MalloryCat

correct just a normal update

chances are they are still processing your visa if they found no issues with whatever documents were requested from you they may just be in the process of further visa processing or just printing the visa in general! usually asking for your passport (automated email or not) is a better sign than any don't worry too much, you will just have to keep waiting your CEAC status will update to "issued" if they don't have any problems with your case

yea its unfortunate with the upcoming administration change USCIS is more than likely getting an influx of cases so everything is probably gonna slow down for awhile

if you got a tracking number from whoever you mailed it with you can check that to see if it was delivered but i believe USCIS is taking 8-10 weeks to send out receipt notices

OH nah i think you'll be fine i don't think the the SSA and the offices that handle marriage licenses are really connected in anyway if it was an issue they probably wouldn't have let you get the license in the first place lol

i think it depends on the state really in Michigan we were able to apply for our marriage license (and get same day) without my fiances SSN, even though we had already applied for it. (we ended up going to the SSO after getting our marriage license and had them tell us his SSN verbally since it had been 2 weeks at that point) We called the office we had to go to, to get the license beforehand to make sure he didn't need it, and they told us we just needed his ID (in this case his foreign ID was fine) and his birth certificate (translated in our case) i think your best bet would be to try calling the office that does marriage licenses and see what they say

i believe we submitted 5-10 photos. 3 or 4 were selfies, the rest were pictures that family had taken of us. photos are great but USCIS prefers passport stamps, flight itineraries, etc. we aren't really picture people either and we had zero issues with submitting very few photos

border patrol should have sent the information in that packet to USCIS so they should already have it

with the upcoming administration change USCIS has slowed down signifcantly but stuff like trackmyvisanow usually over estimate processing times, so its not 100% accurate the immigration process is long, so have patience

a prenup would not affect a CR1 either as you get married before filing for the visa at all

as i said USCIS is more than likely getting an influx of petitions with the upcoming administration change and since I-129f are all still done on paper, your petition is probably still sitting in a pile on someones desk it is incredibly unfortunate and i'm sorry you're in the situation. it is just an unpleasant waiting game

1. a prenup has no affect on the K-1 visa process. it is a personal choice if you choose to both sign one. however if you do go this route, and you do get married, and apply for adjustment of status, you file an affidavit of support (form I-864) that makes you legally obligated to support the person you're sponsoring, prenup or not. from the I-864 instructions: NOTE: Even if one or more Form I-864s are submitted for an intending immigrant, the petitioning sponsor remains legally accountable for the financial support of the sponsored immigrant along with the joint sponsors. this lasts until the immigrant either: becomes a citizen, works 40 quarters in the US (usually 10 years), the person loses residency status (leaves US and gives up green card, etc), and a few other reasons. 2. a prenup is not something that gets submitted at any time during the I-129f process or K-1 process, so any steps toward getting one would be questions for a lawyer 3. A family law attorney or a prenuptial agreement attorney 4. if you believe you have a simple case (no criminal background on your part etc) then the I-129f/K-1 visa process is very DIY 5. no an engagement party is not required. that is purely a cultural thing. USCIS just wants to see that you've met in person at least once within 2 years of filing the I-129f petition. this is best done through flight itineraries, passport stamps, hotel bookings, photos together, etc.

you only need 1 dose of each vaccine series for AOS from a K-1 visa https://www.uscis.gov/tools/designated-civil-surgeons/vaccination-requirements "You are only required to receive a single dose of each vaccine when you visit the civil surgeon. "

if it was approved on september 30, it was more than likely not sent the same day i don't think USCIS has ever sent a case to the NVC the same day. but yes at the very least you will have to wait 30 days. or check the NVC time frames and contact them based off that https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/nvc-timeframes.html I see on the time frame it says they are working on cases that they received on Nov. 29. if yours was sent on the 15th, giving about 7-10 business days for the mail to get there (since USCIS still sends I-129f cases via post) you could try contacting them now to see if they have it. being the end of the year, and also an upcoming administration change, USCIS and the NVC are more than likely receiving an influx of cases. Slowing everyone's case down. the NOA2 is a copy paste for everyone and they aren't going to update it really to keep current with actual time frames. someone a few weeks ago was told by NVC through email to wait 60 days after their case was sent to the NVC to contact them again.

have you tried going back to the SSA office and have them tell it to you verbally? thats what we ended up doing when USPS didn't deliver his (that was an issue with USPS at the time, it ended up coming in the mail about 3 weeks later, 2 weeks after it was supposed to) we waited 2 weeks from the day we applied to go back in and ask for it. assuming you only need the number for the marriage license, and they don't need to see the physical card?