Nouchigang

Finally got approved. 
 
Expedite request via phone -- 9/10
Received email for additional evidence -- 9/13
Response to uscis -- 9/13
Approved -- 10/7
 
Hope everyone has a smooth process

Bank of America and Wells Fargo allows you to without a ssn. Try to focus on the things you can get. Print all the pictures you have showing different occasions in your relationship. Mail that comes to the same address (as to show u share residence), amazon orders count as well. If you’ve ever sent an email to your husband print that too. Club cards and library cards. Gym membership, affidavit from friends and family. If you guys go to dinner often save some receipts etc. when you’re lacking in evidence just focus on what you can control. 

Yes indeed you are correct
Bank of America also lets you open a bank account without a social

Welcome to the forum. You really need to acquaint yourself with all of the great guides and information available on this site. In particular, the K1 Visa step-by-step Flow Chart: https://www.visajourney.com/content/k1flow/ . The timeline is not accurate, but the step sequence is still spot-on. 
 
Take some time and  Doing so helps everyone that uses or gets information from the site.
 
Good luck on your visa journey.

Maybe best to wait 5 or 6 years then to file AoS.

I would expect a LOT of scrutiny for this "marriage" arrangement ........5 or 6 years apart?    I would seriously seek another solution.......just my opinion......
 
EDIT:  I am not judging your relationship.  I am saying that your solution seems to be highly unusual.......and it could generate a lot of scrutiny about the nature of your relationship......and "pretending" is not a good way to deal with immigration.

Yes. Depression is serious but it's understandable, considering everything in your son's life has changed. I hope he feels better and learns to cope with it, and one day enjoy his new life. I really believe professional help is the way. I hope it all works out for you.

No this is the address where I believe they process EAD and AP: National Benefits Center. This address is listed on all the receipts regardless on whereyou live in the US because they take care of the work and travel permit of immediate family members of US Citizens.
For your biometrics and later on interview it will be based on your zip code. 
So no the address listed is not where you will go for your fingerprints and interview

Just wanted to update anyone following this post...
 
Went for AOS interview this morning. Agent took expired passport and never asked or said a word about it being expired. We brought back up ID just in case, but it appears that they do understand that there may be certain instances when a renewal during this process could cause a delay.
 
Approved!

First stop is the social security office for your SS card. That can be done the day you land or the next day or at least the first week. Everyone seems to wait for this, and it ends up causing problems down the line. At least 2-3 times a week someone posts about their social security card problem.

You can open a joint account at Bank of America. All you need to present is your passport.

Nebraska service center approval!
I130 NOA1: 2/14/19
I129f NOA1: 7/31/19
I129f NOA2 (Denied): 9/19/19
I130 NOA1 (Approved!): 9/19/19
We sent in a K3 I129f petition on July 31 and after 50 days we got the I129f denied and the I130 approved, the I129f denial came through email and egov.uscis and I130 approval through calling USCIS

I got approval. The website says , your card is being produced.  good luck to you

If it was me,  I'd be removing the attorney from my case and filing the application tomorrow since it appears to be ready to go. 
 
What the attorney should be doing is reviewing and sending rather than charging you an additional fee for writing some letter 
 
Just my opinion 

Thank you! This is actually super helpful advice, while not legally advising. 

Your spouse is not working legally at the moment.
To be safe she could try to speak with her employer to take a 2 or 3 months leave of absence for personal reasons, she doesnt have to explain why to her employer until she gets her EAD and she can then resume work. 
Hopefully the leave can be even shorter since you applied a few months ago, we can hope she gets EAD in the next 1 or 2 months. I believe EAD processing times are now at 5.5 months
She can try to expedite her EAD for financial hardship as well thats another option
There is a thread for it on VJ just search "EAD expedite after fax " it is a good 50+ pages with valuable info.
 
Good luck 

Nebraska has slipped again.  Now 12 to 15.5 months.

Congratulations and thanl you for your post, I thought I was alone lol. I am also following this post for my Mother, her petition is at the Nebraska Service Center though... PD Jan 22nd
Goodluck on the rest of your journey 🙏🏾

Which center was her petition processed please ?

Ugh... I wish I got Texas. Instead I got Hellbraska. 
Looks like we are gonna have to wait another 5 months. None of this is fair. 
Very happy for you. 

Texas service centre

Don't know if it's really count much since this thread is mostly for people filing  for their suppose but I file for my mom on February 6th at the Texas service center and she got approved today

What’s going on ladies and gentleman. 
Just wanted to update everyone that my I-130 got approved 😃 and now they are forwarding it to the NVC🤞🏽 And I hope everything  works out. It has been a crazy 2019 for me and my wife. Not being with her and our daughter is really tough. Wow this is a relief and I hope everything goes well from here. It would be really nice to top of the end of this year spending Christmas together here in the states🤞🏽      
 
 
A lot of us is in the same boat but let’s stay positive through out everything and best of luck to all of us 
 

