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Dear VJ friends,

We had our AOS interview last week, it went pretty well and I received the welcome letter on Thursday.

My case is a bit special since my husband and I are living apart in two different states right now, so I just want to provide some personal experience for couples who have the similar situation.

We did not get any RFEs and during the interview, the officer just confirmed about our situation and asked about our plan to move together in future.

I think the important thing throughout the process is to be honest about the separation, provided a valid reason for the temporary separation, and have a realistic plan to move in together in near future. As long as you have strong evidence about your marriage, temporary living apart with a valid reason should not be a big problem for AOS.

Good luck for everyone!!

Best,

Jo

I'm so glad I found this post, my soon-to-be husband and I will be going through the same process. I actually posted a question about this elsewhere before I saw this. We are separated temporarily because of our jobs, but we already have a plan and a timeline of when we can live together. Thanks for sharing your experience.

Hello,

My fiance and I have been together nearly 5 years and will be married in the fall (I am a USC and he is a Canadian citizen). However, we are both postdocs (we met while getting our PhDs) and currently live 3 hours away from each other. This situation will last for another 1-2(max)years until we find permanent positions. The reason we are getting married before we can live together is for family reasons (my mother's health is not too good/want her to see us get married). We see each other nearly every weekend, travel together for holidays, are close with each others families, email/call several times daily, have joint bank accounts, a joint cell phone plan, and will add each other to our life insurance benefits soon.

But, we will still be living in different cities while we apply for AOS for my future husband, I just want to see if anyone has had any experience with this? I know this would usually be a red flag for the USCIS, but we can obviously prove we have a real relationship. Any advice will be helpful and appreciated.