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saudiwife   7

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Hello All:
I hope this finds you well. I am asking questions for a friend. One of my friends is engaged to a Libyan. Her fiancee is currently in Libya, and he is college educated and working however she knows she can't file for him without difficulty due to the ban that was put on him on the country in 2017 by the current administration. However, he is up for immigration in Canada which is still in process. The issue is that my friend has an aging mother and a teenager in high school. The teenager has 3 years left after this school year. She is trying to weigh her options which would be benifical for her. She is American, born and raised, but if her fiancee is a permanent resident of Canada would it be possible for her to petition him for a greencard once he is settled there in Canada or would it be easier for her to be sponsored by fiancee and move to Canada once settled? 

Any advice would be helpful for her.

Thanks!

 

09/19/2011- We met
10/15/2011- SA proposed marriage
11/04/2011- We married in an intimate affair


03/26/2012- We mailed I-130 I-765 I-485 (SNAIL MAIL)
03/29/2012- Confirmation of delivery to the Chicago Lockbox Office

04/19/2012- Processed on April 19, 2012 AOS from F-1 Visa
04/19/2012- Checks Cashed same day
04/27/2012- NOA hardcopy received.
04/30/2012- ASC appointment letter mailed out.

05/07/2012- Received ASC Biometrics Appointment Letter
05/25/2012- Biometrics done in Greer, South Carolina

06/06/2012- Email stating that our interview notification has been mailed out for the date of July 10, 2012 in Memphis, TN. Should be received in a few days. Nothing else regarding the EAD. Still waiting.

07/03/2012- I-765-EAD card production was ordered. Allotment of 30 days before receive.
07/10/2012- Interview at the USCIS Memphis, TN office at 1.30pm. We were approved on the spot. ALHAMDULILLAAH!!! :-)
07/13/2012- Received the 'work permit' came in the mailbox.
07/18/2012- Received the greencard in the mailbox. ALHAMDULILLAAH! :-)
07/20/2012- Applied for the Social Security number.
07/24/2012- Social Security number came in the mail. ALHAMDULILLAAH!!! :-)
07/30/2012- Applied for Tennessee driver's license and received the license. ALHAMDULILLAAH!!!! :-)

05/28/2014- We mailed the I-751 Removal of Conditions

06/13/2014- Received the NOA
06/17/2014- Received letter about Biometrics. Appointment is July 1, 2014 in Greer, SC.
06/26/2014- Did the Biometrics in downtown Nashville, TN instead of Greer, SC. (due to moving from NE TN to Nashville, TN)

12/03/2014- Case was moved from Vermont to California.

02/13/2015- Letter stating they need more proof of a bona fide relationship to be due back by May 14, 2015.

03/02/2015- Sent documentation to California.

04/13/2015- Received letter of congratulations for the removal of conditions and award of the 10 year green-card coming within 60 days.

04/17/2015- The letter and 10 year green card was received. Alhamdulillaah. Our USCIS journey is over since my husband will not apply for citizenship.

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Boiler Grand Master

Boiler   45,525

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What is the timeline for moving to Canada, if they married before the move could she go as his spouse?

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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saudiwife   7

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She said if everything goes well, he should be Canada in Canada by the end of the year. He is in his process for immigration to Canada. She thinks anything such as a marriage might mess things up before he is settled in Canada. I'm not that versed in immigration for the US so I told her she should just have him apply for her to go to Canada. However, she doesn't want to leave her aging mother and son and I totally understand that. She is just trying to see which one is the better option. 

09/19/2011- We met
10/15/2011- SA proposed marriage
11/04/2011- We married in an intimate affair


03/26/2012- We mailed I-130 I-765 I-485 (SNAIL MAIL)
03/29/2012- Confirmation of delivery to the Chicago Lockbox Office

04/19/2012- Processed on April 19, 2012 AOS from F-1 Visa
04/19/2012- Checks Cashed same day
04/27/2012- NOA hardcopy received.
04/30/2012- ASC appointment letter mailed out.

05/07/2012- Received ASC Biometrics Appointment Letter
05/25/2012- Biometrics done in Greer, South Carolina

06/06/2012- Email stating that our interview notification has been mailed out for the date of July 10, 2012 in Memphis, TN. Should be received in a few days. Nothing else regarding the EAD. Still waiting.

07/03/2012- I-765-EAD card production was ordered. Allotment of 30 days before receive.
07/10/2012- Interview at the USCIS Memphis, TN office at 1.30pm. We were approved on the spot. ALHAMDULILLAAH!!! :-)
07/13/2012- Received the 'work permit' came in the mailbox.
07/18/2012- Received the greencard in the mailbox. ALHAMDULILLAAH! :-)
07/20/2012- Applied for the Social Security number.
07/24/2012- Social Security number came in the mail. ALHAMDULILLAAH!!! :-)
07/30/2012- Applied for Tennessee driver's license and received the license. ALHAMDULILLAAH!!!! :-)

05/28/2014- We mailed the I-751 Removal of Conditions

06/13/2014- Received the NOA
06/17/2014- Received letter about Biometrics. Appointment is July 1, 2014 in Greer, SC.
06/26/2014- Did the Biometrics in downtown Nashville, TN instead of Greer, SC. (due to moving from NE TN to Nashville, TN)

12/03/2014- Case was moved from Vermont to California.

02/13/2015- Letter stating they need more proof of a bona fide relationship to be due back by May 14, 2015.

03/02/2015- Sent documentation to California.

04/13/2015- Received letter of congratulations for the removal of conditions and award of the 10 year green-card coming within 60 days.

04/17/2015- The letter and 10 year green card was received. Alhamdulillaah. Our USCIS journey is over since my husband will not apply for citizenship.

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Boiler Grand Master

Boiler   45,525

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Very much depends on her priorities, sounds she does not know the answer to the Canada side so should investiater her options.  Maybe the child could go as well.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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SalishSea   17,834

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1 hour ago, saudiwife said:

Hello All:
I hope this finds you well. I am asking questions for a friend. One of my friends is engaged to a Libyan. Her fiancee is currently in Libya, and he is college educated and working however she knows she can't file for him without difficulty due to the ban that was put on him on the country in 2017 by the current administration. However, he is up for immigration in Canada which is still in process. The issue is that my friend has an aging mother and a teenager in high school. The teenager has 3 years left after this school year. She is trying to weigh her options which would be benifical for her. She is American, born and raised, but if her fiancee is a permanent resident of Canada would it be possible for her to petition him for a greencard once he is settled there in Canada or would it be easier for her to be sponsored by fiancee and move to Canada once settled? 

Any advice would be helpful for her.

Thanks!

 

Just FYI, any travel ban issues will not be different if he is petitioned as an immigrant in Canada, vs at home in Libya.  

 

Maybe by that time however, the travel ban will be a thing of the past.

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