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My mom recently had her immigration appointment in Ju rez Mexico but got denied because upon her crossing she also brought into the USA 3 kids (hers of course) but that s considered smuggling. She needed 2 waivers but her lawyer only did one for her overstaying pass the 365 days, so know we need the I601. The lawyer is saying that with that waiver now an immediate citizen/ resident family member my dad in this case would have to proof hardship? But I also spoke with another lawyer and his saying all that needs to be done is the filing of the I601! Anyone that know of have experience same situation?

Hi everybody!

My NOA1 is from May 25. When we sent our packet, we included the certified court records. On January 3rd, my fianc received the biometrics appointment notice, and about one week after he completed biometrics, we received an RFE. In the RFE, USCIS acknowledged that we submitted the court records for his charge. However, they stated that we did not submit the police records, nor a statement detailing the events that led to the arrest.

The RFE specifically states:

Please submit certified copies of all police arrest records, showing the charges and dispositions for every offense. The documents must provide information explaining the circumstances, places, dates, and outcomes for each incident of arrest, citation, charge, indictment, conviction, fine, or imprisonment. This is required even if your records were sealed, expunged, or otherwise cleared and regardless of whether anyone, including a judge, law enforcement officer, or attorney, told you that you no longer have a criminal record.

In addition to evidence establishing the court documents are not available, submit a notarized statement detailing the events that led to the arrest, the arresting agency, what charges were filed by the arresting agency, the final disposition (guilty, not guilty, etc.) of all of the charges with a list of the charges, the location of the court and any punishments.

We are having difficulty obtaining the arrest record. My fianc went to the Sheriff s Office and the Police Department, and they informed him that they do not provide this document. One employee was not even familiar with what this document was. Would submitting only a notarized statement along with the FBI Identity History Summary (rap sheet) be sufficient? If anyone has gone through a similar situation, we would truly appreciate any information or guidance you can share.

Hi everyone, looking for some insight or experience regarding my parents' situation.

Background: My parents visited the US for 6 months/year for the last 3 years on B1/B2.

GC Timeline: We applied for their Green Cards in June 2025 after deciding they will move here permanently; they were approved in August 2025.

Travel: They went back to India in October 2025 (2 months after getting GC) to wrap up personal business. They returned to the US in December 2025 (stayed 2.5 months).

The Issue: Upon entry in Dec 2025, the CBP officer advised them to get a Reentry Permit because they are "spending too much time outside the US."

Questions:

Why would they be warned for a 2.5-month trip? Is it because of their previous history as visitors, or the fact they left so soon after getting the GC?

They have a 2-week trip to Ireland planned for Sept 2026. They won't travel internationally at all between now and then.

Should they apply for a Reentry Permit just for this 2-week trip? Or was the officer just looking at their overall "footprint" from the last few years?

Has anyone else s parents received this warning for relatively short trips? Thanks in advance!

My wife had a interview today, we have a joint sponsor who filed her taxes with her husband, we gave a note to say she didnt want o use him as a sponsor, her income was enough for 5 people, at the interview they denied my wife and said my joint sponsor didnt make enough and because she doesnt have a phone couldnt call me then they wouldnt let her back in to try to make her case and show the documents again proving that here is the w2s, the letter saying no need for husband to be a joint sponsor and we had transcript, my wife is pregnant and we got expedite because it is high risk

Hello All,

I am a US Citizen and sponsored my Canadian wife to the US, who currently holds her US Green Card since June 2021.

My wife's Canadian passport renewal application was denied because it said she isn't a Canadian Citizen, even though she has the Canadian citizenship card ID and ceremonial certificate from 2001.

I asked ChatGPT what it thinks happened, and it stated:

"Your old Canadian citizenship card is still legally valid proof that you are a Canadian citizen even though they stopped issuing those cards in 2012. Canada s official rules still list citizenship cards as accepted proof of citizenship.

What changed in 2012 is how Canada issues new proof of citizenship. They moved to a newer paper citizenship certificate that s easier for the government s systems to check electronically.

Because your card is older and doesn t have the newer certificate number or barcode, Passport Canada s automated system may not have been able to find your citizenship record in their database. When it can t automatically verify the record, it sometimes produces a confusing message like you are not a Canadian citizen even though legally you still are. This isn t a true loss of citizenship it s a technical/administrative mismatch between the old document and the current verification system.

This is a known situation: many people with older citizenship cards run into verification problems because Passport Canada s systems expect the newer certificate format. In those cases, either a manual check of the original citizenship record or applying for the newer citizenship certificate solves the issue.

So the problem was likely not that your citizenship ended, but that the passport office couldn t electronically confirm the old card in the system. That s why we re planning to ask the consulate to manually check your record if they confirm it, the passport can be processed without waiting for a new certificate."

It recommends scheduling with the Canadian Consulate in Washington State where we live, and discuss with them to resolve this issue.

I wanted to know if anyone else in this forum had this issue as well? What were your outcomes?

Thank you everyone in advance!