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It is no longer "fastest" overall, and the AOS process for K-1s is a big negative.
 
Most of us who did a K-1 even when the petition process was only 6 months (vs current 13 months) would have chosen a CR-1 in retrospect.
 
"Fast" is not a reasonable criterion for choosing a visa in 2022.
 
 

What form did you file?
 
If you had a 10 yr card and filed an I-90 renewal, then do as @Mike E posted and get a stamp. Look up your states DMV req identity docs . In CA you can get a Real ID w just the I-551 stamp.
 
BUT, of course that would require you to have a valid passport from your country of origin …unless at InfoPass you INSIST and obtain the stamp on something other than ..passport ( I.e. old stickers on back of expired card, an I-94 style paper) ..what has anyone obtained recently? 

 
Time for N-400! 
 
 

You can register to vote right after the oath ceremony. There should be stands for registration when you exit the hall.
 
I would update SSN records before getting the passport. And you might not be able to get a passport now, as most offices are just processing emergency applications. 
 
Regarding driver license, unless you need to renew or get a real ID driver license, there is nothing to update. 
 
Yes, it is. 

My I-751 just changed to New Card is Being Produced. So happy and praise God, the wait is finally over. I will not wait for a day for my N-400.

I really don’t see the issue here. It seems the OP is trying to say that their parents (or one of them, at least) was threatened, and they decided to flee along with their family. It could be that the father was the one threatened, but then decided he was not gonna leave without his family. Unlike in the U.S., a 19-yo person in Colombia very often still lives with and gets support from his or her parents. I lived with my mom until I was 22! And, when I mean living, I mean she supported me completely. Perhaps that was the situation the OP was in back then and why their parents involved them in their asylum process. Now that the OP is financially independent and might not have been the directly threatened person, I see why their lawyer would give them a green light to travel.

I really don’t see the issue here. It seems the OP is trying to say that their parents (or one of them, at least) was threatened, and they decided to flee along with their family. It could be that the father was the one threatened, but then decided he was not gonna leave without his family. Unlike in the U.S., a 19-yo person in Colombia very often still lives with and gets support from his or her parents. I lived with my mom until I was 22! And, when I mean living, I mean she supported me completely. Perhaps that was the situation the OP was in back then and why their parents involved them in their asylum process. Now that the OP is financially independent and might not have been the directly threatened person, I see why their lawyer would give them a green light to travel.

I really don’t see the issue here. It seems the OP is trying to say that their parents (or one of them, at least) was threatened, and they decided to flee along with their family. It could be that the father was the one threatened, but then decided he was not gonna leave without his family. Unlike in the U.S., a 19-yo person in Colombia very often still lives with and gets support from his or her parents. I lived with my mom until I was 22! And, when I mean living, I mean she supported me completely. Perhaps that was the situation the OP was in back then and why their parents involved them in their asylum process. Now that the OP is financially independent and might not have been the directly threatened person, I see why their lawyer would give them a green light to travel.

I really don’t see the issue here. It seems the OP is trying to say that their parents (or one of them, at least) was threatened, and they decided to flee along with their family. It could be that the father was the one threatened, but then decided he was not gonna leave without his family. Unlike in the U.S., a 19-yo person in Colombia very often still lives with and gets support from his or her parents. I lived with my mom until I was 22! And, when I mean living, I mean she supported me completely. Perhaps that was the situation the OP was in back then and why their parents involved them in their asylum process. Now that the OP is financially independent and might not have been the directly threatened person, I see why their lawyer would give them a green light to travel.

At least if the withdrawal sole reason was just already having GC through another means, No 2 is still alive. But agreed that if the reason included intent to travel to Columbia because of no threat, then yes it's gone.

In case it isn't clear to the OP and his friend, American citizens are required to file a tax return on worldwide income. That means that even if you live overseas and work overseas and no longer have ties to the U.S., you are supposed to file your taxes in the U.S. (unless your foreign income in U.S. dollars is less than the standard deduction). If your income for the past three years has been more than the standard deduction that applies in your case (i.e., single, married filing separately, etc.), then you are supposed to file the corresponding tax form. You can do it retroactively right now. There is a foreign income exclusion or foreign income tax credit (you get one or the other, depending on whether the country you lived and worked in has a tax treaty with the U.S.); making less than the threshold for the foreign income exclusion does NOT mean that you didn't have to file taxes (as I think I saw someone suggesting here). You had to file a tax return, it just may be that, if your income was below the foreign income exclusion, you might not owe taxes to the U.S. government. However, keep in mind that not every income class falls within the foreign income exclusion (I think dividend and interest income are not excluded). It is best if you consult with a tax professional on this, but you definitely needed to file taxes (if your income was above the standard deduction), you can still do it retroactively, and you might not end up paying in taxes, anyway.

In case it isn't clear to the OP and his friend, American citizens are required to file a tax return on worldwide income. That means that even if you live overseas and work overseas and no longer have ties to the U.S., you are supposed to file your taxes in the U.S. (unless your foreign income in U.S. dollars is less than the standard deduction). If your income for the past three years has been more than the standard deduction that applies in your case (i.e., single, married filing separately, etc.), then you are supposed to file the corresponding tax form. You can do it retroactively right now. There is a foreign income exclusion or foreign income tax credit (you get one or the other, depending on whether the country you lived and worked in has a tax treaty with the U.S.); making less than the threshold for the foreign income exclusion does NOT mean that you didn't have to file taxes (as I think I saw someone suggesting here). You had to file a tax return, it just may be that, if your income was below the foreign income exclusion, you might not owe taxes to the U.S. government. However, keep in mind that not every income class falls within the foreign income exclusion (I think dividend and interest income are not excluded). It is best if you consult with a tax professional on this, but you definitely needed to file taxes (if your income was above the standard deduction), you can still do it retroactively, and you might not end up paying in taxes, anyway.

