Just Paul

1 hour ago, SeychelleD said:

 

 

What exactly do you need to bring to the interview? On the email so schedule an appointment it doesn't have any details and I'm not sure.

 

 

Take every document that you would have sent to the NVC, the I-864 with tax transcripts, original attachments to I-130, the documents that establish the ability to to file DCF such as a petitioner's permanent residence card.

7 hours ago, Mr Genuis said:

Please can you share the list of documents you included for your Naturalizatiin process? I am about to apply but I really don't know which documents to submitt. I don't have access to my previous leases what evidence can I show?

Use whatever you have so show that you and your spouse live together.   From our cover letter:

1. Attachments for Application for Naturalization:

   1. Copy of my I-551 and extension letter - 4 pages total

   2. Copy of my husband’s, Paul XX, US Passport biometric page for passport issued May 24, 2017 

   3. Copy of Marriage Certificate issued in Hong Kong SAR China

   4. Continuation of Part 5- Additional Residences

   5. Continuation of Part 8 

      1. Additional Work and School History

      2. Copy of Downloaded LNA License Verification Report - 2 pages

      3. Copies of Medical Certifications for Work at XX Medical Center - 5 pages

   6. Continuation of Part 9 - Additional International Travel

   7. Copy of my husband’s, Paul XX, termination of prior, and only other, marriage dated May 10, 1999 - 23 pages

   8. Documents referring to me and my spouse

      1. Copies the Driver's Licenses of Mary and Paul XX and copy of Joint Health Insurance Card.

      2. Copy of Arizona Public Service (power utility) bill in both names for 3 months - 9 pages

      3. Copy of BBVA bank statement - joint account for 3 months. - 9 pages

      4. Copy of Progressive Auto Policy summary showing both as insured/ drivers 

      5. Copy of Capital One Statement summary showing cards in both names for 3 months. - 9 pages

      6. Copy of Google Fi (Cellular) Statement for Mary and Paul XX for 2 months. - 11 pages

      7. Pictures of Mary and Paul XX since filing I-751 in July 2020.

   9. Tax Transcripts - Married Filing Separately and shows Paul’s SSN.

      1. 2021 - 4 pages

      2. 2020 - 4 pages

what does the visa say right above the MRZ?

1 hour ago, Pepperlee said:

I filed my i-130 online in August , it went to the Nebraska service centre , what is the usual processing times for i-130? 

https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/  3.5 to 7 months.   Since you posted under AOS that means that your I-485 will get processed afterwards, if you filed it.

Sure his stamped entry on his visa  makes his visa a green card for a year.   The trick is getting paid without a social security number.

Any luck?   You normally have to keep calling as technically the only spousals that self schedule are directly filed with the consulate.

So was the first marriage ever recorded?

Yes use the A Number.

I am sure the OP meant she came in 2021.   Based on his previous posts he doesn't seem to have a good grasp on Immigration.  If she left June 2021 then she doesn't need the green card to return to the US as the stamp on her Visa is good as a "green card".   She needs to return prior to that one year or if she has the green card the one year to her departure.

Another good reason to fill out a timeline.

Usually you just need to show that you have "legal" not "tourist" residency.  In out case it was having a Mexican green card.   Contact the NVC asap otherwise once it is at the old consulate then the new consulate has to request it from the old one.

The child can petition them in 21 years!

9 hours ago, Ruben466 said:

so due to the above we missed the 6 month rule fotr when a LPR is supposed to enter usa

There is no such rule.   She may remain out of the US for upto a year without the assumption that she has abandoned her residence.

9 hours ago, Ruben466 said:

It’s mainly due to covid hardships and nothing we can control. 

Your wife could have returned to the US anytime while her visa is a green card for one year. Since it is been well over a year look at a SB-1 visa.

1 minute ago, YYZ&MIA said:

Once you cross and activate your IV, you are considered a permanent reside of the USA, correct?

