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i looked at my lifting conditions timeline, it looks like we appllied last jan and got the 48 month ext in march
 
 

https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/divorce-your-conditional-residence-status-how-file-divorce-waiver-with-form-i-751.html
 
Might have helpful info for you. 

Hi there!
Personally I reached out to NVC just to get updates from them (this was during the COVID standstill) that was for peace of mind. But to be honest, the consulate has the authority to extend an expired i-129f approval so long as you respond to their letters/emails or follow instructions. Keep tracking your application to make sure you don't miss anything when it is time to schedule interview etc. That way you should know roughly when you'll receive instruction from them.
 
Congrats on the initial approval and hope they don't keep you waiting too long for your interview!

I think OldUser is right, the wait times for an interview are very long right now, and I doubt pregnancy will be considered to expedite.

Saying that, I applied for AOS Dec 2021 in NYC, it was saying 18 months and I was very lucky to get my interview within 7 months and received permanent resident card a week after. So I hope your case gets lucky too. If not, hopefully you applied for AP and that gets approved soon!
 
Good luck and congratulations by the way!

Depends on household size. Income amounts are 100% for k1 and 125% of poverty guidelines for AOS.
 
If US citizen is using assets then it’s 3x the amounts in the table for your household size. But each country is different on whether they are happy with assets alone. 
 
Good luck. 

I just wanted to share that after a 300 day wait I finally got my I-485 approved. No interview required, my husband and I are going to go and celebrate now and find me a job as well. 
This thread has kept me sane, thank you all for your contributions and sharing relevant information.
I pray we all get approved soon.

Hi there,
 
Could you clarify a couple things…
 
You’re in the K1 visa section (fiancè) and talking about the I-134 which is correct if using this visa. But you mention you are already married, so are you talking about sponsoring your spouse to come over or someone else?
 
If it’s your spouse, you will need a spousal visa and not a k1 and the affidavit of support would be I-864 not the I-134. 
 
If your spouse is the intending immigrant, that is where you put “1” on the I-864, you put “0” for spouse and “0” for dependents.
 
For the last 3 years, you put down TOTAL INCOME line from Transcripts and current income you should write down what you make right now, backed up by pay stubs and employer letter confirming the amount. 
 
If this is about someone other than the spouse coming over, please give some more information about visa type and intending immigrant. 
 
Good luck!

Honestly I wouldn’t waste your money on lawyers. You have two options, stick with your K1 or get married and apply for spousal visa.
 
If I did mine over again, I would 100% choose to go the spousal visa route, I waited almost 2 years to get my K1 and was lucky my AOS only took 8 months, most are taking 12-15 months at least.
 
Problems I personally encountered:
K1 took 21 months (CR1s at the time were being approved quicker).
More expensive and time consuming as you have to pay and fill out forms for both K1 and AOS.
SSN was frustrating to sort and not having a bank account or Drivers License for 8 months. 
Not being able to work and have an income for many months. 
 
Many fiancés think this will be fine but when you could be waiting well over a year for an EAD/AOS decision on top of the K1 processing time, the lack of income, relying on the other spouse, and honestly you get bored just being at home. Even in NYC, the first few months were great, exploring and keeping busy, but then it just drags on and I have never wanted to work so much! Lol. This is from the beneficiary’s point of view. 
 
I understand you don’t wish to pay two sets of house bills, I get it, but until either the K1 or CR1 would be approved, this is just how it is. The problem is when the K1 is pending and you’ll be traveling, TSA could ask for ties to their home country to make sure there’s no move attempted, if your fiancé gets rid of their apartment, then you are questioned, it could look like an illegal move and they have a right to not let them in to visit. Unless she decides to move in with family over in Canada, and keeps her job etc. 
 
From the UK we get a maximum of 90 days on ESTAs, I think Canada is 6 months from what I have read. And only being an hour apart is incredibly lucky! Most fiancés are located far around the world and can only visit a couple times a year because of how expensive it is and work obligations etc. 
 
I’m just saying from my experience and if I was in your position, I’d get married and apply for CR1 and visit as much as possible, considering you’re so close to one another. Two months of waiting for the K1 is not a long time, so I would get out of that now and take the CR1 route. 
 
Good luck with your journey!
 

It will take  2 years.
 
Get married and do the CR-1. Your husband can enter 2 or more years after your marriage and avoid I-751.  

