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Yes we did that too, I felt so good about being able to bring an actual tax return transcript to my AOS interview, in addition to the very few other "evidences" we had managed to collect in just a few months. "Look at me, filing my taxes before even having a status in this country". 😂

I had not been in the US in 2016 other than the day I came on my K-1 in October of that year.
 
You're really looking to make this non-issue an issue, not sure why? Let it go, just file MFJ like the rest of us. 

I don't think you understand the rules AT ALL. 

Yes we did that too, I felt so good about being able to bring an actual tax return transcript to my AOS interview, in addition to the very few other "evidences" we had managed to collect in just a few months. "Look at me, filing my taxes before even having a status in this country". 😂

We did the same but in 2014.  Fiancé came in September 2014, got married a few weeks later, got her SSN, and in early 2015 filed MFJ for 2014 tax year.  She got her GC in March after we filed (in fact we brought a copy of the tax return to her AOS interview). 

Yes I had been a tourist on VWP before, not that I understand what difference that makes? 😮
 
I applied for my SSN 3 days after entry into the US on a K-1, recieved the card ~4 weeks later.

Same, I moved to the US in Oct 2016, married Nov 2016 and only got my greencard in Jul 2017. Me and my USC husband filed married jointly for tax year 2016 (ie I wasn't even a greencard holder at that time, neither in 2016 or at the time of the tax filing) and didn't have to add any odd forms etc. Easy peasy. 

Same, I moved to the US in Oct 2016, married Nov 2016 and only got my greencard in Jul 2017. Me and my USC husband filed married jointly for tax year 2016 (ie I wasn't even a greencard holder at that time, neither in 2016 or at the time of the tax filing) and didn't have to add any odd forms etc. Easy peasy. 

As the other poster said, what you're planning is immigration fraud. 

As the other poster said, what you're planning is immigration fraud. 

As the other poster said, what you're planning is immigration fraud. 

Correct, evidence of a bonafide marriage isn't needed with the i-485. Many of us didn't send any evidence, only the marriage certificate. You can if you want to, of course. 

Rather send too much than too little. For ROC, more is more. I too sent every single statement from our joint checking account, that was 2+ years worth of statements, each being 4-6 pages. That was definitely the part that took the most space. I fit everything into a USPS priority box, I believe that box is just over 3" thick and about 12"x15".

Rather send too much than too little. For ROC, more is more. I too sent every single statement from our joint checking account, that was 2+ years worth of statements, each being 4-6 pages. That was definitely the part that took the most space. I fit everything into a USPS priority box, I believe that box is just over 3" thick and about 12"x15".

Rather send too much than too little. For ROC, more is more. I too sent every single statement from our joint checking account, that was 2+ years worth of statements, each being 4-6 pages. That was definitely the part that took the most space. I fit everything into a USPS priority box, I believe that box is just over 3" thick and about 12"x15".

Advised by whom? Certainly not by USCIS, in fact it says to the contrary in the "Evidence of the Relationship" in the I-751 instructions. It comes down to a matter of choice basically. While many folks submit quarterly statements and do just fine, still others elect to submit monthly statements and also do fine. Just a matter of personal choice. USCIS did for awhile RFE folks for not submitting monthly statements in addition to pages of the statements missing. Admittedly this was quite awhile ago that USCIS did that and there has been no recent incidence of it happening currently.

It can go either way, in regards to delays or not. In my case for instance, I was with WAC too and I knew I wasn't going to get an interview (had one for AOS), had I filed my N-400 while my i-751 was still pending it would've very likely delayed my case with another 10 months. 
 
My i-751 was approved after 1 year from filing, had I filed the N-400 a few days prior to that it's likely my i751 would've been stopped in its tracks and sent over to NBC to just sit there and wait for my N400, instead of being approved a few days later at WAC. My N-400 took a little over 10 months, so it would've been a 10 month delay for me if my i-751 had to wait for my N-400. 

Congratulations to the visa! I read the whole post and it seems your wife had a very normal visa interview, especially for certain embassies. Didn't see anything odd about what you described. 

In Sweden, the US spouse has to call beforehand and ask to be put on a list. You don't get into the embassy if you're not on the list. 

It's not 2 years and 9 months from the date the greencard was approved (or the date of entry, as in your wife's case), it's 3 years minus 90 days. Filing one single day too early will get the petition denied, so it's very important to understand the difference between 2 years and 9 months, and 3 years minus 90 days. 

With that said, nobody can tell you how long it will take for the N-400 to be processed an approved. It differs a lot between field offices, between IOs and between petitions. In the beginning of 2021 when we were still affected by covid, my application took 10,5 months in Los Angeles, while other applicants who filed after me waited for only 5 months and became citizens before me, and others waited for well over a year. Same field office, completely different timelines. 

Perfectly normal. Maybe you gave them documents during the interview that they need time to review before giving the approval, or it could be so simple that the person who interviewed you isn't allowed to make decision, s/he will have to bring your case to a supervisor for a final decision. 

I think the issue is that some i-751 get transferred, and some don't - customer service, service centers and field offices don't communicate very well at all with each other. We mainly see this when you try to reschedule an interview appointment with customer service, they confirm and everything seems great until the field office didn't get the notice and denied your case for failing to show up to your interview.

You never know what will happen in your case until you go to your interview. My guess, and it's just a guess, is that the IO at your field office doesn't look at your case until very close to your interview, possibly the day before or day of your interview. By that time, when they finally see your request to have a combo interview, it's too late to have the i-751 file transferred anyway (yes, they do send the whole physical file). But I would certainly give it my best try and add that request anyway, you've got nothing to lose. 

After 4 weeks, wife's Passport status has finally changed from "Not Available" to "In Process".  It appears there was some sort of technical issue affecting everyone who applied Feb 6- Feb 13.  I'm extremely happy that the passport application and original Naturalization Certificate are not lost.  I don't want to go through the process of getting a new one.  Hopefully, wife can book a trip back to Taiwan next month using her US Passport..  

Even if it's the same state it can still be a different USCIS jurisdiction. Here in CA for instance, we have several different jurisdictions and field offices, I believe you have to have lived in the same jurisdiction for 3 months before filing. If I were you I'd go by the zip code, if both the zip codes show the same field office, you should be ok to file if you have been in that jurisdiction for 3 months, even if you have moved apartments within in that jurisdiction. 

As an immigrant myself, I would be terrified if my USC husband was terrified of signing the form.

As an immigrant myself, I would be terrified if my USC husband was terrified of signing the form.