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mam521 last won the day on April 22

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    SPRING
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    Texas

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    Naturalization (approved)
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  • Local Office
    Houston TX
  • Country
    Canada
  • Our Story
    I lived in the US on an L1B visa for 5 years, 2 months. I met my husband in that time and we married. I left the US to prevent a visa overstay.

    Initially, DH was a PR. He received his citizenship in Jan 2019. We upgraded our petition at that point. After I-130 was approved, we endured 89 days, 22.5 hours of waiting before my I-130 magically showed up at NVC. The CEAC website was undergoing maintenance when I was trying to fill out the IV. After some frustration and losing data more than once, I learned how to manipulate the system to work and got the forms filled out. RFE setback for my CRC and a request for a marriage certificate for my Littles and we were finally DQ.

    We narrowly escaped the covid Consulate closure - our interview was the Monday, the Consulate closed Friday. We were approved and finally headed "home" on April 1, the day after our 2 year anniversary.

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  1.    OldUser reacted to a post in a topic: Traveling outside of USA before receiving physical green card
  2.    SalishSea reacted to a post in a topic: Spouse visa and re-entry permit
  3.    OldUser reacted to a post in a topic: Spouse visa and re-entry permit
  4.    Crazy Cat reacted to a post in a topic: Traveling outside of USA before receiving physical green card
  5. mam521
    As long as her I-551 was properly endorsed upon her first entry into the US, she should be fine. Has she checked her physical greencard status on MyUSCIS? She can submit a request for why it's taking so long after 90 days.
  6.    mam521 reacted to a post in a topic: Rejection Notice I-765
  7. mam521
    Why doesn't your spouse join Visa Journey and come ask these questions herself?
  8.    mam521 reacted to a post in a topic: Spouse visa and re-entry permit
  9.    mam521 reacted to a post in a topic: Out of status switching to student visa possibility
  10.    mam521 reacted to a post in a topic: Out of status switching to student visa possibility
  11.    Ontarkie reacted to a post in a topic: Possible Move Back to Canada
  12. mam521
    Ah HA...this may apply to the OP! https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/new-immigrants/pr-travel-document.html
  13. mam521
    You still have to apply to renew the PR to keep it in good standing. I have a friend in the US that has Canadian PR thanks to his wife and he constantly has to renew.
  14.    powerpuff reacted to a post in a topic: Carry the NOA1 letter around?
  15. mam521
    My kid's ex got pulled over for speeding one day. Stupid 16yo didn't have his DL on him. The cop advised to take a photo of it and his insurance and keep it on his phone in case something like this happened because they can run numbers. Basically, any important ID like that - carry a photo. I didn't carry my GC when I had it. I had a photo of my card. If I traveled or would be in an area where I could potentially have to travel through an immi checkpoint, I carried it. Too expensive to replace. Ultimately, your choice but it's risky to lose. Maybe print a copy from your MyUSCIS account and leave the original at home if you are going to carry it.
  16.    mam521 reacted to a post in a topic: Carry the NOA1 letter around?
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  18. mam521
    Are we to assume you are under 18 years of age but 16 or older and you have obtained derivative citizenship through your father? Just making sure. Did the post office take your greencard to send to DoS with your application? You're within the processing window. You should have been given a receipt where you can request to track the status off your passport.
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  22.    Larry207 reacted to a post in a topic: Why are people getting rejected on assets only?
  23.    mam521 reacted to a post in a topic: Overstayed in Canada affects CR-1 decision?
  24.    mam521 reacted to a post in a topic: Overstayed in Canada affects CR-1 decision?
  25.    mam521 reacted to a post in a topic: When can my spouse apply for citizenship?
  26. mam521
    I will add here that if President Trump reinstates the changes he'd made to the Public Charge Inadmissibility rules, it's going to get that much more challenging for the reasons @JeanneAdil mentioned including being able to provide healthcare, etc all while proving the intending immigrant will not become a burden to the public.
  27. mam521
    You cannot be discriminated against if you can present your passport with endorsed I-551. That said, the endorsed part is relevant in your situation. You're not eligible for the SSN until it's endorsed, indicating you've become a LPR of the US. Many HR personnel are not familiar with the I-9 rules, so I would recommend providing them if you are met with hesitation. As Demise mentions, it's the business' responsibility to report earnings to the IRS and that's why they want it.
