enter the USA. I did not realize it was for people that overstayed and were still IN the USA. Thanks for the clarification.

I did add "Unless you suspect a hard denial without it." But I never said anything about traveling anywhere I don't think? What do you mean by leaving the USA? OP is not in the USA, right?

Let's just agree to disagree on the vaccine argument there.

If this is your argument for a waiver, you will not get approved.

For me it is not difficult because I have a genuine and strong (and protected) conviction and I would be highly surprised if it got denied, it's just annoying and expensive and I believe that a vaccine should ALWAYS be voluntary, no matter what reason you have not to take it. Whomever wants to feel safe by taking whatever jab should be free to do so but not force me to do the same. After all, if they got theirs, they should be protected, no? But you say you are worried to take multiple shots at once so you're not really against vaccines. That means you do not have a strong moral or religious conviction against vaccines in general so getting the waiver approved would be very hard, if not impossible.

I see what you mean. Yes that means wait and file the waiver after denial.

I agree, it is worthy of mention and if that is too much work, then their convictions are probably not strong enough anyway and that is what USCIS aims for with the high cost. But to say that people can't make a case, or that they need a lawyer, scaring them into just taking the vaccines against their will is not fair either, I have seen such responses on here quite a lot so I like to balance that out. I just filed my waiver on religious grounds so I do not know the outcome yet, but I do know I have a strong case and I can defend it if needed because my beliefs are genuine and I am willing to give up my green card for it. I knew way before even filing the I-129F that I was going to need the waiver and I was also told I needed a lawyer, it was nearly impossible, took years to be approved, but after I researched it for a while I saw that this waiver (vaccine) seemed more successful with people DIY-ing it than people hiring expensive lawyers and that most of them were approved without issues and it didn't take as long. You don't need an expensive lawyer to defend your own beliefs. If you can't express it well in English, write it down in your own language and have it translated.

Yes that is why I said "I can see how that may be an issue for other people". We are financially well off and my husband owns our house. I do not need to work (although I might want to later) so I don't have to drive anywhere yet and I am fine being driven by my husband for a while. I am in a position where I can wait, that is why I said it's not a big issue for me.

I agree, I think the CS waiving them for medical reasons would be the first approach simply because it would be easiest, fastest and cheapest, plus it seems that the OP has a valid medical case. But if that doesn't work for whatever reason, OP might be able to build a case on moral grounds. Not religious, I agree, because I do not see OP mention anything about faith and beliefs and if you are not religious it will be a hard case to defend, but it should be possible to get it waived on moral grounds. After all that simply means that their conviction is that it is wrong to take the vaccines, which the OP clearly believes because they genuinely believe and fear it might cause harm to their health. Just because people claim that something is rare, doesn't mean that 1.) that is actually true, or 2.) that OP will not get harmed. Would any USCIS bet their own health on statistics? Would they put their children in a situation where they have a certain percentage of getting harmed? It would need a strong defense to make that case but I do not see why that would be impossible? It includes 'moral' next to 'religious' for a reason. I think most people who do not want to take the vaccines could make a strong moral case against it if they would be willing to put the time into it and spend the money for it. Most do not and just get the vaccines because of the cost and inconvenience (which means they couldn't have made a strong case anyway) but some are simply not doing it because they are being told that it's a 'waste of money' because 'it will never get approved anyway' and I think that is not true. If your conviction is strong enough you will be able to convince the USCIS officer of it. I see too many fear mongering remarks in this forum that claim it 'takes too long' and 'costs too much'. Nothing takes too long or costs too much if that means you do not have to do something against your moral or religious convictions. But if it sounds like a hassle you're not willing to get into, then don't bother indeed because that would for sure be a waste of time.

Checks were finally cashed last Friday, no NOA yet.

Yes I assumed as much, but what type of inadmissibility? Some are quicker and easier than others.

I know, right! Nothing here yet.

No not lying, just not bringing it up. I have no ideas what laws they have in Tunisia and I was asking if they could renounce their Tunisian citizenship. I know Moroccans can't. If they can't, I would assume they'd have to enter on valid Tunisian passport. I guess I don't see the issue, just renew your Tunisian passport and travel with both just in case.

That is actually a strong possibility.

I filed for a waiver based on religious convictions and I am from The Netherlands where most people are either atheists, protestants or Catholics, none of those groups have any issues with vaccines. That doesn't mean that every single person in that country belongs or identifies with those religious groups. I don't belong to any type of church or religion, yet I have a strong religious case for my vaccine waiver. More and more people these days are non denominational Christians who live by the teachings in the Bible instead of the traditions of men. The waiver does not require you to be a part of some religious group at all.

I am the same age as you. If you only had your childhood vaccines there is quite a long list that you are required to take and/or boost. If you have to save up for the money, just let the process do its thing and wait for the denial at the interview. In the meantime get your I-601 with statement(s) prepared and set money aside so you can file immediately after your denial. At least that is probably what I would do. You know now what you need and what the cost is, so you can prepare.