Crazy Cat

My wife's Citizenship Oath Ceremony was at the Plano Event Center on Jan 26, 2023. We arrived at 7:15 am. There were already hundreds and hundreds of cars there. The line of people stretched around the building. We were in line about 40 minutes before entering the building. Once we got in, all family members had to go to special family rooms while the new citizen applicants were directed to tables to check in and surrender the questionnaire and their green cards. At about 8:20 the last of the long line entered the building. At 9:00 or so, the ceremony began. Audio of the ceremony was piped into the family rooms. My wife was able to take pictures during the ceremony. After starting, the ceremony, itself, took about 20-30 minutes. There were 1,000 new citizens representing about 30 or 40 countries there. After the ceremony, new citizens were directed to tables to get their Naturalization Certificates. There were also kiosks set up to accept voter registration forms outside the building. Since the temperature was 32 degrees, my wife and I left after submitting her voter card. We headed to the Starbucks on Spring Creek to warm up..

Because some parents of US citizens plan to come to the US via a tourist visa and apply to adjust status. That is visa fraud. Tourist visas are for visiting, then returning to home country. Tourist visas are not immigrant visas.

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Can you expedite an I-824?

Joint sponsor and primary sponsors have the exact same evidence and income requirements.

B2 is the correct visa. Be advised that there nothing more you can do other than assisting them with the form. They will have to qualify on their own merits. There is no sponsorship.

Exactly. Might be a big complication.

When did the kids arrive in the US?

What is the legal status of your co-worker?

Exactly.....and the original question was assuming the person was a US citizen and not a green card holder.

This thread isn't about your wife. Nor is it about a person having a Green card. Maybe you should read the OP's first comment again. You are comparing apples and oranges. This thread concerned someone who is a US citizen, yet didn't apply for dual PI citizenship.

I'm out and unfollowing.

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Was this section on the online form?

You should have indicated, on the I-130, that this is for Adjustment of Status. As @mytruelove18 said, include the I-130 receipt notices to the I-485 packages to connect the dots.

Yes, enter accurate address information on the DS-260 and other NVC forms.

You can report it via the DS-260 at the NVC stage. Long Live Tiawan!!!

My point was that the OP could not travel to PI, then return without PI knowing he/she is a US citizen... That answers the question "How would they know?"

I recommend online application. It's pretty easy. Just make sure you don't apply on the first day eligible. I would wait a day. Good luck.

You can certainly try to get an expedite. Just remember that "expedite" means faster then others....but it does not mean fast.

That is one way, yes. But, also, attempting to exit PI without a valid visa will also be a clue.

Yes. Keep boarding passes, etc to provide evidence that both were in the same place within 2 years of filing the I-129F.

I think you are correct. Thanks.

Nope. Might accrue a ban once exiting the US.

Per other VJ members, it's October 2021.