mam521

Is his father on the birth certificate? How did your wife bring the child to the US in the first place? If your wife has full custody and the father is estranged, there's not much more you can do other than provide what evidence you have of the child having been in mom's full custody. It's really a case of USCIS covering their bases and ensuring this isn't a case of parental kidnapping. I do agree, get your stepchild's passport first. Do the N-600 second. If the child is 14 or older, they will have to attend their own kid oath ceremony.

This is beyond ridiculous. As you've mentioned, you guys can't be the only ones to face this. I find that the system isn't set up for parents who can co-parent effectively. There's always something interrupting the peace. I get it - they need to know where the kids are but COME ON.

As @.yana said, not many countries stamp em anymore. Lots of facial recognition and e-gates these days. More participants in GE, too. The US is the most reckless when it comes to stamps. CBP seem to open to a random page and stamp. My old, old CAD passport has 7 CBP stamps on 5 different pages in that passport, one of which is the signature page that I don't think they're even supposed to stamp. Some of the stamps are poor and barely legible, too. I can't check the latest passport - sent it Monday for renewal, but I'm positive it has some special repeats like that in it, too. Most other places seem to keep the stamps together. When we went to the UK & EU in 2023, the UK was e-gates at Heathrow, but we did get stamps for exit/entry into the EU when we took the chunnel and then when we flew back to the UK. Everything was on the same page, differentiated by the little train or plane symbol, and were stamped on the same page as a previous trip to Germany via Frankfurt. Japan has neatly placed, fancy stickers with QR codes that they stick in and invalidate with a stamp upon exit. Malaysia and Argentina seemed to stamp neatly, too. The entrance and exit stamps are always carefully placed. UAE was more random like the US.

Don't stress about it. He'll get to school next year, learn about other classes and electives and it'll all change again when he sits down with his guidance counselor. You'll basically do it every year until Junior year. Revisit. Refine. Does Mini-B have an idea of what he wants to do after he graduates? Kid1 changed her mind twice before graduating and has already pivoted her program in Uni. Kid2, despite being a sophomore, still doesn't know. With Kid2, we're keeping him engaged in the STEM subjects he might need, depending on what he decides. We've pushed the AP agenda because the courses are typically better and because he may join his sister back in Canada for post secondary, where the AP's are recognized. Dual credit was an option, but the transferability of courses often depend on the state and school. We didn't want to waste money if they had the potential not to transfer.

It doesn't matter if you agree with me or not. It comes down to knowing your rights. 2 year conditional or 10 year green card is a List A document and does NOT require an I-9 reverification, irrespective of the expiration date. The same applies when using a US passport. If HR or their I-9 authorized representative don't understand the I-9 instructions, that is not your problem. It is a legal issue for them, however, because it's part of Federal immigrant and employment discrimination laws. So, if you've faced scrutiny in the past for presenting a List A conditional green card, you can report the employer or I-9 authorized representative. If the SSA wasn't so painful to deal with, I might agree with you. But depending where you are, they are super painful and it takes months to get an appointment. If citizenship is on your radar, one will have to weigh whether the time spent to update information from restricted to unrestricted GC and then to citizenship is worth it or if it's just easier to do after the fact, especially when one has a perfectly acceptable List A document providing proof of identity and work authorization.

CBP can be challenging to deal with, but they do understand what a temporary greencard looks like and an endorsed I-551 IS 100% a temporary greencard. https://www.help.cbp.gov/s/article/Article1287?language=en_US Temporary I-551 https://www.uscis.gov/save/current-user-agencies/commonly-used-immigration-documents

Nah...Gma had mom at 2x2x2x2+2 and mom had me at the same. I did NOT have Kid1 as a manyager. *shrugs* blame the grocery store. Fun fact: like the hotdog and drink at Costco, the rotisserie chickens are also a loss leader. Agree. At least they (usually) are potty trained. Ridiculous. If he can take AP Human Geography, I recommend it. Typically the AP courses have better instructors and, if he scores a 4 or better on the AP exam, they often count as a college credit. Kid1 was mad she didn't take it (she did 2x2x2 or 2x2x2+1 AP's and got her AP capstone) and Kid2 listened to his big sister and took it and really enjoyed it. There are typically only 1 or 2 AP's offered for minor niner's as compared to upper class(wo)men.

