US Immigration from Canada

Came to the USA 4 months ago with spouse to visit family while the I-130 in progress. Circumstances changed and we are thinking of just adjusting status. I-130 approved a couple of months ago already and sent to NVC. Should I send the marriage documents that I sent with the I-130 again like photos, joint bills etc with the I-485? Or they will have a copy of the whole file that was sent to NVC including the bona fide document.

I hope I selected the correct forum this time.

Helping my fiend; I'm already in the US but did so via Embassy/Consular Processing and I can't find the exact answers I'm looking for on the USCIS site (I might be searching the wrong terminology).

Canadian married a born American Citizen 21 months ago (summer 2021)

They had a baby born in Canada in CDN in fpring 2022.

7 months ago (July 2022) she came to visit him before he deployed. Plan was 5.5 months bc that's when he'd be deploying, and it looked up with her 6 months allowance to visit.

In November his deployment was cancelled. So they decided to AOS. At 5 months (December 2022) filed I-130 and I-130A. Selected AOS location for their state etc.

I thought she had giled the I-485 at the same time. She did not. My research is confusing; some say it had to be filed by 180 day marks (so January 2023); others say bc she's married to a USC her overstay doesn't matter.

Questions.

1. Ideally, and technically when should she have filed the I-485 by?

2. If she files the I-485 this week (she'll be at 7 months here) will she require a waiver?

2b. If she will require a waiver; is it filed ahead of time or after interview?

I'm pretty well versed in this stuff but I've never had someone ask me for help who broke this paperwork in half.

Thank you so much for any direction.

Jesse

I have a USCIS account from filing the i130. We are now filing for AOS. Can we add all those petitions to my account or should/will my wife have her own account where she will add with the rest of the aos filings?

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We're still waiting on the child's visa, but can we somehow change my child's last name to my married last name?

Or do we need to wait until immigration is complete?

Not sure what is easiest but we want to have all the same last name.

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