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Are you scheduling thru https://www.usvisascheduling.com ? I know a friend who is applying for a B2 visa and was able to schedule both the biometrics and consular interview for November. The concern right now is whether the US government shutdown will affect the US embassy in Manila from processing the biometrics and consular interviews? For F2B visa, have you been contacted by NVC to begin consular processing?

You should be able to order as many copies of the marriage certificate from the courthouse as you need. Just browse your county marriage registry site. We ordered 10 marriage certificates after we got married. K1 visa is valid just for 90-days. One can theoretically use the K1 to get married in the US and return to their country. Visa stamp is from a different process from the K1. Since you have the K1, your best option to stay is to adjust the status with I-485.

Since your husband lives with his grandmother and does not have any bills in his name, he should arrange some bills transferred to his name and your's for the purpose of getting the REAL ID driver's license/state ID. The REAL ID will be your proof of residency. Some bills may require the owner of the property like the water bill in the county we live in Georgia. Most other bills like electricity, gas, phone, cable, internet, trash pickup, etc. can be transferred to the tenants name. In Georgia, you just need 2 different utility billing statements to get the REAL ID.

Depending on which county the marriage certificate is issued, you can choose to list the marriage name along with the maiden name. Doing so makes it easy for airlines to connect the marriage name to the maiden name when travelling and easier with billings, etc.

If that is the case and you want to keep things simple, I would just submit the I-485 with the maiden name and apply for the SSA in the maiden name. You can change name in the N-400 and change the name with the SSA after that. As @Crazy Cat said, you can technically use any combination of the names on the marriage certificate for the I-485. But if the marriage name you choose is different from the maiden name, then it may be a little more confusing and require more explanation with the SSA, airline travel, billing names, etc.

Yes. You can submit DS-3025 with the I-485. It doesn't mean that USCIS may not RFE for an I-693 later.

Yes, technically for USCIS. However, to keep things simple for everyone to follow, listing the marriage name on the marriage certificate is easier for SSA to process, for airline travel to connect the passport maiden name to the green card marriage name, or for billings, etc. First principle is to keep it simple, instead to keep it legally technically complicated.

1. Does your marriage certificate list your marriage name? If yes, then you can use your marriage certificate for your I-485. 2. Does your marriage certificate list your marriage name? If yes, then you can use your marriage certificate for your SSA. 3. Yes 4. Not necessary for the I-485. However, you must demonstrate co-mingling of finances, bills, etc., by the I-751.

I'll try that next time. But I doubt it will work 😂 Anyways, for those wondering if there are any downsides to naturalization, jury duty is probably one.

There used to be a rule in our county that if you served on a jury, then you were exempt from serving on the jury for the next 3 years. But since our county has a big backlog of court cases with a decreasing population jury pool, that rule has since been obsolete. But that has not stopped me from asking the next judge to exempt me for the next jury pool with my higher-than-normal past record for serving on juries. It is common for some citizens in our county to get notices every year, like me. And apparently I have a profile that judges and lawyers favor on their jury. So unless I can claim mental disability, I need to wait till 70 to get exempt from jury duty.

@Dashinka Since Jury Duty is tied to voter registration for most districts, theoretically, if you are not registered to vote, then you are not on the jury duty notice mailing list. There was a spell I did not register to vote after I moved to a new voting district, and I was not sent a notice for jury duty. After getting automatically registered to vote (I think after I renewed my driver license), I started getting jury duty notices every year. And now, I've served on 4 juries already, with a letter from the judge for each jury served. I show the letters to each judge when I get selected for jury pool, and none would exempt me from the pool.

If they do confiscate the green card, demand a I-551 stamp on her passport.

The only downside some citizens would consider with voter registration is also being added to the jury duty list. Aside from maybe the presidential election years, I try not to renew my voter registration. But apparently, I'm automatically registered to vote every year. I've served on enough juries that I should be exempted, but I still receive notices in the mail every year, and get selected about every 2-3 years.

See if daughter I-94 can be printed as well by looking up with her passport number. Then can use that for daughter SSN.

Is that an official form or just a written statement from the father?

Hello, I'm asking for someone not in the VJ community. Situation: Filipina Mom with US green card from EB3 visa and Philippines passport gave birth in the US. Toddler is US citizen with US passport and Philippines Report of Birth. Filipina Mom wants to travel to the Philippines with Toddler to stay with the Filipina's Mom and Sisters or Toddler's Filipina Grandma Lola and Aunts Ates. Filipina Mom wants to return to the US within 1 month to continue work, but also wants to leave the Toddler in the Philippines with Lola and Ates to take care for extended period of time like from 6 months to 2 years. Question: What documentations should be prepared for the Toddler? Philippines passport? What are the legal custody documentations to be prepared for Lola and Ates to take care of the Toddler? They want the proper documentations to avoid any misunderstanding or suspicions of human trafficking, etc.?

Which state are you applying? No problem in Georgia getting a REAL ID driver's license using GC, 48 months extension letter and SSN. https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/828891-georgia-dlid-with-ead-aos-roc-experience/

If your case does go to the judge, what guarantee do you have to show up for the court date given your international travel history? Is delaying your international travel for an oath ceremony better or worse than delaying for a court date?

No

USCIS can medical RFE for anything, even not trusting the overseas doctors. Some have reported RFE for I-693 just to have a US civil surgeon transcribe the DS-3025, which most will still charge for a full medical.

The overseas medical DS-3025 is valid for one year to be submitted with the I-485. That does not mean USCIS may not request a medical RFE. USCIS still reserves the right to request a medical RFE.

That sounds like a bank reference letter, which a bank officer usually signs. A bank reference letter is equivalent to your employer's HR providing an employment reference letter stating when you started working, your current salary, etc. Depending on your bank or the bank officers, they may or may not have time to fulfill your request in time (within 10 days) for you to include in the I-134. Our bank was able to fulfill my request and get it to me the next day, which I was able to include in the I-134. I made extra copies as I also included it in the I-864. The bank reference letter is not a hard requirement, depending on the consulate, but it certainly does not hurt your case to have it. If you can not get the bank reference letter for the I-134, you can at least have it for the I-864 with the I-485.

@Dominic828 I would go thru the CBP list of prohibited and restricted items and make sure that you or the K1 beneficiary do not enter with them. https://www.cbp.gov/travel/us-citizens/know-before-you-go/prohibited-and-restricted-items One anecdotal story that was going around for a while was a K1 bride wanting to bring a plant from her home country as a gift to her to-be in-laws. The plant and K1 bride were denied entry by the CBP.

@smilingstone US employers understand some of the logistics of USCIS immigration since they must abide by the same laws when hiring. To show potential employers that you are not just sitting around doing nothing while waiting for work authorization, you can earn professional certifications or licenses like real estate license, driver's license, food handler certification, AI certification, etc.--many of which have minimal fees or costs or even free. I recommend that all new immigrants learn all of the Khan Academy Personal Finance and Financial Literacy courses, and supplement with any other materials to get a good understanding of the US money culture, like taxes, tippings, Roth IRA, etc. One recent K1 beneficiary that my foreign spouse was keeping in touch with got her EAD within 6 months of US entry and followed the strategy above. During the 6 months, she got married, filed for the I-485/I-765, got her motorcycle license, learned enough about the US money culture, etc. After she got the EAD, she applied and got hired with UberEats delivering food and now makes a pretty good living for herself and her husband.

So you did not have an I-751 interview? Do you have an N-400 interview scheduled?