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Adding to this, CBP is NOT in any, way, shape and/or form obligated to give her a 6 month admittance. They could decide in that moment that it's a week and that's what she gets. Have you guys checked her I-94 to see how long she was legally admitted for with each stay? Visitors to the US should treat it as a privilege. Obtaining an immigrant benefit in future is also a privilege. The US owes her nothing. The same is true for you in her country - it's a privilege to visit her and her country owes you nothing. When you accept this and adjust your expectations, you'll find yourself in a better position.

$22 later and the washing machine is repaired. Financially savvy! Sure beats a fat stack of cash to replace the thing when the rest of it was fine. Just needed a new cold water inlet valve controller.

Agree! Hubs is going to be annoyed - he wasn't supposed to be home for another 2 hours so I made chocolate chip banana muffins for Kid1. He hates the smell of banana. Joke's on him, I guess. Now, if the washer part I need would just arrive already so I could repair the washing machine, one headache of mine would go away...

F1 although Ben Sulayem is ruining it for everyone these days. When there's more time or something interesting: Hockey - I was born a Canuck so ya know... Football - CFL - Watermelon head for SK here...

You may want to check out this thread: Yes, it says EB-2 but there's the gamut of EB's in there. Some people managed, after becoming documentarily qualified (I-140 approved) to get an interview within a couple of months, but many have waited a year. Not sure how many have had premium processing. What is your home country? That will potentially have an impact. Additionally, family reunification visas are prioritized (CR/IR) as they do not have limits. So, some months you will not see an interview letter sent for an EB visa case.

Never received anything from CRA. if you filed your income tax and paid exit taxes, you should be good to go. You can probably log into your CRA account, if you still have access, and check from there. CRA are FAR from organized, so expect nothing. Especially the NR division.

2 year validity. Shouldn't need a new one.

https://www.uscis.gov/i-864a Did you not file income tax as married? Your income will likely be requested, anyway.

Your temporary I-551 in your passport serves as your greencard for up to a year until your physical greencard arrives. Make sure you pay the fee to have the card issued. A greencard, temporary or permanent, awards you permanent residency in the US. There is no separate work authorization or travel permit needed because you are already a PR - people are issued those documents when they are adjusting status and haven't yet been awarded a greencard.

Agree. I grew up with a military training base in my back yard. Incidents happened, but nothing quite this spectacular, for lack of a better word. I wish my granddad were alive. He had a history with choppers in the RCAF, eventually ending up as commander of the 422 Tactical Helicopter Squadron and would likely have some interesting insights about this whole scenario. The flight data recorders from the AA aircraft have been recovered and apparently there is high confidence the recorder from the helicopter will also be recovered. Wonder how long until an Aircraft Investigation episode appears with the deep dive into this incident.

It doesn't matter whether it was that base or Ft. Belvoir. The point is the radio communications systems are different and sharing airspace can become complicated. The potential lack of familiarity with the civilian flight paths by the helicopter crew highlights the complexities of sharing said space and the demonstrated hazard of having them in such close proximity. In general, it seems like a potential national security issue to have a civilian airport so close to the Pentagon and White House.

@MADE24 you've been asked repeatedly to please fill out your timeline. Please do so: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=386909 Are you a Canadian by birth, a naturalized Canadian or a Canadian PR?

The military base is across the river from Reagan. I don't fully understand why the airport is there considering so is the Pentagon. It's still an awful situation. I just hope the people onboard didn't suffer.

Wonder if his panties are in a wad and this was put on the radar, in part, because of LaHood's bill. https://www.imidaily.com/north-america/bill-to-end-overseas-american-taxation-expires-but-could-it-make-a-comeback-experts-doubtful/ Neither likely to pass I'd say because either would require an onerous rewrite of the tax code.

I know this has come up many times in the past, but an employer cannot prevent you from starting work because you haven't yet received your SSN. People need to know their rights because there are a lot of HR people that are not familiar or don't care to look at the instructions for the I-9. List A documents, which establish both identity and right to work, include your endorsed I-551 in your passport. By presenting this, you are legally entitled to work. The SSN is really so the employer can pay the IRS the required withholdings on your behalf. The employer gets in trouble with the IRS, not USCIS or anyone else, if they don't pay these withholdings. There is a grace period because it is understood that the SSA may not have issued the number or there can be a delay in getting an appointment with the SSA now that there are no longer walk-ins being accepted.

