Fr8dog

by filing the N400 you basically suspend all other petitions you have pending. The N400 gets priority and you file is demanded by NBC. If your file (with current petition) is stuck somewhere it will effectively jar it loose. Files can be "stuck" in several locations and for all sorts of reasons.

Sure, Tier one people have the exact same info in front of them as you can get using the online accounts. They just give you the same information with some additional wording trying to make it sound more official. Tier two has slightly more info but good luck trying to get a hold of one of them. I have found the phone system to be an excellent option for scheduling appointments and that's it. Wait for the letter. That is your starting point.

Don't know the answer about original vs copy, but you could consider getting a "certified true copy" of the certificate (basically a notarized by USCIS copy). Those can be obtained at a field office but you have to make an appointment.

Without having the letter we can only speculate at this point. Could be the expedite, because the original is about to be approved. Could be both of them since the "system" finds you too close to an interview for the I-485. Could be you had an error in the application or even them hitting the wrong buttons.

Depends how quickly you get the corrections sent back to them. in theory it could be days. It's not like they completely throw your application to the back of the que. You don't want to know how many mistakes in forms are never spotted by both applicants and reviewers. And no this is not a red flag

I personally wouldn't mess with it. I seriously doubt it will be spotted before the package makes it to the embassy/consulate. Just mention/correct it during the interview. In theory it could lead to an RFE leading to a delay. But you can just as easily create a much larger delay by trying to get it corrected with the petition in transit between different desks

Yep, that's the thing. If it's tight to a receipt number correct/mention at start of interview. Otherwise you can redo the form (I'm pretty sure the site actually mentions something to that effect if you try to redo one.

It will be either missed or it will be spotted and potentially result in an RFE. If it's missed I suggest having it corrected at the interview.

If you already posses valid Schengen visa you can continue to use it. If you need a new one (or renew one) you can of course apply in the US but may want to do some checking as to what country would be the best route.

Check the letter, it states what you need to bring. Check the venue (if not the field office) it should tell you who you can bring. And my personal thought for all immigration related things, bring your own file with you just in case.

For those still confused or anxious. You travel on your new passport. Use the info from the new passport. The new passport is shown to everybody that needs to see a passport during your travel. The old passport with the complete, undamaged and still valid visa is used during check-in. (most if not all airline staff at check-in are familiar with this). And to the CBP officers at the US border. Your old passport is nothing more than a place where your valid visa lives.

Even when your I-751 is outside at the end of November and you file a request, they cannot do anything with it until your file and the N-400 application make their way through the NBC and back to your field office. Filing the request will most likely return a "still within normal time range" because you have the pending N-400. Just so you know.

This is sounding way too familiar for me. So here are my two cents. I-751 is stuck somewhere between the lock box you sent it to and the field office for whatever reason. (too many applications, hiding in a box somewhere, file fell of a desk. You get the picture). You then file the N-400. This is like hitting the emergency brake. The NBC demands your file to be sent to them immediately and everybody starts looking for it. ones it's found it gets sent to the them and you get put into the cue for the N-400. If the N-400 application is ready and complete your file gets send to your field office. The field office then puts you in line for the N-400 interview and starts working on the I-751 as well. if both applications are correct and ready around the same time, it's combo interview time. If one is done way before the other you get whatever interview is ready first and have to wait for the other. N-400 cannot get a final approval before the I-751 is approved and closed out. I had my I-751 jarred loose by filing the N-400. Had that interview way before the N-400. Than had the N-400 interview while the I-751 was still waiting on the final decision. Received a letter with the "recommending approval" of the N-400 while leaving the office after the N-400 interview. I received the approval notice for the I-751 shortly after that and then the approval notice for the N-400. When you filed your service request, did you do that for the 751 or the 400? The I-751 may be outside the window (no idea what the use for it nowadays) but is irrelevant as your N-400 trumps it. The clock for the N-400 window started the moment they received your N-400 application. I checked the site and it does. say June is outside, but 09/18/2024 is the first date that returns "within normal times" so that 9.5 is optimistic. You need to find out where your actual file is, I was able to have them look it up in their system for me during my info pass appointment for a 551 stamp. Your local congress person may be able to get some info for you.

And to complete the answer, the copies sent by the IRS are identical to the copies you can download and print.

