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Yes Not necessarily. If case was for real transferred to office and agent told you the truth, it means you'll likely have an interview. 25 months is not very unusual for I-751 sadly. @Crazy Cat's wife waited for 44 months, and it got only adjudicated because she filed for N-400

1. Emma / Tier 1 agents often give wrong information 2. Any plans to file for citizenship?

Tax return transcript? There's multiple types of transcripts on IRS website. Why do you need to combine them? How do you know the password to open file? Did IRS send password in the mail / email / text message? If you can open file without password, but only editing is password protected, it may be by design. Don't edit / combine these files. Submit them as is.

Where did you get these transcripts from? I never had passwords on Tax Return Transcripts downloadable from IRS website for free. Are you talking about W-2 distributed digitally by employer? W-2 is not required typically if you provide Tax Return Transcript.

As far as I know and remember, SSN isn't needed to marry. But you need marriage license typically.

And exam to be covered by health insurance. We can only dream...

Same day if you wanted (as long as you have marriage certificate) You have 90 days to marry. The sooner the better. AOS takes a while.

Absolutely

I-485, I-693, I-864, I-131 (optional), I-765 (optional, recommended) These are just forms. You also need to provide tons of evidence.

For security reasons "Account Code Notice" and "Receipt Notice" are sent in two different letters. You don't have "Receipt Notice" yet, only "Account Code Notice". The case number is masked to protect you. If somebody steals your mail, they won't be able to see your case. You need both letters to access case online.

The chance of getting visa same day is the same as me winning 10 mil in a lottery this week.

Yes, I guess many people's AOS would take long time, medicals would expire within 2 years and this would delay cases even further with USCIS sending RFE etc. This new change makes a lot of sense, it's the middleground between never expiring and expiring within 2 years.

Prior to this change I theoretically this would have been possible: - File I-485 with I-693 in November 2023 - Get denial on that - File a different I-485 in 2050 with same I-693

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/uscis-changes-validity-period-for-any-form-i-693-signed-on-or-after-nov-1-2023 TL;DR Now you have to submit fresh I-693 with every I-485. E.g. you can no longer submit same I-693 in every new petition after prior denials and withdrawals.

Second page is intentionally blank. I had same in my oath ceremony letter. Though I had same day ceremony and never used it.

It may take 4-8 weeks after USCIS receives your ROC packet to get your extension letter.

My I-751 was supposed to be adjudicated in 7 months based on processing times, but it took 20.5 months. And it was the case for almost everybody who filed around same time. Same goes for N-400, only 2-3 years ago it was not out of ordinary to see a timeline like this: Date Filed : 2022-11-10 NOA Date : 2022-11-10 Bio. Appt. : 2022-11-10 Interview Date : 2024-04-02 Approved : Yes Oath Ceremony : 2024-04-02 You can browse here: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/citlist.php?cfl=&op1=6&op2=&op3=&op4=71&op5=5,10,11&op6=All&op7=All I'm not saying your case will take over a year @P055UM. Most likely it will take a lot faster. USCIS can always start processing cases slower without a warning though. So whoever gets scheduled for interview less than 6 months after filing should be considered lucky. I include myself in that list. I wouldn't stress too much about wait. Being LPR is almost as good as being a citizen. Life shouldn't be on hold, unlike when you go through AOS and don't have EAD or SSN and cannot travel.

"Based on request" comes from API code from what I understand, not cancellation letter. I guess it wouldn't be the end of the world to call, though tier 1 support usually don't have info... Keep us posted @Bat man

4-8 weeks

How would this help? I'm pretty sure there was an objective reason for cancellation, such as officer on sick leave, tight schedule, background check pending, change in priorities. It's not like USCIS will change their mind and schedule for original timeslot because of phone call. And phone calls just waste USCIS time they could be spending on adjudicating cases. Anybody getting scheduled less than 6-12 months for the interview are super lucky.

I'd put same surname as normal name for nickname. This is not a problem.

No plans to apply for N-400?

Shouldn't be... Both are immediate relatives of US citizen. However, each case is individual. Plus USCIS is known to shift priorities. You can see there's many who filed in October and November of 2024 still waiting for their interviews. I'd be ready for 1 year of processing time. If it's faster - great.

Yep, my estimate showed 3 weeks until decision on day I was taking oath.

Sure thing, you can give it time. Please report if you somehow magically receive new SS card without going to SSA, it would be good news for others.