US Immigration from Germany

Hello everyone,

I have been married for a US citizen for 2 years. We lived in Europe for one year and moved to the US recently due to his employment. We filed an I-130 form while abroad, and I entered the US through the ESTA program. We got married overseas.

We meant to file the I-130 form through the consulate overseas, but we mistakingly filed it through USCIS.

When explaining our situation to USCIS, they recommended that I enter the country through ESTA and file form I-485 while I wait for my I-130 to process.

We were planning on doing so, however, based on my research, this is only allowed in certain situations, and we are not sure if our situation classifies as such.

I am posting here to ask if anyone has been in a similar situation or knows whether this is permitted or not. We are also considering turning to an immigration lawyer to look at our case.

Thank you in advance for any advice you can provide.

Hello,

I have a quick question regarding the joint sponsor. Since we will need a joint sponsor for our immigration case, does the joint sponsor need to provide their last 3 years of Tax Returns or do they need to provide their Tax Return Transcripts? Along with that do they need to provide the W2's and/or 1099's from those years? Would they also need to submit a letter of employment as well as paystubs of their current income? I have been researching this topic and I see everyone is submitting different documents when it comes to the joint sponsor, some more than others. So I am not sure how much we need to actually submit or if we should go ahead and submit everything that I listed above? Is there an actual list that says what the joint sponsor needs to provide?

Petition was filed in January 2023. Partner filed to change her name just a few weeks back in her local jurisdiction, and will take a few months to go through.

We're not sure on what do to once said name change finishes, as a few months from now, we may have NOA2.

If we're still waiting for USCIS, should we reach out to them or send unsolicited documents to the CSC?

If we already have NOA2, should we just let it proceed and correct it at interview date with the proper evidence on hand?

My heart goes out to all those still waiting for their approval for their I-130, but at the same time I am happy to report that my I-130 was approved today and forwarded to NVC. My PD is April 20th, 2023 and NOA August 18th, 2023.

Don't give up, good things will happen to you as well!

Hello all,

I am supposed to get on a flight from Germany to the US (Lufthansa) in less than 12 hours and just realized that I brought my extension letter but left my greencard at home. Is there any chance they will let me board the flight? The extension letter is dated March 2023 and is for 48 months. I do have pictures of my greencard but I left the actual card at home. What can I do at this point?