Biden's Plans for US Immigration (Big Changes)

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

On 11/8/2020 at 7:23 PM, JFH said:

I am curious about this too. I have seen more than one poster here who has filed petitions for upwards of a dozen family members (parents and many siblings). The siblings also have spouses and children. Will these “temporary visas” allow them to work? Without the public charge rule in place I foresee dozens of family members arriving on day one without adequate housing, lack of financial support. This will lead to people living in overcrowded conditions and place a strain on resources such as schools and medical care. 
 

I have four siblings, all married, and between them they have 9 minor children. That’s 17 people. Does he seriously think it’s right for the country and for the immigrants to add 17 people to a 3-bed 2-bath home, in an area of higher-than-average unemployment and without verifying that I even make enough to feed them all? 

  Yeah  I think I would need to buy a small hotel.  Down to 20 sibling ( one died )  and most are married with an average of 4 kids.   I guess he could bring them here and dump them on " the system"   And then right away the spouses could petition their families and we  will have the whole village here before the next election. 

[John doevtec 1]

I am a legal immigrant and my wife was not able to get a stimulus check ....fact that i use an ittn # at the time ....so legal or not ...that was (removed) ..... And an illegal wont be on the irs radar unless a citizen or resident married one AN currently goin through the process .... But my comments are just based on my experience not assumptions

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[HRQX 4,145]

32 minutes ago, John doevtec said:

I am a legal immigrant and my wife was not able to get a stimulus check ....fact that i use an ittn # at the time

Do you have SSN now? Because stimulus credit can be claimed during 2020 tax filing in early 2021.

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[Alenx 12]

On 11/9/2020 at 10:35 PM, Ryan H said:

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[ProbeGT 47]

On 11/8/2020 at 6:03 PM, Visitor User said:

What about the wait time from 5 to 3 years on qualifying for USC?

Was this proposed?

 

Honestly, 5 years is fairly common throughout the world.  Many countries have longer wait times, very few have shorter wait times. 

[ProbeGT 47]

On 11/10/2020 at 3:10 PM, HRQX said:

Do you have SSN now? Because stimulus credit can be claimed during 2020 tax filing in early 2021.

One could also file taxes as MFS and then amend it to be MFJ after the SSN has been received.  I know someone who did this because of the ITIN issue.

[Imani 105]

6 minutes ago, ProbeGT said:

Was this proposed?

 

Honestly, 5 years is fairly common throughout the world.  Many countries have longer wait times, very few have shorter wait times. 

Canada is 3 years

[ProbeGT 47]

2 minutes ago, Nipperswife said:

Canada is 3 years

Isn't it 3 out of the 5 years prior to the application?  Or can one apply immediately after 3 years of residence?

 

Regardless, most countries have 5 or more years, some have 10+

[Imani 105]

Just now, ProbeGT said:

Isn't it 3 out of the 5 years prior to the application?  Or can one apply immediately after 3 years of residence?

 

Regardless, most countries have 5 or more years, some have 10+

Where I’m from it’s definitely more than 5 years but In Canada where I highlighted anyone regardless of how you obtained a resident card as long as you had that card for 3 years you would be eligible to apply for citizenship

[ProbeGT 47]

5 minutes ago, Nipperswife said:

Where I’m from it’s definitely more than 5 years but In Canada where I highlighted anyone regardless of how you obtained a resident card as long as you had that card for 3 years you would be eligible to apply for citizenship

This is true, but Canada appears to have more stringent physical presence requirements (it appears to be 3 years of physical presence, which ends up being similar to the US, which requires half of the 5 years to have physical presence) 

 

Argentina is even quicker (2 years).  On the other end, we have countries like Switzerland (10+, depending on situation), Nepal (15), Austria (10-30, depending on the situation). 

 

Honestly, I doubt that they will reduce the US naturalization below 5 years. 

[HRQX 4,145]

1 hour ago, ProbeGT said:

Honestly, I doubt that they will reduce the US naturalization below 5 years. 

There's also other paths like enlisting in the US Armed Forces. https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-i-chapter-3 Those applicants can apply on Day 1 of bootcamp. "War on Terrorism   September 11, 2001 → Present" "An applicant who files on the basis of military service during hostilities is exempt from the general naturalization requirements of continuous residence and physical presence."

[Ksenia_O 696]

17 minutes ago, HRQX said:

There's also other paths like enlisting in the US Armed Forces. https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-i-chapter-3 Those applicants can apply on Day 1 of bootcamp. "War on Terrorism   September 11, 2001 → Present" "An applicant who files on the basis of military service during hostilities is exempt from the general naturalization requirements of continuous residence and physical presence."

On October 13, 2017, the DoD implemented two key policy changes to the expedited naturalization process for military service members. 

One of them -  the completion of at least 180 consecutive days of active duty service before receiving certifications of honorable service. 

 

https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/1342317/dod-announces-policy-changes-to-lawful-permanent-residents-and-the-military-acc/

 

[HRQX 4,145]

3 minutes ago, Ksenia_O said:

On October 13, 2017, the DoD implemented two key policy changes to the expedited naturalization process for military service members. 

One of them -  the completion of at least 180 consecutive days of active duty service before receiving certifications of honorable service. 

 

https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/1342317/dod-announces-policy-changes-to-lawful-permanent-residents-and-the-military-acc/

That policy was illegal and was struck down by a federal judge a few months ago: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/08/26/judge-strikes-down-minimum-service-requirement-troops-applying-us-citizenship.html "U.S. District Court Judge Ellen Huvelle ruled that by law, DoD must provide service members who request the needed citizenship certification the paperwork if they have "satisfied one day of qualifying service.""

Edited November 12, 2020 by HRQX

[Ksenia_O 696]

7 minutes ago, HRQX said:

That policy was illegal and was struck down by a federal judge a few months ago: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/08/26/judge-strikes-down-minimum-service-requirement-troops-applying-us-citizenship.html

good to know! Thanks !