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bakphx1 last won the day on February 2 2019

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    Honduras
  • Our Story
    We met online while I was looking for travel information. He said hello, we chatted a couple of minutes but he didn't have any useful information. So I forgot about it. He said hello again a few days later, and we began to have more frequent and longer chats and talked on Skype. I had planned a vacation in Panama already for a few months later and we net for the first time then. We married in Iceland on a trip to Europe. Honeymooning in Paris and Rome was such a treat, we managed to pull off with low season travel deals and points. The visa process really went smoothly and I have been happy every day to finally have him here!

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  1.    VNMH reacted to a post in a topic: Questions about self united marriage in PA
  2. bakphx1
    In the end it’s only the certificate that matters.
  3. bakphx1
    The main thing is intent and if leaving it out would have affected the outcome. Really they just want to see he was working.
  4.    bakphx1 reacted to a post in a topic: Things we forgot on N-400 application.
  5.    bakphx1 reacted to a post in a topic: CR-1 vs K-1
  6.    bakphx1 reacted to a post in a topic: CR-1 vs K-1
  7. bakphx1
    I’m a “never K-1” person. Since they can’t work or do anything requiring a GC, it can strain a relationship for them to show up and basically hang out while the other works and supports the household. They can’t travel out of the US until they adjust status or get advance parole. If an emergency comes up back home they could find themselves having to choose between abandoning the visa or going back.
  8.    OldUser reacted to a post in a topic: Job offer abroad with active N-400
  9. bakphx1
    I just realized one thing that will be very important. Even if your start date is after the ceremony at that point, you cannot travel abroad on your foreign passport and of course your green card is taken away. You can apply for a passport that same day but unless you can work remotely at least while the passport processes, you legally cannot travel to Canada.
  10.    bakphx1 reacted to a post in a topic: Job offer abroad with active N-400
  11. bakphx1
    I think the rolling year means the look back is the date you reenter. So I think what another commenter said is clicking more with me. If you shorten the trips some and expand the amount of time between trips, you can have more frequent trips. But using the rolling average you would find yourself having to wait longer for the next trip the way you describe, unless you’re okay with that. You can still travel and everything, but you do have to kind of be very strategic with the time. At least to not find yourself having to wait a full year for the next travel.
  12.    OldUser reacted to a post in a topic: Traveling for months!
  13.    Cachaza reacted to a post in a topic: Traveling for months!
  14.    Cachaza reacted to a post in a topic: Traveling for months!
  15.    TQueue reacted to a post in a topic: Job offer abroad with active N-400
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  17.    OldUser reacted to a post in a topic: Criminal history
  18.    JeanneAdil reacted to a post in a topic: Criminal history
  19. bakphx1
    I realized I should have added one thing before posting my last reply, which is keep track of all of your visits abroad, because you do have to list them when you apply for citizenship you list the last five years for a non-marriage, visa, and three years if you are married to a citizen
  20. bakphx1
    You can be gone six months (actually 180 days is safer). There really isn’t a policy about whether you’re gone in one stay or multiple stays or how long between stays. This is more important for your Citizenship later, but people can actually be gone longer without forfeiting their green card, but will get a lot more questions. I really see nothing in the policy or having heard people have problems with traveling under six months. Maybe with the new climate, they may ask more questions, but there is absolutely nothing in the guidance that says Anything under 180 days is a problem regardless of the combination of the trips.
  21.    JosephMary reacted to a post in a topic: Criminal history
  22. bakphx1
    If the start date is after the oath ceremony, my opinion is you’re good. It’s been a couple of years since we went through the process, but I think while you might have to update current employer information, if you accept the new job for a date after the oath ceremony, I don’t think you have a change in employment to report if you haven’t resigned and are still working at the same employer at the time of the oath ceremony.
  23. bakphx1
    They’re not that interested in the petitioner’s misdemeanors to answer that part. As long as it’s not drugs, human trafficking or terrorism related, it’s not something I think would be a factor. I am very anti-K1 as many people have posted here the problems they had. The immigrating spouse cannot work or study (though ESL is possible at ok rates) and the financial strain is often more than anticipated. This leaves the spouse home alone while the USC works and of course they miss friends and family. The relationship can become strained fast. I’ve seen many people have emergencies arise back home and they can’t leave without forfeiting the visa to say final goodbyes or help. Since the K1 is no longer faster, I wouldn’t consider it.
  24. bakphx1
    I don’t see secondary as detained. I wouldn’t mark it as detained. That’s more for someone caught with something illegal/questionable or held for possibly being inadmissible. Just verifying in more detail isn’t the same. If he wasn’t cited I wouldn’t bother with the accident. They’re checking law enforcement databases, not insurance claims.
  25.    bakphx1 reacted to a post in a topic: Conditional Green Card Approval
  26. bakphx1
    I don’t think from what I’ve read that they see the details of the case prior to the green card being issued. If it was for criminal activity, they may be able to see that from their criminal data that they do see but not from USCIS. I have not seen that they share USCIS details from case adjudication.
  27. bakphx1
    Yes. No having to do Removal Of Conditions!
  28. bakphx1
    Just echoing the other response. It’s strictly based on the card issue date. Application & interview don’t drive it.
  29.    bakphx1 reacted to a post in a topic: Conditional Green Card Approval
  30.    bakphx1 reacted to a post in a topic: Protecting Permanent Residency under Same-sex Marriage
  31. bakphx1
    I would check your case online. You’re right to be suspicious. They much prefer to do everything in writing, even if by emails. I’ve heard of scammers posing as immigration.
  32.    bakphx1 reacted to a post in a topic: Age difference, high fraud country
  33.    bakphx1 reacted to a post in a topic: Question re: Wife's Elligibility for Green Card
  34.    bakphx1 reacted to a post in a topic: N400 10 yrs greencard divorced
  35. bakphx1
    There’s not a specific time, but the green card processing begins after you pay it. Preferably before arrival but it doesn’t have to be. The earlier you pay the fee the sooner you get the green card.
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