Pianist27

My wife had her test today in Seattle and less than two hours later, left with her naturalization certificate. This last step was painless, other than studying and the 16 month wait. We're so happy it's finally over. I saw a few other people leave with certificates in hand too, a real happy sight.

On 1/11/2022 at 2:34 PM, na-1 said:

 @Jaanu-96 another idea I thought of: find a close friend who is currently renting in Seattle, and get them to add your name to the lease. Will cost you very little to do, and you can get yourself removed once your interview is complete.

This is a terrible idea, don't do that, it can be seen as fraudulent.

4 hours ago, Malauriea said:

What service center? Case  Transfered?

California. Never transferred as far as I can tell.

Status changed from "finger prints added to case" (I forget the exact new language) to "New Card is being produced" today. No RFE, no interview. Our interview a few years ago was a scheduling headache and they (2 of them, probably trying to show each other up on how tough they were) were extremely rude people, but did approve us.

How did those of you who got their cases transferred find out about it? I still see the same "Fingerprint review was completed" since July 2019.

When we filed for ROC in September of 2018, my wife got the extension letter, but her son did not (he's now 21). He did make an infopass appointment and got a stamp in his passport, but this is expiring in January, and his employer needs proof of employability beyond that.

He's tried to book an appointment, but the phone representatives tell him he should just use his letter. However, he never actually got one, it's in his mother's name. Still, they refuse to make an appointment to update his passport stamp.

Any suggestions on how to proceed? I see some cases being approved, but ours shows no sign of life.

It is a long flight and an expensive trip, but do consider going if she has another interview - Ukraine is in a state of war at present and it is plausible that immigration officials are especially skeptical there at the moment (particularly if she lives in the eastern parts). I suspect if you had Skype logs that would be okay, because that was the primary means my now wife and I used to communicate. And I did print out a list of Skype calls which showed the duration. But if they specifically mentioned telephone calls, then get her a new phone and start talking.

Just checked the website, both cases approved. I don't know if it was the folks at Patty Murray's office who nudged them to review the paperwork (vaccination records) or if it's just a concidence, but it seems to be done. So, in answer to the original question, it takes them 3 weeks.

Ugh..... hopefully that doesn't happen often

As far as I can tell it was a one time mixup. Most cases seem to get through that office in 6 months.

If there's a followup interview, be sure to go with her. Our age gap is less than 10 years, and we had zero problems at the interview. The guy was actually nice, even the people who did the initial paperwork intake were extremely helpful.

laci1806 - the only reason we were given for the cancellation was that several cases (not just ours) did not have all their paperwork arrive at the office on time from wherever it originates. It showed up 6 weeks later, and we had our interview 5 months after that.

My wife, her son and I had our AoS interview in late September at the Seattle office (after waiting 6 months for them to reschedule it as they cancelled the original interview in March). My wife and stepson were asked to provide updated vaccination records, which we did on October 10th. As of October 12th, the USCIS website reads "Correspondence Was Received And USCIS Is Reviewing It".

Does anyone have a typical ETA for them to review something which was hand delivered to their front door? The interviewers told us we were okay except for those documents, so I don't understand what's missing at this point. This is getting ridiculous.

My wife, stepson and I had their AoS interview today. It went well, the officer was very polite, courteous and pleasant. She did tell us that we needed to provide this "supplemental vaccination form", as apparently the DS-3025 we had in our possession from their foreign medical exam was not valid for some reason.

The exam was over a year ago, but as we filed within one year of that exam, the full exam results are valid.

They had all their required immunizations then, so it is a bit confusing why we need to provide a new one.

In all the excitement, however, I didn't ask enough questions about what exactly she was looking for from us (which we are to drop off or mail to their office).

It seems that the DS-3025 is not it. I think what we need is a partially completed I-693 focusing just on the vaccination section.

Is this correct? The civil surgeons I have called in the area all insist on doing full medical exams, but we finally did find one who would help us without the full exam, but I just want to be sure what paperwork we should file.

