K1visaHopeful

It is important to fill out your timeline. Please do that.

You are speaking on USCs requiring MCs for name changes at SSA. Immigrants must have proof of immigration status. Before 90 days is up for a K1, that is a passport. After the 90 days is up, SSA requires an ID issued by USCIS.

Correct. Incorrect. That is the method for USCs only. I'd never expect a county clerk to know or care to know even if you told them, the process for immigrants. No. That's false too. SOME ML's have blanks for your new married name but it's rare. Most MLs AND Marriage CERTIFICATES (MCs) will only have the maiden name listed next to the bride. That's normal and completely fine. ANY party to the marriage can use any combination of names listed ON THE MC moving forward in part as their new legal married name. Normal. Fine. Immigrants "change" their legal name through immigration. By applying for your next forms using any names as listed in part on your MC, you will be issued an immigration document in that name and THEN you can use THAT IMMIGRATION DOCUMENT to obtain other documents (like an SSN and DL) in that new name. Yes. As long as A name appears on your MC you can use it as part of your own. No. It's the legal name change document that has names on it that proves you have a legal scenario where you are allowed to go by a new name as long as it appears in part on the MC. Your name has already been changed by getting married so do you wish. You just don't have ID that says so.

No effect. Please fill out your VJ timeline.

I485s are preprocessed by your allocated SC and if interview required, transferred to your LFO. To find your timeline for I485 on the tracking website, input your LFO not SC.

And (OP,) Field Office is completely irrelevant for both.

Gotcha! Editing your timeline might be of benefit to you so you can get the correct category of help and also follow the correct VJ processing time stats for AOSing. It might also benefit other K1s who read this so they are not ultimately confused by your submission of an I134a like I was.

Your timeline says you're a K1 and you've posted this in a K1 forum but...you're not???

This statement here is still confusing. I131 is for those awaiting GCs, so those who aren't residents yet OR for residents who are planning to stay out of the US for more than one year. Neither is the case for you as your husband IS already a resident and is not leaving the US for a year. No such thing.

"That" travel form refers to what travel form? In Canada? No. He can renew it by mail while in the US. Since you haven't specified how you will be traveling and it's unsure if you understand what a passport is needed for the basics are if he's flying, he'll need a passport. By border crossing, he'll likely be able to get over the border to Canada with just his Canadian BC but returning to US without a passport would likely be difficult but may be not impossible. Without further details on your part, the best advice would be to renew his passport from the US before any international travel. Renewing a passport in Canada in an emergency while there even if he could get in with his BC, may not be the best route to go.

Yes. If your DS3025 is marked as complete, it's complete.

No. When you FILE I485 within one year of your DS3025 being marked as complete, I693 is not filed. Submit a photocopy of your DS3025 with I485.

Ensure you have read the forms website for each form you are filing. The I485 forms webpage states: "Applications and petitions postmarked on or after April 1, 2024, must include the new fees or USCIS will not accept them." As with all new USCIS implementations, postmarked date matters NOT when it is received by USCIS. Your timeline is blank as well. Having a blank timeline is a disservice to VJ in general as it relies on member timelines to predict accurate estimated timelines for all.

Can I ask that Mods please shut this thread down? Lots of false info being posted over and over without regard. Poor OP probably has no idea up from down by now.

Never heard of any issues in all of my years. Your lawyer is exaggerating, as do many. Current timelines for every USCIS application is available on the USCIS processing times website. Comparing your case to others is inefficient as the timelines update monthly. Monitor the website as your source of (as) accurate (as it gets) info.

"May" is your keyword. While many can use tax proofs only because they have exceeded the FPGLs, your OS hasn't in the past and required a JS. As above x2, he'll need to do the most to prove he meets them NOW AKA. CURRENTLY. Able to doesn't equal eligible to. Just because you are able to doesn't make you eligible. I stand by that while others may not. The last thing you need is an NOID for misunderstanding or having an adjudicator that follows protocol to a T.

Six months paystubs are nothing without an EVL. The employer must allow write up an EVL. Uscis is not going to research the OSs salary. I don't think you are understanding what we are telling you. Because USCIS already knows that your OS didn't meet the FPGLs in 2023, your going to need to be more detailed on how you respond NOW to this RFIE and you'll need to respond with CURRENT income as explained above. I'm not talking about what you've uploaded in the past (or even in the recent past). I'm talking NOW and AFTER the RFIE was issued. You'll respond by mail because AOSers are not eligible to upload. Current proof of income as in a CURRENT EVL (dated after the RFIE) and current paystubs dated since now (after RFIE) and back 6 months from now. Current income evidence will help you prove both that the OS meets the FPGLs and doesn't need the JS any more. 2023 taxes are most recent taxes but are not current income. Current EVL and 6m paystubs are. Please please please read through the instructions to differentiate your understanding of tax proofs and current income.

The commentor is stating that current income is more common important than 2023 taxes as they are not current regardless if they are the most recent ones. Proving current income is best. ESPECIALLY when the OS has not met the FPGLs in the past. In your case, 2023 taxes will likely not be enough. The I864 instructions state what you can submit to prove current income. (Likely, a properly written EVL AND 6 months of current paystubs however you've indicated nothing as to the OSs employment type in your thread to help further). Ensure you've read and understand the instructions before filing out any form.

I'll remind you again to fill out your timeline. No timeline. No help.

All I'll say is you're a good husband for noticing. 🤷🏼‍♀️

And 1 more thing, as a reciprocal courtesy to others and to the website: That's important.

Important Read: https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/processing-times-faqs

PS. A govn representative is not eligible to help unless you are WELL outside of normal processing times AND have already placed an outside of normal processing times enquiry ON THE WEBSITE which has gone beyond the alotted time for that enquiry too. The website above will tell you WHEN you are eligible to place an enquiry. Calling is not necessary nor is it the established form of contact for such an enquiry.

What does the USCIS processing times website say when you input your details into it? https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ If you are still within normal processing times, all you can do is renew EAD/AP and wait it out. If you are approved without interview or interviewed for I485 after your 2year wedding anniversary, you'll get a 10 year PR card, not a 2year CPR card.

Depending on the context of the RFIE, most likely. Post it, redacted, of course. *Unrelated: best your RFIE response be on paper and mailed in, not uploaded as your AOS package was mailed and not online filed.