MalloryCat

make sure you include a COPY of the DS-3025, and keep one for yourselves

we havent heard anything on my husbands EAD either USCIS processing has probably slowed down significantly with the new administration it is quite unfortunate

my husbands biometrics appointment was on march 18th and we have no had any updates for his I-765 either everything has slowed down with the current administration. so as of now, this seems normal, last i checked processing times according the USCIS for the I-765 was about 3.5 months.

well the point of filing it for most people is mostly for the reason i mentioned. theres a high chance of an emergency back in their home country that they need to attend to. i personally haven't, so im not sure you can see the timelines on this site for the advanced parole (form i-131) the most recent one, theirs got approved in a little over a month, the ones before that were more than 6 months https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/aplist.php?op5=3,6,9,10 most people don't file the I-131 because the processing time is so unpredictable. and it now has such a large fee associated with it.

1. if you are filing the 3 forms concurrently (ie, all in the same package) they all go to the same lockbox location. so which ever one is for your state, it all goes there. so since you are in SC, you would send it to whichever of the Chicago lockboxes, depends on which mailing service you use. you want to look at this chart, as you are filing for the family based forms https://www.uscis.gov/forms/all-forms/uscis-lockbox-filing-locations-chart-for-certain-family-based-forms 2.1. after receiving your entire package, the lockbox will determine where to send each form. these forms all get scanned in electronically so its pretty simple to get where it needs to go. usually the NBC (national benefits center) will process the I-765 and the I-131, and eventually send the I-485 onto your local USCIS office. Biometrics are done at an application support center, which is not the same as a USCIS office. when biometrics get scheduled, it gets sent to whichever application support center is closest to you. 2.2 that is up to you. if you feel like there is a chance you have an emergency back home (sick family member, etc) than you should file the form. if you believe the chances of that are low, than don't bother as it wouldn't be worth the money. We didn't file the I-131 personally. 3. no real way to know honestly. non-border states might have less applications there.

you don't need to include any additional proof of where they have been living, only the current address and the last 5 years worth of addresses. lease agreements and things are not required evidence for the beneficiary for the I-129f. the only evidence you need to provide for the I-129f is proof of relationship and having met in person within the last 2 years of the filing date.

it was my husbands interview I wasn't there, but ive heard of both people attending a K-1 interview, but i'm not sure how it went for them. its probably better if only the beneficiary attends imo

of course! no staples, no hole punches it should be in this order cover letter signed and completed form evidence and everything should be held together with 1 binder clip. you want to make it easy for the USCIS officer adjudicating your petition to do what they need to and not have anything hindering that

thats understandable lol i would say maybe stick with the most recent 4-5 trips. And you can include a 1 - 2 page explanation of how you met, how long you been together, when you first met in person, etc.

you're better off the way you currently have it photos organized on a sheet of paper with an explanation of the photos. you don't want to send in "real photos" i.e the ones on photo paper, that would be more tedious for the USCIS officer than including a lot of evidence. if it is all clear and concise, I don't see the issue of including a lot. My husband (fiance at the time) and I only included about 5-10 photos of us together, and each one was on a separate piece of paper. and then passport stamps, airbnb receipts, flight receipts were all also on their own sheet of paper. each thing had a 1-2 sentence explanation of what it was. we each took our passport photos ourselves, and I had them printed here in the states. and we used the photo tool provided by the government to make sure they matched the criteria. https://tsg.phototool.state.gov/photo you really only need to include that you were unemployed. and since theres nothing on the I-129f that relates to your income specifically, i don't see the need to include that for yourself.

YAY! thankfully it was so quick this time!

you each should have your own letter of intent the signature doesnt have to be wet, so if the foreign fiance wants to sign it and then scan and email it to you, they can. you really only need to include the letter of intent as your proof that you'll get married. you can include how you intend to do that (i.e. big ceremony, court house ceremony, etc). you don't wanna show too much "wedding stuff" and confuse whoever goes over your petition into thinking that you're already married, ya know? stamps are best if you can, i know some airports just don't do them anymore

ours is the same had biometrics march 18th been at "case is under review" since with the current administration im sure USCIS has received even more cases and has caused a significant delay, unfortunately you can't really rely on the estimate, it is pretty inaccurate.

it sounds like a generic email they send to all visas processed by the immigrant visa section of the embasssy. even though the K1 is nonimmigrant, it is processed by the immigrant visa section. they also process IR1/CR1 visas, which do require the I-864. they probably do more of those visas than K1s, so they probably don't see the need to have multiple templates so you dont need the I-864, just the I-134

since it's past the 90 days, yes technically it did it think people recommended something like "K1 Visa - Out of Status" something like that anyway

You need to include the bright green piece of paper at the front of the everything regardless of it you print new forms or not

I know when we got our rejection we just redid all the forms again, just to be certain we were using the most current ones

most banks require a SSN at the very least to open a bank account. some require a state ID as well. you might be able to add him to a joint account without a state ID, but he will need a SSN. Which he can apply for one when he gets into the US. Just not before. He'll need to make an appointment with a SSO for that. you cannot just walk in anymore - but in short, no he more than likely cannot open a US bank account until after he arrives and has gotten an SSN you might need to check directly with whatever airline he will be coming over with, but should only need documentation for the cat, like updated vaccine records. but different airlines have different requirements. but its typically very easy to do. it depends on how he got his cellphone and what kind. if he got it directly through a carrier (not sure what its like in France) it might be locked to that carrier, and he would have to get a different one in the states. if it is something he got secondhand or directly through the manufacturer, it might be unlocked, and can be put on any cell providers plan. my husband has an iphone that he had purchased long before he moved here on his K1, but Germany almost always has phones that are unlocked, regardless of where you get them. and we were able to just add him to a cellphone plan here, no need to do anything depending on what kind of phone he has he should be able to just google "how to check if my phone has a carrier lock" or something like that. an iphone will say "No SIM Restrictions", which means he should be able to be put on any cell plan. it should say something similar on androids.

theres no telling how long it will take exactly with everything the current administration has been up to... its hard to tell my husband had his biometrics on march 18th and we havent heard anything back for his work authorization yet either. "no action required" means exactly that. youre just in a period of waiting now. unless it updates to an RFE or something like that. the myprogresstab isn't reliable. don't get too worked up over the timeline on it. many members here will agree

removal of conditions is what youre looking for form I-751 check this forum https://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/86-removing-conditions-on-residency-general-discussion/ theres a calculator here that will tell you when you can apply https://www.uscis.gov/forms/when-to-file-your-petition-to-remove-conditions

i mean being "engaged" isn't a legal status. you can say youre engaged or call someone your fiance without an official proposal or an engagement party. or even engagement pictures. we didn't take engagement pictures until after my husband (then fiance) arrived in the US on his K1 visa. it sounds like the officer doing the interview didn't feel like there was enough, the culture in Nepal probably played a big part in that.

hmm then vice versa? attn: in first name USCIS in company name Or what we did was just type it out how it should be on a piece of paper (or label sheet) and put it on the package and just pay for it at the post office instead of online. you'll still get tracking and everything that way

you could try putting USCIS in the first name line and the Attn: in the company line

you could get affidavit letters from your fiances family while you are there, that would be good as secondary evidence in your situation. but many pictures with family and friends (probably in different locations, like at their house, out doing an activity, stuff like that) should be your primary evidence did you provide passport stamps, plane tickets, anything like that as well? proof that you were actually in the same country helps a lot

ahh thats too bad 😔 the chances it was the exact amount is crazy though lol