Joyoussinger

Hey Guys,
 
So we finally got an update and the oath ceremony has been scheduled for next week Saturday.
 
Now the tension is down and this immigration journey is about to be concluded.

After a long wait I received my green card yesterday. Service center was Potomac, no RFE no interview, no application for citizenship 

Update: I called USCIS and they said I won’t have to pay the additional fees as long as I resubmit it within the next two weeks!
 
Hi all,
 
I sent my AOS application on the 28th of March but unfortunately it was returned as I accidentally missed one of the signature sections. Will USCIS waive the new fee if I send it back immediately or will I have to pay the new fees?
 
Thank you! 

Congratulations!!! 

You are from the UK. 
You showed enough proof for I129F approval.
As long as you have proof of meeting (boarding passes/stamps in passports in the last 2 years) - photos are weak evidence as they can be from any time frame as you referenced in your OP- you should be fine. 
Just keep on meeting when you can and wait for approval. 

I'm not sure where you got that advice, but VJ history proves those notions to be wildly inaccurate. UK and France are not difficult consulates.  Good luck.   The K-1 immigration journey is quite a long trip to a Green Card.  I would strongly suggest you get your advice from Visa Journey.   We are all here to help.

Thank you all for your help. To update, we went to the civil surgeon yesterday. He marked us as complete, and we got his COVID-19 updated formula booster. We sent away our full AOS packet yesterday with everything checked off. Sorry for being so confused about DS-3025 vs i-693. I am glad we got that medical squared away before we sent for hopefully no RFE!!

You did not specify any other timeframe, which makes it a statement about the present.
 
Also, if you believe that that is a factor for accuracy, why didn't you ask OP when the medical exam was performed? You are the one who initially failed to ask this and take it into consideration. That is, if you were truly considering that at the time. To me, it looks like another attempt to retro-actively legitimize misinformation.
 
You also didn't specify whether you meant a Civil Surgeon's instructions or a Panel Physician's instructions. Yes, they differ.
 
Perhaps, if you do not want people to make wrong assumptions about what you mean, you should try to be more precise with your information.

What was the rule in place when the OP's spouse received their medical exam overseas by a panel physician and reported on their DS3025?
 

ONE DOSE of any of the vaccine is required EXCEPT COVID which requires TWO. You can see that in the policy manual and on the CDC website. Lots of incorrect advice here.
 
Please fill out your timeline!
I do not help those with blank timelines!! Your membership to VJ is a two way street. We help with info. You help with statistics.
It's so important that they have made an emoji for it. 
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Same!

Same!

I typed the form, printed it, then filled out all N/A in black ink. No RFEs. I am now a citizen.

I put N/A on all fields.

I printed the form, them, with a pen, wrote "N/A" across sections which didn't apply.  No rejection, no RFEs.

If you missed the interview, you would've had case denied.
 
Congratulations, it seems like somebody who looked at your file concluded your case was strong enough to approve without interview.
 
Expect approval notice in few weeks, followed by Green Card in separate mail in another several weeks.
 
Once you get approval letter and GC in hand, make sure to take digital and physical copies just in case. And then get yourself some treat as you survived I-751!

My husband's N-400 interview letter said nothing about his pending I-751 or a combo interview. There was nothing  saying I was required to be there. We knew there was a chance it would be a combo interview, so I went along. To be honest, I felt it was important for me to be there, to support him on what could be a huge event in his life. It did turn out to be a combo interview and he took the oath that afternoon! It would have been a mistake for me to not have attended.  Since we were both there, it was easy for us to go out, when it was over, and celebrate!

We were never explicitly told to bring my spouse with me for my interview, but she came along anyway as we knew there was a high probability of a combo interview. Now, my wife was never called in on the day and my I-751 and N-400 were approved on the day, but the interviewer did mention that it was a good thing that my spouse was with me all the same, just in case any issue arose.
 
She should 100% go with you to avoid any delays int he future.

I was worried about the I-751 since I have been told how important co-mingled finances are - we do not have that as in at all. There are several reasons for that but mostly because we are both over 50 with children in both countries so what is in US is his and what is in Denmark is mine. There is one exception and that is health insurance since I do not work.
 
I asked my husbands daughter, our neighbor and the chairman of the local water district - I am a member on the board - if they would be kind enough to write a letter to the USCIS and explain that we are indeed married and living together for better or worse. They did. I did not include any explanation as to why we do not share bank accounts etc, since I planned to explain that at the interview.
 
I have only had one issue with the extension letter for 48 months and that was arriving in Minneapolis, where some guy obviously had a bad day and send me off to be further interviewed without him even looking at the letter. I missed my connecting flight but was only asked if I had any meat with me.
 
When I received the RFE I assumed it to be about the "lack" of sharing but it was to inform me that I had not included an explanation as to why I filed 7 days late. I answered that I thought I just had to mail it before the card expired - I know now that it has to be "received" by them before that date. Actually it was there on the day my card expired but it took a week for them to process it.
 
On March 11th 2024 I send my reply to the RFE and today I checked to see if it was received. It was on the 15th, new card was ordered on the 19th and case was approved on the 20th. Guess I'm good for another 10 years - I will apply for citizenship at some point in the near future though.

As I always told my troops when I was active-duty U.S Air Force "Over prepared is fully prepared".  If in doubt, spouse should attend. In my case, local office notified us 2 days prior that I was required to attend along with wife for combo interview. 

I just had my interview less than a month ago, and my spouse went with me.
I received two notifications, the first letter was about my naturalization form N-400 and it did not say that my spouse was necessary to be present.
But, the second notification came saying that I was having a combo interview, and the spouse should be present if we were still married or if not, show proof of divorce (the 797 notice had a printed sheet saying about the combo interview, uncomfortable I don't have this document because stayed with the IO, and I was excited about being approved and didn't notice that).
The officer started saying that he was conducting a combo interview, the first was the ROC and my spouse could answer any of his questions, but during the second interview N-400 he should stay quiet and only I could answer.
About documents that he asked for and were not in the letter listing: my spouse's birth certificate and deed/mortgage documents showing that we both owned our home. 
IMO: Your wife should go to the interview to support you, is the last phase that you have to do on your immigration process, also as part of the ROC requirement is her be present to them do any questions if necessary. Otherwise, is a red flag to the immigration officer. 
 

My husband's N-400 interview letter said nothing about his pending I-751 or a combo interview. There was nothing  saying I was required to be there. We knew there was a chance it would be a combo interview, so I went along. To be honest, I felt it was important for me to be there, to support him on what could be a huge event in his life. It did turn out to be a combo interview and he took the oath that afternoon! It would have been a mistake for me to not have attended.  Since we were both there, it was easy for us to go out, when it was over, and celebrate!

It is interesting how different offices or different IO's handle the combo interview.  In our case we were in the same situation, but did not receive any notice of a combo interview.  Regardless, I went with my wife for her N400 interview, and when the IO came out to get her, she requested that I also come back for an I751 interview.  That interview lasted about 5 minutes where we verified the I751 form, added a more recent tax filing transcript, and then I was escorted back to the waiting area before the IO conducted my wife's N400 interview.

Yes the spouse must attend, even if the letter doesn't say it.
 
She may never be called in, but the chances are high if I-751 is pending and you're naturalizing under 3 year rule.

You are right, it is not obvious, but rather intuitive with both an ROC and N400 pending.  That being said, it is possible that even with both pending, the IO may not even have the I751 package available, and may not require your wife there at all.  It is a tough conundrum, but I tend to err on the side of caution, and maybe buy your wife some flowers   in case the IO doesn't deal with the I751 and your wife feels like she wasted her time.
 
Good Luck!