We did an Infopass appointment at the Seattle office and the lady there told us that about 30 cases were delayed - our interview was cancelled and supposedly they are going to reschedule it. They claim the paperwork arrived on April 29th 2016, but we still haven't heard about a new interview date. Perhaps they'll just waiver us, but I would have imagined this occurring sooner.

My wife was supposed to have her AOS interview on March 15th, having filed the AOS paperwork in September of 2015. The day before they called to cancel it because some paperwork had not yet arrived.

Not hearing anything for several weeks, we did an Infopass appointment in late April.

At that time, we were told that about 30 cases were similarly delayed but that the paperwork had started to arrive, and her file was finally received on April 29th. They said we should expect to get a new interview notice soon.

It's been almost two months now, and no notice. Anyone else stuck in this same delay?

My wife and stepson had their interview scheduled for March 15. The day before, they both got telephone calls stating that the local office (Seattle) has not yet received their paperwork and will have to postpone their interview. They were told they will be contacted with a new interview date in the future.

My one concern here is that we were somewhat late in filing for AOS in that it was about two weeks beyond the 90 day limit for my wife's K-1 visa. We were married within 14 days actually, but it took us a while to get all the AOS paperwork together. They both received EAD, so I assumed everything was fine.

Anyone think this merits an Infopass appointment to followup?

We are still living here on K1 visa and when you entered us, immigration officer put stamp on your passport and told me that's your k1 visa expire date. As long as you file AOS before that I think you'll be fine. Otherwise you have to extend.

And you're welcome I needed it too.

Idk about processing time. I think you can check on uscis website.

But about work, your fiancé can work after you get green card or EAD whichever comes first.

The K1 requires you to get married within 90 days of arrival into the USA. There is no mechanism to extend this.

While there is no stated deadline to file for AOS, the sooner after marriage the better. It's okay if this goes past the 90 day limit - the only requirement is being married within 90 days.

My fiance's petition had expired, she and her son had no problems at POE because the date on the visa is the only thing which matters.

Once in the US, be sure to file complaints everywhere. Incompetence must not be allowed to fester unchecked.

Doing anything which would appear to be a wedding to a reasonable person (who may not know Mexican law regarding church vs. civil marriage) is a bad idea. Get married in the USA, get advanced parole and go back to Mexico and have a church wedding then.

I guess the best advice if you are going to buy a return ticket to save costs is to:

a) Book the return leg as far off in the future as possible

b) cancel the ticket immediately, and get as much information about that cancellation as possible

c) file for AoS and advanced parole asap, hopefully the advanced parole is granted before an interview in case there is still a screwup - of course if your interviewer thinks you are lying about having left even with advanced parole, you could still be in a world of hurt

The affidavit can, and has been, used to extract alimony from the US citizen spouse after a divorce. That's likely one of his fears, and it's a legitimate one. As someone else mentioned above, he can't force you to take US citizenship, and he can't force you to work and earn the social security credits. You also can't do a post nuptual agreement waiving any claim on that basis, because even the least competent lawyer you'd find would be able to cite duress as your reason for signing the agreement.

In short, the affidavit is a bad move for any US citizen financially. Most of us accept this (although many are not aware just how bad it is), and move on. He's chosen not to, so your only option is to leave the country.

An RFE will take weeks to sort out. I can't imagine it will take longer than a week for an original copy to arrive from your fiance. Like someone said before, you decide, but the choice seems clear.

I got denied because I screwed up G325 vs. G325A. If your only mistake is a paperwork one, just fix it and refile. If you're going through CSC, they are pretty quick and my second attempt was approved fairly quickly. Others applying for Ukrainian fiances have had their petitions expedited given the ongoing Russian invasion. If you get married and try that route, it is, based on present processing times, going to take much longer.

You'll want to post this as a review of the embassy so others can search for it.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/513513-recommended-update-information-for-ssn-application/

Is she planning on taking your last name? If so- I would wait until after the wedding ceremony to avoid an additional trip to the social security office. Otherwise, what everyone above said

According to the guide, it's better to get the SSN issued with the same name used on the I-94. Easy to change afterwards.