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E.g. "Officer Bob put your case on the shelf to deal with 300 other cases"? I think the case statuses are pretty fine grained as they are. That I agree with. However, OP can use this window of opportunity to get the stamp while not many people know this avenue.

Yes, it's normal. You can have message "Actively reviewing" for months without anything actually happening. Or you may be switched from "Case was received" to some other status skipping other statuses. Status does not always represent accurately what's really happening to your case behind the scenes.

Not always. I've seen reports it's taking 4-6 weeks. In many cases it takes less than 2 weeks. But to rely on it 100% - I wouldn't.

That's one of the first things USCIS officer asks for at the interview if you were to have it tomorrow. I know it's a hassle, but you're required by law to have up to date info on your driver licenses + it's an excellent piece of evidence. Or if it's mismatched or out of date it can cause more scrutiny at USCIS. I hope you guys remembered to file AR-11 and I-865 every time you moved. Good luck!

I travelled to Canada in late 2022 with conditional GC and passport. I didn't need visa or eTA, even though my passport required getting eTA otherwise (if I wasn't a US LPR).

Hi @Dome there's at least two school of thoughts when it comes to submitting evidence. Strict approach I-751 instructions ask for as much evidence as possible from the date of marriage until date I-751 petition is filed. This means every monthly statement, bill etc that's available to you and has value as evidence. Soft approach Submit only evidence since 2 year Green Card date until date I-751 petition is filed. Submit quarterly bank statements or bills. My experience I recently got I-751 approved using Strict approach. I had no RFEs and no interview. VJ members experience Many users used Soft approach and got successfully approved. Important considerations Whichever approach you will choose: - Make sure to provide all pages of each statement or document you submit. Partial statements will likely trigger RFE - Make sure your evidence is relevant and strong. Do not submit local bus timetables unless it has to do anything with your case - Successful applicants think in terms "What all can I submit" instead of "What's the miminum can I submit to get approved?" Your case I don't see IRS tax return transcripts. This is important evidence. Have you traveled? You may want to include plane tickets / hotel reservations with both names. Do you have a car? Are both are you insured? What about copies of IDs for both US citizen and LPR showing same address?

@Danmuji I am a credit card enthusiast, but in this case (USCIS fees) I highly recommend paying with a personal check. If you search the forum, you'll find instances when banks block the charge by USCIS as fradulent (not a joke!). In this case the packet is rejectes and returned. It's much safer to have enough money in account and pay with check. You need to submit I-751 form + G-1145 form and all the evidence of bonafide marriage.

That's the preferred evidence USCIS takes. They don't like long tax returns. Trascripts from IRS are always better.

Use the link below to check status:

That's all that matters. USCIS websites have glitches.

Because countries agreed how to act when dual citizen is in this situation. US acknoledges Greece has authority over you because you're their citizen. I'm 99% sure Constitution of Greece mentions that no matter if you have other citizensips, they consider you Greek until you renounce it. Same would happen if US citizen naturalized in France. US would not intervene usually, unless it's a big politician etc. Same would apply to you in the US, you wouldn't be able to show your Greek passport and ask for their help if US authorities detain you (of course I know you wouldn't do it since you don't like Greece). Just giving an example

The loss of citizenship is not automatic in most countries. Either Greek government initiates it after learning you committed a crime etc and no longer wants you to be a Greek. Or you initiate it by filing proper papers and paying fees. Until that process is done, even if you don't have their passport, you're their citizen for life.

Any time you're in Greece you will only be considered a Greek citizen even if you show your US passport on entry. If you get in legal trouble in Greece or required to go through military service, US embassy / consulate won't help you! Only when you go through formal citizenship renounciation in Greece you will no longer be Greek. On the other hand, soon enough US travellers will have to pay fees and fill forms to visit EU. But if you travel to EU on Greek passport you would not have to do it plus you would have unlimited time in EU and not 90 days (on US passport).

And it's fine. Birth Certificate is usually generated shortly after person's birth and ideally never changes again. Sometimes this involves other names (your case), sometimes the country of birth doesn't exist anymore.

They can only apply for US citizenship under 5 year rule, if they meet physical presence requirement, don't break their continuous residence, be of a good moral character and file taxes every year (never miss it).

@savolife G-28 on its own does not solve the problem with case processing. This form just notifies USCIS that a lawyer is now representing you. This may be helpful if you get RFE / interview etc. But does not speed up anything. Writ of Mandamus is one solution, and unless you do it yourself, going to cost several thousand dollars. If you end up hiring a lawyer, at least search the State Bar of <your state> directory to make sure they're real lawyer.

See this thread

Does the NOA start with words "Your conditional perminent resident status is extended for 48 months..."? That's right under address. If not, can you redact the letter and post a picture? Is this I-797?

WoM = Writ of Mandamus e.g. lawsuit against USCIS to decide on your case.

Aweful! Have you considered WoM or N-400?

No right or wrong answer here. Whatever fits your financial goals. Do you plan to save for house downpayment? Maybe emergency fund? Saving for a car or fancy vacation? Then you can open joint savings account. You'd probably need a joint checking account, to pay for bills and rent / mortgage from it. If you search, there's a lot of online banks which don't even charge monthly maintenance fees if that's something you're worried about. Make sure to use those accounts, don't open them just for immigration. It may help tracking expenses and reaching joint financial goals in your family. Good luck!

In theory, nothing prevents adding her to lease today from legal point of view. I had a lease in my name while on 1 year non-immigrant visa. It's more about convincing your apartment building management she can be added. https://easyrelocated.com/can-i-rent-an-apartment-on-a-tourist-visa-in-the-us/

The more evidence, the better. This way your chances of receiving RFE / NOID will be lower. I'd think of this in terms of "what all can I submit?" instead of "what is the minimum I can submit to get approved?" You can add her on your lease today. Add to your bank accounts today. Add to your utility bills today. Add to your insurance today. Good luck!

Text is known to be unreliable. Sime never received a text despite including G-1145 in AOS packet.

^^ No need to worry, it can take 4-8 weeks to get your notice. It's only been a week!