Mike E

from the link I gave you, USCIS has, finally, conceded, ”Lawful permanent residents are entitled to evidence of status” That is all the justification you need. If they say no, then DIY Writ of Mandamus for the ADIT, your I-751, and your N-400 is all you need. Your N-400 interview was 3 years ago. So you should be litigating.

Are they going to pay you as a T-4 employee? If so, the problem I see is that when you file a U.S. tax return, you get a tax credit for foreign taxes paid, meaning you will not be paying any U.S. taxes. I can see the IRS letting that go for a year or two, but eventually I think they will question it. Ideally you are paid as a contractor by your Canadian employer. See Paying to your Canadian bank account is fine. iME transfers from a Canadian to US bank account work fine. Just be mindful of FBAR if the total balance of all your foreign financial accounts exceeds $10,000 USD on any given day of the calendar year. If so you have to make a separate report from your IRS tax return. Are you using this continuing income in I-864?

Passport stamps are unicorns per the new process: https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/uscis-announces-additional-mail-delivery-process-for-receiving-adit-stamp You will instead get an I-94 that has your photo and an I-551 stamp.

No need to pay the I-751 fee again. No need to file a new I-751. Please attend to this today.

Was this not clear: I suggest the petitioner travel to the U.S. to establish domicile: state ID, bank account, mobile phone, …

He needs to show intent to live in U.S. So as many of following as possible: * U.S. state drivers license or ID * lease agreement at a U.S. property * U.S. bank account * job offer * car registered in the U.S. * U.S. mobile phone number … Reviewing the other thread, I told you to tell him to do some of the above. So did any of it happen?

Depends on the state and in some cases the citizenship of the driver. The REAL ID law that is behind all this allows states to issue REAL ID-compliant DLs to anyone with a pending I-485. Despite that, most states refuse to do so.

When she checks in for her flight she will likely be required to provide the airline an address. When she arrives at the port of entry, she provides that same address to CBP officer who processes her visa. If her address changes after entering the U.S., she files AR-11. Online is preferred.

See https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-fees/uscis-immigrant-fee to pay the fee. Since the visa is in hand, this fee can be paid now. If for some reason you prefer to pay the fee after the point of entry that is fine.

I am out

I want you to cite the rule that says you have to ensure your beneficiary has $2000 in income per month. Saying “the federal government” told me should be easy to document. I-864 says: “ Provide the intending immigrant any support necessary to maintain him or her at an income that is at least 125 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines for his or her household size (100 percent if you are the petitioning sponsor and are on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces or U.S. Coast Guard, and the person is your husband, wife, or unmarried child under 21 years of age); “ 125 percent of a household size of 1 person is: $14,580 * 1.25 = $18,225 or $1519 per month. See https://aspe.hhs.gov/topics/poverty-economic-mobility/poverty-guidelines If she is collecting interest or investment income from her investment assets (such as the 250K you gave her), subtract that from the $1519 per month. You can reject what I am telling you and pay her whatever you want. However another person in your position reading this should understand that in 2023, the I-864 obligation is not 2K. It is at most $1519.

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Cite

It is also an agreement between OP and beneficiary. It does not say 2K

Daiso has little zip lock bags sized for passport photos. So I put them in those

We are confused by the 2K per month

Not unless you have a prenup. 4 years marriage and 250K settlement is high. Even of your were contribiting the full ~60K or so toward 401k, she should be getting just ~120K That your prenup had zero alimony was a problem. My wife entered on a K-1. Of course we did a prenup. But given I-864, there was no way the prenup could stipulate zero alimony. If the federal government is telling you 2K per month then you should be able to cite it.

You should have prenuped. I do not know where you are getting 2K per month. Cite pls.

Is the sponsor income all W-2 income?

Yoy are paying her 2K and month and at 4% interest per year on 250K she is drawing 10K per year or $800 a month. At $2800 per month, she cannot successfully enforce I-864 against you: 1. Why did you give her 250K? 2. Why are you giving her 2K a month?

More like $1400.

you must support you beneficiary for life, until a U.S. citizen, loss of LPR status, death, or can be credited with 40 SS credits it starts from the moment the beneficiary starts getting SS credits Had you clocked a combined 40 credits while married to an LPR, at least one state supreme court says you would be free. from when the beneficiary starts working in the U.S. You need to get her to naturalize.

I think in this case, I-864W needs to be filed.

Looks like a regression in IRS service. https://www.usa.gov/tax-return-transcripts “ Get a federal tax return transcript Transcripts are print-outs of the most important highlights from a tax return. In many cases, you may only need a transcript and not a full copy of your tax return. You can get transcripts of the last 10 tax years. Transcripts” But when you follow the links, it is limited to 3 years.

That would have been an ugly interview. Thank the Fates that did not happen.