WorldCitizen1969

ASCs were all closed for several months.  There is a backlog.

Most international students are graduate students whose majors are in chemistry, physics, biology, engineering, etc..and need to be in a laboratory to conduct their research. 

Congratulations!! 

"so I'm now very worried about sending my packet in if it's just gonna sit there because they are understaffed"
 
That is certainly no reason to delay submitting your package.........especially if you are going to be out of status......just get it done.

I had an RFE where I, the USC, only had to send in proof of citizenship. I could have sworn I did with the original package but, it is what it is.
 
The good news for you is that it's an RFE and not a rejection  
 
Still waiting for biometrics notification since May 27th   

Still waiting on biometrics notification since May 13.  I assume it is taking longer now since the service centers only recently opened up.

The petitioner is the US citizen as on every other form. Beneficiary is the person seeking a green card. The form I - 944 must be filled by the beneficiary 

Hi guys
I am sorry to be late in this group. My package was received on June 15th and cheques were cashed on June 24th. Still waiting for NOA1. 
I called USCIS and they said its gonna take about 2-3 months for Biometrics.

All of the above information is good but I'd like to add a comment on your SSN.
 
We waited about a month to get married and then about 2 weeks to apply for her SSN. I thought why not just get the SSN in her new married name (we had a copy of the marriage certificate by this time). The SS person couldnt find her under her married name in the system as the application has to be under the original visa name and name on the I94. Then it turned out (for us anyway) we had to mail in her documents for a manual review. Not a big deal as it added only 4-5 days to the process. So a week long wait that most experience turned out to be closer to two weeks.
 
But here's where the learning opportunity comes in - to reapply for your SSN under your new married name your I94 cant expire. Hers expired in the beginning of March and I think we tried to reapply in mid-March - after her I94 expired. 
 
Now we're waiting for her AOS.
 
You dont 'need' the SSN card to be under your married name for most services (that I can think of) as long as you have your marriage certificate. 
 
That's our experience and I hope someone finds it helpful.

Save all your records, flight changes, cancellation notices etc.
 
   Just in case you need it, it's best to have proof that you intended to return to the USA but were unable to.  
 
   
 
  

Thanks! That's certainly something to consider. But I calculated the days (87 days) and even by then I would not have 6 month's worth of pay stubs.
 
The reason that is stopping me from waiting is because if my case is on hold due to an RFE, my EAD and AP will be on hold as well. I am both eager to travel back home and to get a job. Adding an extra 3-4 months on top of the already long processing times is not ideal.
 
Am thinking of waiting for a few more pay stubs to get in, and send at least 3 month's worth?

did you select 2c in your i485?

My husband got the same RFE. We are going to give a certified copy instead of a photocopy.

Visa Journey estimates are based on input from other users. So if people dont do their timelines or dont fill them out correctly, the estimates are inaccurate. 

We just did ours and you're right - YOU wont have any of those but the US citizen will have tax forms and bank statements, etc. Remember, some of those questions are phrased 'Your and Your Household' and 'Your/You', make sure you pay attention to the context and point of view of the question. Just make sure you have health insurance...you don't want to be a 'public charge'  

As usual, no one actually read the 'public charge' legislation.
 
The jist is that you cannot have been on 'public assistance' (and there is a list of what are officially considered public assistance')  for more than 12 months out of a 36 month rolling period.
 
So no, if you are jumping right in to AOS from K1 then there is no way you can be on public assistance for 12 months prior to applying.  IF you delay, then yes, there is a possibility you could trigger the law.
 
Read the rules, folks, its all written down for your convenience.
 
As for lawyers, there are plenty of VJ posts about how wrong these lawyers are.
 
As for LGBT.  No one cares.  You're married and you're going to AOS. 

You really don't. Just READ the paperwork, do not lie about anything, and google / ask questions here. 
 
Unless you have something that could prohibit you from filing, you will be fine filing by yourself. 
 

We just did ours and you're right - YOU wont have any of those but the US citizen will have tax forms and bank statements, etc. Remember, some of those questions are phrased 'Your and Your Household' and 'Your/You', make sure you pay attention to the context and point of view of the question. Just make sure you have health insurance...you don't want to be a 'public charge'  

The same thing happened to me a few weeks ago. I submitted the revised I485 on the 30th and just received the NOA today....so not quite 2 weeks after mailing it off.