US Immigration from Finland

Hi there, soo was just wondering if anyone had issues scheduling the k1 visa interview after paying the last 265$ fee . I thought I'd be able to do it after taking care of it apparently not.. still can't do it because 'there are no appointments available' so maybe it's just the site but still

Nothing can go smoothly in this process

I'll call the embassy next Monday but c'mon it's pretty damn ridiculous

Hi,

My fiancee came to the States this month and we just got married nearly 3 weeks ago. Our marriage certificate writes her maiden last name only. However, she wished to change her last name to mine, hence she filed for a social security number and get her last name changed before filing for AOS. Is this the correct way to do this? Our application for her SSN card was sent one week ago but she has not heard anything yet from the Social Security Office. How long would we have to wait for her to have an appointment for her SSN card? We are based in North Carolina by the way.

Thank you all for your help.

hello everyone,

First, i like to apologize to everyone if this question has been posted before, but please help me out. i could not get a hold of any USCIS agents through the phone. I'm due for a I-751 soon and I'm trying to assemble all the necessary documents and fees. I downloaded the form off the uscis website, but the date is expired as of 12/31/2019. Can we still use this form? I dont want any problems. On the instructions, my spouse is supposed to file this form with me. However, it doesnt provide adequate/clear instructions about the filing fee at all. Do we both have to submit a filing fee of $595 + $85 for each of our forms? Or is it just one fee of $595 + $85 for both our applications. Any other important things that i missed? Please let us know, thank you guys so much.

Hello,

I got my GC in 2017 as derivative (spouse) beneficiary of my husband s EB2 green card.

At the time we filed for the GC we were married less than 1 year so I got an RFE asking for proof of bona fide marriage.

We sent the RFE response and my case got approved and I received my GC.

Now the 5 year mark of getting my GC is approaching soon. I understand I m able to file for citizenship 90 days before the 5 year mark on my GC. And that the 3 year rule won t apply to me as I got my GC as a derivative beneficiary and not through marriage to a US citizen. I am planning on filing the N400 mid next year.

We are still married, but we have been informally separated for some time (since 2019), and we are not living together. COVID put a dent in things, and we are trying to reconcile but this may end in divorce. We have no children and currently do not share finances (haven t since end of 2018)

Questions are

1) if we do not divorce and I file N400 while (informally) separated and living separately, will I have to prove a bona fide marriage during my N400?

Am I going to be questioned about why my spouse does not live with me, etc? Or does it not matter since I am filing based on 5 year residency?

What if we manage to salvage the marriage and we do resume a life together (living together, shared some finances)?

2) If we divorce before my N400 application. Will this impact my ability to naturalize? Will I be questioned on the marriage during my N400? I don t have any marriage proof beyond 2018 as in 2019-2021 we have been living separately. And i don t have much marriage evidence for the period after getting the GC as I didn t think this situation would materialize. My husband and I did take a trip to my home country to meet my parents and extended family in late 2018. And we have a lot of pictures from that. But we didn t save much in the way of other things.

I understand by filing using the 5-year rule I am applying based on 5 years residency and my marriage status is not relevant anymore but I have read cases before on here where the marriage was questioned even at the N400 stage and filing under the 5 year rule. I didn t plan to be separated but that s just how things panned out.

Just want to understand what my expectations should be under each of the 3 scenarios.

thank you

Due to a clerical error, his middle name was put as a second first name, and the application sat for a month, so we've been back and forth with our local office. We didn't call sooner because were advised of covid delays and USPS processing times. I was trying to give them the benefit of the doubt. Upon the follow-up in August since it was about a month waiting, the mistake was realized and the new application supposedly sent to DHS on Aug. 6. We originally applied on July 8. Exactly 2 weeks after his entry to the US.

We've been calling weekly for an update, as instructed.

My question is, has anyone every heard of calling DHS for an expedite on SSN processing? The SSA rep said that this is an option, I've personally never heard of this, or know if it's possible to help the situation. Our I94 will expire on Sept. 21. We will be cutting it pretty close and if this is actually a thing, might be worth a try.