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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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  • Immigration Status
    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.    mam521 reacted to a post in a topic: Tax form returns *binding?*
  2.    mam521 reacted to a post in a topic: Too early to file?
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  9. mam521
    Comingling is more like you have listed one another on life insurance plans, pension and/or retirement savings, you have shared bills or memberships to places like Costco or the like, possibly a shared credit card - proof that you're actually intermingling your finances.
  10. mam521
    This is why I asked if they are close to citizenship and even want US citizenship. I don't believe Nepalese people are eligible for dual citizenship, so it's a tough consideration.
  11.    mam521 reacted to a post in a topic: Overseases with greencard
  12. mam521
    Montreal hasn't geared up since before the pandemic. There's a couple of years worth of processing times and 120 days + from DQ to interview is pretty much the norm. The DS-5535 isn't adjudicated in Montreal - those are all sent centrally. Montreal just likes to hand them out like Halloween candy, it would seem.
  13.    mam521 reacted to a post in a topic: A Messy Upcoming Immigration Endeavor - Waiver Needed?
  14. mam521
    So here's a question: if you had to marry him tomorrow, would you? I'm asking because you mention "strengthening your relationship". Fiancé visas are for people who want to get married. Not potentially want to get married. I know the wait times are much longer than they used to be and that's often why people contemplate a CR1 due to similar timelines, but if this person isn't actually your fiancé right now, why are you considering this? You should be sure you want to spend the rest of your life together with this person because the immigration journey is definitely not easy, it's definitely not cheap and it's not for the faint of heart. You're asking this person who you aren't yet sure whether or not you want to marry to pack up their whole life and move to a country which has an entirely different cultural profile and arguably has a lot of prejudiced people towards Muslims. Would you do the reverse, pack up your life and move to Morocco tomorrow? I'm legitimately not trying to be a facetious jerk. These are serious considerations you NEED to make. This isn't toss an application into the mix and hope it all works out. Immigration is a privilege, not a right, so that needs to be kept in the the back of one's mind when making such a serious request.
  15.    Dashinka reacted to a post in a topic: Overseases with greencard
  16. mam521
    They want to go back for an extended visit or they want to move back? Do they want to eventually come back to the US? If so, how close are they to obtaining citizenship?
  17.    mam521 reacted to a post in a topic: Wife is pregnant and due date is 1 month after the CR1 interview
  18. mam521
    Definitely. It would be different if the applications were smart enough to ask questions and then populate successive questions based on the previous answers. For example, if a person is applying under a 3 year rule, the questions regarding travel having the appropriate number of calculated days relevant to that rather than the blanket of applying under the 5 year rule. The "Jack of All Trades, Master of None" applications create confusion and more work when RFE's are issued.
  19.    mam521 reacted to a post in a topic: Online Citizenship Application and My Child
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  24. mam521
    There's a list on her notice of interview of what she needs to bring. That said, I had my stack of paperwork and was only asked to see my DL and greencard. Good luck!
  25. mam521
    Nope, you won't see anything for your dependent. It's a strange one. Once you become a citizen and have your certificate of citizenship, get passports for you and your kiddo. Then, you can file the N-600 to get the certificate for your Little. I contemplated the certificates for my kids because they are expensive, but in the end, decided they were important. The system is confusing here - the Department of State issues passports and USCIS the certificates of citizenship. But, USCIS doesn't recognize a US passport as proof of citizenship. It's weird and I didn't ever want a situation where my kids lost a passport or had it stolen and we not have proof with USCIS that they are citizens.
  26.    mam521 reacted to a post in a topic: Let Sleeping Dogs Rant
  27.    mam521 reacted to a post in a topic: My Wife and Stepson Application
  28. mam521
    Filled out everything else and just left the signature. They made me change the place to "Houston". I had originally put "Spring" where I live. So, there's that.
  29.    mam521 reacted to a post in a topic: K1 or CR1 visa?
  30. mam521
    I'd get their passports immediately after your wife naturalizes and then apply for the N-600. Just did it earlier this year for my kids.
  31. mam521
    I see many people starting to see approvals and issuances of their visas...congrats! I know you're just trying to get to the next step and have plenty of USCIS trauma, but if you are considering citizenship in the future, start yourself a spreadsheet and begin tracking all of your travel. You'll need it in the future for that application - anything to make the PTSD less!! Good luck! 🍀
  32. mam521
    You can apply now from the US for it. I suspect because you didn't keep it renewed, it's start from scratch.
  33. mam521
    When I did mine last year, the Houston officers were very strict about signing it in front of them. I'd just hold off and do it there.
  34. mam521
    Not to be discouraging, but many people end up meeting citizenship 3 year requirement, filing for citizenship and requesting a combo interview because the I-751 interviews are often very slow.
  35. mam521
    Montreal is slow. You'll be in the queue for a while considering you only filed in July. It's one of the reasons the CR1 is often recommended, especially dealing with Montreal. If you have the option to extend the lease at least 6 months to keep your rent in check, I'd consider that. Don't give up your place until your visa is issued. You don't know how long approval will be, how long interview scheduling will be or if you'll land in a long AP. The consulate never recommends making plans until a visa is issued. The other advantage is a lease agreement is a reasonable tie to Canada, in case you want to visit the US. Crashing at your parent's place is not.
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