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Also can anyone suggest a good book to study for the civics test?

Do you take your civics test at the same time as your interview?

2 hours ago, corgietete said:

Hello! Yes! That’s what I did. I filed for N400 while 751 was still pending. 

Thanks. Did you file at 3 years of marriage or 3 years of permanent residency? For some reason I was thinking once you celebrate 3 years of marriage if you’re still married you can apply. 

Quick question so I don’t start a new thread. Can you file N400 (naturalization) while 751 (removal of conditions) is pending? With the slow processing times now it would be nice not to have to wait. 

Hi All

I looked back about 15 pages and didn’t find any discussion so I’m starting a new one but if there is one around this topic already, feel free to point me to it and close this one out. 

I know some folks on K1 visas received 10 yr Greencards instead of 2 yr greencards and some people were saying it might have been a USCIS mistake and some others said USCIS had just started doing that to K1 filers during Greencard interviews. Has anyone checked with USCIS if after receiving a 10 yr Greencard instead of a 2 yr Greencard, they still needed to file for removal of conditions or can they go ahead and file for citizenship already?

I’d appreciate insights. Thanks 

Not that it’s anyone’s business but no I’m not intending to never file ROC. I’m not stupid. But apparently this IS happening a lot and it’s actually NOT a mistake and people just file ROC when the time comes and move on from that. Some are even told they do not need to file ROC and collect proof they were told so and file for naturalization later on without problems because they did everything they were supposed to. And yes I know the rules so I don’t need anyone telling me what I NEED to do. That is not the question I asked. 

Apparently this has been happening to more and more people over the years and it’s not an error. 

I have looked around for a thread on this topic but could not find a recent one so I started this. Forgive me if there is one I just didn’t see it. I want to hear from anyone out there who entered on a K1 visa and filed for aos and got a 10 yr greencard while being married for less than 2 years and how they proceeded with their immigration path. Thanks.

22 hours ago, Andreypa said:

Thank you! I clearly remember that it was Marriage Cert copy. So you think not necessary to certify it? just send a plain photocopy once again? What exactly did you send to them,if you did?

We sent a copy of the certificate we got in the mail about 3 weeks after. 

Check to see what you actually sent. Maybe you sent the marriage license and not the certificate you got after you got married that is stamped by the courts saying you’re married. Sometimes they ask for stuff they already got because they gotta slow the process down. Check your copy to see what you sent. Just send them what they asked for and you’re good. 

3 minutes ago, geowrian said:

True, although he has been living in the US (F-1 visa) and in a relationship for 5 years. They would likely expect evidence of somebody who has been together for 5 years...unlike newly married couples just recently reunited in the US.

But not required to send with AOS. That’s the point I’m trying to make. That you can be a couple for 10, 20, 50 years. You will have a lot of evidence, even for newlyweds, because you just don’t meet one day and get married the next. But you don’t need to send that with aos. So that’s not a valid reason for this scruitinity. 

2 hours ago, Jun2580 said:

After reading all the comments here, I am getting more and more depressed how my lawyer advised us not to send any marriage related documents at the time of application. 

 

We were only asked to give the lawyer the copy of marriage license and our tax returns. And also the some other basic info needed to prepare the documents. He then told us that they don't need us to give them any marriage based documents to prove the bona fide marriage, but instead we will take them with us to the interview. 

 

And he told us this is what the lawyer has done always, and that USCIS in Louisville KY does separated interview..

 

Now I feel stupid for spending a lot of money for this lawyer, and then going through a long, stressful, separated interview most others who got interviewed at the same USCIS didn't go through. 

 

We made about 4 mistakes out of 30 questions asked, and I am very scared what the result will be. 

 

And i still don't understand why other couples ahead of us got separated as well. I am all confused now. 

You’re not required to send marriage evidence with aos package. This is why there is a ROC after 2 years. A recently married couple won’t have much in terms of marriage evidence. Most AOS interviews are just a formality and only last a couple of questions and are not separated. They separate couple and bombard them with questions like yours when they suspect fraud. None of the reasons you have stated here are cause for fraud suspicion. They definitely saw something on your file that made them suspicious about your relationship. Most people who get lawyers for this late into the process have complicated cases. You say you have no complications so why did you use a lawyer if you don’t mind us asking? The answer to your scruitinity may be in why you used a lawyer. I feel like we haven’t gotten the full story here. 

If that’s a red flag in your country consider going there and getting married and filing CR1 instead. Most couples have better luck with CR1 when there are red flags.

