June 2024 - AOS Filers

[EMBELL_17 103]

On 3/27/2025 at 10:11 AM, sararose said:

 

We've been married since 2019 (got married in Canada), but my husband overstayed so we figured they'd be more scrutinizing.

 

However, we actually just got notice today in USCIS that our interview was cancelled and that we'd learn by mail now what the case decision is.

Any update on this one?

[sararose 10]

On 4/19/2025 at 12:56 AM, EMBELL_17 said:

Any update on this one?

 We just had our interview today, but got hit with an RFE for more bona fide marriage evidence. So disheartening as we thought we submitted all that we could put together, not sure what more we can provide. 

[speedster 27]

16 minutes ago, sararose said:

 We just had our interview today, but got hit with an RFE for more bona fide marriage evidence. So disheartening as we thought we submitted all that we could put together, not sure what more we can provide. 

6 years married and rfe for a bona fide marriage? Lol that's new. They're really dragging their feet with us too.

[sararose 10]

1 hour ago, speedster said:

6 years married and rfe for a bona fide marriage? Lol that's new. They're really dragging their feet with us too.

It seems the biggest issue is that we don’t have many comingled finances, such as bank account or joint ownership of anything because I bought my house and car before we were married, we lived in separate countries for the first year we were married, and the whole time he’s been in the US, he’s not been working because…he’s not supposed to?? He’s the beneficiary to every insurance and financial asset I have, he’s on my health insurance, he’s a driver on my car insurance, and we provided all that evidence already as well as photos from the last 15 years we’ve been in a relationship, letters of affidavits from friends, family, and coworkers. We filed taxes as married filing separate because he does not have a SSN or ITIN and isn’t earning any income anyway, I own all our finances right now. I even brought additional letters and things like birthday and holiday cards addressed to both of us and the officer didn’t care to even look at those, he just said they were secondary and waived me off. 
 

It’s been a day. 😔

[sararose 10]

After an emotionally exhausting couple weeks, I come bearing GREAT news!

 

Our case officer just called and said that he has decided he is going to approve both the I-130 and 485 after all, and that we can ignore the RFE. Green Card should arrive by mail within the next month. I have no idea what changed, we hadn't uploaded any new information yet, but I'm not going to question it too hard.

 

We are so excited!!!!

 

To anyone out there who finds themselves in a similar situation, don't give up! Just play their game and follow their rules, however silly and tedious it may seem. You're gonna be okay. 💛