mam521

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We had one take over 6 months. (Issued CR2 when it should have been an IR2).

Depends on the bank. Our bank will notify us either by sending a text to approve or calling before authorizing the transaction when it seems out of the ordinary. Hubs had a $6000 fraudulent transaction attempt by scammers at BestBuy that the bank called him about to authorize and he's like nope, that is definitely not me! Online scammers had gotten his card number from somewhere and were trying to buy a TV or something!

The consulate keeps the original certificate.

Since her husband is not present, she will require the listed father to fill out a completed DS-3053 form and have it notarized. Also note, she will have to take the baby to the Passport Office for the appointment.

Just let your bank know that you are making a payment to USCIS so they don't try to block it!

The name of the petitioner, the beneficiary or the joint sponsor for the I-864 changed?

Beneficiary's job status isn't a big deal. The petitioner's is because they (or whomever is listed as the financial sponsor on the I-864) are the ones financially responsible for the immigrant when they move to the US.

If that's the information you received, then send it by courier, as the instructions say. Expect a 6-8 week delay in hearing from the Montreal consulate after they receive it. They are very slow to address cases, irrespective of expedite status or waivers.

Call back and ask to speak to a Tier 2 and explain that Mom's application has been processing and provide her PD. Usually the Tier 2's are able to better service your case. Is Mom's I-130 approved already? Her NOA (and possibly her approval) should serve as a pretty strong reason to expedite. There have been some people who've recently had I-130's approved freakishly quickly with no understood explanation. But, the information on MyUSCIS is horribly inaccurate and a total crapshoot, so stick with what you know from your partner's case and stay skeptical with USCIS!

Retirement savings and life insurance plans - putting each other as the beneficiaries, if you want another strong evidence. But, sounds like you've got it pretty solid as is.

Have you been keeping an eye on your junk mail for this request? Was there any mention of what it is, like a DS-5535 form to fill out with your 15 year travel history? Your visa will be valid for 6 months from the date of your medical or 6 months from the issuance of your visa, whichever expires first. Your case will be your medical expires sooner. The consulate will not extend the validity of this visa. You will have to try and get it reprinted if you don't enter the US before it expires. Additionally, your child will require proper documentation to enter the US as well, be it a CRBA and US passport or their own IR-2 visa, if you enter after their birth.

If you are petitioning him as a spouse of a US citizen (CR/IR-1) then only your husband will have to complete an interview at the consulate in DR.

You have 6 months from the date of your medical or interview, whichever comes first (usually the medical) to enter the US and activate the visa. Usually we are all in a hurry to reunite with our partners, but at least there's a window!

Well, the Cat Distribution Network was in full force last week. We had a little dude try to visit our back yard only to be chased away by the dog. The neighbors asked if the friendly kitty was ours - nope. Saw the kitty the next day and decided to feed him. He DOVE into the bowl. Fed him again that evening with the same reaction. Realized he was sleeping under the dwarf palmetto in the front yard. The next day we took him to the vet to check for a chip. He was chipped but his owner didn't want him and claimed some story about the cat ran away a month prior and she couldn't take him back because she has 6 cats and her husband is on dialysis or something. I buy none of it because the cat was too clean, hungry and lacking in fleas and would have had to have made over a 5mi journey across the I-45 interstate to land where he did. I think she dumped him and forgot he was chipped... We made the decision to keep the kitty. He's the sweetest, most affectionate guy. Kid1 has fallen deeply in love with this cat and has claimed him as hers. She's created his account with the vet and has him booked for Saturday for full vetting and vaccinations. We're working on introductions with the 2 boomer cats already in residence. Everyone, meet Monty.

There have been some people. Canada's processing has slowed somewhat and you're looking at about a year I believe unless your spouse falls into one of the employment categories that allows for express entry. Still seems to be less arduous than trying to get into the US and one can apply for citizenship after 3 years in Canada, as long as the requirements are met.

It's not priority per se, but rather that there are few limitations on IR/CR categories in the same way there are visa limits on employment and family preference categories.

There's already a Montreal thread that addresses interviews. You should update your timeline to reflect your I-130 approval and your DS-260 approval.

https://www.itsgnetwork.com/itsg/globalTaxJournal.asp?aid=15#:~:text=Where a non-resident sells,as a withholding tax. Witholding taxes, clearance certificates...it's messy REALLY FAST and yet avoidable.

Endorsing the visa in the passport is what triggers the system to say you are a PR of the US and what changes your tax rules. You'll have to wait until June 1 unless you want to complicate things dramatically. The spousal sponsor has to be either with you or already in the US for you to activate your PR, so if you want the kids to be able to go ahead of you, your spouse can come up and fly the kids "home" or could take the kids to activate their visas (assuming they are CR2's) and when the time comes, you can pack them on the plane.

I would sell the house first. Once you activate that visa, you're considered a Permanent Resident of the US and the tax implications change. You have up to 6 months from the date of your medical to enter the US. Sell the house and come on down!

Be forewarned - just because you were given an expedite does not mean your case will be adjudicated immediately. It simply means your case will be adjudicated in a truncated timeline relative to others in your category. It also will not exclude you from the administrative processing and background checks that have, at times, lead to the issuance of a 221g or DS-5535. Again, not trying to be a negative nelly, just a voice of reason to help keep expectations in check so you aren't disappointed.

When you naturalized, your wife's category changed from FP to IR. IR petitions are not allowed to have derivatives like FP petitions (yes, it seems rather silly that FP's can but that's a whole other discussion). You should have filed an I-130 for your stepdaughter and requested an expedite on the grounds of her being a derivative on your wife's petition, but a category change resulted in the requirement for the new I-130 application when you naturalized. Can you confirm the answer to @Dashinka's question?

I didn't change my name. Too much hassle, especially when you involve multiple countries. We also were established with mortgage, title/deed for the house, vehicle registration etc, etc, etc so it just turns into a giant headache money grab (IMHO, of course ). And, I've had my name since I was born...how does my identity suddenly change when I get married? Anyway, to each their own but for the purposes of immigration, it doesn't matter.

Loaf on the stairs is the dangerous one.