US Immigration from Canada

Once the reply for RFE is submitted, how long does USCIS California take to make a decision?

After me and my fiance are married, we know we will need to file form I-864 as part of the AOS.

My fiance's income is slightly lower than the income requirements for I-864 (but above the requirement for I-134).

Can I file I-864A and use my assets to ensure we meet the requirements for the AOS?

Hi All,

We could use some advice on what evidence to give, specifically affidavits.

We have a ton of visits over the time period but unfortunately we didn't plan ahead well enough and there's not an abundance of evidence to submit. We visited each others families for Christmas 2019 and got just two photos with more than just us in them, which is more than can be said of the other trips, so we figured that would be the trip to focus on. Canada/USA crossings don't typically get passport stamps and for this Christmas trip we drove across each way so no airline receipts either. Because of the lack of stuff, we included our Google Timeline histories in the packet which show us traveling together for the whole trip of almost two weeks. We're thinking USCIS didn't really know what to do with the Google Timelines though, 'cause they sent us an RFE.

In hindsight, we could've done a better job of presenting the evidence. The Google Timeline screenshots had her name and email but mine didn't. The photos where in the packet but didn't have the date and place info handwritten on them (though the info was typed elsewhere in the packet, referencing the page with the photos.) So we're fixing what we think needs it but we also want to add a bit more, specifically affidavits from our families saying we were there. I haven't been able to find much additional info on what's needed for affidavits though. Most of the info I have is from the RFE packet itself, which has some decent info on what the affidavits should contain but doesn't say anything about how they should be structured.

Anyway, these are the questions I have.

The RFE says affidavits are, "Written statement sworn to or affirmed by two persons, other than [yourselves]..." Trying to not take it too literally, it sounds like we should have one affidavit signed by everyone at a particular event. So we'd have one affidavit for Christmas with her family and one for Christmas with mine. Having one affidavit for everyone involved is not what we should do. Does that sound right?

Looking up the definition of 'affidavit' it sounds like they need to be notarized. The RFE doesn't mention notarization at all though. Is notarization necessary?

Any other comments or suggestions are totally welcome.

Thanks everyone!

I just received my IR1 visa and am planning to do my POE next week. I just paid my immigrant fee online on the USCIS website, but noticed after paying on my profile on the USCIS website, where it says "pending cases" it has I-551, and below "I-551 Personal Information" it has my full name listed like this:

MyFirstName MyMiddleName "NMN" MyLastName

So there's "NMN" right in the middle of my name. Apparently NMN stands for "no middle name", which is ridiculous because my middle name is listed right next to it.

The temporary visa that has been put in my passport has no such typos.

My questions are:

1. Is this going to cause me an issue at the POE next week (as in will the border agent see a mismatch in names in their system with the name in my passport and visa and say I can't come in)
2. Does this mean when my green card is mailed to me, it will say "NMN" in it, and
3. If so, is this going to be a major issue to correct

Thank you for any help!!

This is probably a unique situation, but I am a little worried. My original AOS interview was scheduled for August 6th, 2020, but our son decided he wanted to be born early on August 5th so we obviously had to reschedule. New interview was on January 25, 2021. My green card was not approved immediately because I did not complete a new medical, though the instructions say that if you file for your adjustment within one year you don't need an updated medical. I printed those instructions to show the woman who interviewed me and she agreed but said that she just needs her supervisor's approval to approve my case without a new medical. In fact, she asked us maybe 3 questions total because she said that our case was so strong and clearly not fraudulent.

Anyway, at this point I was interviewing for some jobs but hadn't had an offer yet. My EAD expires February 19, 2021 so at the interview I asked what I should do in the meantime if I do get a job and she said to wait until the expiration is closer to refile for an EAD because a decision shouldn't take too long. She said she'll keep the urgency in mind and do her best to expedite my case so I don't have to worry about renewal. Of course after the interview I immediately get an offer for the job I wanted and ended up starting February 1st. I kept waiting and waiting and finally last week I applied for a renewal for my EAD because I'm scared of it expiring. Not to mention that my license also expires when my EAD expires. My case status online hasn't even changed from "interview was scheduled," I haven't received an approval for my green card or an RFE for the medical. Nothing.

I'm hoping that they receive my EAD renewal today or tomorrow so that it is automatically extended another 120 days but I'm really nervous. Has this happened to anyone else?