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Verify that she got the correct PRC - it has to be type "other" and will include the entire records holdings. It will NOT have fingerprints on the document received in the mail. Really, you look at it and think "what the deuce? All this trouble for this nearly blank sheet of paper?". This gets screwed up often. In case she gets the incorrect one, Edmonton City Police apparently do them, but she can go to a place like Edmonton Fingerprinting Services or the Commissionaires to get them done. There's a list of approved third parties here: https://rcmp.ca/en/criminal-records/criminal-record-checks/private-fingerprinting-companies-accredited-rcmp#wb-auto-2 Good luck!

Just remember, when you endorse the visa in your passport, you officially become a PR of the USA. You will be responsible for filing US income tax from that day forward and any world income becomes fair game for the IRS. I recommend consulting with a cross border accountant prior to endorsing your visa to ensure you have your proverbial financial ducks in a row and aren't setting yourself up for heartbreak, especially if you have TFSA, RESP's, real estate, etc. You will also be responsible for filing Canadian exit taxes. Additionally, depending on your province, you may encounter some issues with retaining provincial social benefits if you are a US PR. Your visa is good for 6 months from the issuance date or your medical, whichever came first. I'd recommend finishing up your affairs in Canada and planning the move rather than endorsing, becoming a PR and then trying to manage on the back end. Ultimately though, it's your decision.

Honestly, if your daughter really wants to move to the US, she's best off getting a degree that falls under TN status or a job with a multinational company, working for a year and transferring on an L1.

Those are nice colors! Does your home have brick on it, too? I have a red bricked house with a pale, vanilla'ish trim. I used to despise the red brick and the trim color. But, we got a new roof and then changed the windows and the exterior doors and now I quite like the look. The new windows and doors really modernized it. The old ones were aluminum frames with colonial style gridded/grilled, single pane, sugar glass. There are also some half round windows that had those grilles as well (I think they look like half wagon wheels). They were all replaced with double pane, gas insulated windows. The front door was an old wood, 4 lite with a half round window but we changed it to a solid door with a long, vertical window (mid century style). It lets in more light though the frosted window, which is nice. It was an investment, but we see the returns in energy savings, a cleaner house (less dust) and it was amazing how much quieter it is with the newer windows. That's all that crazy ES stuff you buy... We're not allowed to put wet paint cans into the trash. You either have to take the lids off and let them dry up or take them to the county recycle center. They will have a free drop off day for paint coming up soon. They always do one in the spring and in the fall. Otherwise, it's a small fee. We were pleasantly surprised a couple of weekends ago because we took the dead microwave to the recycle center and they didn't charge us a recycling fee. Lowes, HD and WorstBuy were all wanting $50 to take it. We will still take advantage of WorstBuy's free electronics recycling. We have some old Apple routers and an old Chromebook that need to go and they'll take up to 4 pieces per day. I'd prefer that the high school do a recycling event (I think marching band usually does one as a fundraiser) but they didn't do it last year. The school is arguably closer, more convenient and takes it all at once.

Yes, that's like, I dunno, 2x2x2x2 feet up or so. He's a pain in the rear so we had to give him something to scale. He gets up there from the upstairs livingroom and typically climbs down. I've lived this before and had it tossed in my face that "he paid the mortgage". Yep, he's no longer here. Replaced. Significant upgrade, I might add! Hopefully it's legitimately better for your daughter because life is too short to settle and be stuck with someone who doesn't actually make you happy.

Nuking can make is soggy; air fryer keeps it more crispy. There are, but they do tend to cost a bit more. Aldi should have something. Any chance she can make extra and you toss it into the fridge or freezer? We do that with bacon buttermilk waffles. Yeah, fresh is better but beggars can't be choosers. French toast is really easy, though. I just washed the linen curtains from the livingroom and the lint was insane...I had no idea they could lint like that! That was Monty on Friday. He had a BAD case of the zoomies. I have a picture of him coming down his cat wall with his favorite toy (a folded, looped pipe cleaner). Total nutjob. Disposals are such an American thing. We took ours out when the kids were little. I have a sink with a drain basket and when it needs emptied, the compost bin is right next to the sink. Brits typically function between 58°f and 73°f. Anything outside of that, they cry about it. It's pretty amazing that he's in FL, all things considered. Thankfully, my Brit is conditioned to not melt in anything above 70°f so he doesn't whinge about it when I need the heat on. Sounds like the loser Matthew on the last 90 Day the other way series! Full moon last night. Weather should let up. I'm kinda sad...I'm not ready for 85°+ weather yet. I'm good with staying in the 60's for a while longer. Still not pulling all of the plants out of the greenhouses yet. I don't trust we won't get another freeze in a couple of weeks time.

I'd argue to get a passport card, too. You can only use it within the US or at land border crossings, but it's easy proof of citizenship to have on your person.