  28. mam521
    DS-5535 is a form of extreme vetting. They will want like 15 years of travel history and some other garbage. The cases are sent to a central repository where a select team reviews them. It seems like Montreal hands out a lot, or were handing out a lot, but that may just be reflective of statistics because the community here is fairly active so there's talk about it. It does appear that Montreal is bad for skirting the buck and finding excuses for delays. It's 6 in one hand, half a dozen in the other and I do think, to their defense, it's a fairly busy consulate. If your name is common, AP takes longer, in general. If you've visited for a period of time or worked in a MENA country, AP takes longer and the risk of DS-5535 is higher. If you have a job on the Technology Alert List (TAL), you are at higher risk of being handed a DS-5535. If you're from a MENA country (sometimes even 1st gen Canadian) and have a TAL job, you're at higher risk. Occasionally, it's just a random number generator and elderly or children are chosen. Crapshoot, really. It's just important to know about it so you can adjust your expectations, if needed. Many people are still just moseying on through with no issues. It's those that are unaware that are really blind sighted, so that's why people mention it.
  29.    Seth.n.Amelia reacted to a post in a topic: Renters - How did you plan your move?
  30. mam521
    Complex carbs aren't the enemy, even with prediabetes. Simple carbs are. Lean protein focus and getting away from processed foods. Read the packages for actual portion sizes and grab an app like Cronometer and start tossing the food you eat into it - you'll learn pretty quickly where you're falling short. Doctors aren't typically great with nutrition counseling. Most insurance plans offer nutrition services free of charge - take advantage of it. I'm fat right now, too, but it's blamable on hormones. The doc and I are working on that. I had abdominal surgery 8 weeks ago and wasn't allowed to pick anything over 10lbs up until 2 weeks ago. Easing back into the regular but before surgery, I was lifting weights 3-5 times a week; I'm strong, but I don't look it. Muscle burns a lot of calories and lifting has been proven to help retain bone mass. My stepsister has been T1 diabetic since we were kids. She's very well managed. My ex and his mom are T2 diabetic. His eating is horrible! He was here visiting and I can't even count the number of York Peppermint Patties he ate. They sit in a candy dish on the counter and we'll grab one on occasion. This was occasion: every time he noticed the jar!
  31. mam521
    Comingling is more like you have listed one another on life insurance plans, pension and/or retirement savings, you have shared bills or memberships to places like Costco or the like, possibly a shared credit card - proof that you're actually intermingling your finances.
  32. mam521
    This is why I asked if they are close to citizenship and even want US citizenship. I don't believe Nepalese people are eligible for dual citizenship, so it's a tough consideration.
  33. mam521
    Montreal hasn't geared up since before the pandemic. There's a couple of years worth of processing times and 120 days + from DQ to interview is pretty much the norm. The DS-5535 isn't adjudicated in Montreal - those are all sent centrally. Montreal just likes to hand them out like Halloween candy, it would seem.
  34. mam521
    So here's a question: if you had to marry him tomorrow, would you? I'm asking because you mention "strengthening your relationship". Fiancé visas are for people who want to get married. Not potentially want to get married. I know the wait times are much longer than they used to be and that's often why people contemplate a CR1 due to similar timelines, but if this person isn't actually your fiancé right now, why are you considering this? You should be sure you want to spend the rest of your life together with this person because the immigration journey is definitely not easy, it's definitely not cheap and it's not for the faint of heart. You're asking this person who you aren't yet sure whether or not you want to marry to pack up their whole life and move to a country which has an entirely different cultural profile and arguably has a lot of prejudiced people towards Muslims. Would you do the reverse, pack up your life and move to Morocco tomorrow? I'm legitimately not trying to be a facetious jerk. These are serious considerations you NEED to make. This isn't toss an application into the mix and hope it all works out. Immigration is a privilege, not a right, so that needs to be kept in the the back of one's mind when making such a serious request.
  35. mam521
    They want to go back for an extended visit or they want to move back? Do they want to eventually come back to the US? If so, how close are they to obtaining citizenship?
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