Crazy Cat

Yes. They have to see the citizenship documents.

In Texas, only US citizens can update their addresses and renew DLs online. Otherwise, Green Card holders have to ALWAYS renew and make changes in-person only. We took wife's Naturalization certificate and her US passport.

Good luck......You could get the interview at any time since those estimates are very inaccurate sometimes. Hopefully, your N-400 will push the I-751 soon. It did in our case.

Marriage is irrelevant....US citizen children are irrelevant. If they entered the US without inspection, they can't stay.....and bans are real unless waivered. I heard the government has increased the incentive to self-deport to $3000 along with a ticket to home country. This administration is serious.

What is the current USCIS case status?

Yes. Each consulate has the discretion to accept DCF cases...That would be the first step. Contact the consulate and explain your circumstances.

Yes. Process could be a matter of just a few months for some consulates. Yes, at the discretion of CBP.

A spousal visa, processed through USCIS, NVC, and the consulate, could take about 2 years. The I-130, alone, at USCIS, will take a year or so for approval.

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My decision process for a spousal visa: Step 1: Decide when you want to re-locate to the US. Step 2: Decide if you want to try the DCF route (if petitioner is living outside the US) or if you want to file normally thru USCIS. Step 3: For DCF, contact the consulate and request they process the case. If approved, they will give you instructions for filing directly thru them. For normal consular processing, you file the I-130 thru USCIS. Once you file normally thru USCIS, you cannot later file DCF. If filing a normal I-130 case through USCIS, see this guide:

No... ...If you file an I-130 online to USCIS, you lose DCF........DCF means "Direct Consular Filing"......Filing online to USCIS means consular filing....but not DIRECT Consular Filing. With DCF, everything bypassess USCIS. But, for consular filing (filing an I-130 thru USCIS), you would put that your consulate is Montreal....but that is not DCF.

An approved I-130 leads to a spousal visa (in your case)....which is a family reunification visa....to live in the US.

Either that or have a convincing plan that you are re-locating.

Be aware that you cannot go the DCF route once you have filed a normal I-130 with USCIS. Also be aware that Montreal is notorious for their scrutiny of US domicile.

Of course, they can....if the consulate officer believes the petitioner or joint sponsor has sufficient income or assets to prevent the immigrant from becoming a burden to taxpayers.

Under the law, Petitioners are responsible for supporting the immigrants they sponsor...If consulate officers think the immigrant is likely to become a burden to taxpayers, they can deny visas or require well-qualified joint sponsors. Actually, I am surprised we don't see more public charge denials. I don't recall seeing one in a couple years.

It means I added your new post to your existing one in order to keep your situation and the responses from other members organized.

The only effect I see is possible public charge questions.....but probably unlikely.

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I would not withdraw and refile yet. I would wait. The I-751 was filed under her A-Number. Assuming you filled in the I-751 correctly, I think she will receive the extension letter.

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I worry about my wife's situation. She was a teacher in Taiwan for 28 years, and she receives a teacher's retirement pension......along with income from substantial investments there. We pay her fair share of US income tax on all of her income....there is no foreign income exclusion for Taiwan. If I pass on to the great beyond before she does (highly likely), I think she would probably like to reside there. So, at this point, I don't think she wants to surrender her Taiwanese citizenship (loss of lifetime income) or her US citizenship. As I see it, this bill (as written) would force the involuntary surrender of one (probably unconstitutional). Unless the government would re-issue her a Green Card, this bill would cause grave harm to my wife's future and possibly our future together in the US. I served in the US military for more than 20 years. As a veteran, this bill infuriates me. My wife deserves better than what this bill, as written, does. I just do not see what the bill accomplishes. It was ill-conceived and will destroy the lives of millions of LEGAL dual citizens and spouses. My wife has never been out of status a single day. She entered the US in 2017 via a spousal visa. She became a US citizen in January 2023. My wife has never broken the law. My wife reports her foreign income, and we pay her taxes every year. My wife has an aging husband (me) here in the US. This bill undermines the legal process we followed precisely and properly. As I said, it infuriates me. - Vent finished....for now.

You do have a dog in the fight.....This is an ill-conceived, destructive bill.

I wish you had come here prior to filing for the extension. Good luck. I hope you have also hired an attorney. Note to everyone: Filing for an extension of a B2 is very rarely a good idea according to the cases I have seen. It is very risky, and usually leads to problems.