Crazy Cat

Huh? The answer is "Yes". You have applied for an immigrant visa. Are you aware that you cannot work or leave the US for an extended period of time after filing the I-485? Do you really want to abandon your consular filing? Adjustment of Status Spouse can not leave the US until she/he receives approved Advance Parole (approx 6-8 months) Spouse can not work until she/he receives EAD (approx 6-8 months) Some people have had problems with driver licenses, Social Security cards, leases, bank account during this period Spouse will not receive Green Card for many months after Adjustment of Status is filed. CR-1 No Adjustment of Status(I-485, I-131, I-765) required. Spouse can immediately travel outside the US Spouse is authorized to work immediately upon arrival. Spouse receives Social Security Card and Green Card within 2 or 3 weeks after entering the US Opening a bank account, getting a driver's license, etc. are very easily accomplished with GC, SS card, and passport. Spouse has legal permanent Resident status IMMEDIATELY upon entry to US.

You can enter up to the expiration date printed on the visa. That is generally 6 months from the date of the medical exam. Sometimes, the expiration date is sooner than 6 months. A legal resident can stay outside the US for up to a year without permission, although absences of 6 months or more could be heavily scrutinized.

That is how I see it, too.

No, there is no problem as long as you have a valid entry document such as a Green Card or Advance Parole document.

I would take the complete 1040 package......You do not need state tax forms.

Today is the day your window opens.

A letter of intent to marry within 90 days of arrival is a basic, but absolutely necessary item. You application will be either rejected or denied. I would fire that attorney today! He/She can not be trusted, imo. You do not have to state the date of the upcoming marriage.

Good Luck!! Believe me, it feels great to be rid of USCIS!!!

Agree. Except that my wife's IO gave me the option to stay during her N-400 interview. My wife asked me to leave...LOL!!!!!!

I really don't know why they require a letter of declaration. I would think the IRS assumes declaration of full year residency if a joint return is filed, since a non-resident for tax purposes cannot file a joint return.

Your status is irrelevant to his B2 application.

You must contact the consulate you want to ask if they will accept the case.

Bottom line: You can file a joint return if you wish. Good luck. USCIS does not establish tax status. As long as you were married as of Dec 31, 2022, and as long as she has a Social Security number, you can file a joint return....electronically ...even if she had not yet arrived in the US.

Good luck! I hope you get through this final phase quickly. It went pretty fast for us once we filed the N-400. Dallas Country Passport- East Dallas Office 3443 St. Francis Ave Dallas

No. For a new K-1 entrant, the same restricted SS card would be issued. You will not be authorized to use the card for work until you receive your EAD. You will use this card until you have a Green Card. Then, you can get a SS Card (same number) without that statement. This restricted card is valid for opening bank accounts, renting, etc.

In pre-Covid times, the standard was within 90 days. Now, it just depends on several factors, including the length of the queue for your consulate at NVC. This is the process: 1. Case is DQ'd by NVC. 2. Case then enters NVC queue for your consulate and waits at NVC. 3. Consulate informs NVC of available interview date for upcoming month. 4. NVC schedules interview when case reaches the front of the queue for that consulate. 5. NVC notifies person of interview date via email. 6. NVC then sends case to consulate. After the interview is scheduled, it can take several days to several weeks for the consulate to receive the case.

If you received a Social Security Number in the past, use it wherever it asks for it. SSNs are for life. You will not be issued a new one.

USPS Priority Mail- The envelopes are large....and you will be able to track it.

Private pay home health is an option....but it is expensive. Good luck.

The OP's timeline states Citizenship Oath was taken on 11/29/2022. The husband is a citizen. The Green Card, which he should not even possess, is NOT valid.

Quicker to the Green Card?

I just couldn't delete everything yesterday. I had some doubt about getting rid of documentation and evidence.....but, today, I took the bull by the horns....LOL. We have spent the last 7 years analyzing how everything we did would affect the immigration process. Now, we are Free at last!!!!!

Dual Nationality (state.gov) "U.S. nationals, including dual nationals, must use a U.S. passport to enter and leave the United States. Dual nationals may also be required by the foreign country to use its passport to enter and leave that country. "

Postpone the travel. US citizens must exit and enter the US via a US passport. His Green Card is not valid. I assume he had an oath ceremony and received a certificate of naturalization. It is extremely odd that he still has a Green card.