Lil bear

Moved to What visa do I need as OP is asking about options

If you are a Canadian citizen you can enter Canada no matter where you live

Book your tickets in the name on your passport. Carry your marriage certificate as the link between your two last names

Obsolete term which originated when everything was done via snail mail and instructions for the next steps were mailed in a packet to you from the consulate Better way to think about the process is by Step 1.. Step 2.. etc .. and instructions and notifications come electronically now email or your USCIS account.

For a visit ? Definitely not if he doesn't already have a visitors visa.. and a strong possibility of denied entry, given the already declared immigration intent, if he does have one already.

Most of your questions are fully answered in the Instructions for the I130 which is found on the USCIS website photos can be scanned and placed 4-6 to a page on a word document

Changing /adding citizenship info cannot be done online but can be done as a walk in .. Doesn't meed an elusive appt

As long as you meet the residency requirements yes.

If you can then this will eliminate delays if the IO decides a joint sponsor is needed

Only legal way would be a job /job transfer that comes with a dual intent visa

You can email the consulate and explain the circumstances . The worst that will happen is they will refuse to delay /hold over the process. You then start again when you are ready

Only need to give ONE of the 3 correct answers

At least when we went through NVC CEAC they opened the IV fee for payment.. once that was completed they opened the AOS fee for payment

Pay the first fee.. pay the second fee as soon as they open it up .. start filing all documents and completing DS and I864. No order required for the documents ..

A copy of the letter that is being mailed will be accessible on your account. It will contain the date time etc

1. No. CC is the same as DQ. Case goes no where until NVC is satisfied with all documents 2. No. It remains case load and staffing dependent

The interview at the Consulate is for the beneficiary alone. Spouses/sponsor/petitioner are not required and rarely allowed in

You have secured work outside the US. That and your suggested travel pattern for your spouse will raise red flags. Not advisable. She should apply for the reentry permit. She can request it to be sent to the HCM consulate for pick up but she must not leave the US until 1. she has the notice of action for the application AND 2. she has either completed the required biometrics or has bern notified that biometrics on file have been reused. This will give her 2 years from the date if issue of the permit when she can reenter the US without being presumed to have abandoned her LPR status

Please help us to understand your status correctly as that means we can give more accurate replies..

If you have a current c1d visa in hand you will be ok to work within the scope of that visa. Applying fir spouse visa will not be affected by the C1d. However you may face a denial of a new c1d if you need to apply for it before the spouse visa is approved (18 months approx). This is because the spouse visa application will demonstrate immigrant intent and the c1d is non immigrant.

As others have stated .. its not quite as simple as you are thinking.. but there is a way around that is workable. If you cannot manage the process, then let their visas lapse and start new applications 18 months prior to your intended return to the US 1. Pay the GC fees and enter the US all together prior to the visa expiry date Use the address of a trusted family member/friend as your US address.. the CBP officer needs to enter this into the system when you enter. 2. get SSN, drivers licences etc as soon as you can 3. apply for reentry permits for all of them. Request they be sent to the US consulate in the country where you are living ( do this on the I131 form) 4 You can return immediately but they must wait in the US until they complete the biometrics process OR more likely are notified that biometrics already in the system are being reused. They do not need to live at the address given to the CBP. Have a fun vacation !! They can then leave the US 5 Once the reentry permit is approved, it holds their LPR status for 2 years from the approval date. If this isn't ling enough they will need to apply for it again .. they must renter the US before it expires and apply as before from within the US Stay until biometrics are completed again.

Many people encounter a document delay unfortunately . It is good that they kept her passport. As long as you submitted the correct documentation the process should move forward

Where there are differences always follow the local consulate instructions . They have discretion and final say over what is required