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As others have said, you can submit a copy of the DS-3025 with your AOS to get the process rolling. USCIS may or may not ask for an I-693 RFE later. If you do receive the RFE, you take a copy of the DS-3025 to a US Civil Surgeon for the I-693 medical and the doctor will determine the course of action.

FWIW, my foreign spouse received her updated Georgia Driver License in the mail after about a week using her ROC 48-month extension letter. Can AMA (ask me anything) regarding Georgia DDS with foreign spouses (EAD, AOS, ROC)?

Please fill out your Timeline. If you already submitted the I-129F, then it is too late to make changes. Did you receive a NOA1 yet? If USCIS asks you to correct the error, then they will send an RFE, so it doesn't hurt to correct the error and have it ready to send/submit. You can also continue to accumulate more evidence to submit at the interview.

I did not use dividers or labels to separate documents. I imagined the USCIS person having to remove every divider or label before putting it into the stack scanner, and I decided that may be a little annoying or prone to human error like ripping a page, etc. I've used big binder clips before with the AOS concurrent packets. But the big binder clip isn't wide enough to clamp a 2-inch stack so I used the long rubber bands to wrap it longitudinally and latitudinally with no problem. Part 11 is for whatever extra you feel needs explaining--can be anything to help your case. Since everyone has different living arrangements and how they handle finances, we explained in Part 11 our situation which is a little unique. We've even used Part 11 to explain our photo evidence is chronologically backwards with the most recent first going back to our marriage date photos included in the AOS.

Your statement looks good and you can compare to mine from 2022: For the K1 visa, I intend to make specific contributions to financially support <BENEFICIARY NAME> while she legally resides in the US, which includes, but is not limited to room and board, living expenses, health care, and more. As @Boiler said, I-134 is not legally binding, but I-864 is legally binding. You theoretically have the time between I-134 to I-184 to get better employment or build more financials to support your beneficiary. If you do improve your financials, then you do not need a joint sponsor for the I-864.

You can use Part 8. Additional Information (and include extra copies of Part 8, if needed) to explain briefly some milestones of your bona fide relationship, and mention that you are including photo evidence, tickets, etc. in the I-129F. But focus more evidence on the last 2 years of meeting in person like pictures with family members, etc. We had evidence of 5-year relationship before petitioning for the K1, and made very clear when in the last 2 years we were together in person.

@dreamer32 @toor09 FWIW, VJ members who filled out the Timeline show the average days at NVC is 53 days. It's very possible you may be on the higher end of the average. https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/stats.php Also for the Ankara consulate, the average days between the consulate receiving information from NVC to the actual interview is 112 days. For Islamabad, the average is 34 days.

As @OldUser link shows, USCIS Tips for Filing Forms by Mail recommends not using binders, folders, heavy-duty staples, etc., or anything that can not easily be disassembled. We wrapped our 2-inch stack with 2 long rubber bands since we read others using them in their package. We put the rubber-banded stack inside the FedEx medium plastic envelope cover sealed to protect it from moisture. And we shipped everything inside the FedEx medium box. After USCIS receives the package, they want to disassemble it quickly and put the documents in a stack scanner. So think about how your package can be easily disassembled and less prone to human errors? @Yu1988 It doesn't hurt to mention "no lease or mortgage contracts because our house had already been paid off before we get married" in Part 11. Additional Information, listing, Page Number: 3, Part Number: 5, Item Number: 6. The cover letter may or may not be looked at much, but anything in the I-751 will be looked at to make it very clear why you have homeowner insurance in both names, but no lease or mortgage.

You can compare your list to our's at https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/827917-what-do-you-think-about-this-cover-letter-i-751/ Our's was about 2 inches thick sent in the medium FedEx box with plastic wrapped and rubber banded inside. Got to Elgin, IL, overnight.

Make sure you document your visits as extra evidence (pics, tickets, etc.) in case the consulate interviewer asks for it. We included the extra evidence at the end of the I-134.

@nastra30 @Lemonslice Maybe USCIS staffing won't affect as much since USCIS is self-funded?

