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  1. https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/guides/M-477.pdf Looks to me it is not needed. Divorce decree is required to provide current martial status. And for those who want the most current version: https://www.uscis.gov/n-400
  2. Also keep in mind that you are not the only one that sends an application. They have a ton of them to handle and I'm sure they are given a limited amount of time to go over each one. Also if they have a bunch of new people they need some time to get up to speed and may not realize something is out of order. Lastly everybody makes mistakes. We the applicants but also the USCIS. We are all human and we all make them. It's annoying but in the grand scheme of things its a small speed bump on a very long highway.
  3. Do not ship anything with Lithium batteries unless you have to. Also never pack them in your carry-on luggage. (unless instructed by the airline). Lipo's are hazmat and hazmat is expensive to ship. Most of the time if has to go CAO (cargo aircraft only). And a lot of airlines flat out refuse them making the few that do even more expensive. I know Temu stuff gets shipped with them all the time, but they use the Chinese postal service. Air-mail is a whole different animal and it takes to long to explain how they get away with it when you won't. On the rest of your stuff. Pack it up and make sure the boxes are solid. If your box is the first in the bin it will get about 90 inches of stuff piled on top. Marking fragile will get ignored (check the fine print, they can). Ship it around the time you leave yourself. search for non couriers that ship packages to, usually cheaper then FED-ex/UPS. (also check DHL). Most couriers/shippers require you to fill out a detail list of the content of the boxes. (as US customs requires them to do it) For the general description of the shipment you can use "used personal items" or "used household goods" (something like that) do not use "unaccompanied baggage" On the list you don't have to go crazy. for example "clothing" will be too general but "4x pants, 2x shoes" is usually detailed enough.
  4. If I recall correctly USCIS checks 2 things regarding income tax for applicants. - have all applicable years been filed, if not is there a valid reason for that (for instance you have filed an extension). - Have all owed taxes been payed. If there are any back taxes/fines owed to the IRS, is there a record of these taxes/fines being payed (the payment plan). The actual wording was way more legal but I think that was what it boiled down to. If this is still the case, your RFE could be cleared by the new payment plan. To cover your rear, I suggest maintaining all records of the new payment plan. This include phone logs (times + name of person you talked to), emails, screen shots of your online account showing the plan is in place. As for how long this will take, that's anyone's guess. could be a few weeks, could be several months.
  5. As stated above not uncommon. Also completely understandable and I think it's fair. USCIS field offices generally do not have giant halls to accommodate a large amount of applicants with guest. I feel it's better to pack the room with more applicants and forgo the guests. Anything to help speed up the process for people waiting to take the oath. We just had a giant party in the back yard after I came back from the ceremony.
  6. Virginia does not require you to update your DL, but they hand out 10 year licenses to conditional green card holders. So most 2-year GC holders will have a 10 year license and about 7 to 8 years left after the ROC is approved. When you finally renew your license and have become a citizen in those years, it will throw an error message on the application. On the renewal form you have stated you are now a citizen and the system stills think you are a LPR. Easy enough to fix if you have your passport with you. Otherwise you'll have to come back again (according to the clerk the naturalization certificate can not be used to bypass the error, it needs a passport number.) There are also states that have wording on the license stating it is "limited" or "restricted" (based on them not viewing conditional LPR's as "real" LPR's) some people would like to have that wording removed after becoming a citizen.
  7. OP asked if it there was a change to get the AOS approved before the EAD. I answered it is because it happened to me OP expressed hope the money was not waste. I suggested to view it as an expedite fee instead of wasting money. I don't think I made a claim about speeding things up.
  8. I never received any type of approval, notice (apart from the NOA-1) or the card for both EAD/AP. Co filed them with the AOS. I used to get random emails stating there was "action taken" on my EAD after my N400 was approved. I'm pretty sure our applications were free in those days as long as you filed them together with the AOS. Don't look at it as wasted money, see it as an expedite fee.
  9. It used used to matter a lot. I found Amsterdam very relaxed and easy to work with. I also truly believe that they look at body language during your time in the waiting area. Nervousness and stress are easy to spot if you're trained for it. And some nervousness is to be expected but being overly concerned may be interpreted as trying to hide something. You'll be fine I'm sure
  10. https://www.ncdot.gov/dmv/help/Pages/proving-legal-presence.aspx Looks clear enough to me; I-797 with the supporting I-551 (your now expired green card) should do the trick. Can't get a real-ID and be prepared be to ask for a supervisor (or have them look at the actual manual instead of the handout they get) they need a different code to enter into the SAVE system. you got 60 days after moving.