Given how much of a support these forums have been for the last 10+ years of my stay in the US, I wanted to pay back by sharing my experience. 
  Background I moved to the US on a H1B about 10+ years ago, and got my I-140 approved through work in 2012 with a PD of mid June 2011. Of course given that the dates have never touched that mark (except those brief 3 weeks in Sept 2015 for those of you who know what I am talking about) I never got current. In the interim, my personal situation changed and I went from being married to single to married, this time to a USC (naturalized). After a lot of deliberation, we decided to file via I-130. It was not my first choice as I wanted to get a merit based green card, but my wife's anxiety was that my status in the country was tied to my job, and that made her nervous. Reasonable request. So we decided to file together.   March 13, 2019: Application sent to USCIS We put together the entire application with meticulous detail. We shared all proofs - the lease on our apt, our joint accounts (that we set up as soon as we moved in together), pictures of our travel, insurance, nominees on accounts, apart from of course proof of marriage, divorce (for me), etc etc. We had a master TOC and then section TOCs (Table of contents) which made navigating the application a breeze. We spent countless hours on this, and did not hire a lawyer.   We filed concurrently for I130/485 and also for the EAD/AP combo card.(I131/765)   We submitted our application via Fedex to the Chicago lockbox where it was received on March 18, 2019. I got text updates that same night, and the paper receipts (4 in total) followed in 3 days.    April 8, 2019: Biometrics Appointment in Queens Within a week of receipt, I received notice for my biometrics appt, which happened to be close to where we live (Queens, NY) and was scheduled for 4/8/2019. I went to the appointment and was done in 30 mins. We then hunkered down for the long wait, as I had seen long wait times on forums.   June 18, 2019: Case ready to be scheduled for an Interview Imagine my surprise when on 6/18/2019, I received an email saying that "Case is ready to be scheduled for an interview". I guess it meant that they had reviewed the application and not found it lacking any documentation. But of course, knowing that some people were stuck at this stage for months, we weren't too excited.    June 25, 2019: Interview is scheduled Exactly a week later, I received an email saying "Interview was scheduled". This was staggering. We had not expected things to move so fast, and had a planned vacation from 7/4-7/14. While I had seen that people had at least 5 weeks between receipt of this email and their actual interview, part of me was worried about the notice showing up while we were on vacation, and then somehow missing the interview (paranoia!) But that didn't happen. On July 1st, I received notice that my interview was scheduled for 8/5/2019 at the Federal Plaza building in NYC. Phew! We would be able to enjoy our vacation, and would have enough time to gather all necessary documents and prepare upon our return. We spent some more hours gathering new evidence (more travel since we submitted the app, a couple of translations of documents etc). But it was not too stressful as we had done a meticulous job the first time around.   August 5, 2019: Interview   We got to the area about an hour in advance (avoid traffic etc) and hung out in a coffee shop next door. About 30 mins prior to the interview time we walked into the building. It had airport style security, but there was no line so it went very fast. We then went to the 9th floor (per the notice) and we were told to go to the 4th floor. There we walked into a waiting room, handed our interview letter to the gentleman at the counter and he gave us a slip with a number. We took our seats, prepared to wait.   At 10:50 an officer walked out and called out our slip number. We walked into the back of the office with the officer.   The actual interview This was really one of the most pleasant experiences of my life. First we were made to swear to tell the truth with our right hands raised, which we did. Then as we sat down, the officer took my picture and right and left index prints. He then smiled and said "Don't be nervous. I read your file and you gave me a lot of evidence. Thank you" He then proceeded to ask my wife how she met me. He asked her a few other questions about my mom's name, family etc. He then asked me about my DOB and my father in law's name. He then looked through some pictures-we told him we had more and he took some of them. Then we had a conversation about travel, my favorite cities that I had visited, my work (If i changed my job after submitting the app-I had not) etc. He asked me the I-485 questions (ever been arrested, ever been in immigration proceedings etc) all of which were a No for me. He then left the room to make copies of both our state IDs.   Upon his return he sat down and with a smile said "I have approved your application. You will receive your green card in two weeks. It will be valid for two years as you have been married for less than two years." He then gave us some info about Removal of Conditions, naturalization.    And that was it.   We thanked him and he again complimented us on our file and said it was well put together.   We walked out with an extra spring in our step. The whole thing lasted about 20-25 mins.   August 5,2019 : Card is being produced   That same evening around 6:30 PM I got an email confirming the Card is being produced   August 7, 2019: Card is being mailed   August 8, 2019: Card picked up by USPS  In the email notification the tracking number was not available, but I logged into the egov.uscis website (the old one) which had tracked my case 100% accurately (all my cases right from 2008) and I saw the tracking number. I was also able to see that a package for me was picked up by USPS via the informed delivery dashboard (not the email which only tells you what's coming that day, but the actual dashboard where you can see packages addressed to you from the moment they are picked up) Note on case updates- -While the old website updated meticulously for me, and I received timely emails and text updates, the DHS website (recommended by a lot of folks in this forum) still says case was received for my I485. I know it is the opposite experience for many others, so YMMV.  -Throughout the process, only my I485 status changed. The I130 and others still show 'Case was received'   August 9, 2019: Received approval notices Received approval notices for both I485 and I -130   August 10, 2019: Card in hand Arrived on a Saturday! Best weekend ever, Relief. Even if it is for 1 yr 9 months, after which the I751 needs to be sent. Ah well....   Thanks to all the folks on this forum who kept each other updated through their journey. It is harrowing at times but don't lose hope. Be truthful and honest, And things will work out. Best wishes to those that are still waiting at different stages. 

Yes I sent my evidence on June 11 and they confirmed receipt on June 14th. Then I resent it twice in July haha. And they confirmed receipt again. I will try to speak to someone else I guess because all of the service requests I have done have had zero results. Thanks anyway.