As others have mentioned, your stepson will become a USC when your wife naturalizes. Get his passport first, then apply for his N600. If he's over 14, he will also have to complete an oath ceremony. As far as I am aware, his name cannot be changed unless you've filed a legal name change in the courts. The translation error probably should have been addressed with filing an I-90 to correct the error on the GC. Urgent passport services are available. Whether or not an appointment is available in DC is up to the DoS. Call and see once the naturalization certificate is in hand. That said, your spouse has a couple of weeks to get the passports and get back to you, wherever you're posted.

Try chucking it in the air fryer. Or even the toaster. Nuked can make it soggy...🤢 If it makes you feel any better, Kid2 won't eat any sort of breakfast unless its a specific granola bar that we bring back from Canada. Gonna have to get Kid1 to bring some when she visits next month. This is your life until he graduates...undiscovered work. Always. It's a boy thing, I swear. Gotta get that bleach to encompass the entire Dexter theme! Really, was there any other kind? The closest thing to healthy were probably Cornflakes or Rice Crispies but even then, a little dusting of straight sugar on top made them awesome!

LOL - this is low key hilarious...I love the way you worded it! Complete honesty!

@appleblossom total opinion question but do you think it makes sense to postpone the interview indefinitely or for @Emmajapan to interview and be in AP? It's a catch 22 IMO. If one interviews and passes, then it's really a long AP, but they are in the queue for a visa. I can only see this backlog getting worse as people from the 75 banned countries wait. If they are treated FIFO, that could be advantageous. I don't know if it perhaps makes sense to obtain Canadian citizenship and then interview. Even then, who knows...someone may have settled into life in Canada and see no need to come to the US. @Emmajapan and everyone else stuck in this ban, I'm sorry you're facing this. Immigration is challenging enough and moving the goal posts during the process just isn't very fair.

@kannan19 Please fill out your timeline: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=495589 Considering you say you have a greencard, then if it was a major deal, it likely would have come up with your greencard application. It was within the validity dates of your visa, it's just your I-94 wasn't and it's at least an explainable gap, based on passport expiration. Not saying it's acceptable, but I do think a lot of people miss this expiration or get a new passport and fail to head to a deferred inspection site to have their I-94 updated, so it's less scrutinized than completely overstaying an expired visa, for example. Regardless, you don't know until you try for citizenship and as I stated before, it's an explainable gap that you did work to rectify.

I don't think it's going to matter, either. If you decide to acquire citizenship in the future, you'll use the account, so no harm, no foul.

I forgot about that one...good call!

Only you have to change your address with USCIS because you are the immigrant. You can file the form online (encouraged) or you can mail a paper copy. https://www.uscis.gov/ar-11 How did you fill out your DS-260 when you went through consular processing? You should have created an online account then, no?

Big hugs. Definitely not the life you thought you were getting!

Is she a dual Bangladeshi Canadian? If so, I believe duals where one country is banned and the other is not can still proceed. The non-banned citizenship is essentially a hail Mary. If not, hold tight.

It might be difficult to get this done in time now, but you could have a titres test to see what vaccines you actually need. As for a local clinic, that will depend on where you are. Most pharmacies will do some vaccines as well.

Follow divorce laws in your state and divorce him. Looks like one of you has to leave and be living apart for a year, so I'd get working on that ASAP. Assuming your husband has a conditional, 2 year greencard, it's going to be up to him to provide what is required to remove conditions. So, either he has to be in a bonafide relationship or he can file to remove conditions with divorce waiver. If he chooses neither, he'll be put into removal proceedings.

The OP's stepchild is in the Philippines, which wasn't on Trump's banned list. I'm sorry that Thailand is...it makes things extremely challenging when all you want is to be together.

You've been very fortunate by the looks of things if your GC interview is in Feb. That's not very typical. As with anything immigration related, it's luck of the draw. Had your greencard interview taken significantly longer, your EAD likely would have been issued first. Since you can't predict the future, I'd vote money well spent. It's kinda like insurance...you pay into it for forever and hope you'll never need it but if you do, you have that reassurance.

All application fees are available here: https://www.uscis.gov/g-1055 Choose the form you're filing. The I-130 is the first step; successive steps will have associated fees (DS-260, greencard fee). Make sure you read the guide posted by Dashinka.

@yuna628 stay safe while digging out of that white garbage! My mom has a neighbor who uses a bobcat to move the snow on their block, thank goodness. My mom lives on a crescent with an alleyway beside the house as well as behind, so thankfully the neighbors push the snow out of the side alley so mom can access her garage. I was chatting to her the other day and she said the city seems to clear the alleyways for the garbage men before they do the main roads...make that one make sense!!

This is giving some real Dexter vibes - the only thing missing is bleach. Are you a wannabe Dexter Morgan? Yes, I'm joking! But for real, exam gloves and caution tape?

Make the selections above, which are 100% pertaining to name change.