It looks like she doesn’t want this marriage anymore. Divorce and move on. If you haven’t gotten an interview for aos yet your aos will most likely be denied. If you’re no longer married to a us citizen and haven’t gone through aos yet you have no reason to stay to be honest. Not in the eyes of USCIS anyways. You’d have to go home.

17 hours ago, Keo23 said:

Good day everyone. I’m in a similar situation, I’m in queue for my immigrant visa appointment. All paper work was done in my maiden name. I have five months in my passport and I want to renew it with my husband last name for the interview. Do you think it will cause a problem at the interview? Thanks for the replies. 

It should be ok as long as you have paperwork to prove but you never know with these things. I would just wait til you have greencard and have entered the states to do it. 

Yeah unfortunately that’s the end of the road there. She will have to move. 

3 hours ago, SafeTravels said:

Hi everyone,
So my flight is booked for next week (k1 visa was delivered a few days ago!) and I'll be entering the US at JFK airport. In the past, I know many people got a 90-day EAD stamp when entering there, but that doesn't seem to be the case any longer. I was wondering if asking (politely) for the stamp would get me into trouble? I know it's a long shot but if the system is reasonable then there shouldn't be any harm in asking, right? I don't want to give the impression that I will work illegally though. Thank you!

I don’t know where you got that information but K1s cannot do that. You’re coming on a non immigrant visa with immigrant intent but your immigrant status will only be valid after your marriage and AOS. Non immigrants have to apply for work authorization through USCIS. That is the only way. There’s no such thing as getting an EAD stamp at POE. You got wrong information from somewhere. 

Take what you have. You can’t take what you don’t have. Chances are they won’t wanna see anything apart from what you mailed with the original packet but gather as much as you have. If it turns out there is something missing and they really need it, they will give you a chance to get that documentation to the them after the interview. 

It won’t affect you at all but it won’t help her either. She has to disclose she has family in the US on the application but people somehow think it’s good to have someone in the US “vouch” for them but if she doesn’t have enough ties to her home country to merit the visa alone, no amount of bs she says about you will make any difference on her application. 

13 hours ago, ken2395 said:

Yes she did visit the US and she was a Chinese citizen.  Current finance is also Chinese.  I live and work in Asia.

If you live and work in Asia, why are you applying for a fiancé visa? You have to show USCIS that you live in the US permanently. If you live in Asia, your fiancé doesn’t need an immigrant visa to be reunited with you. She can’t use that visa to visit. She has to make the move permanently. That is the purpose of an immigrant visa. 

4 hours ago, MarinaMT said:

 

Thank you for the answers, both of you! I checked the website of the US Embassy in Naples and it says that you need a police certificate if you have lived in a foreign country 12 or more months, so I will not need a German police certificate 😃 I am still a little bit worried because I did not include that address in the petition, even though my main residence was still in Italy... do you guys think that that might cause an RFE or any other problem, or not? From what I read online it should not, but I would still like to know your opinion! I am new to this whole thing - and to this website, sorry about all these questions, I just can't wait to be with my future husband after 5 years!

Are you applying for K1 or CR1? K1s need police certificate for 6 months or more. CR1 need it for 12 months or more. Make sure you’re reading the right information. Here’s the official link.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/family-immigration/nonimmigrant-visa-for-a-fiance-k-1.html#5

4 hours ago, Imej said:

Thanks Bill & Katya, we have good history for relationship. It was crazy day at consulate. They refused another lady's also while her US fiance was physically present at the embassy. In her case they said her engagement pics looks like marriage has been done...

These is something else going on here... 

You’re mad so that’s understandable but there isn’t some big conspiracy here. Not being able to prove a legitimate couple and being too married for K1 are the biggest reasons for denials. In a high fraud country like yours, you need a lot more time spent together in order to succeed. Go back, get married, make some trips somewhere else too, show them that you really are a real couple. Put your wife on your life insurance, banks, credit cards, etc. Make lots of FaceTime. Then apply for CR1. It’s the only way to be successful. 

If you entered without intent to stay, you’re good. AOS away.

Your best route is either fiancé or spouse visa. If you can work for your Canadian company from here then maybe fiancé might suit your needs faster but really not by much. And remember that whichever one of those you choose your fiancé or spouse is still gonna have to move back before you and restablish residency, get a job because they need to show they can financially support you either way. Getting any kind of non immigrant visa, getting married, and adjusting status is illegal so you can’t do that. Canadians can visit here very easily during the process. Start whichever application now and visit as often as you can in the meantime.