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A risk for sure, esp if from LPR or non-citizen but just to say, my husband made 1k over threshold and under threshold yr prior and we weren't RFE'd

The sponsor has to be a USC I believe

ah I understand, agree mine was 10months IT was 3months for 4 months then when it went to FO it jumped between 8-10 for 2months Then approved

no it's free if you filed before April 1st

I was curious if I-485 got approved and they gave wrong denial notice. I got a denial for i-131 after i-485 approved but I imagine you would have known by now. Definitely think it's worth applying again with proof for reason you say. Especially as it's free. Make sure you include I-485 NOA1 when you file

what was error on their side?

Got Action taken email yesterday GC approved today!

https://my.uscis.gov/account/case-service/api/cases/IOE0924922XXX Should have your receipt number as end of address. You have to have logged into myUSCIS recently for it to populate else you'll get an error. You can only look up your case numbers. Only useful bit is 'last updated'. Rest won't tell you anything that myUSCIS doesn't

best you can do is wait a day or two or ask Emma. I have an update today too but no change on myUSCIS yet

It's very Field Office specific (as well as usual fluctuations). I personally don't know any 2024 filer that has been waiting longer than 7 months for AOS. I think he was the longest we've had waiting (Applied Dec 2023 technically). The 2023 and 2022 filers seem to have been a bit 'left' behind. I don't have the largest sample size of K1 to AOS though as not everyone in k1 group stays active during AOS but yeah, from personal experience everyone I know has gotten in 7months or less recently. The 7 months also had RFEs, an interview scheduled then canceled so it was an odd one anyway. I do always say it can be anywhere from 2 weeks to a yr on ave though. I did see someone get it in 2 weeks which is rough when still waiting 😭 I wasn't originally bothered but it turn out a lot of local jobs in my field require gc, USC or travel so now I'm anxious for it. Have you been checking API to see when your case was last accessed or checked if it's at local field office yet? Mine was sent to KC early June

for k1 you need 100% of poverty line and assets need to be 5x the income req, think just over 100k now? spousal is 125% and assets need to be 3x Your parents will be cosponsors, so you'll both fill out an i-134 (or I-864 if you go spousal) I am not up to date on spousal or if you can do consular processing but I think spousal takes about 12-18months on ave in London Fiance is taking 6-8months Spousal is the better financially and giving your partner right to work/drive etc but if time is main priority, which it may be here with parents being ill, K1 may be better. As I say, not up to date on spousal route so I could be wrong but 'what is fastest' is not usually what people consider when advising here, for me that was a big factor which is why I did k1.

you'll need a joint sponsor EDIT: if your partner is Polish, make sure they have a Polish police certificate by interview or NVC stage for spousal (I think?). There's sometimes confusion for people who left their birth country young, no idea if that's your situation

they can renew your noa2 up to a yr, your medical sets visa validity (6months) so don't do that too early

current k1 timeline to hear back (RFE incl) is 3-6 months, then 1-2months NVC then unsure what wait time is at Iran but others are right you have a high chance of additional processing (extra bckgrd checks) which could be any length of time

I'd apply for UK ASAP, they take a month, potentially longer for foreign postage

agree with appleblossom, I think they actually sort medical within 5 days but it just depends how fast embassy processes it. 9 days will probably actually be enough time but if not, you'll just go into 'reused' status until they have it and process it. It's not a denial, just what they do while they wait for missing documents.

EAD also functions as proof of legal status in a lot of cases/states. It has more use than allowing work. I can't drive without it in my state for instance. Also helpful in opening a bank acc (although not required if flexible on bank)

They also review the case to check USCIS included everything and there were no errors in their adjudication. I imagine they also need to enter things into their system and then liase with embassys. It is entirely the embassy who decides if and when a case comes to them. NVC can't ship without the go-ahead from embassy. They are also handeling numerous other case types which are more intensive. K1 is a drop in the bucket to them, they have more going on that looking after your case. You're in a queue, it takes the time it takes. Average is 3-6 weeks with 5-6 weeks being most common.

nope, mine was same

this has been a long term issue with cc payments, it's not new to fee incr to deliberately catch you out. Banks know if a charge is legit you can just call and fix it, however uscis won't wait around for that to happen

Form I-693 Instructions, Pages 7-8

congrats!!

yes, k1 they just use it as a guide. It's not officially enforced like it is for AOS. You also submitted it previously to embassy, not USCIS

make sure detail are same as on passport and document number is passport number worst case, contact them

you don't need to include form I-693 if your AOS is within a year of your foreign medical Just attach the copy of vaccination record. I also attached the instructions that state I'm exempt from I-693 due to foreign medical