mam521

The NOA's have been taking a lot longer lately. I wouldn't panic yet.

Please fill out your timeline. You may find this thread helpful:

The additional travel history can be shared at the interview. Bring the new W2 and if you have proof of filing, that too, in addition to the previous year's transcripts, as uploaded previously. The fact that the tax deadline isn't until April 15th is here nor there when trying to provide verifiable proof of income for sponsorship. When all tax documents show up, the return should be filed ASAP. Good luck!

It's not going to matter. The tax transcripts are going to list the wife's information anyway. Follow pushbrk's instruction and fill out the I-864a.

I assume it's everyone who isn't a PR or citizen. "Applying for a visa to enter the US"

Forgive my ignorance if this has been posted, but is there actually a list of the visa types aside from "visitors to the US staying more than 30 days" that have to register with USCIS? Is it a blanket requirement? Are dual intent visa holders required to register? I ask because I mentioned to my friend with a TN visa that I believe he needs to register because it's a non-immigrant visa stay in excess of 30 days. He was going to verify with his corporate lawyers because he assumed that as an employment visa, he was exempt. Simply curious.

That's annoying!

By doing Consular, he enters with greencard in hand, no adjustment, potentially no removal of conditions, just keep calm, carry on and as long as your marriage is strong, he can apply for citizenship after 3 years. If you're married 2 years plus a day or longer when he crosses the border, he will get a 10 year greencard. Consular has a certain level of "cleanliness" associated with it when it comes to packing up, moving and starting life. Adjusting means he can't travel back and forth to Canada unless he has advanced parole, which is a real crapshoot much of the time, but is really questionable with this administration. He can't work until he has work authorization. The process will ultimately cost a lot more because of all of the steps and if you spend any time on here, many people are stuck in removal of conditions proceedings for forever. Many apply for citizenship and request a combo interview because it takes so long. Canada is hardly overseas and has a different agreement with the US when it comes to visas. Canadians are some of the most notorious bunches for overstaying because it's visa on arrival, here's your B1 stamp, ttyl. CBP typically don't check; it's left up to the person. Unless, of course, CBP start to see a pattern. There are rules to retain provincial social benefits in Canada, as I'd mentioned, residency and presence being part of that. The Canadian federal government deems you a non-resident if you don't have significant residential ties and you spend more than 183 days away. So, while CBP may stamp a 6mo entry into the passport, it doesn't mean there aren't consequences "back home" to deal with.

Just keep in mind as soon as you have the temporary I-551 endorsed, you become subject to US taxes. For example, if you sell a property in the UK, you will be taxed on the proceeds. This is something people often overlook. If you didn't tick the box on the DS-260, you will need an appointment with the SSA; there are no more walk ins. These can be hard to come by, just as a heads up.

It's definitely easier to have the access because any future renewals or petitions can typically be filed through it, in addition to the tracking. If you haven't already, sign up for USPS Informed Delivery. I knew from Informed Delivery that our greencards had been mailed before the notification was issued that they had been sent.

Couple of things. The calculated time is on a rolling calendar. So, has he visited in the last year, prior to this visit? If so, how many days in that 365? He may be over the limit. Another thing is his provincial social benefits like health care are dependent on him being physically present in the province. YMMV, depending on province. What ties to Canada does he have? Rent/Mortgage? Car? Insurance? What does his I-94 say as an admit until date? Pending I-130 through consular. AOS likely to be denied because he entered on visitor status with future immigrant intent already established by the August filing. I would bail out and go home with this administration. You don't want any flags of any kind or potential reasons for future denial.

What a shame! Amen to comfortable shoes! Side note along a similar line: My kid's senior prom is in May. She has a beautiful, green gown and we have purchased some black sneakers that have lace, satin ruffles, ribbon laces and rubber soles. She plans to wear boy shorts underneath because no one will see anyway. She feels like a princess in the dress and her tootsies should be just fine! Yesterday was actually my 7th wedding anniversary! We went for lunch one day from work. I asked what he wanted to do for lunch. He said maybe we should go get a marriage license. I agreed, so that's what we did. I asked on our local neighborhood page about a marriage officiant and found one. We asked our friends if we could get married in their beautiful yard. They agreed. I found my dress and had to hem it myself because it was too short of notice - didn't care - it had pockets!!! Got the kids' outfits and hubs ordered a suit from Italy that was overnighted. Ironically, his suit cost more than my dress, which was only $175 with the fancy belt. Our friends took photos for us. We took them to dinner at a local restaurant where I know the chef. Chef sent a like 9 course dessert tasting menu...it was crazy. So, I think we got the license on Mar. 23 and were married on Mar. 31. We were still dressed up and it was a teensy bit fancier than a courthouse wedding, but we were happy with how it all turned out, none the less. That said, telling my bestie on April 1 that I got married was a challenge - she legitimately thought I was trying an April Fool's joke on her 🤣. Today is my 5 year immigration anniversary. Yep, we activated our PR on April Fools during covid when the border was technically closed. Gotta keep it interesting, right?! Anyway, back to the OP - decide what scale you want and go from there. We did JP. My brother did destination wedding with a big reception back home 3 months later for everyone that couldn't make it to the wedding. It's your wedding. Do what ultimately makes you happy! The marriage is the important part, anyway❤️.

The OP indicated current spouse is on F1.

If you got married after 4 years, I'm going to guess you can demonstrate you were in a relationship and that you spent time together in a manner that lead to engagement and marriage. This is part of the legitimacy of the relationship. In your IR-1 filing, what evidence did you guys provide to demonstrate a bonified relationship? Did he list you on a pension? A beneficiary of anything? Once you got to the US, were there any bills in your name? Records of communication that would demonstrate your fighting and the breakdown of the relationship and potentially why? When you started your business, was he involved? Did he get anything out of it in the divorce settlement? If you want to file for citizenship under the 5 year provision, definitely go for it. Just be aware that you could be asked questions about your relationship and how you got to where you are. Relationships break down - that's not the issue. The timeline is what might get questioned, so just pad yourself to answer any and all questions.

It's a website. Supposedly partners you with "experts" in your domain of interest and claims you get to talk to that expert.