US Immigration from Turkey

Hi All,

My fianc e (Turkish citizen) and I (US citizen) are living together in Turkey, and would like to get married and start our CR1 application ASAP. To get married in Turkey, I need a notarized Affidavit of Eligibility to Marry from the US Consulate here in Istanbul. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to secure an appointment until mid-January, which is later than I would like. There is also the issue of getting this document translated, getting the translation notarized, and then getting it approved by local officials.

Given this, we are looking into getting married online in Utah. Because we are living together, I believe USCIS will view the marriage as consummated and legitimate. My main question is this - Will USCIS accept a "digitally certified" copy of our marriage certificate for our initial application? I have searched online and on VisaJourney but haven't been able to find a clear answer. It seems like they will, but I just want to make sure. For context, here is the Utah County Clerk's page explaining what this is: https://www.utahcounty.gov/dept/clerk/marriage/digitalvspapercertcopy.html We will also have the physical certificate mailed to us, but this will add an additional 3-4 weeks - which defeats the whole purpose of getting married online.

I am totally new to the world of US immigration, apologies for any mistakes. Thanks in advance for any replies!

Hi everyone!

I'm filing Adjustment of Status soon and last thing I need done is translating my birth certificate. I came across a post from some time ago saying that you can actually do your own translation and attach a statement certifying that you're fluent in both languages and that the translation is accurate, sign and date and that's it. Is this still the case?

The documents I'm translating are super easy and took me 10 mins to finish but I'm just wondering if this is actually allowed or is it going to be flagged as conflict of interest, or is there any other formatting requirements I'm missing?

Thanks in advance for your time to help!

Hi everyone,

My husband and I are filling out the affidavit of support application and we have a confusion. In part 6, items 23 to 24c, we're asked about his tax returns and total income. As it says in that section, we're only required to provide the most recent year's tax return, which is what we're doing. But then below that it asks to put in total income from all three past years' total income one by one. Question is, since we're including only the most recent year's tax return, do we also fill in just one box for total income, or do we need to fill in all three years' total income each even if we don't provide the tax returns for the other two years?

Thank you anyone who takes the time to help!

Does anyone from Turkey or with a spouse in Turkey know where my spouse can get his official Turkish birth certificate? He says they are not really a thing there and that ID suffices at showing citizenship/place of birth. I've checked USCIS and I'm not sure exactly, for when we eventually file for I-130 will he need to show his birth certificate or is his passport enough?

Hello,

My I-551 extension will expire in July. There is no guarantee when I'll get an interview date for I-751. I want to learn what I need to do to continue work and travel while my I-751 is pending. Can I get another I-551 extension?

I-751 Application: 07/2023

I-551 Extension expiration 07/28/2025

Thank you very much!