Aaron101

Please gather as many important documents as you can, and contact the police. He has damaged your property and knowingly physically hurt you. This is domestic abuse/violence and you do not have to accept this in order to remain in this country! 
 
Get a police report, get to a womens' shelter for the short term (the police can help with this and also escort you home collect more of your belongings safely). Your primary goal right now should be to make sure you're safe from any escalating violence.
 
You don't need his approval to remain a permanent resident. He can't revoke anything. You can file Removal of Conditions without him. The only thing he can take from you is your life.

If I recall clearly, somewhere during the immigration process, you were give a leaflet about abuse or something like that.
 
This is a real issue that keeps coming up over and over again.
Get that leaflet, read it carefully. It may be brief but there is info there to start you of.
 
In my opinion, if things have gotten this far, it will take a miracle to get your marriage on the right track again.
Let him do his worse. move on with your life.
 
Also listen to what the others in the chat have already said

Repeat this like a mantra -- ONLY AN IMMIGRATION JUDGE CAN TAKE AWAY YOUR LPR STATUS.
 
Your husband and his family have no power to revoke your green card.  Since he petitioned for you and attended your GC interview, that means he himself gave evidence to the US government that your relationship is bona fide.  USCIS understands that even bona fide marriages sometimes don't work out.  That's why there's an option for divorce waiver when filing for removal of conditions on the GC.
 
Ignore his empty threats about your immigration status.  Keep yourself safe.  I wish you well.
 

We have both made mistakes, however tonight he got my phone and shattered it. I was also trying to talk to him and he went into the bathroom and closed my arm between the door and the wall. I am very heartbroken, I love my husband and I understand I have done mistakes as well, however I am not sure if he could do anything. His family seems to be now against me, it seems they suggested to do this. 

Hahaha he doesn’t have this power. Don’t even be worried about it.
Is more, he is the one on the “bad situation” .
He signed the I-864 for support you. Or he forgot this part? 
You can still apply for Remove of Conditions being divorced.
Do you have your green card on hands? 
Please, be careful with all your documents. If you don’t feel safe find a better place. 

 

I had to be persistent with my HR dept to get my wife added to my insurance without a SSN.  It took 2-3 e-mails and they took care of it. 
 
I think you have a pretty good claim to be added even after the 30-days, especially if you show the attempt to be added within the 30 days.  I think they will add you now if you ask assertively. 
 
I got my wife on our bank account, though she can't get a debit card or checkbook because no SSN and her name doesn't match her ID since she married. 
 
Our landlord is very kind and wrote us up a new lease with her name on it.  Maybe you could ask them to do that, too!  Worth asking. 
 
And any paper mail (official or handwritten) that comes to your shared home address, that has your name on it:   bring that also.  Especially if it's a bill or a bank statement or something.  Even if it's not strong evidence, the more the better, I think. 
 
Not that I know what I'm talking about, but that's our plan, anyway. 

He got an automatic open enrollment when you got married

Not having an income for almost a year isn’t a great outcome or anything I want to delay any longer but okay… 

Some K-1s report success getting an SSN after being married and before filing I-485 but some (more I believe) report failure.  

The best advice as given by folks here (as well as the VJ SSN guide) is :
 
1.  Apply for SSN
2.  Marry
3.  Apply for adjustment of status
in that order. 
But, since you are now married, she can request a SSN as part of the I-485 package/EAD using the name she intends to use legallly.
 
Note: A marriage license is pre-marriage.  A marriage certificate is post marriage.

Actually, I was just wondering the same. Could you tell me where you found the tiny link? 🙈 

1.  I have never seen an I-129f expire while at NVC.  Do you know how many have been at NVC for longer than 4 months?  Petitions are normally extended automatically. 
2.  NVC does not accept affidavits of support for K-1 cases.  They are presented at the consulate interview. 
 
I question the knowledge of that  consulate agent. 
 
What say, you, @payxibka ?

Agreed, there are tens of thousands of petitions at NVC,  some for more than a year.   The consulate officer is the only one who has the authority to extend.   NVC does not. I question the knowledge of the person at MEX.

at this point, i've only gone to visit my fiance once since we started our application back in january. it was only for a week in march, but i did bring a letter from work indicating my expected return date as well as my flight itinerary for a trip i was taking for a family reunion (here in canada) over the easter weekend. it was a good thing i did too.
i answered all questions honestly: reason for visit (vacation), why (to visit my fiance), is he moving here or are you moving there (i'm moving to the US). at this point i mentioned that we had applied for the K1 visa (hopefully to indicate we were going about things correctly and legally), and that i would only be moving once the visa had been approved. the officer then led me to one of the back offices where i spoke with another customs official.
fingerprinted, picture taken, asked basically the same questions, produced my evidence of returning to Canada. this official mentioned that they get a little more careful with people once visa's are involved (said i completely understood), but they let me proceed. my carry-on luggage was thoroughly searched and i was given the full pat-down at security.
it was definitely unnerving and stressful, but i was honest about my intentions. if i had not had the evidence of returning with me, i don't think they would have let me on the plane.
i am flying to Wichita again next week tuesday for 2.5 weeks and hope to not have too much hassle. i have a few doctor appointments in june, so i am bringing the appointment letters with me, i plan to take some phone bills along, my flight itinerary with return date/time, and last time i visited him i did come home. i am also bringing along my NOA2 email notice (my fiance has not received our actual letter in the mail yet) to prove that we are going about things legally; my feeling is - and i would hope the customs officer would see things the same way - that we've done things legally thus far, why would we screw things up now when we're so close to the end?
i'm keeping my fingers crossed that this is enough and they let me through, but i have to admit i am apprehensive... i'll let you know how things go once i'm down there *crosses fingers*

This thread was created for those who are waiting for their NOA2 K-1 case assignment from NVC and then tracking your case on wards to your Embassy.  Contained in the PDF below are many tips, tricks and hacks to help you along the way.
 
