MalloryCat

the K1 visa validity is based on the date of the medical exam, not the date of the interview. the medical exam is only valid for 6 months. so if you do the medical too early, you could be put in a situation of having to rush to use the visa. that is probably why they wanted to know the date of the medical before you attended it. also so they know to expect the medical exam results to be sent to them

glad to hear it went well! did they give you a copy of the DS-3025? the vaccine documentation? as you may need it for your AOS when in the states. if they didn't probably easier to get a copy now while youre still in the country lol

per USCIS, you only need one dose off all required vaccines. vaccines that have multiple stages should be done on your own time if you so choose, but are not required for immigration "Certain vaccine series can only be completed with multiple visits to the civil surgeon. Am I required to complete the entire series before the civil surgeon can sign the Form I-693? A. You are only required to receive a single dose of each vaccine when you visit the civil surgeon. You are encouraged to follow up with your private health care provider to complete the series. Once you have received the single dose appropriate at the time, the civil surgeon can sign and certify the Form I-693." https://www.uscis.gov/tools/designated-civil-surgeons/vaccination-requirements according to the CDC it is recommended it get 2 doses of the measles vaccine (which is just the MMR vaccine, there isn't one just for measles). this is usually done in childhood, but if older children or adults don't have record of receiving it, 1 to 2 doses is recommended. "Older children, adolescents, & adults—Also need 1 or 2 doses of MMR vaccine if they don't have evidence of immunity" https://www.cdc.gov/measles/vaccines/index.html this could be what the physician is referring to, if they said it is required for immigration, that is incorrect according to USCIS

your fiance should have gotten it at the end of the appointment definitely have him reach out and ask for it. it is very good to have when it comes time for AOS

pertussis is required to be given a vaccine for. immigration vaccine requirements by age are listed on table one on the cdc site at this link https://www.cdc.gov/immigrant-refugee-health/hcp/panel-physicians/vaccination.html the tdap is listed as a required vaccine for those aged 18-64, unless it was within 10 years of his last dose (if he had ever received one after 10 years of age) - https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/imz-schedules/adult-notes.html#note-tdap your fiance should have received a copy of form DS-3025 from his panel physician. the panel physician could have marked the tdap as not age appropriate but there is a box that should be marked that says "k-1 applicant voluntarily received all vaccinations" or something like that, I can't remember the exact wording

it could be marked as "refused" while they are processing it, and it could eventually update to ready. you should contact the embassy using their visa navigator U.S. Consulate Guangzhou Immigrant Visa Unit Navigator https://china.usembassy-china.org.cn/visas-immigrant-visas-contact-us/

any contact now will be from the embassy directly to the beneficiary, typically through physical mail you can check the status here (switch drop down to immigrant visa, using the NVC case number) - https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?App=NIV when it says "Ready" you can try contacting the embassy directly. most have an email you can use.

you have better chances of getting a social security card by going into the office its the government, they don't always do a good job of communicating with each other lol

i just want to clarify, the day you get married you can sign with your new married name but filling out the marriage license application should be done in your current legal name

I know I signed mine with the new last name (but I'm the US citizen), but I haven't gotten around to actually changing it. regardless of how you sign it, the marriage certificate is a document to show name change. you can change your last name to any combination of the last names listed on the marriage certificate. you can put the name you want to use on all the AOS forms, ie your married name. And then include your maiden name in the Other names used fields of the forms. That is what @Edward and Jaycel did for her AOS and her EAD came in her new name if I remember correctly

send in AOS as soon as possible. if the I-94 is expired, they are technically unlawfully present and subject to removal, until you have proof of a pending I-485. Send in what you have for the DS-3025 you may get an RFE for a new medical, but thats better than anything else

ours never updated with a tracking number but it did show up in informed delivery under the packages section! lol

NOA1 means they are processing it, they would have rejected it outright if it was a major issue. unless they find something egregiously wrong with it, you could just get an RFE

if the I-129f is signed in the correct spot, it could just be an RFE. But if it does get rejected, everything gets sent back to you (including any checks you made) and nothing gets paid for. if that happens you fix the mistake and you can send back the same exact packet (including evidence)

a bit of both imo i couldn't find the article but at one point the new pick to lead USCIS said interviews would be back to becoming standard for everyone, but i can't find anything confirming that but also just a word of mouth situation of people hearing directly from officers at their interviews that all AOS applicants will have a mandatory interview. from my understanding the waiving of interviews only became big during the Biden Administration and during COVID before that all family based AOS applicants were interviewed. being interviewed is supposed to be the norm lol

it does this automatically, ours says the same thing don't expect it to be waived. with current administration everyone is getting an interview

this could be something that can be updated at the time of your fiances interview. as far as writing a letter, that agent was more than likely referring to the service center that received your packet, which i believe for all I-129fs now is the california service center. it would have your case number, your name, fiances name. and probably attn: I-129f. something along those lines But i think easiest thing would be for your fiance to update the information at their interview.

if you are doing tax return transcripts (which is preferred), the W2 is irrelevant and you should not include it. if he is out of status you need to file asap. start the process to obtain his BC now. submit what you have (passport, K1 Visa) and wait and see if you get an RFE for the birth certificate. it happens at least you would have started the process to get it.

you pay $260

its recommended to have a copy of the packet and evidence to bring with to the interview in case the officer asks for it. they don't always do, as they have a copy of the approved packet themselves. the beneficiary should be able to just print all of it in their home country and its not an issue

you can run it through the passport photo tool to check if it passes if you havent already https://tsg.phototool.state.gov/photo

no it shouldn't be my hair was just down, i took my picture myself at home lol but i don't believe my ears were showing

i don't believe there is a "need" no, but they are only visible really if you aren't wearing anything on your head, which is a requirement the only time they would be covered would be because of the need to wear religious head wear

passport style pictures need to be to the standards of US passports https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/how-apply/photos.html

more than likely everything immigration related is gonna slow down because of the current administration