MalloryCat

just be aware that the standard is that they don't tell you the number over the phone. we had the issue with USPS not delivering it for my husband. had to call the post office and speak with the post master to add my husbands name to our address, things with his name started to get delivered with no problem. so you may need to do that. we were able to go into the SSA office (we went without an appointment, but we had to wait quite awhile) and they were able to tell him the number in person. you may have to bite the bullet and take the appointment for a month out. the national number for the SSA sucks to call, cause the wait times are usually terrible, but when I called the first time to make an appointment (to actually apply for the SSN for my husband) they were able to get me an appointment for the next day. not sure if that is the number you called or if you called the office directly. but you may need to wait to submit the AOS paperwork until you get the SSN. it will either be rejected (not denied, rejected means they send you the whole packet back, which could take several weeks to receive) or you get an RFE for the number

it sounds like you don't need to do this since she has a conditional green card everything says it's only for LPRs who received their 10 year green card before turning 14 *the officer was right, there is nothing you have to do until you remove conditions in 2 years.

ahh ok, i missed that

there is an option on the paper form you may need to file it via paper and not online theres also the instructions for the I-90 that has a section regarding registering after turning 14 https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-90instr.pdf

are you trying to file it online?

1. after biometrics were done, pretty much all I-485s update to showing the interview was completed, its safe to assume that she will have an interview at some point. this is just a glitch in the system. the myprogress tab is not always reliable

only other thing I could suggest would be to use the ask Emma tool and talk to someone at USCIS directly

ok after some googling, according to various places MSC means it's being processed by the NBC so you probably won't get an online account number, and will have to rely on paper notification and using USCIS case status checker https://egov.uscis.gov/

USCIS scans all paper I-485s into the electronic system, assigning them an IOE you could not have filed it online. you might just need to use the ask Emma thing to talk to someone if your I-485 genuinely has a different receipt number that doesnt start with IOE

the NOA1 from your I-485 or your I-765 should start with IOE **your biometrics appointment notice also has those receipt numbers on it

ideally before your biometrics appointment notice it should have shown up not long after your NOA1 you can request a new one here https://my.uscis.gov/account/v1/needhelp

this should be your url my.uscis.gov/account/applicant

if your experience and past employment aligns well with whatever you are applying to, they might not even consider time of unemployment, and more so look at how long you were with your last employers. most employers are looking to hire for long term, evidence of that would outweigh time of unemployment

once USCIS approves it and sends it to the NVC, the NVC will send it automatically to Juarez

that is how it always been, at least in the most recent years. some embassies may do it a bit differently, but it is overall the same. thats how my husband (then fiance) received notice from the embassy regarding next steps. he didn't fill out the DS-160 until he was able to schedule his interview. and that was after receiving a letter from the embassy informing him of the next steps of the process. it's typically called packet 3. if someone moved before getting to this point in the process, they would need to contact the embassy regarding their address change.

all of that happens when your case gets sent to the embassy the embassy will contact the beneficiary (usually through physical mail) regarding next steps, including when to fill out the DS-160 and how to pay the visa fee

congrats!

this is what I put for mine. "I, JANE DOE, THE PETITIONER, FULLY INTEND TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT MY BENEFICIARY, JOHN SMITH. I INTEND TO PROVIDE HOUSING, FOOD & MONEY WITHIN MY RESIDENCY AND FINANCIALLY SUPPORT HIM WITH ACCESS TO MY ANNUAL EARNINGS FOR AS LONG AS NEEDED & UNTIL HE IS ABLE TO SUPPORT HIMSELF FINANCIALLY IN THE UNITED STATES, FIRST AS A FIANCE AND THEN AS MY SPOUSE AFTER HIS ARRIVAL IN THE UNITED STATES." sorry its in caps, that's how i typed it on the form lol the old form is slightly different for this question this is what the question looks like on the old version A much smaller box, i had to use the extra sheet for it.

@Edward and Jaycel did the friend have proof of receiving the polio vaccine at any point? that could be why it if wasn't given again at their medical polio is technically a 3 dose vaccine (not required 3 dose like some, but recommended), if it had been a long time (or at all) that might be why they got the RFE for it.

not necessarily from the CDC "All immigrant visa applicants from certain countries are required to receive one dose of inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV), administered within 12 months before travel to the U.S." so even if you got the polio vaccine as a baby, and have proof, depending on the country you could be required to receive it again. https://www.cdc.gov/immigrant-refugee-health/hcp/panel-physicians/polio-addendum.html looks like they may have changed the requirements again according to that CDC link, that was updated May of 2025 unsure if it applies to those from before May 2025 though

your fiance can inform the officer doing her interview of the issue shouldn't be a problem to update it then

it could vary by type of case as well everything with immigration is slowing down significantly you can try contacting USCIS and/or the NVC but they will both probably tell you to just keep waiting unfortunately

we got a rejection notice for my husbands AOS packet due to using old forms, we used the original evidence we included even though it had the numbers printed on it, and we included the green sheet of paper. was accepted and now we are waiting. yes and no. theres the I-129f form and then the relationship evidence that should be included. mostly just evidence that you've met your partner in person at least once within the last 2 years. like flights, photos together, hotel bookings, etc.

whether you sent a new form or not you should have included the green sheet of paper you received with the first rejection. thats why it says you need to include it on the top of the new package. did you include the same evidence? or did you re-print that as well? the evidence would have the same numbers printed on the bottom. the only thing you can really do is wait and see

USCIS sends packages to the NVC every 2 or 3 weeks i believe. but they also probably have to meet a minimum of packages to send before they send the next batch, since they are still sent via mail. has the status from USCIS updated to say it was sent or no?