US Immigration from France

Hello,

I had my interview on May 5th and my medical on May 24th. To be able to attend my medical I had to keep my passport, and will have to ship it back to the Embassy (in Paris, FR) once my medical is approved. During the medical, the doctor informed me that the medical had an approval date for June 7th (doctor will be back from holidays on that day, plus that gave me time to get my missing vaccinations). According to that, my K-1 will be expiring in the beginning of December. I don't know for sure when I'll be flying to the US, but I'm thinking somewhere between September and November. My passport expires in March '22. My country (Portugal) only allows passport renewal 6 months before the expiration, with few valid exceptions.

I'm thinking about shipping my current passport to the Embassy so my K-1 can be issued, and getting a renewal before I travel to the US. Will bringing both my old and new passports pose any problems upon entry, or is it preferrable to try to get it renewed right now?

Thank you.

Hello VJ. By way of background, my wife has a permanent green card and we filed an N-400 petition for Citizenship approx. 8 months ago (Sept. 2020) based on marriage. Due to exigent circumstances, we've decided to move abroad to Europe while this Naturalization application is still pending. The only status update we've received so far is the waiver of biometrics. Additionally, we filed for a Re-Entry Permit approx. 8 weeks ago. The only status update on USCIS's website is that our request for expediting was denied. Hopefully they will also waive biometrics for this but unclear at this point.

I need to determine what to do in terms of updating USCIS for our change in address abroad, and am encountering a few issues/concerns:

- First, the USCIS online form or paper forms only permit you to select State/City/Zip with no "Country" option.

- Second, I believe it would be impermissible/potentially criminal if we were to use an alternate, US-based address. Two options: I signed up for a mail service (essentially a private PO box), and we also used a friend's address for the "Return" of the Re-Entry Permit.

I am left with the following choices:

- (1) Call USCIS to manually update the address to the international location. I assume this could have a negative effect on the pending N-400 case, but I am thinking that it would not have a negative impact on any future immigration filings.

- (2) Update the address online to either the Mail Service address, or (3) our friend's address used for the Re-Entry Permit. I assume this could have more significant negative effects, for example criminal penalties for using a mailing address where we don't live. My thinking is that this has the chance to bar my wife from any future immigration potential.

Any suggestions?

Main Question - Which address should we use for this USCIS change of address notice?

Secondary Question - Assuming we update to the foreign address, does that toss our pending N-400 application? Or is there a possibility that, assuming the N-400 petition moves forward to interview/approval in the next 6 months (or year, given the pending Re-Entry Permit), could the petition be approved despite our moving abroad?

Thanks in advance.

Hi, my cousin married an M 1 visa student. I know for him to stay in the us she has to file I 130, I 485 .... He lives in Texas where he is completing his education and she is back home in Michigan finishing her education. What kind of proof does she need to show other than her marriage certificate for him to stay in the US? They both have bank accounts together but will it be possible to file while they are in different states? When she files, which address should she use hers or his? He doesn't work nor does she. His mother lives abroad and supports him for his education and living expenses in the US. She is currently living with her parents because she needs to finish her education in Michigan then move to Texas to be with him. Her father will be his sponsor. She is worried that they will not approve them because he is in Texas and she is in Michigan. Meantime they see each other and talk on the phone as much as they can. Should they start filing right away or wait until she moves in with him?

Hi,

I recently received the notice to appear at the green card interview (it has been under "ready to schedule an interview" for over a year now).

My wife and I have a decent amount of money saved, and I am currently working (EAD) and making more than enough to meet the poverty threshold for the affidavit of support. The thing is, my wife (sponsor) has been out of a job since the end of last year (for personal reasons: online school enrollment and others). So on the first version of the affidavit we provided she was the provider, and she can also provide proof of meeting the threshold basically for all 2020. As for 2021, I am the sole source of income of the household.

Will this be an issue for the interview? Do I need to find a co-sponsor? Or are our bank statements + my pay stubs enough? Or do they only care about the initial affidavit of support?

I am not sure this will even be an issue / looked at but as I am the applicant and she is the sponsor, I am not sure I can be the one used for the source of income. I couldn't find any clear documentation about this online.

Thank you!

Does anyone know the average N400 processing time for the Portland office?