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I wouldn't. My lawyer discouraged it too. The problem is, if you miscalculated the date and petition arrives a little early - it will get rejected. Adding a week will minimize this chance. Fun fact, a friend of mine, who filed I-751 two weeks after me got approved 4-5 months earlier than me. Same service center. Neither of us had RFEs or interviews. So me sending earlier didn't get me there faster 😃 With current processing times, whether you file on the day or two weeks later - you'll probably be applying for N-400 with pending I-751

Do not send the day window opens. Delay by few days to avoid rejection. How long of a delay are you talking about for waiting for taxes? Few weeks? Sure. Longer - I'd file without it.

You shouldn't travel outside the US. Also, renewing DL may be challenging. You need to get an ADIT stamp for proof of status.

This can take anywhere between a month to over a year. On average, 6-9 months.

Recommendation is still relevant. She'd replace a US passport, update name at SSA. The immigrant spouse would use her new name on AOS forms.

I'm not sure this would happen. But keep us posted

You use your married name on AOS forms. That's how you notify USCIS about name change. Update your passport to match new name. If you can't (really can't) then you can travel with passport and Advance Parole / Green card and marriage certificate to explain discrepancy in name on documents.

You can file I-485 for your wife to stay and adjust in the US if needed. Bear in mind, this means she won't be able to travel outside of the US for a long while. She won't be able to work for a long while. Ensure she's OK with it first. Also, bear in mind, hopefully she didn't have a plan of coming to the US and adjusting, because that would result in misrepresentation and inadmissability. As to your stepdaughter, I cannot say for sure, but it seems like she's also eligible for AOS now, since she's under 21 and you were married to her mother before she was 18. So you need to submit all the forms including but not limitrd to I-130, I-485, I-765, I-131 etc by mail. The end result is - neither your wife or daughter will have visa. They'll get GC if they get approved here in the US. If they plan going through consular processing overseas, you don't need I-485.

This doesn't make any sense. If the interview is waived, usually the case doesn't get transfered to field office. It's transfered to the local field office for the interview, typically. I'd be very careful believing anything Tier 1 agent or "Chat with Emma" say. Only official communication in forms of letters from USCIS. Anything else is speculation.

I-485 can only be filed when the foreigner is in the US. It does not apply for CR-1

Congrats! Sometimes N-400 isn't smooth, so I'd recommend being ready for N-400 to be the toughest part of immigration journey.

Sorry to hear about your situation 1. Get to a safe place, perhaps shelter if needed 2. Make sure every step you take is documented. WAVA requires proof of abuse too.

That's true, this is why I said: AOS filers now do not need to include payment for EAD.

Got it. So in that case, how is your state / city relevant? I'd check case status for cases around your case to see if there's movement.

Looks like mixing payment methods is not a good thing: I never thought of doing it, but apparently somebody tried.

Processing times state, 80% of family based I-485 take 16.5 months in Seattle. Employment based - 20.5 months. I think it would be overly optimistic to think many people got approved already. https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

Why did you pay for EAD? I-765 and I-131 are free when filed together with I-485. For now.

#2 you were definitely cited. #3 seems like you were not charged #1 - not sure Of course I'm not a lawyer and this is not a legal advice.

I-751 doesn't expire. It gets decided. The extension letter may expire. Your lawyers tactic may be getting I-751 squared out first.

??? F3 is family based category

Source?

Son should be included of course. How old is he?

Which proves the point these times are totally irrelevant. You'll be naturalized before then.

I know the reason... Because none of these estimates are accurate. They're just random numbers I wouldn't pay attention to. Did you have any accurate processing times estimates throughout immigration journey? I didn't.