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Yes, that's the best bet.

For the same reason you can't board a plane with visa approved but not in passport or passport renewed but not in hand.

Update: I researched more and found this announcement: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/visas-news-archive/20161228_ink-signature-no-longer-required-on-affidavits-of-support.html It looks like wet ink is no longer enforced and wouldn't result in rejection. Taking my words back @BLC!

Please read instructions: https://www.uscis.gov/forms/all-forms/tips-for-filing-form-i-864-affidavit-of-support-under-section-213a-of-the-ina "6a-b.You must sign and date the form in black ink. The signature needs to be original (not a photocopy)." Essentially, you did not follow the instructions. You got lucky nobody at NVC flagged it. Technically, anybody signing with stylus / digitally is violating instructions, which can result in form being rejected. I wouldn't risk it for such a low reward (2 mins to print, sign with black ink and scan the document).

You can definitely leave. Whether you'll be admitted back without the card is not guaranteed.

Awesome, I think you're solid

USCIS can revisit immigration history for anybody at any stage of their immigration. If USCIS thinks visa was granted in mistake, they can put the immigrant in removal. At that stage it may be useful to back up any claims you have with documentation. Have you heard about denaturalization? It's rare and it also occurs. But the most common use case when you need to reprove stuff is when you ask for a new immigration benefit. Imagine your wife wants to become a US citizen. She may be asked about her entire immigration history. Imagine your wife becomes a citizen and wants to sponsor her parents? She may need to show how she became a citizen, from start to finish. Or imagine you marry to somebody else from overseas in 20 years. There will be questions about you sponsoring ex wife.

N-400 cannot be approved without interview, that's 100%.

Wow, what a story. Thank you for sharing. I think you should consider formally renouncing Russian citizenshjp to avoid any prejudice from CBP / other officials (if you feel like). What a sad world we live in.

The evidence should be covering the period of time from start of marriage until filing. Few recent statements is poor evidence.

People actually get RFEs and NOIDs for redacting supporting documents. It makes USCIS think you're hiding stuff from them and raises suspicion. I wouldn't do it.

Financial comingling is one sign of a bonafide marriage. To prove comingling you can provide joint tax return transcripts and bank statements from joint accounts. Failure to satisfy USCIS by providing evidence sometimes results in even more intrusion. You and your spouse can be called into interview and interviewed separatly. Questions asked may be about your finances and even intimate life, which is super intrusive. USCIS may visit your home and go through your rooms, ensuring you're living together. I feel like providing bank statements is the lesser evil. Anybody can open a joint bank account and never use it. Bank statements show you put your mouth where your money is. It demonstrates that you actually comingle finances.

I see low reward and high risk. Just print and sign. You don't your case to have delays because of this.

The thing is, in case if something happens and you need to reprove everything to USCIS, it's gonna be hard without copies of what you already filed. Great that you already have digital copies. I personally keep originals too just in case, but you may not need those if you have scans. Personally, important paperwork like this is the last thing I would be shredding. I'd get rid of many other things before it comes to these papers.

If you abandon LPR, you need new case and new processing times depending on how things are going in the future. If you'rw getting LPR based on marriage that's over 2 years at the time of GC approval, it would be 10 year GC.

As @EatBulaga pointed out, civil surgeon will give you vaccines that are age appropriate you're missing due to not available in your home country etc. You won't be receiving anything you already have or inappropriate.

Hi I'd highly advice keeping copies of these indefinitely. You can scan them and keep as files. I hope few megabytes of storage is not an issue in this day and age? You never know when you'll need them again. Likewise. Keep copies, at least digital. Remember, you're never fully "done" with USCIS. Filing another petition in the future or USCIS revisiting your immigration may require information at any point. For I-864, I hope the US citizen realizes they're the sponsor until immigrant becomes a citizen or earns 40 quarters of Social Security contributions?

Yes, please use certified mail so you have proof of sending them the letter.

Write a physical letter to service center processing your case. FOIA email address has nothing to do with your case.

I think biometrics appointment is an excellent opportunity to fix this problem and ask the personnel to correct it. You should also sent a mail to USCIS, explaining the mistake. Ensure to include case number.

I was answering the question about obtaining EAD based on AOS . I thought you said it takes roughly 8 months and @Nnnnnn said it was shorter based on research.

This is for work permit based on AOS

Did you check processing times during the research? https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ At the time of posting: California - 5.5 months NBC - 8.5 months Nebraska - 4 months Texas - 4 months Vermont - 10.5 months You don't get to pick the service center. Depending on your luck you can be done in 4 or 10.5 months.

You cannot force somebody to move to the US permanently against their will. It's very kind of you thinking about her safety, but I think this is all waste of time and money. Plus whenever she renews visa, she'd have to flag an immigrant petition was filed. This could lower chances of tourist visa approval. And if she somehow gets GC, she cannot have "maintenance visits". It's for living in the US. If she spent 9 months in the US and 3 in Ukraine in a typical year, that's one thing. If she spends 11 months in Ukraine and comes for a month to the US to leave again - that's inconsistent with LPR status. Again, think worldwide taxes.

@PeterMcS I think you're right to be concerned. To me this is this is a red flag: Cannot advice much but to ask a member of your family, who can be eligible, to be a joint sponsor. Let us know how it goes.