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So my foreign spouse received an email notification today (1/28/2025) to login to my.uscis.gov, and got the receipt number even though the check had been not cleared. It looks like our receipt starts with IOE********** so it is the National Benefits Center? The exact message is: January 23, 2025 Case Was Received and A Receipt Notice Was Sent On January 23, 2025, we received your Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, Receipt Number IOE**********, and sent you a receipt notice or acceptance notice. The notice describes how we will process your case. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

If you have the Social Security Number and not the card, the number is really all you need to open bank account, get driver's license, fill in the I-485, etc. No one really asks to see the card. If there is no reason you need a card, I would wait till you get the green card and try again.

Both you and the joint sponsor file individual I-134 and send to the beneficiary. So your beneficiary will have two I-134s to take to the consulate interview. Same for the I-864, each sponsor will fill out an I-864, all to include with the I-485.

Not advised to get the SSN with the I-765 or I-485. It is best to get the SSN with the passport and I-94 as soon as possible at the Social Security Office because the I-765 or I-485 approval can take several months or more. You will need the SSN sooner to open a bank account, get a state id/driver's license, sign up for utility bills, etc. You can check our Timeline or our Profile->Our Story for the sequence in which we got our SSN after US Entry, and the name change on the SSN.

You can see a cover letter discussion here https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/827917-what-do-you-think-about-this-cover-letter-i-751/ And evidence discussion here https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/827326-enough-evidence/ I also recommend that you follow a couple of months of I-751 filer groups to get an idea of what to expect https://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/86-removing-conditions-on-residency-general-discussion/

Do you already have a conditional green card? If yes, then follow the I-751 guidelines from USCIS "Checklist of Required Initial Evidence (for informational purposes only)" https://www.uscis.gov/i-751 and VJ guidelines for I-751 https://www.visajourney.com/guides/removing-conditions-permanent-residency/ and follow USCIS Form Filing Tips https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-guidance/tips-for-filing-forms-by-mail

Too early to notice any change to the USCIS processing times. Current USCIS processing times for K1 can be 8-12 months plus consulate process times. https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ But VJ members reported Timeline data are at https://www.visajourney.com/times/k1-fiance-visa-historical/

Part 2, Item 11, is the beneficiary’s mailing address. Part 2, Item 12, is the beneficiary’s physical address history for the last 5 years. Part 2, Item 13, is the Date From and Date To: PRESENT, of Item 12 physical address. Part 2, Item 14-15, is the previous physical address history if the beneficiary changed address within the last 5 years, and include the Date From and Date To. If the beneficiary has had more than 2 physical addresses in the past 5 years, then continue in Part 8, additional information by listing Page Number: 5, Part Number: 2, Item Number: 14-15. If Item 11 and 12 are the same, then yes type in the address again, and include Item 13 the Date From with the Date To: PRESENT. Some country's locales may have different mailing to physical address because their mailing system may or may not deliver to the physical address, but will deliver to the mailing address. The K1 visa will be mailed to the Item 11 address, unless the beneficiary reports an address change.

Yes, very important to get the Social Security Card as soon as the I-94 is available. I do NOT recommend getting the SSC with the EAD or AOS, because of your exact situation. One rule that I advise all K1-to-AOS'ers is to get as much done within the 90-days or before the I-94 expiration, especially for name changes. Complete as many name changes as possible because most institutions recognize the I-94 and passport over the I-485 NOA1: SSN, State ID/driver's license, bank account, utility bills, healthcare cards, etc. That is not to say all those evidences need to be included in the AOS. I believe a good target for AOS is to file the I-485 within the first 30-days, and to spend the next 60-days streamlining the co-minglings or name changes. This is not a hard-and-fast rule, but it is a good goal to make the process smooth and have enough time to react in case life unknowns pop up.

I-751 sent and received. I'm at the other party now. Good luck everyone! https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/828150-i-751-january-2025-filers/page/5/#findComment-11038928

Alrighty then! Time to join the party! 2025-01-22: I-751 Remove Conditions sent via FedEx 2025-01-23: I-751 received/signed Elgin, IL

@Demise first block by a federal judge for 14 days. https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/23/politics/birthright-citizenship-lawsuit-hearing-seattle/index.html I suspect more legal back and forth will continue until it reaches the Supreme Court. Keeping the issue in the political conscious could lead some states or Congress to propose amendment to the Constitution. But will there be 2/3 majority in Congress and 3/4 majority of states may be the question?

