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I did an AOS from my H1B to GC. I have been a permanent resident since the last 5 continuous years now. Have no criminal history or tax offenses.

The only real issue in my situation has been a long term divorce and child custody case that's been holding out for 3 years now. I do not know when the decree will be issued, nor when the child custody case will be finalized. My lawyers have said it should come sometime mid-2026. There were no issues of infidelity or anything like that, but the marriage was full of physical abuse and the court has been taking a lot of that into consideration for this custody case.

I am aware of the 8/15/25 Good Moral Character Memo as well, and have enough documentation to prove that: neighbor's letters, community and church involvement, mentoring, employer letters, etc. .

I am eligible to apply for N-400 on the 5yr rule but have not started the process yet. I'd like to do so in order to ensure the safety of my child and to prove to the court that I am serious about settling in the United States long term. I have no criminal/DUI/minor offense history, always have filed taxes on time (always paid any taxes due on time as well), and am current on the small amount of child support I pay...

So the question is...is it okay to go ahead and file the N-400 on 5yr rule while I wait for the divorce decree to come? I am okay hiring an immigration lawyer as well in case that is recommended in the current climate. FWIW, I am a British Citizen.

Please helpIs K3 129F worth it and will it actually speed things up. SUBMITTED I130 ON JUNE. WIFE IS MOROCCAN IN MOROCCO

I just finished my program and I am considering applying for OPT because I would like to have work authorization. The green card application+benefits which includes EAD issue has been paused after the current USCIS memo. My country is included in the list of countries affected. We have been advised by our lawyer to not apply for tOPT and let the F-1 status lapse. His reasoning is that given the current immigration environment applying for OPT on a non immigrant visa gives the wrong intent given I am applying for a green card with an immigration intent. Have anybody been in the same position? Did you apply for OPT while you had marriages based green care pending? I don t know when I am going to get my EAD through the GC application and i don t want to miss the opportunity to apply for work authorization as part of the F-1 benefit before the status lapses.

We are doing the K 1 visa process. My partner and I received the NOA2 more than two months ago, and we re not very clear on what the next step is, since we thought the NVC was going to send us an email with more details, but we haven t received anything yet. What are the next steps after the NOA2? I m from Peru and she is a U.S. citizen.

Thank you in advance for your response.

I will appreciate to have experiences of people going through the N-400 process as citizens of those travel ban countries.

It will help others going through the same process and also give them a platform to share their stories.

For it is written in the holy scriptures: "Iron sharpens iron"