You are not required to show your SS card at any point. Employers are required to fill out form I-9 for each employee to verify identity and work eligibility. There is an option for an employer to use SSNVS, but that just checks that a name and SSN match for wage reporting. Many employers now use E-Verify to ensure the I-9 information is correct, ensuring that a person has legal authorization to work. Many larger companies have outsourced I-9 verification to authorized representatives like Equifax. As per I-9 instruction, you can provide a List A document OR you can provide a combination of a List B and List C document. The SS card is a List C document and is simply an option when combined with a List B document. An I-797B or I-797D would be required to get a SSN in the first place, so are a great List C document to present. It is imperative that people understand what an employer can actually ask to see and what the company's data retention policies are. For a while, there seemed to be a number of HR persons who didn't read the instructions and failed to accept an endorsed MRIV I-551. A lot of VJ people didn't think they could begin work because the physical green cards were slow to print and the SSA were one of the slowest agencies to come out of COVID restrictions. You can 100% begin work without a SSN if you can present a List A document or a List B and C document and that List A document does NOT need to be a printed GC and the List C does NOT have to be a SS card. You do have to provide the employer the SSN when you get it because they are required to report your wages, but the employer doesn't need it for day 1. If you're curious about the instructions, they are here: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-9.pdf Between SAVE verification and E-Verify, there's a lot of records available to ensure status and work authorization are kosher.

My mom still gets paper bills and does the maths on the envelope - addition, subtraction, long division - to work out what she needs to pay and when. Kickin' it old school...despite barely making the Boomer cutoff! No advice. Just big hugs to you. I wish you could chat with my mom because she might have more insight. She worked in elderly nursing care for over 40 years and just officially retired at the end of January. She would probably tell you give Mama TB lots of hugs, even though you might get a fight. Canadian prairie summer weather - my fav! This is why people head south for the winter. I get it...being a Canuck...Feb/Mar hit and it's like I need a break! I was kinda chuckling the same...hasn't TB bought all the washcloths already? Hubs said our Kroger, which is normally pillaged by early evening on a Sunday, was pretty stocked. He noted there were all the rotisserie chickens one could dream of available. Apparently Kroger forgot Superbowl was on or something...anyway, he wasn't sad that the store was dead and what he wanted was stocked. We have a similar toy and Monster hasn't yet broken it. I have to cycle toys like I would have if he was a toddler. His favorite is still the pipe cleaner.

As soon as you get EAD, you can get a SSN. After the greencard is issued, you just let the SSA know and they'll update the card. Or, like in my case, you don't bother updating the information with the SSA until you naturalize.

Unfortunately, me too To the OP, majority represents about 80 or so percent. There's always those ones that fall outside the bulk. Don't stress.

No matter where you end up attending your ceremony, verify that your partner and infant are allowed. Some locations allow it, others do not.

Apparently clever, defiant and lie a little are indicators of intelligence. I dunno, man...this kid pushes the limits and then gets angry when he's a victim of his own stupidity. He's definitely book smart, but not smarter than the GenX parents it would seem!

Save the headache, fly back. Order your US passport from your new address after the ceremony.

Many banks will allow bank accounts can still be opened with an ITIN. The trigger, especially for larger banks, is actually legal status and it's validity period. The same applies for driver's licenses. Many states are requiring SAVE verification and irrespective of having a SSN or ITIN, a person who has entered the period of authorized stay with no legal status (K1 visa holders after their I-94 expires but their AOS paperwork has been filed) will not be able to get a driver's license until EAD or their greencard are approved, granting them legal status in the US and triggering an update to their SAVE account. If they do manage to get a state license, it will expire when their I-94 expires.