SteveInBostonI130

Also, to help you with your dealings with Boundless, have them look at Form I-130, Page 7: The form clearly states to fill out 46.a. to 46.d. if the beneficiary is currently in the United States.

Boundless should know better. I would ask for a different agent. EDIT: If you use a lawyer or an immigration prep service like Boundless, you should still familiarize yourself with the process. Go over all the forms and read all the instructions. There is also a guide here for spouse visas - please review it.

How long have you been a legal permanent resident (i.e., had your greencard)?

You have the choice to go to Pakistan, marry and live with them.

You only need to enter the I-94 information if you are CURRENTLY in the US. Please review that section of the I-130.

List of travel dates, yes. But not proof of legal entry: multiple I-94s are not needed.

No. Married filing Jointly would help. Joint bank account would help. A joint bank account where your paycheck and your spouse's paycheck being deposited would be better evidence.

1. You will overstay your visa while waiting. You are not authorized to stay by applying for AOS if the visa number is not available. Your AOS application will actually be denied because the visa number is not available. 2. If you somehow avoid police and remain illegal in the US for the 7+ years for the visa number to become available, your subsequent AOS application will be denied because of your visa overstay. Overstays are NOT forgiven for family preference immigration. If you leave the US to try for consular processing, you will have a 10 year or lifetime bar. You have no path of residing in the US through your parents until the visa number becomes available. Leave as soon as you can and return for a visit 4-6 months later. The recommended rule is twice the time outside the US for returning visits. But you can try earlier, with greater chances of denial of entry for shorter time spent outside the US between visits.

It was always a requirement for anyone adjusting status that they were lawfully entered into the US. This new ruling makes it clear that this enforcement is only for the initial entry to the US. That is, the N400 applicant only has to show proof of that initial lawful entry and do not need to provide proof of any subsequent lawful reentry after obtaining LPR status.

No, you cannot stay and adjust status. The wait time to get a visa number is over 7 years for an unmarried son/daughter over 21 (F1). It is over 12 years for married sons/daughters.

To have proof of citizenship. In cases where his passport gets lost or expires.

No. Your wife files N-400. They will give her a certificate of citizenship after she is approved and takes the oath, with no additional charge. If your stepson was under 18 when your wife naturalized, then he is automatically a citizen. Your wife can apply for her passport and his passport (paying the passport fees) Your wife or your stepson can optionally file N600 to get a certificate for your stepson.

Your partner left - you cannot force someone else to marry you against their will. Your only legal choice is to leave the US.

UPDATE: Yesterday, my wife received her passport. Our passport journey: 1. We had a trip planned Nov 15-17 to Quebec City, CA. We thought we might need to cancel, but took a chance on urgent travel processing. 2. Wife filled out the passport application PDF and printed it on 10/31. 3. Wife set up an appointment with the Boston passport office for Nov 5. 4. She took her application and hotel booking confirmation. 5. The passport office made my wife fill her parent's information. Wife thought this was an optional section on the online tool, but looking at the DS-11, it seems to be required. 6. The office made my wife change the emergency contact information. She had me down, but because we were travelling together, it had to be someone else. 7. She submitted the application, passport photos, copy of her MA DL, copy of her Naturalization Certificate, and the original Naturalization Certificate. 8. Apparently, even when presenting the original NC in person, they still keep it for passport processing. 9. She was told the passport and certificate would be mailed to her by Wednesday, Nov 13. She was offered the option of express mail (additional fee) for it to arrive by Friday, Nov 8. She declined. 10. The passport and certificate arrived by mail on Nov 7.

The 5 yr application is not based on being married to your petitioning husband. They may ask about your child, and you state that you and your husband have drifted apart, hence the divorce and your new relationship.

Currently your I-94 will show that it's expiring soon. SSA will not assign you an SSN within XX days of the I-94 expiry. Your best bet is to mark on your application that you want a SS card. USCIS will notify SSA for you when they approve the EAD

You can apply for citizenship after 5 years of being an LPR. You may be asked about your previous relationship and your current relationship. Keep it objective - you do not need to share every detail. Your marriage didn't work out, you have separated/divorced, and are now in a new relationship.

