US Immigration from Brazil

I haven't seen anyone start this so I will.

Apparently November filers are the first full month to be able to use the new online form so that's interesting. I didn't realize the online form was so new or I might have done it by mail. Right now I am in total stress out mode.

Timeline so far (spouse and minor son on same I-751 form):

- Submitted packet online form first day possible - 11/13

- Confirmation of receipt notice USCIS online account - 11/13

- Received extension letter in mail - TBD... (still haven't received the receipt notice in the mail yet and it's killing me even though it says it was sent in our account)

The 60 days for inquiry isn't until 1/12/2026 which is killing me.

Hello, I am a US citizen sponsoring my Brazilian Fianc s k1 visa. I have received a letter scheduling me for a biometrics collection appointment. Is this a normal part of the process? Or is this due to the felony background I reported in the i129f visa petition?

I ask because the letter mentions the FBI will be collecting my biometrics. We aren t sure if this is normal or if they want to check law enforcement databases to see if I truly reported all of my arrests. (I did report everything in the i129f)

If this is an extra step we are going through due to my background, could anyone comment on how much of a delay this might cause?

The arrests I had were for the sale/delivery of schedule 1 substance in 2012. It was because I had been caught selling bk-mdma, which was a designer version of mdma. At the time bk-mdma wasn t explicitly illegal, but it was considered an analogue substance and therefore was illegal when represented for human consumption . The only other arrest was 2013 for a failed drug test on probation.

Hi everyone,
I lived with my child s father for almost 9 years, but we were never legally married. We have one son, who is now 8 years old. In my K-1 visa process, I didn t include anything about this previous relationship, except for my son s documentation, since he is applying as a K-2.

Our petition was received by USCIS on August 29, and my fianc received the NOA1 in paper form on September 10. So, we are now waiting for the NOA2.

At the moment, I m officially filing for shared custody with my child s father, so I can have a court-approved document before the interview. I m a bit worried about what kind of questions they might ask, since my son will still have an active father in his life, even if he moves to another country with me.

My question is: once I have this custody document in hand, should I send it right away to USCIS (even before receiving the NOA2), or should I wait until they ask for it (RFE)?

So far, our custody arrangement was only verbal, and that s been making me feel insecure.
Thank you for any advice!

Something very strange is going on at the USCIS...

My wife came here on a K1 visa at the beginning of 2020. We got married, she applied for and received her conditional green card, then applied for removing conditions and got her 10 year green card. She has been eligible to apply for citizenship for a while.

She has applied twice and the n400 was rejected twice for invalid reasons:

1. First n400 filing. One of the pages was "missing." It was NOT missing. The entries on the "missing" page were merely handwritten in black ink, and fully legible. We also provided our federal and state tax returns for the reduced fee, and we definitely made <400% of the federal hhs poverty level for our family size in 2024. However, they claimed we provided the wrong fee.

2. Second n400 filing. We were told we used an outdated version of the form which is why it was rejected. I checked today online and our returned form, it's indeed the current version of the form! I did file the prior papers with the same dates, just with the previously "missing page" printed from a computer rather than handwritten.

So what the #### is going on at the USCIS? Are they hiring incompetent workers now? Are they just trying to prevent people from becoming US citizens?

I know you cannot work until you get the permits, but if I have a monetized youtube account, for example, do I need to freeze monetization while I'm AoSing? It is technically income, even if I'm not actively working on it, so I'm confused about it.

Thanks!