Jump to content

Chancy

Members, Global Mod
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    10,885

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    16

 Content Type 

Everything posted by Chancy

  1. Chancy
    My USC spouse used TaxAct for tax year 2020 -- it did NOT allow e-filing MFS with spouse listed as NRA. While it did allow typing "NRA" on the 1040, when it was time to submit, TaxAct said the 1040 was not eligible for e-filing. My spouse is a W2 employee, no complications about taxes other than NRA spouse at that time. No idea if it's the same with their 2022 tax software. We never used TaxAct after that experience. Felt scammed after paying around $100 for the federal+state bundle, then having to paper-file everything anyway.
  2. Chancy
    *** Moved from K1 Process & Procedures to the Carribean regional forum -- topic is about the process for Cubans as part of the CHNV program ***
  3. Chancy
    *** Moved from Bringing Family of USC forum to Tourist Visas forum *** Your parents will have to apply for tourist visas on their own, though you may certainly help them fill out their DS-160 application forms and pay for their MRV fees. Not having strong ties to their home country, plus having a US citizen child makes it much closer to impossible for them to be approved for tourist visas, but too late to worry about that now. If you have $160 x2 to spare, go ahead and have your parents apply.
  4. Chancy
    *** Moved from General Immigration-Related Discussion to the RUB regional forum, where topics related to options for U4U beneficiaries are discussed ***
  5. Chancy
    *** Moved from US Immigration News/Discussion to General Immigration-Related Discussion, where topics about I-90 are discussed ***
  6. Chancy
    *** Moved from US Citizenship Progress Reports to General Discussion ***
  7. Chancy
    He can stay until the expiry date of his current I-94, which is probably just 6 months from his entry date. He cannot stay legally for the 15 years or so that it will take until his F3 visa interview.
  8. Chancy
    For those who are tagged for sputum testing like I was, visa validity would be 3 months from the last day of the medical. So yes, that would be around 5 to 6 months from the 1st visit to SLEC.
  9. Chancy
    They would be eligible to apply for insurance through HealthCare.gov as soon as they enter the US as parolees. No SSN required. "Paroled into the US" is listed as a valid status here -- https://www.healthcare.gov/immigrants/immigration-status/
  10. Chancy
    Sure, you may file the I-130 now, wherever your son may be physically located. Then you and your son wait around 15 years or so to get an F3 visa interview at the US consulate in his home country. In the meantime, he may travel to the US on short visits while his B visa is valid.
  11. Chancy
    *** Moved from IR1/CR1 Process & Procedures to Embassy/Consulate Discussion, as the topic is about interview scheduling at a specific consulate ***
  12. Chancy
    *** Moved from Bringing Family of USC forum to IR1/CR1 Process & Procedures ***
  13. Chancy
    *** Moved from K1 Process & Procedures to K1 Progress Reports ***
  14. Chancy
    *** Moved from Bringing Family of USC forum to the NVC forum, to be among other threads about payment issues on the CEAC portal ***
  15. Chancy
    *** Moved from Bringing Family of USC forum to AOS from Work/Student/Tourist Visas forum -- topic is about AOS of parents already in the US ***
  16. Chancy
    For US immigration purposes, police certificates are valid for 2 years from issue date. Get a new one if yours will be more than 2 years old before your interview.
  17. Chancy
    Case is already DQ, so no need to worry about aging out. Your brother's case will remain F2A under CSPA (as long as he remains unmarried).
  18. Chancy
    If you become a US citizen before your family gets interviewed for their F2A visas, your wife's case will be converted to IR1 but your child's case will be dropped, as IR1 cannot have any derivative beneficiary. You will need to start over with a new I-130 for your child, assuming you did not already file a separate petition for your child. If so, I would not recommend naturalizing before your family enters the US with their F2A visas.
  19. Chancy
    *** Moved from Bringing Family of LPR forum to the Carribean regional forum -- topic is about the process for Cubans as part of the CHNV program ***
  20. Chancy
    The consulate already has a record of the relevant info on the DOS/DHS database before you even fill out the DS-260. The point is to check your honesty, or catch you lying on an official immigration document. So yes, disclose the overstay, even if you overstayed only 1 hour.
  21. Chancy
    *** Moved from NVC forum to Waivers/AP forum -- OP's parents' cases are in AP, not an NVC issue ***
  22. Chancy
    "D/S" is only valid while you remain in your J1 program. So you did overstay, as you were in the US longer after your program ended. Answer the DS-260 truthfully. Make sure to declare the overstay and state that you did not fulfill the residency requirement but have an approved waiver.
  23. Chancy
    Thanks for the correction. Yes, you may ask for a re-schedule. Note that there is no guarantee that USCIS will schedule all 3 of you for the same oath ceremony. You may ask nicely to be scheduled together, but there is a risk that you and your daughters may still not take the oath together.
  24. Chancy
    Do you mean citizenship interview for your minor children? Are your children under 18 years old? [EDIT] I just saw your previous thread. You mean N-600 interview for your children, not N-400, right? If so, your children's N-600 will be denied if you do not take your US oath before their N-600 interview. The basis for their citizenship is your own US citizenship, so if you are not a USC then neither are they.
  25. Chancy
    It's not just the interview you have to time properly but the medical as well. Visa validity depends on the medical date, not the interview nor the issuance date. Maximum validity is 6 months after the medical. If your wife gets tagged for sputum testing and test results hopefully turn out negative, visa validity will just be 3 months from the medical clearance date.
×
×
  • Create New...