Edward and Jaycel

I think you made a typo in the title correction? It should be 02/06/2026

Update.... The email notification just came out

FYI..... USCIS has issued a new Edition of Form G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transactions today. This happened with no announcement or grace period that I can find. The new form edition date is 02/06/26. If you are getting ready to file using a credit card for your fee, make sure you have the latest edition of the form.

While waiting for my I-129F Petition for Jaycel to be approved, and bleeding over into waiting for the embassy process, I read the entire 2500+ page USCIS Policy Manual and the relevant parts of the FAM (Foreign Affairs Manual) so that I would understand the next phases and how USCIS / DOS approach the process in general. I know that's not everyone's cup of tea, but like @Crazy Cat said above, at least have a firm grip of what you'll need to do for the embassy stage and it's never too early to start studying the AOS process. You'll be surprised how fast the 90 days goes by once your fiancé(e) arrives.

The first image is a Tax Account Transcript... not a Tax Return Transcript. This is where you find the Tax Return Transcripts:

It can vary so widely that it's hard to say but generally you get an appointment within 3-4 weeks after they accept your application

Biometrics for Re-Entry permits are now being scheduled in almost 100% of the cases. You can leave the US once you have completed that appointment

Woo Hoo!!! Congratulations!!! 🎉🎉

The "Total Income" amount from the Tax Return Transcripts

Told ya to keep an eye on your email today Congratulations!!!

If he said that your adjudication date is today, keep an eye out on your email tomorrow

Woo Hoo!!! Congratulations!!! 🎉🎉

This is the response Jaycel and I received from them on our 2nd inquiry. Several days later we received another email from them with our case number.

Awesome!!

Make an inquiry with them for your invoice number here: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/ask-nvc.html

As you can see here, it will still show as Nonimmigrant when it's issued. This was Jaycel's last status in the case.

This is also normal in the process.... When it passes to the NIV Unit for issuance it then shows in the CEAC Tracker as NonImmigrant. Same thing happened to Jaycel's case number.

This is normal.... The K-1 is technically a non-immigrant visa that is processed by the Immigrant Visa unit at the embassy, right up until it is time to be issued. Since it is a non-immigrant visa, it MUST be issued by the Non-Immigrant Visa unit. The case status changes to "Application Received" when the IV Unit passes it to the NIV unit for issuance. This happened in Jaycel's case there in Manila. (We got really nervous too ) I had a former Consular Officer explain this to me some time later. We had met him at a social event and I asked him a few things, this being one of them. Don't worry... The next step is "Approved" and then "Issued". Jaycel's changed from "Application Received" to "Approved" to "Issued" all within a matter of about 2-3 days.

Have you tried asking your congressional representative for their help inquiring with USCIS?

Absolutely send it FedEx

Do you not have a certified copy you can send to her via FedEx?

Same here....

It should say 1040 Tax Return Transcript

You do not need "certified" copies of the tax transcripts. The PDF you download from the irs.gov website is exactly what you will provide to USCIS

Yes you have a choice. USCIS prefers you to send the Tax Return Transcripts so if you have an online account with the IRS or can get one fairly quickly, I would get the transcripts. Yes Online filing is the way to go with the N-400 IMHO and you would scan your evidence into PDF for ease of upload.