Canadian93

Hi all,

My spouse (USC) and I have been living in Canada the past 3 year tax years making his income fall below the poverty line in the U.S. However my spouse just moved the U.S and has proof of income for about 3 months making about $2500 per pay check. From the quote below on this website(https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-5-collect-financial-evidence-and-other-supporting-documents.html), would it suffice to just provide the past few pay checks as financial evidence without having to add a joint sponsor?

Evidence of income: "If you completed Form I-864, I-864A, or I-864EZ and the income reported on this form or your tax transcript reflects income below the poverty guidelines for the year the form was submitted, submit evidence of your income. This can include evidence of current employment or self-employment, recent pay statements, a letter from the employer on business letterhead – showing dates of employment, wages paid, and type of work performed – or other financial data."

On 8/2/2024 at 4:50 PM, Nashmusah said:

For your country of residence, a police certificate is considered valid for 12 months from the date of issuance. Police certificates obtained from other countries where you previously resided are valid indefinitely, provided that you have not returned to the country and resided there for six months or more. Good  luck 👍 

Thank you so much that's really helpful!

Did you read that somewhere? A link would be really helpful for a piece of mind 😄

Hello,

I'm a citizen of Canada residing here with my husband (USC). I'm collecting all civil documents to submit to the NVC and am required to submit a police certificate from both Canada and Ethiopia as I was born in Ethiopia. The good thing is I have a police certificate from 2021 but did visit last year for 1 month. I know police certificates are valid for 1 or 2 years if you don't go back but does that include vacation or is that rule based on if I had resided or stayed in Ethiopia for a period of time? I'm essentially trying to understand if I need a new police certificate or if the one I have from 2021 is still valid since I've only been once for 30 days last year.

Thank you in advance!

On 11/21/2023 at 6:01 PM, Chancy said:

*** Moved from IR1/CR1 Progress Reports to IR1/CR1 Process & Procedures ***

 

 

No need to notify USCIS of your change of citizenship.  Just list all your citizenships on your DS-260 form.  At your visa interview, submit whichever valid passport you want your spouse visa to be affixed to.

 

Great, thank you!

Hi there,

My husband (USC) and I live together in Canada. I applied for Canadian citizenship earlier this year and will be receiving it in the next couple of weeks. We applied for my US spousal visa back in June with my old passport (different citizenship) and wanted to know what the process is of notifying USCIS of my change in citizenship? And when I do contact them should I do it with just my proof of citizenship paper or once I apply and recieve my Canadian passport?

TIA!

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Thank you everyone for replying and sharing information. It’s now clear to me that CR-1 is definitely the way to go as working as soon as possible is a priority for me, as I simply cannot go that long without working.
 

again thanks everyone!

Hi!
 

my fiancé and I we’re about to apply for a k1 visa when we realized that I wouldn’t be able to work for a certain amount of time until I receive a  work permit or EAD. Please correct me if I am wrong. I have been researching this for weeks and have not got a definitive answer. Am I not legally allowed to work until I receive a work permit? I have read that there are times when you do not receive a work permit within 90 days of applying for it and then there’s not even a point in receiving it as I’m not able to use it after 90 days. So my question is say I arrive on a k1 visa and we get married immediately and apply for an AOS when am I allowed to work? And what’s the timeline from the day I apply? I understand this depends but on average? My understanding is this may take 2-3 months. Because of this we are considering getting married abroad and applying for a K3 instead. How soon can I start working once I arrive on a K3 visa? I have read and heard very different experiences on this. Some people say they applied for SSN number and were able to start working immediately while others where waiting for months and months waiting for a green card or work permit and were idol the whole time. This is the biggest deciding factor for me- which is when can I start working on both visas? I would truly appreciate any experience or knowledge with this.

thanks in advance