Often, smaller credit unions are more forgiving than big banks when it comes to documentation. Just something to keep in mind.

Be aware that you might be asked to complete biometrics. I would wait until after the biometrics notice is issued and if you have to complete biometrics, you do it then travel. Edit to add: or, just wait to file until you've returned from your trip.

The first thing to remember is there's rarely anything quick about immigration. It all takes time, money and patience. Our very knowledgeable @Crazy Cat offers this list for comparison: K-1 More expensive than CR-1 Requires Adjustment of Status after marriage (expensive and requires a lot of paperwork) Spouse can not leave the US until she/he receives approved Advance Parole (approx 6-8 months) Spouse can not work until she/he receives EAD (approx 6-8 months) Some people have had problems with driver licenses, Social Security cards, leases, bank account during this period Spouse will not receive Green Card for many months after Adjustment of Status is filed. A K-1 might be a better choice when 18-21 year old children are immigrating also In some situations, marriage can affect certain Home country benefits, making a K-1 a better choice A denied K-1 is sent back to USCIS to expire CR-1 Less expensive than K-1 No Adjustment of Status(I-485, I-131, I-765) required. Spouse can immediately travel outside the US Spouse is authorized to work immediately upon arrival. Spouse receives Social Security Card and Green Card within 2 or 3 weeks after entering the US Opening a bank account, getting a driver's license, etc. are very easily accomplished with GC, SS card, and passport. Spouse has legal permanent Resident status IMMEDIATELY upon entry to US. Your mileage may very, but the senior members of the community would agree with the accuracy of this list. Additionally, a good chunk of the community who've come on a K-1 have also stated if they had to do over, they'd have done the CR-1. The complete dependence on a partner after moving to a foreign country is typically challenging for the beneficiary.

No. Just follow the instructions. Don't complicate the application by sending unnecessary items. As @Lil bear stated, it's a renewal and does not require ongoing proof of the relationship.

The 90 day rule in this instance is that you've lived in the state you plan to file from for at least 90 days prior to filing. You're not moving, so you're fine.

Admittedly, I glazed over the 350 part...oops. But I'm astounded...I didn't realize the can of biscuits was busting out at 345ish million...sheesh! Anyway, completely off topic now 🫠

330 million people but impossible! 🙄🤣 I think I saw someone say they had their SSN's within about 10 days but physical greencards took 78 days or so. As stated, you can track with your receipt notice and I'd sign up for USPS Informed Delivery. I could see them in the USPS app before it had updated online in the USCIS tracking system.

My mom and my sister have great fun with the scammers. My sister will answer and they'll ask for my mom. She'll deadpan deliver the bad news: mom died. Scammers usually hang up. One scammer called my mom and told her she'd won a cruise. She rolled with it. They started asking questions about her spouse and his information. Mom said "why do you need to know that? I thought I won the trip!" Well, then it was a pivot back to her and all they needed was her credit card information. She said she didn't have a credit card. They said well why can't you use a friend's credit card. So, naturally she replies "well what's your credit card number? We're friends now! Let's use your credit card!". Needless to say, the scammer didn't like that, used some profanity and hung up. Fast friends to mortal enemies in the matter of minutes 🤣 Agree with @Ontarkie. Drop IC and move on. There is the right person out there. Don't sell yourself short!

I did consular processing and we waited until the day after our second anniversary to come across the border and activate our green cards. 2 out of the 3 cards had updated status from CR-1/CR-2 to IR-1/IR-2 but Kid2's didn't for whatever reason. CBP, USCIS and DOS don't seem to communicate with each other. If that were the case, the system should have shown us as IR's when they stamped our passports. But it didn't. I had to pay the extortionate fees for the kids to get certificates of citizenship when they received derivative citizenship from me because even though I was able to get them US passports issued by DOS. DOS & USCIS don't communicate and USCIS doesn't recognize the passport as proof of citizenship. It's all a bit asinine and disorganized IMO.

Hopefully your honesty earns you some brownie points! We had to do an I-90 for Kid2's GC for the opposite reason - kiddo should have gotten a 10 year but received a 2 year. Interestingly enough, we sill received a notice to remove conditions, despite having corrected the issue and had the 10 year card in hand. It would appear that different departments of the same agencies don't talk, let alone cross agency talk. Just save your notices and keep good records. Also, if you haven't already, make sure you're keeping a spreadsheet of travel in and out of the US. If you decide naturalization is in your future, it's WAY easier to have this already sorted.