LPR to U.S. Citizen. Will lose job if I go see wife

[rwat1 11]

Unfortunately, "My wife can't wait anymore" is not grounds for expedition. 

[Mike E 11,742]

There isn’t an immigration issue here other than as @Crazy Cat says, notify NVC that you are married.  
 

There are two relationship issues here.  
 

1, You own a house with your brother and he depends on your income to make the mortgage payments. 
 

2. Your wife understandably desperately misses you.  
 

You are a U.S. citizen now.  You are legally free to live outside the USA without limits.   
 

Get started on  your OCI, tell your brother you need to live with your wife, and so get the house sold.  
 

Take a leave of absence from your job if possible.  Or  try to find a job that lets to work remotely in India.  Or, depending on how confident you are having a new job in the USA before your wife interviews, join America’s Great Resignation.  Perhaps you have enough assets that let you qualify for an asset based  I-864.
 

The point is there are multiple possibilities.  The point is to go spend some time with your wife, ideally from the point you get your OCI for the rest of your lives.
 

Ideally you are waiting outside the consulate when she interviews and you can take her home with you when she gets her visa.  

[arken 4,197]

17 minutes ago, Mike E said:

Get started on  your OCI, tell your brother you need to live with your wife, and so get the house sold.

 

Completely agree with this. In current housing market, the house will get sold before OP gets the OCI card.

 

To OP: In simple terms, going default on mortgage and ultimate financial ruin doesn't fly even if you were to leave the job.

 

19 minutes ago, Mike E said:

The point is there are multiple possibilities.

This. OP needs to think outside the box rather than just thinking leaving job means house default.

[Nkp289 1]

All,

 

Thank you for the confirmation and feedback, it is greatly appreciated. Admittedly, this was a rushed and also an emotional decision on my part. i understand many people around the world are in this situation and we are collectively feeling the drawbacks of this painful process. I had requested an expedite when i was a LPR with the help of a congressman, and we were notified that our category had a limited allotments for a visa.

 

The congressman did notify me that i can try to expedite once i am citizen but there are still no guarantees it will work. I understand this and my hopes are low.

 

With COVID running rampant, and her staying alone, i decided to take drastic measures to be reunited. I figure being a citizen would make it easier to expedite my case. After considering everyone's input, and talking to my wife, i do understand i am no special exception and i will wait in line rather than make this more complicated than it already is. This post was a desperate plea to consider my options.

 

After receiving my naturalization certificate, i did upload this information in the public forum in NVC as many of you have suggested. Lastly to answer someone else's question, My wife's parents are currently in Canada supporting her younger brothers education and unfortunately they cannot leave their job to support my wife in India. My wife will reach out to family for support during this waiting time. I needed an outside opinion to get out of my head and i made this post, so i do thank everyone for their input.

 

For everyone going through this process, I feel for you and i wish all of you best of luck. 

 

I greatly appreciate everyone's feedback. Thank you

[Mike E 11,742]

Have you looked into her moving to Canada while she waits for her interview? If nothing else it would make it easier for you to see her.  

[Crazy Cat 42,393]

19 minutes ago, Nkp289 said:

After receiving my naturalization certificate, i did upload this information in the public forum in NVC as many of you have suggested.

Has NVC acknowledged that they have upgraded your case?  If not, I would contact them and specifically state that you want to upgrade. 

[JeanneAdil 6,671]

when did u marry?

when did u apply for the wife?

 

Please do a timeline

[Nkp289 1]

Timeline:

Married:                                           August 2017

Filed I-130:                                      October 2017 (looking back, finance visa would have been beneficial but its pointless now)

Documentarily approved:            January 2020

 

Request for expedite:                   January 2021 (denied)

 

Oath Ceremony:                             March 5th, 2022

Notified NVC of status Change:  March 7th, 2022

Passport expediated:                    March 13th, 2022 (received) 

 

- No acknowledgement of status change yet (3/22/2022)

- NVC is currently processing public inquiries based submitted on Feb 1st, 2021 (https://visawhen.com/nvc).