Correct

1 minute ago, YYZ&MIA said:

I’m curious bc you mentioned you still have your PR status in Canada but from my understanding you can only be considered a permanent reside of one country.

Depends on the requirements of Canada to maintain Canadian PR.  Every county can be different.

no issue - but do get an Preparer Tax Identification Number if you decide to work as a preparer so that your ssn isn't on other peoples forms.  They should tell you about it.

Congrats !!!!

Hello @bsd058  as @millefleur pointed out it is more about freedom of movement for most duals.   In the case of the Philippines she automatically loses her citizenship when she acquired her US.  The same would apply if she was Chinese.  Philippines allows her to require it but if she was Chinese she would not.  If the US were to ban dual then I am not sure she would have naturalized, especially in the covid climate. For example it is easier for her to travel back to see her family with a Filipino passport.

I used to teach a Business Ethics class.  We would pontificate about the differences between morals, ethics and laws.  Laws never keep with technology or "reality". So while there is an "ethical" question with a dual allegiance in the case of US Law it is not illegal.  In our case I had to decline certain business opportunities (Federal Government related) because I was married to a Foreign National.  My brother even had this come up in a security review while he was in USAF.

So now we are wrapped up and Mrs Mary is now a US Citizen, will regain the Filipino status and because she married me - still has a Mexican Green Card!

On 12/2/2021 at 9:28 AM, TBoneTX said:

Such great news, si man (and ma'am)!

 

You'd better remain a regular here on VJ, or it will be a sad loss!

I'll be around until I say or do something to get me banned!   Next year will bring some changes in my work . . .  as my non-compete expires this month.  I'll be working for $ a bit more and won't be able to volunteer with some local immigration groups (which is fine because they didn't believe our timeline at first -haha)  I signed up for VJ the day we did our petition! We actually met up with a few folks I met here along the way. It has been a good overall experience. 

USCIS doesn't have to see it when you file the N400.  They have it from the original petition and it is on the list of documents to bring in on the interview letter.   

Hopefully yours will go thru as fast as ours did.

Mary finished her interview and naturalization tuesday the 30th in Phoenix.   Glad to be all done.

I am not sure how the "fake" fathers will be able to give permission for them to leave their country.  My advice is to have her start by correcting the birth certificates.  That should have been done before you filed the the I-129F.  Did you provide copies of the birth certificates with the I-129F?  If so you have also provided false information,

1 hour ago, Walter94 said:

Is it really true that the California center usually doesn't handle I-130 cases for US citizens bringing their foreign spouses?

Here is the USCIS normal processing center matrix

https://www.uscis.gov/forms/all-forms/service-center-forms-processing

The chart does not differentiate between I-130 types but most CR1/2 IR1/2s go everywhere but CSC.   CSC handle all of the other IR cases.

If you change to a spousal just contact USCIS to withdraw the K1 petition

26 minutes ago, Walter94 said:

Hi Paul & Mary,

 

I am curious to know...have you seen any specific information about this? I too am in the same boat as GarLeb (except I only filed my I-129f 8 months ago), and as a California resident I'm concerned about doing the CR1 and ending up with my case getting stuck at the California center for 26-34 months. Is it really true that the California center usually doesn't handle I-130 cases for US citizens bringing their foreign spouses?

 

Thanks

K1s are processed at CSC.  CR1&2 and IR1&2s are not normally processed there.   But USCIS can move any case any time and multiple times anywhere to help workload.

1 minute ago, mane said:

so now all she has to do is to either email or call them to find out whether the visa and petition has expired right.

An approved I-130 petition doesn't expire.  That is USCIS.

Look at CEAC and make sure the petition is still at the consulate.   File and pay for an updated DS-260.  Then contact the consulate and schedule the interview.  Do the medical in time for the interview.   Make sure all of the support documents are on hand for the interview.  The petitioner should also send and updated I-864 to the beneficiary to take to the interview.

1 hour ago, Kor2USA said:

So the I-130 doesn't expire but the DS260 does? 

Correct.   Once it is "approved" by USCIS it does not expire.