@smilingstone @Edward and Jaycel AOS should include a copy of the marriage certificate, not the marriage license. If you only include the marriage license with your AOS, you risk getting an RFE for the marriage certificate. Marriage license is what you apply for before the marriage to get the officiant to sign and submit to the county clerk to register your marriage. Some marriage license have a line for you to request to the officiant to make a name change. Marriage certificate is the official record from the county clerk for the marriage. If you have a name change, you can use the marriage certificate to change your name at the Social Security office, driver's license office, etc. One thing often overlooked in preparing for the AOS is the wait time from the marriage to actually getting the marriage certificate. Some county clerk marriage registration may take over a month to get the marriage certificate, while others can be available the same day the officiant submits it. What I've observed in some cases is the marriage certificate wait is too long and the AOS is sent in with the marriage license before the I-94 expires to get the NOA1, but to only later receive an RFE for the marriage certificate.

What earnings documentation or tax assessments does Canada require of you to tax your earnings? You won't need to worry about US taxes until you get a Social Security Number. Beneficiary’s job description is not as important as the petitioner's job description to prove financial support for I-130. Without more documentation, you can just label yourself something like "freelance contractor" (if you work by contract) or just "freelance services" unless you have earnings documents or tax assessments with more specific job labels?

Do you have 1099s or W2s from each of your freelance jobs? Do you have IRS tax transcripts from the past 3 years?

@MrsAb2021 Yes, the ROC foreign spouse can travel domestically and internationally with a green card, extension letter, and passport. You book the ticket with the passport but upload the green card and extension letter for US entry documents. REAL ID or REAL ID driver's license is more convenient for domestic travel since it is just 1 card vs 3 documents.

I've never done this, but you could handwrite to type in 11.b or 12.b to "see Part 8". then in Part 8, list Page Number 5, Part Number 2, Item Number 11 or 12. Then, you can type or handwrite in as needed. But you should be fine if you just list the address in Part8.

You can: 1. Handwrite in any fields in Part2. I've seen others in the past handwrite in Arabic, Thai, Vietnamese, etc. 2. In Part8, list Page Number 5, Part Number 2, Item Number 11 or 12. Then, you can type or handwrite in as needed. For 11.b or 12.b, complete the street number and name as needed. You can spill over to 11.c or 12.c as needed to fit the local address format. Remember the beneficiary’s address is where the K1 visa will be sent but some embassies/consulates allow for pickups at the embassies/consulates. Also, some embassies/consulates will notify you of their courier services when it is time to deliver, and you can arrange with the courier services about the delivery or pickup.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-the-meaning-and-value-of-american-citizenship/ With all the speculations about the revoking of birthright citizenship order of the 14th Amendment, the above link has the actual verbiage. Does anyone have any ideas about the interpretation or how this will affect the current USCIS policies?

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/initial-rescissions-of-harmful-executive-orders-and-actions/?fbclid=IwY2xjawH9Hh9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHV7tDsO56tl6daz71FamiDTayzJfzsYFSpieyOfCnOh3l_D9jY0mdWe-Ww_aem__rGWcGlWA2vvN2TK8lVkxQ There are discussions on FB that EO 14012 reinstates the 2020 civics test (instead of the 2008 civics test) for naturalization. The archived 2020 civics test can not be found here. https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/2020test Anyone know where to find the 2020 civics test?

Thanks. But we don't have the online account number in NOA1 or NOA2. The online access number was sent in an email separately to us, but it was a 1-time use code.

Thanks. I did not realize G-1145 is not submitted with the I-751. Where did you find your USCIS online account number? I could not find our USCIS online account number in the https://my.uscis.gov/ login? https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/827933-how-to-find-the-uscis-online-account-number-in-myuscisgov/

Greetings all, I'm anxiously awaiting to join the January 2025 filers club. My cover letter and evidence list look like https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/827917-what-do-you-think-about-this-cover-letter-i-751/ Any feedback is welcome. I will probably send the I-751 package out sometime next week. I'm just trying to make sure all the i's are dotted and t's are crossed 😂

If you look at our Profile->Our Story or our Timeline, we received the EAD/AP combo card in about a week after approval. I've seen others post that their cards took several weeks.

Just report the standard base 40 hours per week salary for the I-134. Overtime are non-standard.