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  1. Chancy
    Not required, but I recommend that you list your son as his stepson on the I-130, just to be consistent with the I-485. Check part 6 on page 8 of the I-485.
  2. Chancy
    NEXUS card is valid for air travel to the US without passport but only via Canadian airports with CBP pre-clearance -- https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/assets/documents/2023-Nov/Carrier Information Guide ENGLISH.pdf But how is he going to board a plane back to Canada? Does Canada also allow air travel with just NEXUS card and no passport?
  3. Chancy
    For IR1/CR1, there is no MRV fee. Just the immigrant visa (IV) fee, which you already paid to NVC before you got DQ. Next is the immigrant fee, which is $220 to be paid to USCIS for plastic green card production. You may pay the $220 immigrant fee anytime after you get the visa -- https://my.uscis.gov/uscis-immigrant-fee
  4. Chancy
    *** Moved from Bringing Family of USC forum to IR1/CR1 Process & Procedures, where topics about I-130 for spouse of USC are discussed ***
  5. Chancy
    Are you a US citizen?
  6. Chancy
    *** Merged related threads. Please post your questions/updates related to this topic in this thread to keep the discussion in one place. ***
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    *** Zombie thread from 2018 locked to further comment. OP has not logged back in more than 4 years. Please start a new thread if you have questions about your own case, or try PM to get updates from other members. ***
  8. Chancy
    For the I-130, no need to list petitioner's child(ren) from previous marriage, under the section for beneficiary's family. That said, you may want to list your son on the I-130 anyway, to be consistent with the I-485, which does require the applicant's stepchildren to be listed.
  9. Chancy
    Answer truthfully if asked. No need to mention if not asked.
  10. Chancy
    No need to list yourself as form preparer. That's exactly what we did for our I-130A. Entered "DECEASED" for parent's city/country of residence. Beneficiary residing overseas did not sign. Our case was approved, no RFE.
  11. Chancy
    Have your wife bring certified copies of your previous marriage termination documents. No need for your original birth certificate. At my visa interview, the officer asked to see my USC spouse's divorce decree from his previous marriage. The CO was fine with the color print-out that I brought, but I've seen reports from others who were issued a 221g letter for certified copy of petitioner's divorce decree.
  12. Chancy
    Let's not derail the thread. OP clearly stated that they married via Utah zoom wedding. Marriage procedures in other states are not relevant to the OP's issue.
  13. Chancy
    File the I-130. I-129F is not required. Some people file the I-129F some time after submitting the I-130, with the faint hope that the I-129F will nudge the I-130 processing a bit faster, and with full understanding that the I-129F will be closed and not result in a K3 visa. You cannot legally live and work in the US during the I-130/CR1 processing, unless you already have a valid US work visa. As mentioned above, you may travel to the US for short visits on VWP/ESTA, but you cannot work during those visits, not even remote work.
  14. Chancy
    *** Moved from Bringing Family of USC forum to US Citizenship General Discussion, where topics about N-600K procedures are discussed *** Bring the originals/certified copies of the civil documents you submitted with the N-600K. Also, bring a print-out of the child's I-94 online record -- https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/#/recent-search
  15. Chancy
    The principal beneficiary must be physically present in the US before or at the same time as the US entry of derivative beneficiaries. So it's ok for your son (who is presumably a derivative beneficiary) to travel to the US with you or after you. Just not before you.
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    *** Post split off from an old thread about another member's case. Please post related questions about your case in this thread. *** What is your visa category?
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    *** Old thread locked to further comment. Hijack post split into a new thread in this forum. ***
  19. Chancy
    You can try applying again, but no one here can tell you for sure if USCIS will approve again or not.
  20. Chancy
    Embassy-specific. No DOS announcement that a separate pre-interview appointment will be required in all consulates.
  21. Chancy
    For many consulates, visa interview for expedited cases are usually self-scheduled. I recommend you contact Almaty regarding their scheduling procedure for expedited cases. You could be waiting for nothing, if the ball is actually in your court.
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  23. Chancy
    I assume it has been less than 76 days since your beneficiary entered the US with K1 visa? For those applying for SSN as K1 visa holder, select "Legal alien allowed to work". (Note that the authorization to work requires having a valid EAD, not just SSN.) Refer to this page from the SSA manual -- https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0110211530 For the SSA appointment, bring the passport with K1 visa and a print-out of the I-94 online record showing admission as K1 -- https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/#/recent-search
  24. Chancy
    For US immigration purposes, there is no expiry date for certified copy of birth certificate. The important bit is that the BC is issued by the correct issuing authority and conforms to the format specified on the Department of State Reciprocity page -- https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Colombia.html Your fiancee has the "copia del folio", right?
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    *** Moved from K1 Progress Reports to K1 Process & Procedures ***
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