Edward and Jaycel

Yes... Section 9 Eligibility & Inadmissibility or something like that. All the Yes/No questions at the end of the I-485

New policy is that they are not able to reuse biometrics for N-400 applications. All Naturalization applicants have to have a new biometrics collection

You won't get an invoice number for K-1 because there is no need for you to log in. I would do another PI and ask them to confirm that they have your correct email addresses and provide them yours and your fiancée's email addresses. This will flow down to the embassy when they send the case to them and will ensure that you both get any and all email notifications from them.

Good deal! What does the case status say when you check it on CEAC?

Provide paystubs and, if you can get one, an employment verification letter to establish your current income

That’s fantastic news!! 🎉🎉 Congratulations!

USCIS no longer accepts checks - It's either Form G-1450 - Credit Card Authorization or Form G-1650 ACH Debit Authorization

The first thing it is going to ask you to upload is the I-751 Form which you should fill out, print sign and scan into a PDF to do this upload step. Upload the signed form (signed by you and your spouse). Then you will upload evidence separately

This is fantastic advice! We brought 2 portable filers with us to our interview with just about every piece of evidence we had generated since we had met just in case.

You should make sure that the 9 digit number on the IV that you are inputting is actually the A-Number. Are you using the number that says "Registration Number?"

For Immigrant Visas they no longer issue the sealed envelope - It's all done electronically. Are you using the A Numbers that were provided on the I-130 approval notice? Are they the same as the A-Numbers on your parent's visas?

Great news!! 🎉

I've seen reports on other forums that USCIS is aware there was a problem for January/Early February filers and it appears that they are slowly working their way back through the list of people that filed and had issues. Filing a non-delivery report is good as that should put you on their radar as someone that needs fixed.

Congrats!! 🎉🎉

Stop relying on these sites that tell you about the "People Around You". Those sites are garbage... the only firm data they can give you is from a small subset of cases that also sign up to that site. There are still hundreds of people waiting for approval from July and the months before. You have to understand that USCIS picks a subset of cases to process out of each month to keep their average processing time down. The thing I hate most about those sites is that every case is unique and what happens to the "People around you" has exactly zero bearing on your case. You would be better served becoming an "A Student" on the processes that follow (NVC, Embassy, AOS phases) so that you are well prepared

Scan all your docs into a PDF file and then, save the file. Then in the "File" menu of Adobe there should be an option to "Compress a PDF". This will save it again but as a smaller file size.

About a week before your interview, upload to the "Unsolicited Evidence" option on your online account any evidence of your marital bona fides that you have obtained since you filed (Joint bank account statements, joint utility bills, joint insurance policies, joint lease agreements, etc.) Focus on the evidence that shows that you two have joined your lives financially. A few photos are good too... with those, focus on pics that show you both with friends/family (public life as a couple), not just selfies. To the interview, bring a Cetrified True Copy (CTC) and a photocopy of all civil documents you submitted with the filing. Also bring IDs, Driver Licenses, husband and step daughter's passports with their entry stamp from when they entered the US. Also bring a hard copy of the evidence you upload prior to the interview in case the officer has trouble accessing it for whatever reason. Your Joint I-864 sponsor does not need to attend the interview. If you are at the interview stage, that means that the I-864 was qualified by USCIS during the NBC stage. The field office generally has nothing to do with the I-864 nor do they want to do anything with it. On this note however, if your joint sponsor has filed their 2025 taxes and has access to their Tax Return Transcript, it would be a good idea for you to bring a copy of that with you. Once approved, the Green Card is the work authorization so if your husband and step-daughter's EADs haven't been approved by the time they get the GC approval, those applications will just be administratively closed. Best of luck!

Good... keep your inquiries to the IV unit. They are the ones who will be handling your case all the way to the end when, after it's approved, they transfer it to the NIV unit to actually issue the visa. That's the only time that the NIV touches your file.

I found this under the K-1 / K-3 section of that website:

Here's the Department of State "supplements by Post" page for Ankara https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/ANK-Ankara.html

Oh yes.... they did add the feature a while back that you can't schedule until they validate that you paid

There is no expiration date on it but they should accept it if it was generated within 1 year. That's the standard for most embassies on police reports

It will be via email that they contact you.

The average time for USCIS to process 80% of cases right now is 10 months. Even though USCIS has started processing August filers, there are still many many July filers that haven't been processed yet. Each case is processed individually and there can be many factors as to why some cases are adjudicated before yours. The best thing you can do to preserve your sanity in this process is not compare yourself to the "Cases Around You" as certain websites let you do. Like I said, each case is processed individually. The best thing you can do while you're waiting is to become an "A-Student" on what comes next after the petition is approved (NVC stage, Embassy Stage) so that you understand exactly what you will need to do to navigate it with the least amount of friction. And I will tell you this from personal experience, it is never too early to start thinking about what to do after the beneficiary enters the country and the AOS process.

Good deal! Let us know how it goes!