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Hi and welcome Once you get the ball rolling, you can fill out your timeline here: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=476171 There is a guide if you search the forum. You are correct - file the I-130. Once approved by USCIS, the case will be sent to the National Visa Center (Department of State) where your husband will fill out the DS-260 and you and your financial sponsor will fill out the Affidavit of Support (I-864). You are correct - having a joint financial sponsor will make things much smoother. Spousal visa is essentially guaranteed, barring no issues with criminal history, etc. It will also mean that, because you'd do consular processing, your husband would enter the US with a 10 year greencard, ready and able to work. There may be an option to get a job and find a sponsor, but no guarantees. Two years is a very fair and pragmatic estimate. Thank you for being realistic about the timeline! The biggest challenges in Canada are obtaining the correct police records check from the RCMP. It is not the anticipated "for a visa" type, but rather the "other" variety that has the entire RCMP holding. You can go to the Commissionares or there are some other fingerprint places that do these checks. Make sure you do it when it's needed because it does have an expiration. If he has lived anywhere for more than 6 months outside of Canada after the age of 16, he will need to obtain those PRC's as well. Your husband won't be welcomed to book the immigration medical until an interview is scheduled. However, he can ensure his vaccination records are up to date with the CDC required vaccines while he's still covered under provincial health care. Some are multi-dose vaccines, so that is something to consider. Montreal is a stickler for domicile. Good plan for you to go to the US before the interview. The other option would be to establish a lease agreement with family or wherever you plan to stay if you don't have your own place right away. You have more than required identity. Just provide what is asked. Filing online is typically cheaper and easier. As for proof of relationship, looks good. Affidavits aren't strong evidence, so if they are a headache, don't worry about it. Strong evidence is the financial cominglings you've presented. I'd add beneficiaries for life insurance policies, pensions and retirement savings to the list.

Just a side note here, but make sure your preschooler has their CRBA and US passport. Sometimes people forget the kiddos need their own ID/Visa/etc, too!

State policy. Being a border state with large numbers of migrants, DPS won't issue a DL without proof of lawful presence. Keep in mind, when people show up at the border and claim asylum, they are also paroled into the US under the same terms - authorized stay until a determination regarding lawful presence is made. I suppose it's a grasp at straws by the state to try and keep people "legal" but there's a high percentage of non-licensed and uninsured people on the road, regardless. Hence, ridiculously high insurance rates.

Please fill out your timeline so others know what type of visa you were trying to obtain and your timeline: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=482918 The congressman or senator is going to depend on where you will be living in the US. For many people, these are family reunification visas that have been sent into AP, so their family members are already in the US.

^^^This. It's also why people can't get a SSN when they are adjusting until they actually have work authorization or their greencard. The SAVE verification won't indicate you're lawfully present and DPS are a stickler for it. They will not give you a DL until your EAD or GC are approved, whichever comes first. Has your category changed from F2A to CR1 in your online profile?

That's because she's technically being paid by unemployment, not the company she works for. Just make sure she is NOT taking any of the other Canadian Governmental benefits like child tax credit because they will 100% make her repay those amounts. And, make sure she's withholding sufficient tax from her UI because the government typically does not and it is considered taxable income. Once she is ready to return to work, if she chooses to remain with the company, she will require work authorization in the US and permission from her company to work from the US (tax rules are funny). O1 won't allow her to work, EB2 would. If she is qualified to get her own TN, that would work, too.

Your partner cannot work in the US without work authorization, even if the employer is Canadian.

If there's no real lease agreement and you can just drop everything, it's gonna look sketchy to USCIS. It's also sketch because most people from North American countries need to work. Was your wife gainfully employed in Canada or were you the sole income? She just dropped everything and started looking for jobs in the US, knowing you didn't have status beyond a visitor visa in the USA? It's a story of a bit too much convenience. Are you guys aware of the filing costs? AOS, ROC, etc? Yeah...all a little dodgy. Dare I say dodgy like some of the high fraud dodgy cases from high fraud countries. Expect scrutiny.

Did you do it? I bought a second LR3, used from Marketplace. You can tell my older unit is an older unit...the newer one is a touch quieter and less "beta" version than mine. Still just buy the litter from Costco. Having a good tracker mat seems to make all the difference in the world for how much ends up outside of where the boxes are!

Do you have a partner that needs to work in the US? Just like with a TN, an O1 will not allow a spouse work authorization. Just food for thought.

Oh, and you may want to ask here: I think someone else had to add a new baby not that long ago. One last thing, if you can fill out your timeline, it's a great help: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=482221

Continental drift happens faster than Montreal responding to messages. The consulate typically averages about 6-8 weeks to respond to anything. Make sure you have all of his paperwork (birth certificate, passport) and take it with you to the interview.

Never the ending one wants. Sincerest good luck!

Mathing can be difficult I suppose one might assume that USCIS wouldn't make that mistake but eh...

I filed under 3yr minus 90. NOA and biometrics notices were sent within 2 days of filing. Interview was scheduled 9 days after my 3 years, oath was 2 weeks later. I get the impression the interview scheduling was to ensure I met the requirement.

@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.

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.

@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

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.

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.

@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!

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.

Darcey's face doesn't move anymore...when she attempted to cry on the hike I was just like wow...

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.

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.