US Immigration from Canada

Hey! I'm getting closer to the Embassy stage and had a few questions about the Affidavit of support. Just trying to get all my ducks in a row ahead of time.

• My grandma is going to use her income instead of mine so would I be filing a joint sponsor or a co sponsor?
• Do I need to fill out an affidavit of support with her or do we only need my grandmas completed form at the interview?
• Is there a guide on joint/co sponsorship anywhere so I can show my grandma what she needs to fill out and collect?

Does anyone know if I have to take a driving test to get a PA driving licence I am moving to PA from Canada .

Hello. I hope you all stay safe.

We filed (initiated) CR-1 on August 2018.

We are waiting for interview rescheduling.

My us citizen spouse (I m a canadian) reported income tax year 2018 and 2019.

Also reported my Canadian income, so technically I m paying tax to IRS as canadian. I don t have ssn or visa yet.

My spouse asked accountants, if we want to file together, i need to file canadian income as well?? At that time, i was accepted because don t wanna mess with IRS.

However, i asked my dual citizen friend, it doesn t make any sense.

Anyone have same thought or issues like me?

FYI In canada CRA allows only income in Canada.

Hello everyone. I hope you are all doing well and staying safe. I haven't been on here in a while, I do apologize for my lack of activity.

I have some questions as my fiance and I are planning to wed next month and submit the I-130 application.

1) Is it okay if we both keep our own last names? She is going to eventually take my last name when we have a bigger wedding with family once I (Canadian) move to the US. I am worried that if she keeps her last name during the time of application, that they may look at it as not bona fide.

2) We are likely to file online. In terms of file-formatting, can we compile all the required documents (e.g. marriage certificate, birth certificate, passport photos, and evidences) all in ONE document (pdf)? or do they need to be in their own separate pdf files?

2a) Also, these documents (Especially the certificates and/or passports) they can simply be scanned electronically onto a computer correct? I don't need to submit them physically in the mail or anything?

3) Does anyone have a rough idea how long it would take for the whole CR1 Visa process for immigrant spouse (US spouse petitioning for Canadian spouse) during this time?

4) Should these evidences suffice?

We have many photos together from when I visited in February, plus more that we will take when I return next month. I have photos/proof of letters, gifts, and money i've sent to her. I also added her as an authorized user to my US credit card which she has a copy of (i am trying to get a document showing both our names). I will also include my plane tickets for when I travelled there. We also skype every single day, and keep skype on as we sleep (usually they are 10-18 hour skype calls daily) - so I was thinking of including a log showing a sample of this.

4 a) is there a limit on how many evidences or pages of evidences that we can include?

Thank you all for your help.

Best regards,

Mel

Back in 2017 I have filed i-130 for my unmarried child (over 21) receipt date Sept 11, 2017. I live on the West coast (California) and she is on East Coast (Canada). Today I have received a letter from USCIS that "they have a preliminary review of the application and have transferred my i-130 file to USCIS center in Vermont". I have two questions:

1) Would this application loose it's turn in line and start fresh from May 27 2020

2) (I checked today timeline for Vermont Center and it is showing that they are looking at April 20, 2014) Does that mean that it will take 3 more years moving forward to get an interview.

If someone has some experience/feedback that will be appreciated.

Thanks,

SMN