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Also, if eligible, OP can play GC lottery every year.

What's the penalty for this violation out of curiosity?

You're right. I looked at the PDFs again and they are at least 4 pages long. I guess I was spreading misinformation about those being 1 page long.

@YellingSeal from the posts you published so far, it's not clear whether you're guys working on repairing the marriage. Staying married but living separately for the sole purpose of getting I-751 is a bad strategy, essentially boarderline of immigration fraud. What would really help you case: 1. Decide whether you're working on marriage and moving back together OR divorcing. 2. If divorcing, and on good terms, it's way better if your spouse writes a detailed statement about your relationship, how it developed and then ended. The US citizen should say the marriage was entered in good faith and they don't object you receiving GC. Often, these statements are crafted by lawyer based on the story and facts, then signed by US citizen. Bringing US citizen to interview when you guys don't even live together is a bad bad idea. You'll get separated and it would be easy to accuse both of you of commiting fraud. You see, even couples living together may find some questions difficult. If you don't live together and don't even know each other that well (only married for short time), your answers won't match.

Let's get the terminology straight.... A bonafide marriage and a marriage entered in good faith might seem similar, but they have distinct meanings, especially in legal contexts: Bonafide Marriage: This term is often used to describe a marriage that is genuine and not entered into for the purpose of deceiving others. In immigration law, for instance, a bonafide marriage is one where the primary intention of the marriage is to establish a life together as spouses, and not merely to gain immigration benefits. Marriage Entered in Good Faith: This phrase is generally used to mean that at the time of entering into the marriage, both parties intended to establish a genuine marital relationship. It's a testament to the intentions of the parties at the time of the marriage. Even if the marriage later falls apart, as long as it was entered into with genuine intentions, it can still be considered as entered in good faith.In many legal contexts, particularly in immigration, the distinction is crucial. A marriage that is bonafide and entered in good faith is typically seen as legitimate, while one that is not could lead to legal complications, especially if one party is seeking benefits based on the marital relationship.

It likely won't work. No, it's increased risk of getting it lost in transit. Plus as you say the tenant is flaky. I think the entire situation is flaky and can fire back at ROC stage... You have an address registered where you and your LPR spouse allegedly live, but instead there's some other tenant. If USCIS finds out somehow, you'll have to explain.

Exactly, that's why I also mentioned that being a citizen is required.👍

Neither forwarding or Hold Mail works. I tried myself. Signature is often not required. But if something goes wrong, either the mail will be returned back to USCIS and GC destroyed or it will get lost. Then it's the painful I-90 with potentially months of wait. I'd make an effort to actually go home for few days and receive it.

Makes sense then. Usually me and my spouse only have 1 job each and don't have any special credits etc. Explains 1 page returns for us

I could think of tax returns from Turbotax being long, but not IRS tax return transcripts. Learning something new every day! Do you have some special arrangements when it comes to income? I've been filing jointly for 5 years now and every statement is one page so far 😅

That's exactly what I said?

Interesting. Those were transcripts from IRS website? They're usually 1 page long?

@lplplpx3 have you checked whether your wife is in removal proceedings? https://acis.eoir.justice.gov/en/ If yes I-485 cannot be approved by USCIS until those proceedings are terminated. They're usually terminated when I-130 is approved (it would have to be filed) and lawyer makes a formal request...

What do you mean by that? It's up to you to do the medical exam. https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

In these 7 years wife could have naturalized by now and gotten green cards for her parents if this was ever a wish... Do you mind sharing?

The phone calls mean very little. A lot of the times Tier 1 agents make things up to get callers off the phone. USCIS mistakenly denies cases from time to time. USCIS mistakenly issues documents and even naturalizes people, which sometimes gets discovered and reverted, other times not. I understand your frustration with my seemingly pointless questions, but I'm trying to get some clues as to what could be holding it up. Is the immigrant admissible into the US? Did you ask the lawyers what could be the reason? You may want to file FOIA to get all the details of the case. Sorry if I'm being repetitive. What's the actual case status right now as you check it by case number here? https://egov.uscis.gov/

1. When did you receive RFE? 2. How many days were you given to respond? 3. When did USCIS receive your response?

Good point. I assumed more than 3 months at least:

It may take 4-6 weeks after filing to receive those. Add some delay because of holidays. Has it been 6 weeks already?

This is such a mess. What's the current status of I-485? What was the RFE for? It seems like a brand new I-130 and new I-485 may be approved within 18-24 months. Are you sure marriage and I-485 filing occured within the 90 days of entering on visa?

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Include I-131. No fees are needed for I-131 and I-765 when filed together with I-485. Make sure to include biometrics fee of $85 in your packet though.

@ACalmCountry can your landlord write an affidavit confirming you both lived at the place since year 2xxx and they know you as a married couple? Essentially, what you're saying, only your wife is on lease and it was never updated to include you?

Glad to hear everything is resolved. Make sure to get state ID / DL and use it along with SS card for I-9 verification instead of GC. I hope you don't have to go through I-751!

That's helpful and answered my questions 🙂 @2891 I think all your questions were already answered in March-April 2023. There's nothing new to add.