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Nice she gets her GC and there are plans for extended stays outside the U.S. for more than 12 months, she should apply for a re-entry permit (also the I131 form) after she gets her GC, but before leaving. Your future plans should not impact her getting a GC as long as you have proof you intend to maintain residency in the U.S.. The biggest impact will be to future naturalization (maintaining continuous residency) if she plans to take that route. Good Luck!

Possibly, hard to say, but people change jobs all the time. If you show a good history of working, and meet the financial requirements, I would not hold off bettering yourself employment wise. Worst case scenario, the consulate requests a joint sponsor.

What is the question? You have 2-3 more years before F2B is current for you.

Some eye opening facts and calculations. People do understand that batteries do not actually generate electricity. The Home-Based Battery Storage Fantasy In the U.S., a typical residential household consumes around 10,800 kWh annually, or about 30 kWh per day. Of course, the amount varies depending on the size of home, the region of the country, and the season of the year. With electrified space and water heat, some regions of the country where electricity demand now peaks in summer will see demand peak in winter, while existing winter-peaking regions will see winter demand spike even further. According to a U.S. Department of Energy model, a heat pump in a typical home will consume about 5,500 kWh annually. That alone represents a 50% increase in electricity use. Charging a typical EV adds another 4,300 kWh annually. In total, those will add almost 10,000 kWh of consumption annually, roughly doubling current consumption to about 60 kWh per day, although the increase will be greatest in winter when heating loads peak. Supplying the additional electricity while ensuring the same level of service reliability (i.e., no extended outages or limiting consumers’ access to electricity because of insufficient supplies) will require enough battery storage to provide electricity at night and over multi-day periods when there is little wind and sun available to recharge those batteries. Although the article recommends using consumers’ EVs to supply electricity, few consumers will likely wish to wake up to an uncharged EV and an inability to travel, especially if there is no stored electricity available to recharge their EVs. Using the U.S. consumption averages, if existing local distribution systems can serve today’s average load of 30 kWh/day, then enough battery storage must be built to supply the remaining 30 kWh. and, more importantly, the peak power demand of electric heat pumps and EV chargers. A typical Level 2 home EV charger, for example, can draw 20 kilowatts (kW). A heat pump can draw 7 kW. The largest Tesla Powerwall, which is designed for home use, provides a maximum of 11.5 kW of power and 13.5 kWh of storage under ideal conditions. (When temperatures fall, so does battery capacity and efficiency.) Hence, at least three Powerwall units would be required to provide a typical home with sufficient electricity to supplement existing grid capacity. For one million homes, that means three million Powerwall units providing a maximum of 40.5 million kWh (40,500 megawatt-hours) of battery storage. https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2024/11/21/the_home-based_battery_storage_fantasy_1073913.html

No, the I485 being filed does not allow anyone to work while it is processing. If she wants to work legally while the I485 is processing the I765 will be needed. Good Luck!

You don’t send the I134 with the I129F, the I134 comes later when the interview occurs. You are free to change jobs throughout the process, but if a job change occurs after you send the I134, you will need to change that form. Good Luck!

Looks like the Mayor of Denver is planning on protecting illegal immigrants, so maybe that is something. Denver Mayor Promises Armed Resistance to ICE The vast majority of law enforcement is local. Johnston is doubtful that federal forces would raid Colorado to round up immigrants, even if Trump tried to mount a national crackdown. “I do not believe that our governor is going to let them use our [Colorado] National Guard at the state level,” he said. “Unless they were planning on bringing national guards mobilized from Texas or Alabama to come invade Colorado, I don’t know where they would find the forces to begin to do that. “And that seems to me like a very, very bad idea from start to finish that no reasonable American would support,” he said. The mayor also takes heart that the people of Denver — not just the administration — would likely resist a mass deportation effort from federal forces. “More than us having DPD stationed at the county line to keep them out, you would have 50,000 Denverites there,” Johnston said. “It’s like the Tiananmen Square moment with the rose and the gun, right?” You’d have every one of those Highland moms who came out for the migrants. And you do not want to mess with them.” https://hotair.com/david-strom/2024/11/21/denver-mayor-promises-armed-resistance-to-ice-n3797209

This seems to be a common denominator as I saw almost the exact same comment in the story I posted. He was taken into custody by US border patrol agents at the time, but later cut loose with a notice to appear before an immigration judge in New York City, the federal sources said.

Don't make any quips about only coming in for a short visit, or something like that. Also, you can check out the POE reviews for the crossing you plan to use. Good Luck! https://www.visajourney.com/reviews/poereviews.php

Kind of like what happened to Boris?

Mine don't match, never been an issue.

Quite the speedy trial. Killer of Laken Riley found guilty on all counts https://www.yahoo.com/news/killer-laken-riley-found-guilty-070256405.html

Interesting.

