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When I try to search for the "processing times" on the USCIS website, the MSC - Missouri Service Center is not listed.

Our NOA-1 receipt number has an MSC on it.. what does that mean?

If you applied for Adjustment of Status, I think she is OK.

She's ok AND in exactly the same status as a K1 filing AOS....PROVIDED....there's no home stay requirement noted on her J1 visa.

Nope, there is a section on her original J-1 which is checked off as "no 2-year requirement" so I am pretty sure it does not apply to her.

Has anyone else been in this situation before????

just about every K-1....

I wouldn't consider most K1 visa holders in the position of coming on a J1 visa

but I do see that you are likely referring to the expired I-94

I speaking of a J-1 / I-94....

I married my foreign born spouse while she was legally in the US with a valid J-1 Visa/I-94.

We have submitted all of the required documents for her adjustment of status (AOS) and received the NOA-1's as receipt (I-130, I-765 and I-485). I realize that the NOA-1 probably has no legal power, however, her J-1 and I-94 will expire in about 30 days and I was wondering if at that point she will be considered "illegal" and pending deportation? Has anyone else been in this situation before????

Also, our receipts numbers are not recognized on the USCIS website and I HAVE entered them correctly. I've read that this can take up to 4 weeks to "enter" the system - when should we start to worry (if at all)?

Thanks!

I think I may have misposted this elsewhere, sorry.

Hello,

I am new to this site and am a USC. My fiance is in the USA currently on a J-1 visa without a 2 year home return requirement. We plan on legally marrying before her I-94 and J-1 expires. I have a few questions that I have not been able to find after researching this site and was hoping that someone out there could help.

1) Should all of the forms be filled out with her new married name or can I use her maiden name on the forms. I'd like to keep it consistent, however, we did the medical exam prior to marriage and it will have her maiden name listed.

2) So far I believe that we will need to file the following: I-130, I-485, G-325a (for both), I-693, I-765, I-864, affidavits of support, cover letter. Am I missing any?

3) Her I-94 will expire a couple of months after we make formal application to the USCIS. Will the pending AOS provide legal visa or will a letter after they receive the application grant her temporary legal status while everything is being processed? She would like to go to school during this process while waiting, is that feasible?

4) I was born in Europe to parents who were both USC so I have US citizenship. I have a US passport in hand. Are copies of every page of my US passport proof enough to satisfy the nationality requirement or will I be required to include a "certificate of citizenship" when I came here at age 8 (I don't think I have one or cant find it)?

5) My fiance currently has a SSN but no Alien number or USCIS number...can I just put "None" in those applicable fields?

Thanks in advance to all who can answer some or every question above!

-vizaviz

IF my wife (the sponsor) changes her last name after the wedding to my last name, do I have to wait for her to get new SSN, Passport etc to apply for AOS, or can I do that with the original ones she had before the wedding, with her maiden name???

No, you don't have to wait. Just include the marriage certificate (which you would need to include anyways).

The Marriage Certificate or Legal Name Change Order will suffice as evidence for the name change, since they show both the maiden name and the new name. Her passport can still bear her maiden name.

Hello,

I am new to this site and am a USC. My fiance is in the USA currently on a J-1 visa without a 2 year home return requirement. We plan on legally marrying before her I-94 and J-1 expires. I have a few questions that I have not been able to find after researching this site and was hoping that someone out there could help.

1) Should all of the forms be filled out with her new married name or can I use her maiden name on the forms. I'd like to keep it consistent, however, we did the medical exam prior to marriage and it will have her maiden name listed.

2) So far I believe that we will need to file the following: I-130, I-485, G-325a (for both), I-693, I-765, I-864, affidavits of support, cover letter. Am I missing any?

3) Her I-94 will expire a couple of months after we make formal application to the USCIS. Will the pending AOS provide legal visa or will a letter after they receive the application grant her temporary legal status while everything is being processed? She would like to go to school during this process while waiting, is that feasible?

4) I was born in Europe to parents who were both USC so I have US citizenship. I have a US passport in hand. Are copies of every page of my US passport proof enough to satisfy the nationality requirement or will I be required to include a "certificate of citizenship" when I came here at age 8 (I don't think I have one or cant find it)?

5) My fiance currently has a SSN but no Alien number or USCIS number...can I just put "None" in those applicable fields?

Thanks in advance to all who can answer some or every question above!

-vizaviz