Mike E

Sensible to allow petitioners to attend. The way to uncover fraud is to allow petitioners. The consulates that don’t allow petitioners are sleep walking, IMO.

freedom of information I usually say / read / use FOIA: freedom of information act A foia inquiry to CBP would reveal the I-94, possibly. Then I agree. I-94 not needed.

I know at least one ISO has stated he has required it at times. But I can’t think of a reported example where it was enforced.

Is she in the USA now?

Quite the interesting loop hole for immigrants who aren’t ready to move to the USA.

they will clear U.S. immigration at YUL. They should inform the officer they have immigration visas. The officer will stamp their visa and they will become LPRs instantly. Don’t ask me what happens if the flight is canceled. I’m sure it is a cluster. The downside of pre-clearance. Personally if it were me I’d fly out of Billy Bishop or drive and avoid pre-clearance for this. yes. Could be a secondary. Usually within 90 days. Did they pay the green card fee? https://my.uscis.gov/uscis-immigrant-fee/ The green card will be sent to address in the U.S. that they give to officer in YUL.

Estimated taxes are a complex topic. Happy to lecture on that if OP or anyone else has questions.

Good catch. I see it too. It is 99 percent likely to be an extension letter and 1 percent likely to be approval (which also has Lady liberty watermark). Good news either way.

Of all the possibilities, the 48 month letter is the highest probability.

Ok. I can’t imagine not keeping a copy of my naturalization certificate and my wife’s naturalization certificate on my phone. Ditto our GCs, DLs, birth certificates, passports, etc. And I am an old man. Anyway. Since you are filling online, if the form won’t let you enter blank, unknown, or just the year, the way to handle this is to identify your wife is certain she became a U.S. citizen. Since your wife is certain it was 1996, then enter 12/31/1996 as the year. Then add an attachment in the supporting evidence that is a letter signed by your wife stating the facts as she knows them: * She recalls becoming a U.S. citizen in 1996 when her mother naturalized * Her A number is (if known) * She does not know the precise day * The number of the oldest passport she has in her possession is XXX issued on yyyy-mm-dd * Her address, phone number, and employer * Date she married you Add a letter from you stating that 12/31/1996 is a best estimate of when your wife became a U.S. citizen and you intend to provide a better date when you can access your mother in law’s naturalization certificate You should also attach images of all her U.S. passport books and cards that were issued 3 or more years ago. Meanwhile you wife should open an FOIA case on her own USCIS file. When your mil returns, she should give her daughter a photocopy of the naturalization certificate. Then * you add unsolicited evidence including a letter correcting the date your wife became a U.S. citizen and her mother’s naturalization certificate * your wife opens an online N-600 case to get her certificate of citizenship using her mother’s naturalization certificate and her FOIA file. Add the N-600 receipt as evidence to your N-400 case. With all this information USCIS has no reason to review how your wife became a citizen or where she has been a citizen for at least 3 years prior to filing. Best case her N-600 case completes before your interview and yoy can bring her certificate of citizenship to the interview. And for those LPR parents with LPR kids watching and naturalizing: this is why you get your kid a certificate of citizenship. So that when your kid grows up and marries an immigrant, your kid can help pass the gift of early U.S. citizenship to your kid’s spouse and foreign born child.

A 2 year absence always breaks continuous residency regardless. Those examples would not be relevant to OP. IOW enter U.S., stay for 2.5 years, leave for 2 years, come back for 6 months, file N-400: case will be denied.

https://vn.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visas/preparing-for-your-interview/ Surprisingly, Only people listed on the appointment letter are allowed in the Consulate. Exceptions are made for the following: The petitioner

Too close to 180 days fir me. File I-131 to get a re-entry permit before leaving for Turkey. What’s the policy or legal basis for the? Is there an example of this happening? Are you thinking of the marital union requirement?

Good. When you file I-864p you will to have US domicile or evidence you will establish doctor le including sufficient US-based income and/or assets

What will that do to your 2023 income? Will it be more than the I-864p requirement?