That's not an advantage for paper application being more expensive. I'm asking if paper application has any advantage over online application?

Actually. Online fee 710 is cheaper than paper application fee 760. I'm wondering if I missed any advantages that the paper application has over the online application?

Hello Everyone, What is the advantage of applying the paper form over the online application? For the 3-year marriage-based N-400, does the online application allow for uploads of multiple files for bills, bank/credit statements, etc.? Thanks in advance.

RFE gives you the chance to correct your errors and strengthen your case. Just need to make sure you submit on-time.

@Alex3132428 FWIW, the K1 visa processing times have improved some since the pandemic when we applied. https://www.visajourney.com/times/k1-fiance-visa-historical/ I would follow your lawyer's advice about the letter of intent and not worry about it unless you get an RFE.

First, please fill out your Timeline as your data can help others and others know your USCIS status to help you. Did you file concurrently I-485 and I-765? Past K1 process time is irrelevant to AOS or EAD process times. I-485 expedite approval is rare and hardly worth pursuing, and may slow your approval. I-765 expedite is more feasible provided you can prove certain criteria and circumstances listed here https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-guidance/expedite-requests Remember the AOS and EAD are petitioned by the foreign spouse and financially supported by the US sponsor(s) so proof of severe financial loss may contradict the I-864 filed. Some have used a job offer as reason for loss to the company, etc. No cost to I-765 expedite. You can get your congressman to inquire the case status for you, but you have to request expedite yourself. Yes, you need a reason listed for expedite. If you see our past I-765 expedite, we used humanitarian reason for our i-765 expedite. https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/789757-is-expiring-drivers-license-reason-for-expediting-ead/#findComment-10792667

You can compare your list to our's at https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/827917-what-do-you-think-about-this-cover-letter-i-751/ Our's was about 2 inches thick sent in the medium FedEx box with plastic wrapped and rubber banded inside. Got to Elgin, IL, overnight.

She can travel to PH with maiden name passport, and return to US with her green card and marriage certificate to link the name on the passport to the green card. The flight ticket name needs to match the passport. If you want a PH ROM, then have another marriage in the PH with the proper paperwork. The marriage date will be different on the PH ROM from the Pennsylvania marriage certificate.

First, please fill out your Timeline. No one has any idea of where you are in the USCIS processing? CR1/IR1? EAD? Conditional green card? Etc.? Second, did your foreign spouse gain marriage based status by "self-uniting marriage"? Which US state? One of the closest to "self-uniting marriage" recognized by some states is common law marriage like Texas. Even Texas common law marriage can have a county clerk registry called declaration of informal marriage, which is a document/record that can be used for USCIS applications or maybe PH Report Of Marriage? Third, foreigners can travel out of the country with passports in maiden name. What returning US Entry document does your foreign spouse have? If the US Entry document name is different from passport name, what document of registered marriage or name change document can link the two document names?

You show your immunization card/record to the medical exam doctor to decide.

In Georgia, we had to re-apply my foreign spouse's state ID/DL as we progressed through with the I-94 to EAD to AOS to ROC. https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/828891-georgia-dlid-with-ead-aos-roc-experience/ It was a pain going back to the DDS each time, and making sure every application opts out of voter registration. I Hope Illinois is not as strict?

If you have the SSN, that is really all the health forms ask. We didn't file for the ACA but with my health insurance, and the online form just asks us to type in the SSN. As for the DL with the DMV/DDS, that depends on the state. In Georgia, they just asked us for the SSN, and not the card. https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/828891-georgia-dlid-with-ead-aos-roc-experience/ Depending on which ACA or which state, yes get the SSN card as soon as you can.

I forget where I read it on VJ. But for AOS, it was recommended to not upload unsolicited evidence. This might be a remnant from the paper-based applications and evidence? I'm just extrapolating to ROC. Things may have changed as USCIS continues to migrate to digital systems.

So one of the first things we did after getting the 48-month extension letter was to update my foreign spouse's DL. For anyone interested, I posted our experience with the Georgia Department of Driver Services at https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/828891-georgia-dlid-with-ead-aos-roc-experience/