Letter to your congressman. I have found Emma and other methods gets you to a Tier 1 agent at best who will stonewall you. I emailed my congressman and they contacted USCIS for me. We received an actual response about our case. It wasn't what we wanted to hear - that our process will take longer than normal - but it did give us a new timeline and when to check back with them on our case status.

My wife obtained her citizenship yesterday, Oct 31, 2024. Our experience: 1. Filed ROC in August, 2022. Biometrics October, 2022. Approved without interview in August, 2024. 2. Filed N400 in October, 2023. Biometrics reused from ROC. 3. Interview Oct 31, 2024, at 12:45 at JFK Federal building in Boston. 4. It was a joint interview. Officer asked for my ID (DL), looked at it, and returned it. Officer asked for my wife's ID and GC, scanned her GC, and returned both. 5. Most questions were to my wife, but the officer asked me 2 questions: 1) Where did we go for honeymoon. 2) Tell him about all the places we went on vacation after marriage. 6. Officer asked my wife about a dozen questions regarding our relationship - date and place of marriage, where and when we first met, have we lived together the entire time, etc. 7. Officer asked if I was a USC, if we have our marriage certificate, if we have divorce certificates. He did not want to see our evidence - he just wanted my wife to answer the questions. 8. Three (3) things we were not prepared for: Officer asked if we had any letters that show both of us on the address. We did not. I was able to download a bank statement on my phone and show him my phone Officer asked if we had any recent photos of us together. We didn't bring any photos, and it took a while searching our phones, past photos of our dogs, house, parties/events where one of us was in the photo but not the other, for me to find photos of both of us from our last vacation. Officer asked if we had bank statements showing joint account and deposits from both of our jobs. I used the bank statement download from my phone and showed him my phone. 9. My wife passed her civics and English tests. Then she was asked some questions from the N400 application: did she file her taxes, were she charged or convicted of any crime, etc. 10. Officer congratulated us, told my wife she passed, and handed her a receipt. He said we can head up to the 9th floor for the oath ceremony. 11. Apparently the Boston office holds oath ceremonies about every hour or so. The attendant at the room looked at the receipt and asked my wife to hand in her greencard. 12. After waiting about 45 minutes, the attendant performed the oath ceremony and handed my wife her certificate. He advised everyone to check their certificates thoroughly. If there was an error, they can make the corrections next door right away. If we left the building, then any corrections would need to be made via the normal UCSCIS forms and take about a year. He also reminded everyone to apply for passports and register to vote. 13. The video from the President was not shown. Instead, they had a QR code to see the video on our phones. 14. Overall process took about 2 hours.

My wife was approved on August 8, 2024. We filed in August 31, 2022. Biometrics was in September, and then no updates until out of the blue USCIS contacted her and said her I-751 was approved. There was no interview. She received her 10 yr GC a week later.

You should submit relationship evidence. They will need additional relationship evidence at the interview - evidence from the date you submitted the I-485 to the date of the interview). USCIS will need to determining if your marriage is genuine.

Were you denied a visa?

In these 3 posts you have given us conflicting information: 1. You work for the job in Dubai remotely while you are in the US. 2. No, your freelance work requires you to be physically be in Dubai 3. Actually, your freelance work is online and you can move around and work. Illegal work is not just working and getting paid in the US. Illegal work is also online work for a foreign company while you are physically in the US. I would guess this is why CBP took you to secondary examination. You were lucky they allowed you entry and not revoke your visa. You were given 1 months on this visit. You cannot stay until January. If you want to be with your parents full time, and they are finalizing their move to Austin, then your parents should petition for you as F2A or F2B. For your next visit, I would wait at least 6 months and plan for a 1-2 month visit.

I would plan 4 hours. Normal connections are 2 hours, to account for delays, luggage transfer, etc. 4 hours will give you that 2 hour delay window plus however long the immigration line might be. Normally immigration is only about 10-20 minutes when my wife and I travel, but last July it took over an hour. We were in the visitor line because we had our nephew with us, who was visiting on his B2.

That, by itself, may have allowed you to apply for the waiver. The real issue is the misrepresentation in 2018. I assume that you did not disclose the conviction on the 2018 visa application?