US Immigration from Australia

Hi i need to file my AOS within the next week. Adjusting from my K1 and have a few questions if anyone can help, they might seem a bit silly but i just want to make sure im filling them in correctly. Also I am still waiting on my marriage certificate, will this have my married surname on it?

I-485:

current legal name- do i use my now married surname for this and then put my maiden name in other names you have had? Assuming the name i use if i use my married name will be whats going to be on my green card when issued?
then for immigration history details it asks for passport number on arrival, travel document number on arrival, expiration of passport or travel document and country that issued passport or travel document- question is do i use passport or k1 visa details for this section or does it not matter which one i use?

status on form I94- would i write k1?

what is your current immigration status ? Do i write k1?
And to sign off on the form, if i want to use my new married surname do i use a signature with that name or do i use my maiden name / usual signature as it is what is on my passport? Sorry if these sound dumb, I ve not had to change my name before.

I-765:

full legal name- do i use my now married surname

again asks for my immigration status on arrival which is k1 and current immigration status- still k1 as i am still to file my AOS etc? And same with the signature i should use to sign off on

I-131:

name i use (does not ask for previous used names)

Part 7- Advanced parole travel info?

i dont have any trips planned so do i still fill this in, want it just incase of family emergency mainly ?

and finally

I-693:

i had my medical and all my vaccinations ticked off complete before my k1 interview and have my DS3025 to attach to this.
what parts of this form do i complete and not complete.

if anyone can help clarify would be great. Thanks

I'm going through AOS paperwork, I've been filling out forms both physical and on my PC to keep track of what I'm filling out, but I'm finding that filling out forms online is difficult seeing how the official pdfs are unable to be filled unless you have a paid copy of adobe acrobat or use a free online editor, but i'm finding that using online editors a lot of the fields cannot be filled out and some of the dropdown options do not work properly. Is there an 'officia' or recommended way to fill these out online or should I just print it all out and just submit my paper work and evidence packages by mail?

I'm in the process of filling out all the forms with my spouse using this guide:

But we're stuck at the Eligibility category question for the i-765 and cant find what we're supposed to put in there? Reading through the instructions for the 765 doesn't say what we should put.

Hi, my wife and I applied for SB-1 (I didn't realise at the time, but I now know I shouldnt have done this) form after having been out of the US as an LPR for over 2 yrs due to covid, but we were both denied in December 2022. We are now looking to travel to the US in the next 1-2 months to visit family and have applied for an ESTA, my wife was approved but I was not.

Some questions I have that I would greatly appreciate some advice on:

1) why was my wife approved her ESTA but not me? seeing as SB-1 was denied in 12/22, I would have thought that means our LPR is no longer linked to our passports and are therefore eligible for ESTA, as evident in my wife getting it approved. FWIW we applied together and answered 'no' to all security related questions.

2) my greencard expired in 07/22 whilst being overseas, is it worth taking the risk to travel to the US on my expired greencard and subsequently go through the process of filing/not filing an I-407 once there even though my SB-1 was denied? Based on this document, expired green card holders can board a flight to the US however I've seen conflicting reports on whether this is applicable to a GC holder who's card expired whilst being outside of the US for over a year.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Hi All,

I was wondering if anyone has had any recent experience with the US Consulate in Sydney, and the estimated wait times for their IR1 interview? Our application was documentarily completed on 1 April, and we have yet to hear from the NVC regarding our interview time. I am so missing home and am really keen to get our visa so we can start the move process back! (I am from the US and have been in Australia for nearly 14 years now).

Thanks!