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mam521 last won the day on April 22

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    SPRING
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    Texas

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    Naturalization (approved)
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  • Local Office
    Houston TX
  • Country
    Canada
  • Our Story
    I lived in the US on an L1B visa for 5 years, 2 months. I met my husband in that time and we married. I left the US to prevent a visa overstay.

    Initially, DH was a PR. He received his citizenship in Jan 2019. We upgraded our petition at that point. After I-130 was approved, we endured 89 days, 22.5 hours of waiting before my I-130 magically showed up at NVC. The CEAC website was undergoing maintenance when I was trying to fill out the IV. After some frustration and losing data more than once, I learned how to manipulate the system to work and got the forms filled out. RFE setback for my CRC and a request for a marriage certificate for my Littles and we were finally DQ.

    We narrowly escaped the covid Consulate closure - our interview was the Monday, the Consulate closed Friday. We were approved and finally headed "home" on April 1, the day after our 2 year anniversary.

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  1.    Good4U reacted to a post in a topic: N-400: Reused Biometrics but Received Another Notice
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  5. mam521
    @Good4U if you go into your MyUSCIS account, you can see the order in which the documents were issued in your Case History (typically, it's oldest on the bottom, youngest on top). I'd hazard a guess the NOA for your case was issued first and the biometrics reuse second. It was simply, as @OldUser stated, how USPS handled the mail.
  6.    mam521 reacted to a post in a topic: N-400: Reused Biometrics but Received Another Notice
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  8. mam521
    Hi there, please fill out your timeline: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=480757 IOE stands for integrated operating environment and typically applies to electronically filed petitions. Your case file has been created by the automated system. If you're concerned with which service center will handle it, it can vary. It will depend, in large part, on what forms were filed, what the work loads at the service centers look like and it may depend on where you live.
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    @Lil hommie please fill out your timeline. You'd have avoided a number of questions had it been done. https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=473747
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  15. mam521
    You haven't filed to adjust status from the TN. The EB-2 is an entirely different processing path. And besides - you have to return to Canada to complete consular processing. It's a non-issue.
  16.    mam521 reacted to a post in a topic: Received a job offer but still waiting for visa interview - EB 2 NIW
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    The OP is referring to the Affidavit of Support. Looks like that's from Reddit. Just take the most recent copies with you to the Consulate when you interview. If you just got an interview, I'm going to guess it's 100% in the new year and potentially after the US IRS filing deadline. Take the most up to date documents for the end of year, 2024 with you.
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  20. mam521
    @TBoneTX Dearfoams slippers are an additional 30% off at Costco if Mama-TB is still lookin... @Ontarkie that's wonderful news, even if it was a long (and guessing a tough) kept secret!
  21.    Lemonslice reacted to a post in a topic: K-1 Visa with Prenup
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  23. mam521
    Yup, @OldUser knows this. But, you have to remember the original processing time on K1's was very short and the intent was you KNEW you wanted to marry that person, not do a living together trial. It's only in more recent history that it takes so long for a K1. So, please give some real consideration to what was stated. You are asking your partner to give up a LOT so there's definitely a lot of grace required. Additionally, consider CR1 vs K1. CR1 awards a lot more flexibility and freedom over a K1 for the beneficiary. It's definitely worth the consideration.
  24. mam521
    Darcey's face doesn't move anymore...when she attempted to cry on the hike I was just like wow...
  25. mam521
    Just a couple of things: 1. A passport shouldn't take months. 4-6 weeks if routine, 2-3 if expedited. 2. Have you considered a spousal visa? There's pros and cons to both fiancé and spousal visa but your partner would come across, able to work and travel internationally with a spousal visa. Their processing times aren't dramatically different.
  26. mam521
    I suppose technically he has to be admitted first, especially after a 5 year hiatus, but they can enter together. My hubs and I entered together with the kids when we activated my PR. I think it's more a case of a spouse entering the US solo for the first time - their petitioner has to be in the US.
  27. mam521
    Please fill out your timeline. You'd have eliminated a number of questions ahead of time, had you done so. https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=481781 Immigration is a privilege, not a right. Your partner is not entitled to live in the US any more than you are entitled to live in her country. Tossing comments around like skipping the queue and having an overall bad attitude isn't going to help your family on this journey. As many have stated, it is 100% possible for you to return to the US, establish domicile and work while your wife and child are in her home country. Many, many of us have done it. You are not special in any way when it comes to this situation. Immigration takes time, money and patience, end of story.
  28. mam521
    That is true. I suppose if there was US CBP pre clearance, you'd be cooking with gas!
  29. mam521
    Side note: get Global Entry and you won't have to deal with this, especially with that frequency of travel. 🙂
  30. mam521
    You can get them with crepe soles, rubberized soles and vibram soles these days. Like this:
  31. mam521
    The other clarification here - you will have to apply for the CR1 now, not once you're back in the US. You cannot adjust status at this point.
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