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  1. SalishSea
    Your original post doesn’t sound like you “have everything in place.”
  2. SalishSea
    Not sure that you need an attorney, but perhaps an immigration service, like one of the VJ “Partners,” to help you understand and complete the forms correctly.
  3. SalishSea
    Giving false/inaccurate info at the very beginning of an immigration process is not smart. Going forward, if you need help with understanding immigration forms, you should hire some help.
  4. SalishSea
    Not just easiest- it’s literally OP’s ONLY option at this point. If she returned to the US with the intention of adjusting struts, that would be immigration fraud.
  5. SalishSea
    If you don’t know your actual DOB, what will you do when required to produce an actual birth certificate?
  6. SalishSea
    Please look carefully at the letter you got in April of 2023. Doesn’t it say extended for 48 months? If not, sounds like a clerical error in that they somehow reissued the previous letter instead of the current one. Which service center (I.e LIN, WAC etc) is your file at?
  7. SalishSea
    Good luck! Make sure to include a copy of your NOA1, and a simple cover letter referencing your case number and stating that you inadvertently omitted the enclosed letters of intent to marry.
  8. SalishSea
    OP, how did her interview go?
  9. SalishSea
    2-3 years probably. Maybe longer if the beneficiary is male.
  10. SalishSea
    Not if he’s still responsible for her per the previously signed I-864.
  11. SalishSea
    I am one who sent additional documents (a final foreign divorce decree absolute, which we did not have at the time of filing) directly to the Laguna Niguel address, several months after filing the petition. It did make its way to our file, and was included. No RFE. YMMV.
  12. SalishSea
    I think you’re misunderstanding the importance of establishing intent to marry via statements of both parties. One of the downfalls of using a lawyer is that it’s easy to defer to them instead of owning your own process. Going forward, you will want to make sure you know the requirements for each step of the process. It is long and expensive, and no one cares more about your visa than you do. In fact, lawyers get paid more for making mistakes….
  13. SalishSea
    Fire that attorney. The letter of intent is mandatory.
  14. SalishSea
    The joint sponsor has to be a U.S. citizen or LPR who lives in the US. It can be prepared ahead of time, or you can try your luck and see if the consulate even asks for it.
  15. SalishSea
    Ability to work/education/profession of the immigrant can be considered as part of the totality of financial circumstances. It can be very consulate-specific. It might be wise to have a joint sponsor lined up, in case they ask for one.
  16. SalishSea
    How well prepared is your spouse to support you? Public charge is an inadmissability. The CO can base that evaluation on a totality of circumstances. What is your spouse's plan to provide you with health insurance?
  17. SalishSea
    Because you derived the immigration benefit (which is allowing you to naturalize) from her.
  18. SalishSea
    Nope. Expats living worldwide are required to file US federal income tax, as noted in all US passports.
  19. SalishSea
    Sending them to who? The IRS? IRS and USCIS/DOS are all separate federal agencies. USCIS would have no way of confirming mail received by the IRS, nor would they even try to do that, as it's on the applicant to show that they filed. The only evidence of actually having filed is the transcripts themselves. Tax returns can be completed and not filed.
  20. SalishSea
    If I'm reading the thread correctly, OP is the second suitor looking to petition the woman, and worried that he'll be told "sorry there's someone who has applied already."
  21. SalishSea
    Not sure, but he started a new job today, too! LOL..... maybe we will go out for dinner at the weekend. Cheers!
  22. SalishSea
    Certain types of crimes in the petitioner’s background (even if said criminal charges were expunged or dropped) flag petitions to go from CSC to Vermont. Perhaps such transfers have been related to workload distribution in the past, but in 7 years on VJ, I’ve never seen one that wasn’t related to AWA. Hopefully the petitioner has fully disclosed to the beneficiary anything of this nature in his past….if not, and the petition is approved, the beneficiary will be informed of it at the interview.
  23. SalishSea
    Maybe LIN is catching up with the I-751s after all! Husband's was approved yesterday, exactly 18 months after filing. No RFEs, no interview, biometrics reuse notice was Dec 29, 2021. We sent kind of a sparse package (i.e. quarterly statements/bills vs monthly). No N400 filed yet. Our field office is Seattle, so we're probably in for another long wait, but not in any hurry, either.
  24. SalishSea
    New Card Is Being Produced On May 31, 2023, we ordered your new card for Receipt Number LINXXXXXXXXXX, and will mail it to the address you gave us. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address. Approved, baby! One day short of 18 months since filing. No RFEs, no interview. We are minimalists and did not send the 50 lb packet most people seem to favor for ROC...just the basics. Husband has not filed N400 yet.
  25. SalishSea
    Because the date retrogressed during or after your interview.
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