NorthByNorthwest

Since F2A was current in February/March 2023 and only in April started retrogressing it looks to me like your brother got lucky and should be locked in at CSPA age 20 since you filed for the visa immediately.

I agree, but I'll revise my earlier comment - OP most certainly did overstay but probably did not accrue unlawful presence unless so determined by an immigration judge. Regardless, since he's outside the US, the chances of getting a new F-1 visa would be slim.

D/S means Duration of Status, and it just means that you were in lawful status as long as your I-20 was valid. If your I-20 was expired you did indeed accrue unlawful presence and find it very difficult to get a new visa.

Is the official copy stamped? Within EU the multilingual copies do not require stamps to be recognized in another EU country, but for use outside EU you may need an officially stamped/signed copy.

If I were in your shoes I'd just respond to the RFE with a signed affidavit stating pretty much everything you mentioned in this thread, noting in the very first sentence that you've never been married, that the CoN is a typo that you are trying to get fixed - that's pretty much all you can do within the RFE timeline. Whether that will be good enough is a different question, but if you don't respond the petition will be denied anyway, so you have nothing to lose here. Unfortunately this will likely add time to your process no matter what you do...

Note that FOIA requests can take anything from weeks to months, so you may not get anything useful from there in time for your RFE deadline.

Not uncommon - the clinic that does the health exam can perform antibody tests to determine what vaccinations you've had in the past. Alternatively, in most cases there's no harm in having an extra dose of a vaccine.

If you live close to a passport agency office that is plenty of time - with proof of travel within 2 weeks you can get a passport in a day or two.

I wouldn't worry about it - focus on your your health issues and just make sure you don't stay away so long as to jeopardize your LPR status. In Sweden I would not be able to get any kind of planned healthcare without paying for it since I no longer a resident, only emergency care is free for citizens regardless of residence status. Does Poland offer more? In any case, the only tangible benefits of citizenship is being allowed to vote, opening up federal jobs as well as various jobs that for security reasons require citizenship + of course being able to stay in other countries indefinitely. As long as you maintain your LPR status you can always naturalize later even if the continuous residence counter is reset. Best of luck to both of you!

Multiple absences of less than 6 months can definitely be considered breaking the residence requirement - in your case that seems likely. Naturalization is in general the easiest step of the immigration process, but they do scrutinize the presence requirement since that's a fundamental aspect of the application. An officer may also review whether an applicant with multiple absences of less than 6 months each will be able to satisfy the continuous residence requirement. In some of these cases, an applicant may not be able to establish that his or her principal actual dwelling place is in the United States or establish residence within the United States for the statutorily required period of time.

If they follow the process you should get a full 8 year license though there have been stories of people getting a temporary license if the staff input things incorrectly. In some states it makes sense to stick with shorter validity DLs since when you become a citizen you can get an EDL that can be used at land border crossings. I don't think Texas has that option though, so better to get the longest validity they will give you.

This will vary by state and the person actually handling the application, but the REAL ID act specifically notes that a conditional permanent resident does not need to be issued a temporary driver's license. I would go while the 2-year GC is still valid, staff should run SAVE verification which will return lawful status with indefinite period of stay.

Right - this was in case OP goes the AOS route. You can only have tax dependents that are US residents.

Unless MIL lives by herself it would typically be the household income that determines premiums and/or eligibility for state programs, especially if she's listed as a tax dependent.

This old thread suggests people used "Do not know" without issues but I have no personal experience:

My Account - File a form online The portal will tell you what documentation is required - no need to overthink it. There's also no need to have it all figured out before you start - you can save an in-progress application and get back to it later. Typically it will get deleted if you leave it sitting for more than a month without edits. You enter payment info when you submit the application. Again, no need to do it all in one sitting - just start one and play around with it. You have no say over which office does what, interviews/biometrics will usually be at your closest office but the adjudicating officer may be somewhere else. Not needed if the child does not have A-number/account number, all of this is mentioned in the instructions: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/n-600kinstr.pdf Good luck!

You can't - file a FOIA request with CBP for entry/exit records. They are not perfect so make sure you include all documents you have used such as passport numbers, A-number and Global Entry/NEXUS/... if you have them - otherwise you'll end up with incomplete records.

How did you send it to Brooklyn? N-600K are filed online or by paper to the lockboxes in Phoenix Arizona or Elgin Illinois depending on which state you live in. They will be assigned to service centers based on workload - you have no control over that part.

AOS is not a legal status, while the I-94 for his K-1 is valid he is lawfully present (visa expiry date is irrelevant after entering the US). Assuming I-485 is filed while in lawful status he enters the weird state of "being in a period of authorized stay" until I-485 is approved which is a gray zone of not being lawfully present, but not accruing unlawful presence. Ain't that a mouthful? The STA requirements are a bit vague but suggest that at least EAD is needed - worst case approved I-485 might be needed. 1. Immigration Check (§ 1552.35) The final rule specifies that all flight training students who are not U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or foreign pilots endorsed by the DoD must undergo an immigration check as part of the STA process. The immigration check for a Level 3 STA verifies that the individual is lawfully admitted for permanent residence; a refugee admitted under 8 U.S.C. 1157; granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158; in lawful nonimmigrant status; paroled into the United States under 8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5); or otherwise authorized to be in or be employed in the United States. A candidate who is not authorized to be in the United States under one of these categories is not eligible for flight training in the United States.

Yes, I had that done with no issues (in Japan). The designated visa medical exam facilities will know how to perform and document titer tests properly.

It would be your US citizen sister that files I-130 for you and I-130 processing time has nothing to do with visa availability. In the August visa bulletin, F4 visas are becoming available for people with priority dates in 2007 - you likely have a 20 year wait ahead.

From I-751 instructions: If you have dependent children who acquired conditional resident status on the same day as you or within 90 days thereafter, then include the names and Alien Registration Numbers (A-Numbers) of these children in Part 5. of Form I-751 in order to request that the conditions on their status be removed as well. If you have dependent children who did not acquire conditional resident status on the same day as you or within 90 days thereafter, or if the conditional resident parent is deceased, then those dependent children must each file Form I-751 separately to have the conditions on their status removed.

I was in the exact same situation, stayed with the same employer but switched countries - having an offer made zero difference so I got to spend 4+ months at the time practicing yoga and exercising more than I ever had before (or since... :)). Having an SSN early is a good idea like everyone already mentioned, even if it is not strictly required, it makes sure your records at the various reporting agencies don't get messed up. For example, everyone knows about the big three credit bureaus that screen for credit scores, but there are plenty of others like ChexSystems that track bank accounts - the sooner you have everything mapped to your SSN the less chance of issues later on. As an example I signed up for an AT&T phone plan as soon as I arrived before I had a valid SSN, so they input a placeholder. 7 years later this still causes issues every time I need to do anything with that plan such as order a new phone. They can probably fix it if I spend enough time on it with an employee that has the right level of access, but so far that has proved elusive...

Unfortunately PA has no reciprocity agreement with Malaysia, only Germany, France, Korea and Taiwan at the moment: https://www.dmv.pa.gov/Driver-Services/Driver-Licensing/Driver-Manual/Chapter-1/Pages/Applying-for-a-Learner's-Permit.aspx#:~:text=International driving permits are strongly,vision test will be administered.

It's always worth applying for Global Entry, expiring conditional GC would not be a cause for denial. Irrespective of your GC expiry chances are your application won't get processed before your trip anyway. It's a bit hit-or-miss how well GE works while you're on expired conditional GC with extension letter - I was able to update my NEXUS registration using the extension letter and used it without issue at land borders, but others have run into issues.