US Immigration from Saudi Arabia

Hi all,

I became a permanent resident on June 14, 2019 through marriage and I m still married.

From my search online I learned that I could apply for naturalization (N400) 90 days prior completing the three years. My concerns :

1- Does that mean I could apply on March 15, 2022? When is the earliest and legal date to apply ?

2- Does anyone know how much time the process takes until the interview in the state of New Jersey?

3- Do I need to take my wife and son to the interview and ceremony?

I would truly appreciate your answers.

Thank you.

Hello all, I am asking this question for someone else. He got married to his now-wife over video call. He was in Saudi Arabia and she was in the US. After this, the religious official (who was physically present in the US with the bride), wrote them a religious marriage certificate (holds no legal standing in the US to be registered as a marriage).

She then brought this certificate with her to Saudi Arabia when the two of them finally met. They took this certificate to the American consulate in Saudi Arabia and had it attested there and in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Based on the USCIS website, it seems like this should be valid:

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Exceptions: Only the Saudi government is authorized to create legally-binding marriages that are valid for immigration purposes. In the cases of third country nationals who get married outside of a Sharia Court in Saudi Arabia, that marriage must be endorsed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. There are MOFA offices located in most major cities. For example, a third country national who performs his/her wedding ceremony at his/her country s embassy in Saudi Arabia must have their wedding certificate and/or marriage contract endorsed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will affix a small stamp with two crossed sabers and a tree on it when they endorse the document.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/SaudiArabia.html

The question I had was, will the USCIS still accept this document even though the marriage was done online? I know surrogate marriages are only allowed if you later show proof that you consummated the marriage but I thought that was only for fiance visas.

Thank you!

Glad to say we got our green card approved on 1/24/22, the day of the interview, and received it in hand at home on 1/31/22. The question is about the SSN. We never got the EAD since we got the green card first. Does USCIS already submit an application for a SSN on our behalf or do we have to go do it ourselves?

Thank you!

DQ NOV 2020

till now no news for interview anyone has experience or near my time can share knowledge about Riyadh embassy progress

Dears,

I recently obtained an Immigration visa (I-551 Permanent Residence for IR-1). I am planning to travel in couple of months with my spouse. We have three options for POE:

1. Washington DC

2. New York

3. Detroit

Detroit is my preferred choice as the flight has one stop to rest in Frankfurt. For DC & NY options I have to take a 15-hour direct flight which is ok but not preferred.

Is there any recommendation for POE? Or all airports are the same? Kindly advise,