  11. It may have changed (doubt it) but I-94 entries are not generated by unpaid reservations. Airlines push the final manifest and PNR/manifest data to the CBP system. That is only generated after they close the check-in and isn't finalized until the gate agent closes the flight at boarding. Also Airlines do not push data into the system without receiving payment. I'm sure CPB is allowed access into their systems when it regards travel to the US but the messaging system is not setup to just randomly push data to the CBP. So I would say this is something you want to have clarified (in other words contact CBP). You used to be able to contact the US embassy/consulate about these things but most likely they changed that. Regarding the incorrect one in December, I find it hard to believe that swiping your passport generates a time stamp that can be easily overridden by an officer without a deliberate action like warning screens. It could be a glitch but (best case scenario). Or is could be worse case and someone is using your credentials. I'm not in the "leave it alone" camp on this one and would get it corrected if I were you. It could come back to bite you if and when you want to renew your current visum.
  12. @olduser: Always go by an SSA office to update your citizenship after the fact even if the box would work it still won't get processed on the other side. It looks like they are still running AS400 terminals over there. And, as I found out the other day (almost 5 years after getting my citizenship) check with DMV to see if they need to do some updating as well. @233465 For the work description you did the correct thing and picked the closest one. It will be corrected / updated if needed during the interview.
  13. Unless it changed recently (it's been a while for me). The only requirement for the K-1 is having met once within the preceding 24 months. The front loading and presenting evidence are very country specific. Without knowing where you are from and where you will be applying we can not really advise of what else you might run into.
  14. you will find during your journey that there are a lot of views on how to file and what to include. regardless the general rule is "bring everything you can find with you". (personally I never front loaded applications as it was all mail in, sending paper was expensive and Dutch are cheap) For income related documents, Tax transcripts have been the preferred documents for a long time. They show income and are proof you have actually filled your taxes. Everything else is basically secondary evidence. Instructions of the USCIS usually list examples of what is acceptable. So you can pick and choose if you don't have some of them. I have noticed throughout the years that a lot of it also depends on where you interview and what nationality you have. Being Dutch made it easy everybody considers us low fraud. And during almost every interaction with USCIS staff I was asked more questions about Amsterdam then anything else. Check the reviews of the consulate on this site. They will give you an idea of what to expect and after an interview please place a review yourself.
  15. Typo's happen. Both by applicants and officers. It's not a big thing. You sign all applications with the phrase of "the best of my ability" (or something to that effect) That is their legal way of stating "don't lie but we understand people make mistakes" If you have an interview you can point it out and it will be corrected then. I found the N400 interview more a "hey how you're doing let's make you part of the club" than a "let's see if we can find a way to keep you out". Even our 751 interview was really relaxed.
  16. Personally I would wait for the potential RFE vs uploading a correction. Don't be surprised if nobody sees it until you point it out during an interview. After I my oath ceremony I burned most of my paper copies of the whole journey. I spotted about 3 typo's in the K1 petition alone and one giant "oops" with an incorrect check box. Nobody ever noticed it. (including me)
  17. Dragging up this old post to add some new information for those who are going to this right now: Most important the "verklaring behoud Nederlanderschap" is now valid for 13 years!!!!!!! It is no longer the get out of jail card it was. - Verklaring behoud Nederlanderschap can now be applied for "online" https://www.nederlandwereldwijd.nl is the latest site with info - Passport renewing currently requires a checklist and a bunch of other documents again https://www.nederlandwereldwijd.nl is the latest site with current info. - Certified true copy of your naturalization certificate is what you need to obtain from the USCIS and then you need to get an apostille from the US state department (whole thing took me about 3 months from calling USCIS to getting the papers back from the state department. Cost is around 25 bucks. - marriage certificate (or divorce decree). State specific. in Virginia I ended up walking into the "office of vital records" 3 miles from my house and they printed it right away. Then I had to sent the whole thing to the State to get their apostille on it. - Passport of Spouse (or ex spouse). Apparently a copy is enough these days. No need for certified birth certificates. - Bewijs behoud Nederlanderschap was 30 euro and took 1 email, one payment (thank god I still have access to a Dutch bank account) and about 3 weeks. - Passport renewal. Being able to even schedule an appointment can be a challenge. I was finally able to get one for 2 months out but it took weeks before one was even available.
  18. Been there done that. I had: Passport 1 expired/voided but with valid B1/B2 visa Passport 2 expired/voided but with valid C1/D visa Passport 3 valid with no visa I had the same type of notation in mine (this passport replaces passport #.....) nobody ever looked at that. As stated above. Airline gets to see your current valid passport and your valid visa. At the border you hand the officer your valid passport and the expired passport with the valid visa. I always brought them all but only gave them 2. It's not nearly as uncommon as you might think.
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