These are items that everyone asks for, so I thought I just post a PDF of them here for you to refer to when it's necessary. If you are new to this thread please read as these are most asked questions multiple times.
 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nfin98c33IEpB0T0FlURERriblYmlm5O/view?usp=sharing

The part between NOA2 and NVC has slowed down quite a bit over just the past month or two. 11 weeks is no longer the average. There are people who received NOA2 in November who are still waiting for NVC notice.
 
The average right now for those currently waiting for NVC notice is around 40-50 days. Some have waited as long as 60. Could it be sooner than that? Of course. We're all hoping that now that the holidays are over, it will begin picking back up. Is it the wisest decision to rely on that? Probably not.
 
They say you can begin calling 2 weeks after your NOA2 date - from what I've heard of others around the forums who are a bit further along than us (our NOA2 was December 1st, still waiting), they won't tell you much at that point. Just that it's within processing, or whatever that standard line is. I have not personally called yet. After assessing the average wait times, I'm giving them until the top of February before I start making noise.
 
As for an April wedding - I won't be a Debbie downer and say absolutely not. That feels very cutting-it-close to me; once NVC is over, you still have whatever medical requirements there are in your situation, and of course the final interview. I would just keep that in mind and if the beneficiary is ready to book a flight and come over as soon as everything is squared away (no other personal loose ends to take care of), then you very well could be alright. Just be prepared for things to get backlogged and take longer than expected, as so far every step we've come to has been that way unfortunately.
 
Best of luck to you!

Hello,
 
We got our NOA2 on 11/28/17 and our NVC receive date is 1/12/18. I placed my first call to NVC around 12/21 and was told, for the first time, that it can take up to 6 weeks for the case to be forwarded from USCIS to NVC. I was very distraught and realized there is a long journey ahead. Called USCIS around Xmas and was reassured that USCIS had sent the case over right away and nothing else for them to do, which was a blatant lie. Kept callin NVC and kept getting disappointing news for the upcoming week or so. Finally called USCIS again on 1/9/18 and was finally told that my case was finally forwarded to NVC on 1/8/18. Lo and behold, my case reached in 4 days to NVC. 
 
Hang in there bud. Good things are coming, albeit slowly. 
 
 

Your question entangeles a lot of immigration and citizenship procedures and can not be answered in one sentence. You basicly have 3 options:
 
1) CRBA (which only can be done outside the US)
This is also the easiest way and your baby will get a US passport. The consulate can even issue an emergency passport on the same day. Call them, contact them by email, they should somehow get you an earlier appointment. Also the issuance of a CRBA will get your child a document that can substitute as a US birth certificate.
 
2) Travel to the US on a Canadian Passport
Your child could be denied entry to the US, since you are entering on an immigrant visa and your child lacks proper documentation. This can lead then to a major issue for both of you, since you will probaly not enter the US without your child and you would jeopardize your K1 visa. If you are able to enter the US eventhough concerning the above isse, you can just go to together with the father to a passport agency and apply for a US Passport there. It is the same process as a CRBA (i.e. the father will have to fulfill the physical presence requirements), but only a passport and no CRBA will be issued.
 
3) File a seperate petiton for your child
Not going to work, since your child has a USC father and this way no visa will be issued by the consulate.
 
Considering all this, just GET A CRBA.

As far as visa is concerned you have 6 months to enter USA once visa has been issued and considering you have not received the NOA2 it will still be a while before the interview.
As far as the CRBA it takes 1-2 weeks to process. You will also want to apply for the childs USA passport the same time you apply for CRBA. There could be a couple delays. First, you will need to wait for birth certificate which can take up to 1 month depending on where you live. Second, I have a friend that was required to get a DNA test for their CRBA because they were not yet married so they needed proof that baby belonged to the US citizen. It depends on how much proof you have that you and your fiancee were together at time of conception, but still since you are not married they might require the DNA test. When you apply for CRBA bring as much proof as you have regarding your relationship with your fiancee and they will tell you if you need to get a DNA test. DNA test does not take long, but takes 5-7 days to get results. At least that's how long it took for my friend to get his results.

Also on cbp.gov, look for the port of entry where you plan to cross.  Telephone that port, ask to speak with the shift supervisor, and get the requirements.
 
When you know your date of entry, call the port a couple of days in advance.  Ask for the same agent (or, if he/she is unavailable, drop the name), ask if the requirements are the same, and suggest the window of time when you expect to approach the port.  Explain that you don't want to strain their resources, and that you want them to have appropriate personnel on duty for minimal disruption of their daily operations.  They'll really appreciate your courtesy, and you'll thus have a better chance of a pleasant entry experience.
 
Please post back here with the details of what they say is required -- it will be helpful for others.
 
Afterthought:  It wouldn't hurt to check with the Mexican authorities in regard to possible exit requirements pertaining to the car or the cat.  If there are any, please report those here, too.

Yes you can bring the cat as long as it is healthy. I am assuming you would be driving the cat across? An airline may require a health certificate and you would need to check with the airline. You can read about bringing a cat to the USA here https://www.cdc.gov/importation/bringing-an-animal-into-the-united-states/cats.html
 
Look at cbp.gov for information about the car. 

Welcome to the forum.
Spending "face time" together is the best way to improve chances of being granted the visa.
Yes, change your address with USCIS to that of your dad ("in care of," or c/o).
If possible, notify your current landlord to tell the next tenant to not discard any mail later sent to you.