Gefeliciteerd. For potential future candidates that read this post to get some insight; There are a lot of officers that are allowed to do the interviews and most of the paperwork but are not allowed to make the final decision. Throughout the years I have noticed on this forum that they are less likely to say "your approved" and started sliding from the "I'll be recommending approval" to the "I think we have everything and we will let you know our decision shortly". Now we appear to be at stage of the "we'll make a decision within 90 days" stage. It makes for a lot of stressed-out applicants.

Personally I could not be bothered by it and did not. (haven't looked at the forms in a while but none of those things were on the requirement list for any of the forms I ever filed and were, therefore, never included by me. But If you feel it would help then by all means include them again

Quoted this one just because it is so true and specially the wills/ POA's are so important in life and appear to be the most overlooked part. Also want to add the following "evidence". You mentioned kids. Any school related document that has the stepparents signature or name on it is worth a quick picture with the cellphone. Report cards signed by alternating adults, permission slips, emergency contact lists are all things that happen in real relations but get overlooked. Don't forget copies of ID's that show the same address.

I got approved without an interview or a joint bank account, different times though. Got approved for ROC without joint bank accounts or being on the mortgage or the house Got approved for the N400, still no joint bank accounts (also did not bring the wife to that interview) Financial mingling may help a case but it is not a requirement for approval. Yeah, we were asked why things were done a certain way and we gave our reasons for it. They are looking for a real relationship not a perfect match to a standard. Life is messy, things happen and people are different. your interview is just that an interview. They ask questions and are looking for the your truthful answers to those questions.

I was shown my file during the N400 (not the inside but the actual folder) she held it up and said "here is your file". It was only one file and all my previous filings appeared to be in there. I spotted and recognized some documents sticking out that I submitted during I-129F, AOS and ROC. She opened it and on top was the print out of my N400 File. To me it looked like they reorganize your file to get all the docs they need for the stage they are working on together. I agree uploading again will not hurt you and if you want to you can but it is not required (it even used to say something like "unless already provided to USCIS at an earlier stage).

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-90instr.pdf They way I read this you can not go the route of 3.B. unless it has been returned to the USCIS as undeliverable. and you have to go with 3.A "lost". Technically USPS is responsible for the loss not the USCIS. USPS should be paying for the damage (the fee) but that will be a long uphill battle. Regardless it looks like you'll need to wait 90 days before you could go that route unless you'll just want to eat the cost yourself.

I went the complete opposite route and filed no evidence at all for the N400 with the pending ROC. Only required docs were uploaded. There is no need to upload previous submitted evidence you only have one file. Could become an issue when your file has stuff gone missing. My file had a lot of stuff gone missing. No amount of uploading from me, during the N400, could have saved me from the RFE I ended up getting for the ROC. Most of the missing stuff it was original I-129F paperwork and AOS stuff.

In theory the USCIS only looks at the following, Are they legally married, do they reside together and was the marriage entered as a "real" marriage. The "average" person in a country has a certain "view" of what is considered the "norm" for these points. Deviating from the "Norm" does not equal denial but it opens you up to more scrutiny and more questions. If you have a reason to go that route (and not the court house wedding route), it's totally fine and legal for you to do that, just as it is totally fine and legal for the USCIS to ask more questions about it. There was a time that courthouse weddings were frowned upon and a church weddings were the norm. People had reasons to go courthouse (for instance cheaper, faster) and then had to explain why they did that vs church wedding.

FYI also very country specific. According to the letter of the law this would be a huge problem if it was the Dutch "extract of birth register" (Dutch don't get true birth certificates). It would mean that all your other documents are incorrect as they are all derived from the register. And the register is where your legal name comes from. So yeah I would want my official documents to be spelled correctly and would have them corrected by the issuing entity if they are not.

A very important point that gets overlooked by many people. If you only have a B2 the answer would be straight up "No!" B2 is for tourism only. If you have a B1/B2 (or B1 visa only) some may state "yes", but I don't see how you can classify it under "business" either. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visitor.html/visa If it would be an impromptu helping at a volunteer food drive for a local church for an evening I would say it's technically still "No!" but most likely you should be okay. Once they start requiring hours (and therefor I'm assuming registration and schedules) I don't see how you can claim to be using your B1 or B2. or B1/B2 visa as it was intended.

The moment your 10 year card is produced, the systems get updated. So if you are out of the country during production you'll may potentially end up with an expired card and a voided letter at the border as you 10 year card is on its way to your mailbox at home. It all makes perfect sense in real life, but you're dealing with computer systems.