In case it isn't clear to the OP and his friend, American citizens are required to file a tax return on worldwide income. That means that even if you live overseas and work overseas and no longer have ties to the U.S., you are supposed to file your taxes in the U.S. (unless your foreign income in U.S. dollars is less than the standard deduction). If your income for the past three years has been more than the standard deduction that applies in your case (i.e., single, married filing separately, etc.), then you are supposed to file the corresponding tax form. You can do it retroactively right now. There is a foreign income exclusion or foreign income tax credit (you get one or the other, depending on whether the country you lived and worked in has a tax treaty with the U.S.); making less than the threshold for the foreign income exclusion does NOT mean that you didn't have to file taxes (as I think I saw someone suggesting here). You had to file a tax return, it just may be that, if your income was below the foreign income exclusion, you might not owe taxes to the U.S. government. However, keep in mind that not every income class falls within the foreign income exclusion (I think dividend and interest income are not excluded). It is best if you consult with a tax professional on this, but you definitely needed to file taxes (if your income was above the standard deduction), you can still do it retroactively, and you might not end up paying in taxes, anyway.

Absolutely! Go after her money. We’re in 2022, equality of the sexes. A man is allowed to do what women routinely do.
 
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You should cancel precheck appoint and get a global entry one.  I made that mistake and it's too late since I already paid.

Filing an N-400 did nothing for my I-751. It’s been seven and a half months since I submitted my naturalization application online and nothing. I’m seeing people getting approved in six months, and my USCIS online account says there’s a “5-month wait” for naturalization. My removal of conditions is gonna turn 20 months old in two weeks. It had a bump a month after I filed the N-400: it got transferred to the NBC. That’s been it since then.

Focusing on I-485 processing will just increase the number of I-751s they have to process later. 
 
By focusing on I-485s there will be fewer 10 year green cards issued. 
 
There will be fewer 10 year green cards issued because USCIS will schedule more interviews (or issue positive decisions with interviews waived) before the couple has been married 2 years.
 
Historically  some couples file I-485 with fewer than 2 years of marriage but due to USCIS inefficiency, they get 10 year green cards because USCIS approved the case 2 or more years after the marriage anniversary.  
 
USCIS should use machine learning to automatically approve I-751 cases.  It isn’t hard to feed a software program hundreds of thousands of cases and from that the program learns which ones were approved and which were denied. Using this, most pending cases can be simply approved.  

Filing an N-400 did nothing for my I-751. It’s been seven and a half months since I submitted my naturalization application online and nothing. I’m seeing people getting approved in six months, and my USCIS online account says there’s a “5-month wait” for naturalization. My removal of conditions is gonna turn 20 months old in two weeks. It had a bump a month after I filed the N-400: it got transferred to the NBC. That’s been it since then.

I am a little bit frustrated, tbh...
I have been reading here and it seems that, for family- based applications, USCIS seems to be focusing ONLY on AOS... And while I am happy that people are approved, I have already seen two or three cases where they were approved in a very short time (as in, four months...); meanwhile, it seems they've completely stopped working on I-751s! It should be fair for everyone...

What I saw was the OP said they’re not sure they want to migrate so they want to test the waters. That’s quite different from what you wrote.
I have seen several.
 
To the OP, it only cost $160 which is really nothing. My 51 year old unmarried auntie who had never traveled outside our country and earning less than $100 a month and with savings less than $500 asked to visit me in 2010. I laughed and thought to myself there is no consular officer in the world who would give her a visa.  First attempt, she got a five year visa. I’ve never been able to figure that one out.
 
Give it your best shot you might be lucky. There’s no preparation per se. It’s going to be a 30 second to 2 minute interview. Have your bank statement ready and answer any questions directly, no long winding answers and look directly into their eyes. Make sure you don’t tell any lie that might jeopardize your chances when/if your daughter files for you in the future.
 
Good luck!

This is a "Dear Abby"  type question and u can write to her % Chicago Sun-times
 
My 2 cents-  the parents can stay in a hotel and the USC can visit them or take them out to dinner with or without u 
if u went to dinner with your spouse ,  a true Christain would not make an issue (a scene) in public

Your husband should be the one managing his mother. 
1.) He should explain the immigration process to her. 
2.) He should be defending you when your mother-in-law is being nasty
3.) He should tell her to stop referring to you as "the illegal". 
 
I would not engage with the mother-in-law if I was you~ Just tell her "don't talk to me like that" and walk away. 
You probably aren't going to win her over... or change her mind and it shouldn't be your job. It is your husband's job. 

Consider a spousal visa. You two could legally marry in Italy and then ask for him as a spouse. I did the whole K-1 visa process, and I then realized it would’ve been much faster to go CR-1. Then, you could have your marriage ceremony here in the U.S.

As per Matter of Sesay a K-1 who's I-485 is adjudicated after 2 years since marriage is not subject to conditional residency. So, in cases where it takes over 2 years for USCIS to get to it, they should receive a 10 year green card. If you know of someone who did they should be filing an I-90 to make USCIS fix their error.

Please gather as many important documents as you can, and contact the police. He has damaged your property and knowingly physically hurt you. This is domestic abuse/violence and you do not have to accept this in order to remain in this country! 
 
Get a police report, get to a womens' shelter for the short term (the police can help with this and also escort you home collect more of your belongings safely). Your primary goal right now should be to make sure you're safe from any escalating violence.
 
You don't need his approval to remain a permanent resident. He can't revoke anything. You can file Removal of Conditions without him. The only thing he can take from you is your life.

Mine was a combo Interwiev and I got approved on the spot for naturalization.  Good luck! I hope you get interview soon.