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While it may work and it's worth trying, not all the banks have the abiltity to override the AI driven fraud detection algorithm. Somerimes they'll say they put a note in the system only to have charge declined. The safest bet is to avoid card payments for USCIS fees.

It may be too late, some divorces take longer than I-751. If OP was 2 months into I-751, that would be another story. Either way, I have nothing else to add other than good wishes to OP.

You said one can notify about divorce during the interview - but there's great chance there would be no interview if USCIS doesn't know about divorce. Notifying when divorce is finalized may be too late. IMHO it's much better to get I-751 denied for not replying to RFE in time and refile VS get GC approved on the basis of joint filing when divorcing / divorced. That could be flagged as immigration fraud staining the record, making it even harder to get ROC approved. If I was in OP's position, I'd consult with family and immigration lawyers to plan for ROC solo.

If one does not tell about divorce, GC maybe approved on the wrong premise of jont filing. Remember very few I-751 now have interviews! The right approach is finalizing divorce ASAP and notifying USCIS as soon as you're sure you can get hands on final divorce decree.

No, and you cannot be expected to have other person's BC after divorce.

I doubt that's OP's intention because naturalization was mentioned. @US2UK you should focus on divorce and I-751. Gather and make copies of all evidence as @A110 outlined. If you have solid evidence, you can convert I-751 to divorce waiver and remove conditions based on that. You'd be naturalizing under 5 year rule of being LPR when the time comes. I wouldn't worry about it just yet, you have to get conditions removed first.

Lying to government agency is never a good idea. What's even advantage of filing single and not checking the right box? You don't gain anything other than having to amend it...

Congratulations! You will get USPS tracking number in USCIS status once the GC is shipped. However, if you use USPS Informed Delivery, you may see package from Lee's Summit Production Facility - that's GC. It may show up few days earlier than USCIS status.

There's nothing to do. US citizen can switch jobs any time.

In reality no tracker app can give you correct estimate of when your case is going to be decided. There's way too many variables for that and too much human factor. USCIS often changes priorities, speeding up processing some cases and slowing down others. Plus each case is unique. My friend submitted petition 2 weeks later than me but got approved about 5 months earlier. Both cases went to the same service center. We have pretty much the same story as to how and when we entered the US. We live in the same city, same nationality, about same age, same occupation. In my opinion these apps are not worth paying for. There are free ones plus websites showing stats for hundreds of cases - those may be somewhat useful.

Glad you waited for it and it wasn't long! Thank you for the update and good luck! Hopefully you won't be using credit card to pay?

I don't think it would be successful. Banks will motivate it's for better security or will try to remove liability from themselves for fradulent transactions. To OP and readers: please do not use cards for USCIS payments, declined charges are pretty frequent. To OP: unfortunately, you now have to pay increased fees as if you never filed.

Your spouse must be present. You will get asked more questions about marriage and your spouse to ensure it's bonafide.

@Zumbadaddy assuming your goal is to have your wife's I-751 and N-400 approved: All pages for all bank statements from joint account(s) since the time you got married until now. Unredacted / unaltered, showing all details. Again, shouldn't be just one statement. What name does her GC show? Maybe it should have matched that if the end goal for her to have married name. But I guess not much can be done now. If you want her to have hard time removing conditions / naturalizing you can just skip these. Good luck!

There was a rush of people filing all sorts of petitions before fees were raised on April 1. I'm sure USCIS is just overwhelmed.

I don't think it's a problem. But why did you use London address in the first place?

Many many people sent their applications before fees increase on April 1. Your packet is likely sitting in the storage facility waiting to be opened. Typically it takes 4-6 weeks after delivery to get extension letter. But with this influx of applications it can take longer.

You receive two notices typically after filing: 1) Acceptance notice / extension notice / I-797 2) Code for adding case to USCIS account Then biometrics notice (either reuse or appointment), then RFE (optional), notice of intent to deny (optional), interview (optional) and decision.

Next year, when you report taxes, you will have to list this account if it had over 10000 USD in it at any point since you became a LPR. It's going to be reportable if has 10K or more but not necessarily taxable.

If check was only cashed on April 12th, expect another 2-4 weeks for letter to show up.

SS card needs to be unrestricted for this to work. But yeah, this is the way to go. Showing GC for I-9 is not ideal.

They may or may not ask for it. It's impossible to predict 100%. But most likely this won't be an issue.

19th was a Friday. Give it at least few weeks. USCIS is slooooow, I bet it's not your first interaction with them in your immigration journey?

Sometimes people don't get notice about combo but it's conducted on the day. You should prepare to do combo and bring the spouse regardless of whether interview letter mentions I-751 or not. On the day, tell security you're applying based on marriage and have ROC pending. You should upload I-797 for I-751, not for N-400. No it's not too late to request combo in additional evidence. These are meaningless estimates. You can roll a dice and have a better prediction. People worry about it all the time, but you won't find anybody saying that estimate was close to when they got decision. You may get naturalized and it will show 6 months to decision. Being employed is not a prerequisite or requirement for naturalization. If asked, tell the truth on the day of interview. This has 0 effect on your application.

I-485 cannot be filed overseas. I assume you filed I-130 and council processed? It's a different route to adjustment.