Edward and Jaycel

Well that's interesting..... 🤔

My advice is to have them return for the scheduled interview - I would not give up that interview date for anything these days. Make attending that interview as scheduled the most important thing in the world right now. Good luck!

This is correct - We put Jaycel's married name on the AOS forms and her EAD and replacement SS Card requested on the I-765 both came in her married name. HOWEVER, according to the USCIS Policy Manual, they are supposed to follow the name change guidelines of whatever jurisdiction you are married in. If the forms there in Michigan state to put your new, married name in the "Certificate" portion I would do that. You can still use the AOS forms to make that change official with USCIS when filing. Congrats on getting here and on the upcoming wedding!

I couldn't agree more on this point... This would complicate things to a large degree

A lot of this is going to be dependent on which embassy this is processing through. Generally embassies will NOT grant an extension of the expiration date on the I-129F NOA2 ahead of time. (We had the same question in Manila because we were worried about not getting an interview scheduled before it expired. We contacted the embassy and they said that they do NOT extend the validity date ahead of time, that it is the Consular Officer that does it at their discretion at the time of the interview.) Personally I think this all is a risky undertaking and your fiancé(e) should schedule their interview as soon as an appointment is available. There is no guarantee that an interview slot will be available in November and most embassies do not allow the petitioning fiancé(e) in the building with the interviewee anyway. The DS-160 is valid for 1 year from the date it is submitted. My advice is to get this done as soon as the scheduling allows. Good Luck!

So happy for you guys!! 🎉

Today's stats: May 11, 2025 21:35 MDT November 2024 Filed I-485 Stats • Approved: 4,459 (+123) • Denied: 436 • FingerprintScheduled: 123 • InterviewCancelled: 209 • InterviewScheduled: 9,310 (+219) • Processing: 26,353 • Received: 633 • Rejected: 104 • RFE: 425 • Terminated: 147 • Withdrawal: 16 • Others: 50

I see no benefit in submitting your own FBI background check and they would probably disregard it in any case. You are required to provide documents regarding your arrest and most importantly documents showing the disposition of the case. I found this out the hard way via an RFE on my I-129F. So I would concentrate on those documents. They will obtain their own FBI records check on you. Best wishes for a speedy approval!

I think Cyber Source is an authorized payment portal for the visa application fee.... What you should do is try to schedule the interview appointment using the receipt number they gave you. What the embassy sent you is probably not been updated since they started using Cyber Source for visa application fees.

Today's stats: May 10, 2025 21:00 MDT November 2024 Filed I-485 Stats • Approved: 4,336 (+146) • Denied: 412 • FingerprintScheduled: 126 • InterviewCancelled: 205 • InterviewScheduled: 9,091 (+240) • Processing: 26,723 • Received: 634 • Rejected: 104 • RFE: 422 • Terminated: 147 • Withdrawal: 14 • Others: 50

Ugh.... If it's one thing this immigration process has taught me, it's to expect the worst possible outcome from anything the government is in charge of 🤨

Congratulations!! Please come back and let everyone know what the experience was like!

HAHAHAHAHA Yep

I just watched this video a couple of days ago when it popped up in my feed... You and I must have a similar YT algorithm

USCIS has a phone service they can use for interpreters if the officer is not fluent in the beneficiary's native language. When the interview begins, if needed they dial the service's number and the interpreter will be on speakerphone to provide any interpretation throughout the interview.

This may be the reason... They want to make sure that the person who entered the country on the IR-1 visa issued to you is actually you and so they want to match your fingerprints now to the ones you gave the embassy at the interview

Agree with @MalloryCat Get the package filed and sort out the rest later if you have to. An RFE for medical is one of the least complicated RFEs to fix

I am also connected again without VPN this morning. Thank you for chasing this down!!

Today's stats: May 9, 2025 22:50 MDT November 2024 Filed I-485 Stats • Approved: 4,190 (+147) • Denied: 387 • FingerprintScheduled: 129 • InterviewCancelled: 198 • InterviewScheduled: 8,851 (+313) • Processing: 27,150 • Received: 636 • Rejected: 104 • RFE: 413 • Terminated: 146 • Withdrawal: 12 • Others: 51 Quite a jump in denials the last few days....

The tracking number for Jaycel showed up on the Portal about 3 weeks after the card was delivered

It'd be more reliable at this point

My connection timed out and now I have to connect via VPN from Germany at this moment

SL2024 just asked me to tell the thread that he is now frozen out again

It happened to Jaycel’s status too… I think it’s from back when they used to waive most interviews. There have been reports of people having that status marked complete and then a few months later they get an interview notice. Best to expect and prepare to have an interview so that you’re mentally prepared

I can connect now on my home network… will see if it times out again in an hour or so like it has previously