Daphne .

My I-751 was approved today!!!!! I don’t think they ever looked at my RFE response because they say they didn’t receive it (whatever…) but after 2.5 years I made it!

It is permitted, but if she’ll be admitted by CBP is another matter and will depend greatly on how strong her ties to Indonesia are. Don’t have her visit for the max amount of time because that doesn’t show great ties. Does she have a stable job and life in Indonesia? I was able to visit the US while my I-130 was processing but had short visits of up to 2/3 weeks every 3 to 4 months and that travel pattern never caused any issues. I had a stable job and life in the Netherlands.

She will do the interview for the K1, and further down the line you might have to interview together for the adjustment of status process (which needs to get filed/started after you got married). Some of those have been waived though, so she might get her greencard without having the adjustment of status interview. I don’t know the specifics about her country, but somebody might have more intel on that.

Yes, the $220 immigrant fee is part of it and you need to pay it in order to get the green card. The instructions came when I received my passport back with the visa in it, that letter explained what it was for and how to pay it.

I sure hope that they are not going to to pull the same stunts as they have been doing in 2023 and forget about people who filed ages ago. This is just so wrong and I wonder if it will encourage people to just enter on a tourist visa with the intent to adjust status. USCIS is just making a fool out of local Embassies and CBP who do their best to prevent/screen for potential abuse of a tourist visas by granting green cards in lightning speed..

If he entered the US after your 2nd wedding anniversary he should receive a 10 year green card.

CR1 will be between 18-22 months.

So today I made the mistake of calling USCIS to see if there is an update because I was supposed to call them if I hadn’t heard back after 120 days after my last interaction with them. Well, that didn’t go as I had hoped.. Timeline of what happened when: August 2021: Filed I-751 *crickets* December 2022: Biometrics *crickets* June 2023: Received RFE for evidence of continued marital life, etc (because, and I quote, “your case was submitted in August 2021 so we need updated info”) June 2023: Submitted requested info, received confirmation from UPS with date and time of receipt by USCIS. I had to send the RFE response info to the California Field Office in Fresno, which I think was odd.. Was told in RFE letter that they would respond within 60 days September 2023: Contacted USCIS because I received no update or answer. They couldn’t find my RFE response info. They submitted a request and I received an email stating that my case was sent to the California Field Office at the end of 2022 (why is it there??) and that I should call back if I haven’t heard back after 120 days Today: I called them and they say they still see no record of receiving the RFE response packet I sent, even though I know it was delivered. Rep told me to “send it again because otherwise they might close my case”. While she is on the phone with me, she all of a sudden asks for my phone number and email, and during the call I receive an email asking me to complete the survey on how satisfied I am about USCIS Customer Service (WTH???). I get it, mistakes happen and sometimes files get lost etc. but the thing that just makes me SO mad is the fact that they make it so hard to get in touch with them, they give crazy timelines (and don’t you dare call us at day 58 if we told you to wait 60 days), and no helpful info at all! I could have resent the RFE response 4 months ago if they would have just told me that they don’t have it. So frustrated right now…