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Can you visit The U.S. Virgin Islands?
Mike E replied to Sha-Lee88's topic in Working & Traveling During US Immigration
1. PR and USVI: travel is ok. Bring a photo copy of evidence of authorized presence, as CBP is known to police flights involving these territories on an ad hoc basis. 2. Guam and CNMI, as above but because these territories have a separate visa waiver system, you can expect higher scrutiny from both CBP and the airline. I suggest original evidence of authorized presence and plan for a longer that normal check in process. 3. American Samoa: off limits, because the territorial government controls its own immigration system. AS is best thought of as a separate country. As with any travel outside the contiguous U.S. you run the risk of a diversion to a foreign country. I’ve never heard of it, but it can happen. SF bay area to Hawaii is safe because the nearest point of diversion is always U.S. soil. Use the great circle mapper for any domestic flight that has an end point near Canada, Mexico, or the Caribbean. -
Cool. I’m out. Best wishes for your baby.
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Green card delivery
Mike E replied to Spanglish Love's topic in General Immigration-Related Discussion
They can use their passport and stamped visa to travel until March 15, 2024 -
Green card delivery
Mike E replied to Spanglish Love's topic in General Immigration-Related Discussion
Did they enter after August 2022? -
Clarity Regarding N-400 Eligibility and Tax Filing
Mike E replied to puppetneath's topic in US Citizenship General Discussion
Then you meet the requirements for good moral character with respect to tax filing. -
Green card delivery
Mike E replied to Spanglish Love's topic in General Immigration-Related Discussion
30-120 days to never -
Yes. Go back to SSA and demand that they comply with their own policy
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Clarity Regarding N-400 Eligibility and Tax Filing
Mike E replied to puppetneath's topic in US Citizenship General Discussion
yes 1. Were you an LPR at any time in 2019? 2. Were you a resident alien for IRS purposes at any time in 2019? -
You need to be sure. In general if an employee X gets a green card through employer A in the field of expertise R, DHS expects X to continue to work for A for some indefinite time and continue to work in R for an even longer indefinite time. A spouse or child of X who received a green card as derivative of X does not operate under the constraints, but if X violates the conditions, the derivatives are at risk. Since it appears you are a derivative, There is likely no crime being committed, with the possible exception of work that requires knowledge of classified information owned by the federal government. Depending on the state of residence and/or work and any agreements you signed, your employers’ non criminal legal remedies range from termination for cause (meaning no unemployment benefits) to a law suit. As you are a software engineer, then if you live and work outside of California, it is likely that employers claim all rights to any intellectual property (IPR) you create, even outside work hours, off company premises, on equipment not owned by your employer. Thus employer A has a claim to IPR you create for B, and vice versa. While A perhaps cannot prevail against B in court (but if B knew you were still working for A, that might be an exception), it can certainly prevail against you. So lets say you create IPR at B that A values at $10M, and convinces a court of that value, I’m sure they won’t force you into living in a tent under a bridge. Best case maybe $4000 a month for life, and then after you and your spouse pass away, your estate pays the remainder. Make sure you name beneficiaries on accounts and property now so that you keep them out of your estate. I know of someone in the valley who did what you are planning. After he was caught and fired by both, he became persona non grata and never worked again in the valley. The valley is small, and the U.S. software industry is not much bigger. You should also be concerned when you stop working for employers A and B, and try to get a job at C. If you say you worked two jobs at once, C will be less willing to hire you. If don’t mention B in your work history, the background check will find out you lied. If these two employers are competitors, you are at greater risk from an accusation of industrial espionage. Detainment by an investigating law enforcement officer will impact your N-400. As others have noted, holding two jobs is the fast path to under payment of taxes. Owing the IRS taxes is like getting drilled to repair a cavity. When USCIS learns of it during N-400, it’s like a root canal.
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K-1 Visa from Canada
Mike E replied to ElizabethMh's topic in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports
Slower than CR-1. Get married online, meet, file I-130 -
This seems to be a recurring problem as reported by VJ. See the following for an example how people cope with such RFEs
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You have to submit what https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/UnitedKingdom.html says to submit. What you have to submit varies by the country within the UK where the divorce took place
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US passport
Mike E replied to Vegas i-751's topic in Passports, etc. - What to do now that you are a US citizen
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Did he notify his employer before March 1? Neither states nor employers can't overrule the federal HIPAA law. https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-activities/resource-center/faqs/hipaa-consumer.pdf Sounds like the above applies to you. Sounds like your husband did notify within 30 days of your loss of coverage or the QLE (job loss). So if he notified his employer before March 1, by law you must be covered on March 1. If he notified his employer between March 1 and the day you posted your OP (inclusive), by law you must be covered April 1. February 28, 2023 was a Tuesday. There was no February 29, 2023. March 1, 2023 was a Wednesday. Neither days were federal or Tennesse state holidays. So the lessons learned here when quitting a job are: review the HIPAA law before quitting don’t quit with less than a week left in the month since life gets in the way of dealing with company bureaucracy don’t quit before the 15th of the month unless your ex-employer will cover you through the end of month time is of the essence: the working spouse's employer must be the notified the day the jobless spouse's coverage ends or when the job ends, whichever is more advantages given the quoted rule for length of wait for coverage.
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US Citizens kids Visa
Mike E replied to Adam-Gary's topic in Bringing Family Members of US Citizens to America
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Legally yes. I am assuming that as a UK citizen that you are ESTA eligible. So, if you attempt this, the embassy might deny your K-1 visa because: * You’ve no intent to adjust status * You can use ESTA to marry in the U.S. Once your K-1 is denied, you will not be able to get ESTA. So your plan is high risk with zero reward. If you want to get a U.S. marriage certificate, do the Utah zoom marriage.
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Then you should see a doctor if the services are that inexpensive
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Change of current employer
Mike E replied to Mr Geminian's topic in US Citizenship General Discussion
Submit unsolicited evidence when your employer changes.