US Immigration from Canada

Hey Visa Journey!

I submitted my N-400 application for naturalization back in June 11th 2020. I recieved my receipt notice shortly after but fast foward to present I haven't heard anything in respects to my biometrics being done etc. My local Application support center is based in NewYork. I promise I'm in no way trying to sound ungrateful about the pace they're working at but it feels like I should've heard something from USCIS by now. Is the backlog that serious for us in NewYork? If anyone is in a similar situation could you provide answers to what your thoughts are please with whats happening? Much thanks!!

I would like to know everyones experiences when it came to filing for the cr1 visa. Did any of you used a lawyer or filed by yourselves. I'm looking into filing by myself to obviously save a lot of money from paying lawyer fees, ive been quoted 5000$ usd . What are your recommendations? I am new on this website and ive heard theres a lot of help when it comes to filing for visas on this website. Let me know your experiences. Thank you in advance.

my situation is fairly basic. American and canadian citizens married. Never been deported or had any problems with immigration on both sides.

Hello guys! Just wanted to get some tips on how to prove a bonafide marriage through a long distance relationship (married). I've read that we need joint bank accounts,lease,utility bills ect. However we do not live together. I live in canada and he lives in the usa. Are pictures,phone bills showing how much we communicate, receipts for flight tckts, social media posts ect enough? Let me know what are good proofs i can use as we are long distance. Thank you

I hope this is the right section.

On June 26th, 2015, Obergefell v. Hodges is a landmark civil rights case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Today, various news outlets are sharing opinions from Justices Thomas and Alito during the Kim Davis case (being denied by the Supreme Court) that they should revisit the Oberge v. Hodges case, and given how many justices have shifted around since that ruling, the court is currently stacked conservative 6 to 3 (including potentially Amy Barrett very soon), which gives the case a chance to be overturned. I have no idea if I'm interpreting this correctly, but I'm kinda freaking out lmao

I bring this up because under this very case is actually the reason I was able to marry, move, and live in the U.S. to begin with in late 2016 to my husband, as prior to this, there was no immigration path to the U.S., and we were originally planning on having my husband move up to Canada when we got engaged in 2014, but seeing as we now had options between both countries, we ultimately decided that it was best for our future for me to go to the U.S. instead. I know I am absolutely not alone on this forum where this case allowed those in same-sex marriages to pursue immigrating to the United States.

Let's say the court does decide to revisit this case, and overturn the original ruling, making it once again illegal on the federal level. How would that affect existing pending cases? (i.e. I currently have both a pending I-751 and N-400). How would it affect benefits that we've gained in the past, such as filing joint taxes? Would we even still be married, since we completed our marriage on a K-1 visa within the US? Would the worst-case scenario of all pending cases relating to same-sex just suddenly be auto-denied, and deportations issued to those that had their cases denied? Let's discuss.

Has anyone had direct experience traveling with their AP (not green card) in the last couple months?

After reviewing the proclamation exemptions, I'm not certain AP qualifies as an exemption. I've seen some of the forums talking about people who plan to travel and others commenting that "it should be fine" with proof of marriage, e.t.c, but I guess I'm just looking for someone to say "Yes, I traveled out of the US during the COVID border shut down and had no problems getting back in with the AP card."

Anyone have any experience?