zilchfox

Many people get their DL with the letter where the DL would expire at the 18 months mark... Closer to that mark, you may get a stamp and then either issue another Driver's License with an extended expiration date or hopefully prior to expiration, you may get your perm. green card which means you apply for a DL that would expire a few years later.
 
Yes, it costs more, but that's how some people I know have handled it (of course they had to pay the renewal fees each time).

You may have to wait until about 30 days before your extension expires.  Sometimes getting an InfoPass appointment is difficult if your drop-dead date is too far out. 
 
Best of luck!
 
Sukie in NY

Passed my interview today!! Hopefully the Oath doesn’t take too long to get scheduled 

If being together faster is your main reason, then you can go with the K1. But be very aware of the limitations such as your fiance will not be able to work, travel back home, or sometimes can't even get a driver's license for several months after they get here on a K1. This is a huge burden for a lot of people. Many immigrants feel trapped being stuck in the house for so long.
 
No only that, the immigrant has to file Adjustment of Status (AOS) after marriage which is more money and more documents to file. And the price for AOS is going to be over $2000 after Oct. 
 
And finally, the pandemic has shown that K1 visas are not processed at the same importance as spousal visas. So during a shut down, the K1 visa interviews may get put on hold while spousal visas continue to be processed.  
 
So basically, you have to weigh the pros and cons. Getting here faster only to be stuck here with no job and no ability to travel may be a deal breaker for a lot of people. With a spousal visa, an immigrant can work immediately. and there is no AOS so there is not extra costs or paperwork. 

Oath ceremony is scheduled on September 1st. 

Hi, K1 filer here. I definitely wish we did the CR-1 filing instead, and we were under "normal circumstances". It was already excruciating waiting for an EAD for 8-ish months back in 2016, I couldn't fathom it now.

Yep, almost exactly the same situation on my side. Filed I-751 in March 2019, and N-400 in Jan 2020. Nothing since biometrics for N-400 in February, not even a peep. I was never scheduled for an interview before the shutdown, and now I'm pushed off to a case completion date of Feb 2021.

Hi, K1 filer here. I definitely wish we did the CR-1 filing instead, and we were under "normal circumstances". It was already excruciating waiting for an EAD for 8-ish months back in 2016, I couldn't fathom it now.

Yep, almost exactly the same situation on my side. Filed I-751 in March 2019, and N-400 in Jan 2020. Nothing since biometrics for N-400 in February, not even a peep. I was never scheduled for an interview before the shutdown, and now I'm pushed off to a case completion date of Feb 2021.

The queue is getting longer every day......but have you considered the CR-1?
 
Every couple has their own priorities, and each couple must decide which visa is better for their situation.
K-1
    Slightly faster arrival in the US 
    More expensive than CR-1    
    Requires Adjustment of Status after marriage (expensive and requires a lot of paperwork)    
    Spouse can not leave the US until she/he receives approved Advance Parole (approx 5-6 months)    
    Spouse can not work until she/he receives EAD (approx 5-6 months)    
    Some people have had problems with driver licenses, Social Security cards, leases, bank account during this period    
    Spouse will not receive Green Card for many months after Adjustment of Status is filed.
    A denied K-1 is sent back to USCIS to expire
  
CR-1
    Slightly slower arrival in the US 
    Less expensive than K-1    
    No Adjustment of Status(I-485, I-131, I-765) required.    
    Spouse can immediately travel outside the US    
    Spouse is authorized to work immediately upon arrival.    
    Spouse receives Social Security Card and Green Card within 2 or 3 weeks after entering the US    
    Opening a bank account, getting a driver's license, etc. are very easily accomplished with GC, SS card, and passport.
    Spouse has legal permanent Resident status IMMEDIATELY upon entry to US.
    Intent to deny can be rebutted and reviewed.
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My estimated time changed from October 2020 to December 2020. About 3 weeks ago it changed to 2 more month of waiting time before they take action on my case. Waiting waiting waiting...I don’t know why I thought it would be different this time :((

My N-400 got pushed back to February 2021, according to the case completion time. The original date was Oct 2020.
 
And My I-751 still hasn't been approved, either. lol and I submitted that in March 2019.

Tell her you will move to Russia and see what her reaction is

Look, let’s assume the best case scenario.  Let’s assume she got pregnant by an ex boyfriend who she was totally faithful to right before you met.  Maybe I’m being too generous, but I’ll go with that because I can’t assume anything here.  So she’s 45 days from giving birth.  That means she’s known she was pregnant for 4,5,6 months?
 
and how long did it take her to tell you?  I can tell you one very important thing about relationships.  They are built on open communication and trust.  You do not have that.  She kept that from you.  Regardless of her reason, she’s not mature enough for a loving relationship.  You are setting yourself up to be a victim with no recourse if you go through with it.  I would tell her that you are going to put things on hold.  Cancel the i129f and go see her.  Then reapply later.  When she freaks out and tries everything to manipulate you into moving forward, you’ll know what kind of person she is.  Best of luck

Your “fiancé” cheated on you and got pregnant. And you’re sticking around ? 
 
 
wow...

If you want to make it political then please be at least honest about it and don't say "not to get political" and then use pejorative terms like "bleeding hearts". It is also not true that Democrats have not touched the funding request. From what I have been reading there are concerns among Democrats in Congress that the DHS under Trump is using USCIS money for ICE and other purposes that it was not supposed to be used for and that this is why USCIS has run out of money. So they are looking for stronger guarantees from DHS that the funding will go to pay for USCIS employees salaries and not building a pointless wall.
However, regardless of your political position, Democrat or Republican, even a bipartisan majority will be fine to get USCIS the emergency funding it needs because this shutdown will affect everyone with an ongoing USCIS petition. So write your members of Congress to let them know you would like for them to support this bill.

Oh this gives me hope, I filed 24 days after you. I haven't even had any interviews scheduled at all. Do you also have a pending I-751?

Yeah it’s exciting! I hope everyone here who is waiting in Atlanta get some news soon! I just want to get this over with become a us citizen and not worry about USCIS again. Lol 

I really hope I hear something soon. There are only a couple of other N400 filers in Detroit on here, and judging by both their timelines, I should have been scheduled for my interview before the pandemic. I'm starting to get really frustrated. 👎 

No updates for me at all since my biometrics in February, lol. I also checked the documents tab and nothing there, either. Le sigh.

Heck yeah, that's amazing. Congratulations, OP!

No movement on fiancé or spousal visas appears to even be on the table at this time. Changes to other categories have been brought up, but they have all been DOA...getting both houses and the POTUS to agree on immigration just isn’t realistic anytime soon.
 
Edit: This comment was originally posted almost a day prior to the tweet referenced above, for a different proposal than what is noted.

Can confirm, mine is back, too! It's now pushed until Nov 2020 though (was previously Oct 2020).

Timeline and completion time is back!
 
Logged into my uscis, and to my surprise the completion time was back. It hasn't changed from what was before the COVID 19 crisis. Theres also a message saying they intend to reopen offices on May 4th. Thats good news in my book.