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My point was that there is a LOT of just waiting around for USCIS to process petitions....and a lot of silence from USCIS. It is sad, but true. Not everyone understands. I'm glad you do.

Every couple has their own priorities, and each couple must decide which visa is better for their situation. K-1 More expensive than CR-1 Requires Adjustment of Status after marriage (expensive and requires a lot of paperwork) Spouse can not leave the US until she/he receives approved Advance Parole (up to 9 months) Spouse can not work until she/he receives EAD (up to 9 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. A K-1 might be a better choice when 18-21 year old children are immigrating also In some situations, marriage can affect certain Home country benefits, making a K-1 a better choice A denied K-1 is sent back to USCIS to expire K-1 entrant cannot file for citizenship until after having Green Card for 3 years. Once an I-129F has been approved, delaying the case is difficult to impossible if the need arises. If US spouse declines to participate in Adjustment of Status, the foreign spouse will have a very difficult avenue to legally remain in the US. Current Presidential executive order (travel bans) don't allow K-1 visa holders from some countries to enter the US. CR-1/IR-1 Less expensive than K-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. The clock for citizenship filing starts immediately upon entry to the US. A CR-1/IR-1 case can be delayed indefinitely at NVC if the need arises. Current Presidential executive order (travel bans) exempt immediate relatives of US citizens.

Good article, but it didn't go far enough, imo. But, as the article says, it appears this bill would immediately be challenged and, likely, found to be unconstitutional based on previous SCOTUS rulings.

What new policy is that? In 2022 under the last administration, it took 3 weeks from "oath will be scheduled" until we received the date for wife's oath ceremony. Then, the oath ceremony was about 2 weeks after we received the date.

Nor my wife.

Another vote not to try this. Besides, I don't think they will give you one since your extension letter is valid and you have your expired Green Card.

Yes. The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money......emphasis on the patience.

So, are they going to re-issue Green Cards to those dual citizens who renounce US citizenship, yet want to remain in the US? This is just crazy stuff, imo.

I don't like it. I don't like it at all!!!!!

Ewok, I just started getting this error on main page using laptop and Chrome: [[Block new_topics_2019 is throwing an error]]

Does this act "grandfather in" current dual citizens? If given an "either/or" ultimatum, my wife would likely choose her home country since most of her current income comes from her teachers' retirement pension which I'm sure she would lose if she gave up her home country citizenship......and we pay full taxes to the US on that Taiwan income. ...there is no foreign income exclusion for us.

I pray you are correct.

It appears the fee is either $700 or $750 depending on how you submit the I-751. The process can take a few months to a few years. Yes, you MUST submit a lot of evidence. ***Moved to Removing Conditions....***

The hate for all things Trump overrides all else for some people.