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B1 Visitor> Adjustment of Status Qs; Evolution of Relationship Letter?

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AussieYo   0

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Hi VJ Community,
I've been soaking up all the knowledge here for a while but had a few questions I couldn't find answers to so I thought I'd reach out. Firstly my situation is I came to the country in July 2019 on a B1 visa, met my partner and in a whirlwind romance we got married in November. My visa expired in December and I have been in the country ever since, on the recommendation of an attorney. I'm now hearing mixed ideas around the impact of being "out of status" on the immigration process. My questions are:

- Is there anyone else out there who transitioned from a visitor visa > out of status> successful approval of AOS?

- Given the short amount of time together we don't have a lot of the harder forms of evidence like joint lease which requires an SSN at my husband's building (but we have evidence showing cohabitation) and very little evidence of commingling of finances other than a few bank transfers. Has this been a problem for any of you in the past?

- We were curious as to whether we should also each include a letter for the evolution of our relationship/ nature of relationship? I can't find a whole lot about these but they've come up from time to time.

Thanks so much for your help!

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Crazy Cat Grand Master

Crazy Cat   39,194

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Have you studied this guide?  

 

and this forum?  

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/130-adjustment-of-status-from-work-student-amp-tourist-visas/

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August 7, 2022: Wife filed N-400 Online under 5 year rule.

November 10, 2022: Received "Interview is scheduled" letter.

December 12, 2022:  Received email from Dallas office informing me (spouse) to be there for combo interview.

December 14, 2022: Combo Interview for I-751 and N-400 Conducted.

January 26, 2023: Wife's Oath Ceremony completed at the Plano Event Center, Plano, Texas!!!😁

February 6, 2023: Wife's Passport Application submitted in Dallas, Texas.

March 21, 2023:   Wife's Passport Delivered!!!!

May 15, 2023 (about):  Naturalization Certificate returned from Passport agency!!

 

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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Boiler Grand Master

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VJ has a forum just for these sort of cases, hopefully one of our friendly Mods will move this over there.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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Crazy Cat Grand Master

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***Topic moved to Adjustment of Status from Work, Student, and Tourist Visas******

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

August 7, 2022: Wife filed N-400 Online under 5 year rule.

November 10, 2022: Received "Interview is scheduled" letter.

December 12, 2022:  Received email from Dallas office informing me (spouse) to be there for combo interview.

December 14, 2022: Combo Interview for I-751 and N-400 Conducted.

January 26, 2023: Wife's Oath Ceremony completed at the Plano Event Center, Plano, Texas!!!😁

February 6, 2023: Wife's Passport Application submitted in Dallas, Texas.

March 21, 2023:   Wife's Passport Delivered!!!!

May 15, 2023 (about):  Naturalization Certificate returned from Passport agency!!

 

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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AussieYo   0

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Oh I was wondering if there was a more appropriately suited forum. Thanks for the move! I've done a lot of searching around to find answers to these questions though and haven't been able to find a whole lot so if anyone is able to share their insights that would be super helpful! Thanks!

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