Honestly when I had my AOS interview back in July this year, we were asked to provide any joint things we had.
 
We simply handed over our joint health insurance, and joint phone bill, because I too did not have my SSN. We just told the officer that I hadn’t received my SSN yet and she was happy with that. And took the two we gave her. We had updated pics, from wedding and recently holiday, but she was ok not seeing them. 
 
I’d send in what you have, add phone bill too if joint on that. Pics if you’d like. Maybe also send a letter explaining you have not yet received the SSN, and as soon as you do, you will be opening a joint account and adding them to other finances etc. 
 
Good luck 👍🏻 

I doubt this will even come up or be a problem, but the birth certificate she will take to the interview will show her mother and fathers full name, so she can probably just show them this if it does come up.
 
I wouldn’t worry too much. Good luck 👍🏻 

There is a white envelope of all your immigration documents including your medical report. It is sealed and says DO NOT OPEN. Your passport is not inside the white envelope.. The white sealed envelope and the separate loose passport are put inside a courier delivery wrapper. Mine was clear plastic. So you tear open the clear delivery wrapper and get out your passport. And you don’t mess with the sealed white envelope

Wasn’t a problem for us when we flew from New York to Florida in July, I was still waiting for approval for the AOS, so as long as it’s pending, it will be fine 🙂. Take a copy of the NOA1 if you’re worried, for peace of mind but you shouldn’t need it!

Just an update:
 
We went without the letter and filed online with my new SSN because the paper filing seemed to be extremely backlogged. 
 
Our bookkeeper submitted it around 10 days ago, and we already have the refund direct deposited into our joint account. 

You have 3 options:
1.  Marry and start adjustment of Status process.  You remain in the US for up to 8 months before you can leave the country.
2.  Start Fiance Visa Process.  You return to Canada.
3.  Marry and start CR-1 spousal Visa process.  You return to Canada and visit until you get the visa.

I don’t see a problem with you submitting the I-129F whilst visiting in the US, just as long as you don’t overstay the time allowed for you to be there and of course if you were to get a K1 interview sooner to go back for that.
 
Hopefully others that have done this can chime in, but I don’t really see a big problem.
 
Good luck with your journey! 

Google I-94, input info and get your travel record.
 
Just an FYI, that K1 takes as long as CR1
 
 

yes, but why don’t you get married and do the cr-1 process instead?
 
yes 
you can look up your I-94 online 
 

Just an update:
 
We went without the letter and filed online with my new SSN because the paper filing seemed to be extremely backlogged. 
 
Our bookkeeper submitted it around 10 days ago, and we already have the refund direct deposited into our joint account. 

So I talked with my husband, and we decided to go with Wise since it had the best overall rates. He had to call his bank to allow the transfer, since it was a larger sum, and so did it during his lunch while I was asleep (timezone difference).
 
I woke up to a transfer from OFX. He was very proud of himself for saving us £8 in fees, and was oblivious to the £50 loss in final total due to the worse exchange rate. 
 
*sigh* At least it wasn't a bank, which probably would have been loss of a couple hundred £.

just FYI, after they received my evidence yesterday they approved my GC today, no interview 🙂 

Children has no connection to adjusting. Good additional evidence when you interview.

Hi there,
 
I completely understand your wife wanting to be with the new baby, I would want to also.
 
The issue that I see with her quitting her job, is what happens if you get the AOS interview much quicker than currently estimated. Here in NYC it was at the 15 month mark on the USCIS website, however I got my interview within 7 months and I didn’t get my work permit approved before this. So if the same thing happens to you before you get your EAD approved and as quickly as this, then you may be in a tricky situation. 
 
Like others have said on here, if this is the path you both want to take then a joint sponsor is your best option. It’s not always easy to find one of course, and I see you talking about using assets, that’s another good idea if you have enough but totally up to the officer whether they’re happy to use assets for your situation. If you are going to try to expedite the EAD with a job offer as others have suggested then I hope this works out for you and that you build enough months in pay stubs before the interview. 
 
Really wish you both the best and good luck with everything!

Just a general case number, not country related. When your case heads to your embassy, you should receive another, mine for example started with LONxxxxx etc, but that is embassy stage.

I may just do that, I have scheduled the interview now (how exciting - and scary) and arranging the medical is my next step.