 

 

We had considered moving to Canada while she waits but this was during the first wave and the closures of Embassies made us unsure if its worthwhile pursuing that route

[Mike E 11,742]

3 minutes ago, Nkp289 said:

Filed I-130:                                      October 2017 (looking back, finance visa would have been beneficial but its pointless now

You weren’t a citizen. The fiancée visa was not an option. 

[Crazy Cat 42,393]

5 minutes ago, Nkp289 said:

(looking back, finance visa would have been beneficial but its pointless now)

LPRs are not eligible to submit fiance petitions. 

 

Edited March 22, 2022 by Crazy Cat

[Crazy Cat 42,393]

1 minute ago, Mike E said:

You weren’t a citizen. The fiancée visa was not an option. 

LOL.... You beat me by 3 seconds.....😄

[JeanneAdil 6,671]

2 minutes ago, Nkp289 said:

Timeline:

Married:                                           August 2017

Filed I-130:                                      October 2017 (looking back, finance visa would have been beneficial but its pointless now)

Documentarily approved:            January 2020

 

Request for expedite:                   January 2021 (denied)

 

Oath Ceremony:                             March 5th, 2022

Notified NVC of status Change:  March 7th, 2022

Passport expediated:                    March 13th, 2022 (received) 

 

- No acknowledgement of status change yet (3/22/2022)

- NVC is currently processing public inquiries based submitted on Feb 1st, 2021 (https://visawhen.com/nvc).

 

 

We had considered moving to Canada while she waits but this was during the first wave and the closures of Embassies made us unsure if its worthwhile pursuing that route

getting permanent residency in Canada is very expensive and not that easy 

and harder for an indian national to get the Canadian visa 

 

issues:

1.  The following criteria must be met to be eligible for Canadian citizenship: Applicants must have Canadian permanent resident status and have lived in Canada for at least three years (1,095 days) out of the past five years before applying

 

so,  interview in Canada ???  can not happen unless she is a permanent resident

2.   you must have a US resident

3.  you must have a US income

 

[JeanneAdil 6,671]

sorry,  

i should have said 

Congratulations on citizenship 

 

like others said ,  notify NVC of the citzenship (i think you have to scan a copy of the document ) and change her status to IR1

[arken 4,197]

32 minutes ago, Nkp289 said:

Timeline:

Married:                                           August 2017

Filed I-130:                                      October 2017 (looking back, finance visa would have been beneficial but its pointless now)

Documentarily approved:            January 2020

 

Request for expedite:                   January 2021 (denied)

 

Oath Ceremony:                             March 5th, 2022

Notified NVC of status Change:  March 7th, 2022

Passport expediated:                    March 13th, 2022 (received) 

I hope you made made at least one or two visits since Aug 2017. I bet your wife does not want to run into extended issues or AP at the visa interview if CO suspects anything if there are no visits at all in these 5 years.

[JeanneAdil 6,671]

27 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

getting permanent residency in Canada is very expensive and not that easy 

and harder for an indian national to get the Canadian visa 

 

issues:

1.  The following criteria must be met to be eligible for Canadian citizenship: Applicants must have Canadian permanent resident status and have lived in Canada for at least three years (1,095 days) out of the past five years before applying

 

so,  interview in Canada ???  can not happen unless she is a permanent resident

2.   you must have a US resident

3.  you must have a US income

 

sorry wrong quote

 

A person can become a Permanent Resident either by applying outside Canada or inside Canada. While the "Application Status" web application on the IRCC website reflects this by showing different processing times, the differences and consequences for the applicant are not clearly identified.

• An application by a temporary resident, applying as a "Spouse or Common-law partner in Canada", "Live-in caregiver", "protected person" or "permit holder", from within Canada is referred to as a "Within Canada" (or "inland") application.