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if they reject your submission, they will em return your checks or money orders with your packet and if you paid with the credit card form they will shred it

This is the reason for the rejection

Did you check “Spouse of a US Citizen” in Question 3a under “Family Based” for your adjustment category?

Yes... You should receive a receipt notice for the I-765. If it has been more than 30 days since it was received, you can make an inquiry with the lockbox. https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2022-06/Tip Sheet - When to Contact a USCIS Lockbox_0.pdf

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No way to tell how long they will take to adjudicate.... When USCIS / DoS asks about charges, they don't care if summons were never issued, if the case was closed, record expunged, case sealed, etc. If you had charges, they should have been disclosed and the disposition of the charges disclosed as well. I am shocked that your attorney would recommend not being 100% truthful for the reason "to not confuse them". That is some horrible advice. When it comes to immigration, you should always be 100% truthful in your answers, especially to a question regarding material circumstances about your history of charges.

If you had charges in India and in the interview you said no charges, they may consider that misrepresentation. If you got an RFE to submit your PCC from India, then that is your next step. If you don't respond to the RFE then your I-485 will likely be denied as abandoned.

Same here... My income was well above the requirement and did not list any assets at all.

ok wish you the best of luck… but what your lawyer said in waiting to pull the I-130? Zero benefit in waiting for the divorce… it’s your application and you can pull it any time you are inclined to do so

I’m sorry if this seems blunt, but with this last post it has to be asked… Did you send the withdrawal request for the I-130 to USCIS?

You should have had her served with the divorce papers when you met yesterday

Yesterday was a Federal Holiday

This is from the instructions on the form for that section NOTE: You MUST attach a photocopy or transcript of your Federal income tax return for only the most recent tax year and complete Item Number 16.a. If you believe additional returns may help you to establish your ability to maintain sufficient income, you may submit transcripts or photocopies of your Federal individual income tax returns for the three most recent years and complete Item Numbers 16.a. - 16.с. Type or print the most recent tax year and your total income for that most recent tax year. If the amount was zero, type or print "zero" or if you were not required to file a Federal income tax return type or print "N/A" for not applicable. Type or print "N/A" for not applicable for Item Numbers 16.b. - 16.c. if you do are not submitting any additional tax returns. So type N/A in b-c if not including those tax years… my mistake

You are only required to list and provide tax return transcripts or returns for the most recent tax year. If you choose not to supply all 3 years then you leave 16.b. - c. blank. Just remember, current income is king.

Yes 100%.... Don't redact anything. This is all going to USCIS which hold all information in your A-File. Access to this information is classified.

Item 12 is the sum of your individual income in line 7 (which is your current income derived from the proof you provide from your paystubs and employment letter) plus lines 8-11. You should not have anything 8-11 based on your info so far, so lines 7 & 12 should be the same. You will put the amount from the "Total Income" line on your transcript in Part 6. Line 16.a. Your household size looks right if it's just you and your wife

@Greenbeatles1 This is what the document tab looks like when you upload stuff - What I couldn't capture in the screenshot is at the bottom of the page is an "Upload" button,

Yes... after your application gets accepted, USCIS will send you an "Online Access Code" with instructions on how to set up your online account. Once you do that you will have access to any notices issued to you on your application and you will have the ability to upload "Unsolicited Evidence". We have used that extensively since we have generated a bunch of evidince of our marriage bona fides after we mailed our original applications.

Send transcripts OR 1040 with all schedules + W-2s + 1099s (as applicable) Current income is king so if your spouse's income is $20K above the 125% Poverty Guidelines and that is proven with the 6 months of paystubs and employer letter, that's great! You are only required to provide the most recent year's tax return transcripts or Tax Returns + supporting docs. USCIS prefers the Tax Return Transcripts. The income you put for your current household income is whatever your spouse's paystubs shows for GROSS income (x26 for pay schedules of every other week or x52 for weekly pay schedules). When they look at the tax return transcripts, USCIS looks at the "Total Income" line.

The consular officer can and will extend the validity of the I-129F Approval Notice at the interview if they approve the visa and the Approval Notice is expired. The DS-160 is valid for 1 year from the date you submit the application.

You would put "K-1 Visa Holder" if filing within the 90 days and if filed after the 90 days "K-1 Entrant - Adjustment Applicant" So in this case... If you don't include your SSN and select "No" on the forms, since you're not doing a name change, it won't make a difference on the EAD. When you get the AOS approved and Green Card issued, you will then need to make an appointment to go to the SSA so you can update your immigration status with them and remove the "NOT VALID FOR EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT DHS AUTHORIZATION" that will be on your SS Card when they issue it to you now.

Thanks to @TBoneTX there is better advice on this if you are filing after the 90 days: Two attorneys advised writing "K-1 entrant -- applicant for adjustment"; or, more simply, "K-1 entrant -- adjustment applicant."

Woo Hoo!! 🎉🎉 So happy to hear this GREAT news!! Enjoy your full and vibrant house! ❤️

You were admitted as a K-1 visa holder - You are past the validity date of that visa and now you are a K-1 Entrant - Adjustment Applicant. As @TBoneTX stated, two attorneys have recommended that language

Ah that makes much more sense!