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USCIS Extends Green Card Validity Extension to 24 Months for Green Card Renewals

7:28 pm September 28, 2022

Mike E

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https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/uscis-extends-green-card-validity-extension-to-24-months-for-green-card-renewals

Release Date

09/28/2022

Effective Sept. 26, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is automatically extending the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) to 24 months for lawful permanent residents who file Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card.

Lawful permanent residents who properly file Form I-90 to renew an expiring or expired Green Card may receive this extension. Form I-90 receipt notices had previously provided a 12-month extension of the validity of a Green Card.

USCIS has updated the language on Form I-90 receipt notices to extend the validity of a Green Card for 24 months for individuals with a newly filed Form I-90. On Sept. 26, USCIS began printing amended receipt notices for individuals with a pending Form I-90.

These receipt notices can be presented with an expired Green Card as evidence of continued status. This extension is expected to help applicants who experience longer processing times, because they will receive proof of lawful permanent resident status as they await their renewed Green Card.

If you no longer have your Green Card and you need evidence of your lawful permanent resident status while waiting to receive your replacement Green Card, you may request an appointment at a USCIS Field Office by contacting the USCIS Contact Center, and we may issue you an Alien Documentation, Identification, and Telecommunications (ADIT) stamp after you file Form I-90.

Official: Canada likely to drop vaccine requirement to enter

12:55 am September 21, 2022

Mike E

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https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/International/wireStory/official-canada-drop-vaccine-requirement-enter-90233794

The official said that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to give final sign off on it but that the government will likely be dropping the requirement as well as ending random COVID-19 testing at airports. Filling out information in the unpopular ArriveCan app will also no longer be required.

Does K1 visa process depend upon the beneficiary's nationality?

7:12 am September 20, 2022

ttAndtt

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Hello everyone!

I have been reading information on this site about K1 visa since a few weeks ago.

I am a beneficiary and my gf applied the I-129F petition. My nationality is Myanmar (Burma).

From the info I found, it will take time about 13.5+ months.

I just want to know if the processing time depends upon the nationality of the beneficiary. If yes, how the potential additional time would that be for a Burmese?

Thanks to everyone and don't mind me if you might already answered it before.

Guide to Bringing a Child, Son or Daughter to Live in the United States says stand-alone K-4 is possible

11:52 am September 7, 2022

Mike E

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says:

Can my child come to the United States to live while the visa petition is pending?

If you are a U.S. citizen, once you file Form I-130, your child is eligible to apply for a nonimmigrant K-4 visa. This will entitle him or her to come to the United States to live and work or go to school while the visa petition is pending. To petition for this benefit, you may file Form I-129F. However, you are not required to file Form I-129F and your child does not require a K-4 visa. Your child may wait abroad for immigrant visa processing. Seeking a K-4 visa can be a method for him or her to come to the United States more quickly. For more information, see the K3-K4 Visa page

This is not correct per K3-K4 visa the to which the guide links:

If you are a U.S. citizen and you filed a Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative for your foreign spouse who is abroad, you can also file a Form I-129F, Petition for Alien Fianc (e). This is the first step for your spouse and his or her children to obtain a visa to come to the United States while you wait for USCIS to make a decision on the Form I-130.

Finally https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-129finstr.pdf says,

Use this petition to classify:
USCIS
Form I-129F
OMB No. 1615-0001 Expires 03/31/2024
1. Your alien fianc (e) as a K-1 nonimmigrant so that he or she may enter the United States to marry you and pursue adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident; or
2. Your alien spouse as a K-3 nonimmigrant, so that he or she may enter the United States to await the availability of an immigrant visa and pursue adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident.
NOTE: A child (unmarried and under 21 years of age) of a K-1 or K-3 nonimmigrant may apply for a nonimmigrant visa to accompany or follow-to-join the K-1 or K-3 parent. You do not need to file a separate petition to classify the child as a K nonimmigrant. Children of K-1s are classified as K-2 nonimmigrants, and children of K-3s are classified as K-4 nonimmigrants.

While there might be something in INA that says what the guide says is true, USCIS doesn t seem to agree. I suggest the text I quoted fro the guide be deleted entirely.

Canada no longer requires US LPRs to have eTA and clarifies acceptable forms of I-551

3:08 pm May 1, 2022

Mike E

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Well this is huge news:

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/eta/important-reminders-apply-eta.html

Lawful permanent residents of the United States don t need an eTA

As of April 26, 2022, lawful permanent residents of the United States are exempt from the eTA requirement.

In addition, Canada has clarified what documents besides an unexpired green card US LPR can use to enter Canada:

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/entry-requirements-country.html#lawful-pr-us

As of April 26, 2022, lawful permanent residents of the United States must show these documents for all methods of travel to Canada:

a valid passport from their country of nationality (or an equivalent acceptable travel document) and
a valid green card (or equivalent valid proof of status in the United States)

Complete list of acceptable status documents for lawful permanent residents of the U.S.

You need an official proof of status as a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., such as one of the following:

valid permanent resident card (Form I-551)
foreign passport with an unexpired temporary I-551 stamp (also known as an Alien Documentation, Identification and Telecommunication [ADIT] stamp)
foreign passport with a temporary I-551 printed notation ( Upon endorsement serves as temporary I-551 evidencing permanent residence for 1 year ) on a machine-readable immigrant visa upon endorsement with a U.S. Customs and Border Protection admission stamp
expired permanent resident card (Form I-551) with Form I-797 (Notice of Action) for pending Form I-751 (Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence) or Form I-829 (Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status)
expired permanent resident card (Form I-551) with Form I-797 (Notice of Action) for pending Form I-90 (Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card [Green Card])
valid re-entry permit (Form I-327)
Form I-94 with an unexpired temporary I-551 stamp (ADIT stamp) and a passport-style photo

It is unfortunate that an expired 10 year green card is not (explicitly) acceptable as this would be a boon to LPRs who find themselves with expired 10 year green cards outside the USA, but we should watch for more developments.

What makes this truly huge is that a green card is now more powerful than a passport from country that is in Canada s visa waiver program. IOW green card holders have joined the club of US Citizens: visa exempt.

Looking forward to reports of LPRs who fly Canada with expired green cards and/or without eTA.

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