mam521

I understand this. However, did you read what I've written regarding custody? That is the challenge.

In the past, the post office didn't take the greencards. The post office took the greencards and returned them to USCIS, so they know the kids have passports. Like I said, the issue is a custody agreement. We've not needed one in the past. The IO for our greencards accepted a lawyer notarized letter from their father and for the passports, he had the DS-3053 notarized for me. I wonder if yet another notarized letter would be accepted. It's really a headache when people know how to adult in the best interest of their children.

As an LPR, you're still expected to file US income tax unless you formally rescind your US PR. By leaving the US and letting your PR expire doesn't mean you're off the hook, either. That just means your PR card has expired. If you get citizenship, you're still responsible for those taxes, but you can live anywhere in the world without worrying so much about being pulled into secondary or being handed a notice to appear because you're on record as an LPR, stayed out of country for an extended period of time and are attempting to reenter, even just for a visit.

It's cheaper to file for citizenship again! The challenge is their father and I happily adult, so we don't have a court ordered custody agreement. This is a requirement for the N-600. Not sure how to get around that and it seems redundant considering they were allowed their greencards and passports without it.

What are the actual advantages to filing the N-600 for the purpose of obtaining a Certificate of Citizenship for minors who already have a US Passport and a US Passport card? It's an expensive form to file two times and I question the necessity. Maybe this is a question best answered by @Mike E

My oldest will still be required to go take the oath because they're 16. It doesn't make any sense that this form is $1140 but the other is $725!

$540 to file to replace the GC with the married name.

Yup, as long as the names match, it's good. Just be forewarned, its $540 for the greencard. And she'll still have to change the passport. I'd honestly just put the 3 years in and put that $540 toward the $725 filing fee for the N-400!

To legally change her last name in Canada, your wife would have had to have notified federal agencies like CRA, Social Security and the province to update her health card as well as update her passport. If you wanted her greencard to come in her married name, she would have had to have updated her passport to reflect the married name so the visa that is affixed to the passport matches the passport. If married name is important, and for the sake of less headache, can you get a new urgent Canadian passport in her married name? Otherwise, you'll have to file an I-90 once you're in the US to change it at a cost to you. The other option is to do what many others do - they just wait until they naturalize to change their name when they file the N-400. Of possible interest. OP's spouse got a new passport ahead of the interview.

I naturalized at the end of April last year with required work travel booked before my ceremony was even scheduled. Attend your ceremony, get your certificate and then when it's within 10 days of travel, call DoS and ask for an emergency appointment. The caveat here is that you may not get an appointment where you live - you may have to travel within the US for your appointment. Additionally, you may not get a same day passport. It's often next day passport, so you have to be prepared to spend 2 days sitting in a passport office. When you do get your appointment, you will have to provide the passport officer your evidence of travel in addition to your passport application and naturalization certificate. You will get the naturalization certificate back when you pick up your passport. Make sure you CHECK the passport for correctness before you leave the building. Mine had a typo which lead to an additional 3 hours of waiting for a reprint of the passport.

I think the point is you believe in this moment that it is unnecessary, but it could become very necessary and then costly, both financially and physically (time) in the future when you could save the headache and file now.

Final update. We have received the passport cards for the kids. They came from Tucson. The required submitted documents have also been returned. I suppose next stop is to apply for citizenship certificates for the kids.

Not sure on how long NVC is taking to documentarily qualify petitions. Montreal is seeing about a 3-6 month wait between DQ and interview. Montreal does have a seemingly higher instance of DS-5535's being handed out, though.

You should fill out your timeline so people can better serve you. Knowing what consulate you're dealing with will help to understand timelines.

This is how mine was handled in April of 2023. Returned upon receipt of the passport.

Do you already have an approved I-130?

Likely no less than 6 months, possibly more than a year. The thread posted above are all Montreal interviews that were handed the DS-5535.

I naturalized in April and got my passport right away. We just got passports for my kids in Dec. 2023. The post office took my physical naturalization certificate and sent it with their applications. You'll need the actual certificate unless you have certified copies of the original.

https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=464705 No expected date and no guarantees it's the 3rd week.

As a person that owned a house and sold it while in the US, sell it before. My word - dealing with CRA is a pain in the rear to begin with, but dealing with CRA NR division is even worse, if that's believable. Tax withholding coupled with clearance certificates...sell before!

It's advised you wait 10 days before you apply for your SSN. After that, it's not long. Register for Informed Delivery and you can watch for the envelope to appear in mail tracking. You can begin working as soon as your visa is endorsed as it serves as proof of identity and employment authorization. If an employer tries to deny you the opportunity to begin work, show them the instructions for form I-9.

If the status has been changed to IR1, then nothing else needs to be done. You'll have to wait for your interview.

How do you live off of ZERO income for 8-10 months until EAD comes? Yeah, the OP is living with his father, but is still earning an income. Does one really keep on working illegally, with the hope that the violation is forgiven? Would the Canadian employer even allow remote work from the US? I'd think that is NOT advisable.

Another update: We've received both kids' passports. Appointments: Dec. 19 Issue date: Dec. 26 (both passports) Receive date: Kid 2 - Dec. 29 Kid 1 - Jan. 3 We have NO idea why the passports were sent on different days, despite being issued on the same dates. We also don't know why one came Priority 1 day and the other Priority 2 day. Regardless, they popped up in my informed delivery. Now we wait for the return of the (stapled) documents and the passport cards.