If they pay you as a contractor based outside the USA and don’t deduct UK or any country’s taxes form your pay, then this is Simone and imho you don’t need spend thousands of dollars per year on a CPA: * you report your income to the IRS as a self employed person. This entails filing schedules C and SE with the rest of your IRS tax return. The only complicated part is the foreign exchange if they pay you in £ to a UK bank account: * you will have to report any interest the money earns in the UK. I suggest getting a non interest bearing account * if money is deposited on day X, you might have to wait to have it e-transferred to your U.S. account. During that time the foreign exchange rate will change. So you will have number of small short term capital gains and losses to report.

skip disclose the job. This isn’t even a debate. a mobile phone is a day phone. Landlines are dead. Yes can’t say without knowing you and the reference to the specific question. generally blank. The IMB question clearly says to answer 56-62 if you used an IMB Blank. present is fine. blank depending on how you answered Part 5 petitioners statement 1. See 2. if forms stress you then I-129F is the wrong choice because it gets worse from here. Get married. File I-130 online which will will be a simpler experience for you. Ask your foreign spouse to not engage with NVC until month 19 of your marriage and tell your spouse to not enter the USA until the day after your 2 year marriage anniversary. That way I-130 is the last form you will fill out.

I agree and also agree with @K1visaHopeful that mom can be deported at the extreme end of the spectrum. At the middle of the spectrum is a permanent ban for misrepresentation. The issue to me is that marrying and adjusting status with the bf is fine if it wasn’t planned in advance. However, flying in the daughter makes it more likely the mother’s plan to adjust was premeditated. Even if all those comes together, at N-400 time USCIS can review the entire case from original POE to date of interview. Which we’ve seen before.

You can try. I would try by entering the USA at Abu Dhabi so that you avoid the possibility of an expedited removal if you are denied. CBP has a pre-clearance station in Abu Dhabi. If your ultimate intent is to get married and live in the U.S., just get married and go the cr-1 process. Or, better yet, assuming you aren’t Indian or Chinese, finish your nursing degree, get the U.S. certification for nursing, and enter the U.S. on an EB-3 immigration visa.

I should add that if you or his mother were U.S. citizens before he was born, he might already be a U.S. citizen. If you and his mother mother were both U.S. citizens before he was born and you were married to each other he is almost certainly a U.S. citizen.

I am sorry for your loss. I am assuming you are a U.S. citizen. N-600K is appropriate when the child is living with the U.S. citizen parent abroad. You are not. Also the process must finish before the child reaches age 18. Your son is over the age of 17 and it is unlikely he will complete the process in time. The other requirement is that on the date N-600K is filed, the U.S. parent (or the U.S. citizen parent of the U.S. citizen) the has been physically present in the U.S. for 1825 days, 730 days of which the U.S. citizen was over age 14. Aka the 5/2/14 rule. And moreover must have evidence of this physical presence. I-130 is appropriate when the unmarried child plans to move to the USA. If the child is under the age of 21 when I-130 is filed and the petitioning parent is a U.S. citizen, the child’s age is “locked in” and so will be considered an immediate relative of the U.S. regardless how long USCIS and the State department takes to finish the process. If you file I-130 and the child enters on an immigration visa before age 18 and immediately goes to live with you, the child will immediately become a U.S. citizen. The 5/2/14 physical presence rule doesn’t apply. If I-130 is filed after the child reaches age 21 or if the child marries, it will take 10 years before the child is issued an immigration visa. Given how close he is to age 18, you might be able to expedite I-130 and then the IR-2 visa on the basis that he will age out of automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship. This is not DIY and you will want a lawyer with that specific experience. Both the I-130 and N-600K paths to citizenship require evidence of legal custody. This will be presumed because you are the surviving parent. I would file I-130 immediately, online.

Yes. Edited. Thanks.

Probably June 2023 but check https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship-resource-center/learn-about-citizenship/naturalization-eligibility to be sure before filing N-400.

no. So you answer no to question 41. answer no and skip questions 42a-c. Include a copy of your CRBA in the application. The real insight is why do I-129F and not I-130? The latter is better.

Doesn’t traveling to Italy cost more than an N-600?