If Democrats wonder why Kamala Harris lost, here is a great example. Remember, there is over 300k missing children that illegally crossed the border, I wonder if some of these Democrat governors that are being vocal about defying Trump, and specifically Holman’s plan to go after the worst criminals can be charged with child trafficking? ICE arrests 3 illegal immigrants in Mass.: 2 charged with child rape, 1 convicted of same crime in Brazil U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Boston announced on Wednesday the arrests of two illegal immigrants who have been charged with forcibly raping children in Massachusetts, as well as a third individual who was convicted of raping a child in Brazil, and was hiding in the U.S. after being caught and released at the U.S. border in 2022. The arrests come after Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said her state would not cooperate with President-elect Trump’s federal immigration enforcement efforts once he returns to the Oval Office in January. ICE said one of the suspects, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala, was arrested for forcible rape of a child, but was released in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, by authorities, who ignored a detainer request made by the federal agency to hold or transfer him to federal custody. https://www.foxnews.com/us/ice-arrests-3-illegal-immigrants-massachusetts-2-charged-child-rape-1-convicted-same-crime-brazil

Posting this in two places as it fits in both. ICE arrests 3 illegal immigrants in Mass.: 2 charged with child rape, 1 convicted of same crime in Brazil U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Boston announced on Wednesday the arrests of two illegal immigrants who have been charged with forcibly raping children in Massachusetts, as well as a third individual who was convicted of raping a child in Brazil, and was hiding in the U.S. after being caught and released at the U.S. border in 2022. The arrests come after Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said her state would not cooperate with President-elect Trump’s federal immigration enforcement efforts once he returns to the Oval Office in January. ICE said one of the suspects, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala, was arrested for forcible rape of a child, but was released in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, by authorities, who ignored a detainer request made by the federal agency to hold or transfer him to federal custody. https://www.foxnews.com/us/ice-arrests-3-illegal-immigrants-massachusetts-2-charged-child-rape-1-convicted-same-crime-brazil

Sure, add a photo of the new card, no downside.

Here are some links showing example forms. It appears your sponsor did not provide all the information from their tax returns. Usually consulates prefer the IRS tax transcripts over copies of returns and the accompanying forms, you may ask your sponsor to get their IRS tax transcripts. Good Luck! https://duckduckgo.com/?q=1099+form&t=chromentp&iax=images&ia=images https://duckduckgo.com/?q=w2+form&t=chromentp&iax=images&ia=images https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

What is the exceptional circumstance that you are planning on using for the basis of a DCF filing? Regardless, a brief visit back to care for an ailing parent should not impact it. Good Luck!

I like Stossel, he usually asks very tough questions that make people squirm. I do wonder though where does the NRDC get their money from?

Maybe you meant infrastructure, and yes, the ability of the current electric grid is questionable particularly with so many base load plants being taken offline. EVs in general may fill the needs of many people, but for the government to label these vehicles as "green", or "emissions free" is disingenuous. EVs have a lot of emissions during the production stage, and during usage depending on the electricity supply. Overall, the studies I have seen are inconclusive as to EVs being environmentally better than ICE as the studies do not use the same assumptions and same starting and ending points (many EV studies seem to be somewhat slanted when it comes to end-of-life emissions). Also, the emissions from mining, and yes EVs require a lot of mining, are very hard to determine, so many EV cradle to grave studies tend to err on the side of optimism with respect to those emissions. I linked the most comprehensive study I have found, and since it is not all rosy for EVs it tended to be ignored by the environmental zealots. Lastly, I am so sick of EV zealots using the analogy of the horse and buggy when comparing EVs to ICE vehicles. There is little difference from a functionality standpoint between EVs and ICE (i.e. EVs are not some great leap in technology over ICE as powered vehicles in general were over the horse and buggy). Sure many manufacturers seem to put a lot of software in EVs that are not currently in ICE vehicles, but that is a marketing choice as those same features could be put in ICE applications. Also, there are some differences functionally where an ICE is superior to EVs the main one being Availability. Availability is a reliability measure of "the degree to which a system, subsystem or equipment is in a specified operable and committable state at the start of a mission, when the mission is called for at an unknown, i.e. a random, time" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Availability), and EVs certainly can have an availability issue especially on longer trips where it takes an excessive amount of time to "recharge" it to a usable driving range, whereas an ICE can be back moving in minutes. Sure, not everyone is doing long drives, but having the freedom to do so is a strike against EVs. Forgot the EV study I mentioned. https://manhattan.institute/article/electric-vehicles-for-everyone-the-impossible-dream

Did you change you I751 to a divorce waiver? If you have the divorce decree, you will need to include this for the N400 even if filing under the 5 yr rule as the N400 requests marital history evidence. Since the I751 has not been decided yet, there may be some additional questions about your most recent marriage. Good Luck!

I agree, the I130 will not trigger a biometrics request, that will come with the I485. Get it filed ASAP. Good Luck!

I agree, although a pain getting another medical, it is best to follow any official mailing from USCIS. Good Luck!

Then you can pursue the I130/I485 filing if plans have changed since her arrival. Intent is determined upon entry into the U.S., but sometimes plans change, so if she can live with staying, not being able to leave the U.S. for several months without abandoning her I485, and not working for several months, you can legally pursue that path. Otherwise, pursue the consulate path and only file the I130, she can visit assuming she has not violated the terms of her B2 visa. Good Luck!

I would include it when filing the I129F. If this information is missing on the I130, you may get an RFE, or USCiS may ignore it, but it is important, and you should not perpetuate the mistake. Good Luck!