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Hello. So my wife and I (both living in Canada, she is a US citizen, I am not, she is sponsoring me.) got our case approved by USCIS and had our NVC case created in August last year. We paid the fees immediately and started the application but have not yet finished it as we are not ready to schedule an interview and leave Canada.

I just wanted to ask on here for those of you who have had NVC cases go on longer than a year, how did you make sure NVC didn't delete your case? I've read that all you need to do is login to the NVC portal every so often but I don't really trust that. We do eventually want to finish the application, schedule the interview, and move to the US, but right now we are not ready and we really do not want NVC to delete our case. Is there an email I can reach them at and explain things?

Hello, hopefully this is the correct location to post this question. My wife is currently undergoing her removal of conditions review and has received the notice in the mail with a new receipt # to add to her USCIS account, which was previously created during the Adjustment of Status, etc... But when attempting to add the receipt number to her existing USCIS account it gives an error that the case can not be added because it already exists on a different account. Is there any potential issue with creating a second USCIS account for her to monitor this new case for her RoC? Has anyone else experienced this happening? Can/should the two account be consolidated, or should I just leave it alone and move forward with the new one?

So my family is traveling to Hawaii in july 2026.my wife has 10 green card plus California id.her Dominican passport expires in june.can she travel or she needs to get the Dominican passport renewed? Shes in the process of renewing the Dominican passport.its a long slow process (long story)

Recently, my wife and I have decided to apply for a spouse visa for me through the CR1 visa program. We're currently weighing our options: doing it ourselves, hiring a lawyer, or using an online service.

Here are our concerns:

* Doing it ourselves: I'm worried that we might make mistakes that could jeopardize our application. Since we've never gone through this process before, it feels a bit overwhelming. My wife believes it's manageable because she's watched some YouTube tutorials, but I still have doubts.

* Hiring an immigration lawyer:This seems like the best option, but the lawyer we contacted quoted us $8,000, which we simply can't afford right now.

* Using an online service like RapidVisa: I've read many reviews, and unfortunately, most of them are good worse and not pleasant, infact through reviews alot of people advice to DIY instead of RV

I would really appreciate your opinions and advice. How did you file your application? Which option did you use.

We've been hesitant about this for a while, and I could really use a bit of guidance or motivation to help us decide on the right path.

Thank you so much in advance!

Hello Everyone,

My wife has been a green card holder since March 2024 when we entered on CR1 (consulate processing).

We have filed for I-751 and have received a 48 month extension letter.

Since obtaining and immigrating to the US we have been traveling quite often - mostly for work.

We attend a twice a year trade show for work (work together under my LLC) in Asia. Once in the spring and once in the fall.

So we are out of the country for two months in the spring and two months in the fall as we visit and stay with her family in South Korea while we are in Asia.

Usually we travel to a couple more countries while we are in Asia as we enjoy traveling as one of our hobbies.

Would this raise an issue with CPB if we are out of the country 4 months out of the year in this pattern? We do get a bit nervous everytime we return home to the US and are in line for immigration even though we know we should be able to pass through without much problems.

We currently do not have Global Entry so we are looking into applying if it makes things easier. Will also be filing for N400 later on in the year.

Any advice or insight would be appreciated! Thank you!