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The D-160 doesn't even ask about simple visa refusals by other countries. However, if you were removed or deported from another country (which probably involves a ban) then you have to declare it and explain it.

At the time they take the culture samples they will give her a slip of paper with an appointment date to return for results. Usually you don't hear from them and just go back for your appointment, get immunizations and are good to go. As J.M. mentioned if they call her much sooner it's probably bad news. If she is still waiting beyond the first month with no contact it's 'almost' a sure thing that she passed. Once she has an appointment for the results it is reasonably safe to make a new interview appointment for a couple of days after that if you see a date open.

Probably the best approach to this is to respond with a letter statinyin your child is a US Citizen under INA 320 because all of the following requirements have been met. https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-h-chapter-4 The person is a child of a parent who is a U.S. citizen by birth. The child is under 18 years of age. The child is a lawful permanent resident (LPR). The child is residing in the United States in the legal and physical custody of the U.S. citizen parent. Then for each of the 4 conditions spell out in the letter exactly what you have already submitted or are now submitting as evidence the condition has been met. Your birth certificate and the child's birth certificate should prove #1 and #2. The child's endorsed IR2 visa bearing the annotation “UPON ENDORSEMENT SERVES AS TEMPORARY I-551 EVIDENCING PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR 1 YEAR.” should prove #3. Your marriage certificate if still married to the child's father or custody agreement if seperated, plus various proofs of a common address like insurance, school records etc for the child and drivers licence, bills etc should satisfy #4. I'm totally just guessing but #4 may be where are seeking more evidence.

When you pay the $235 immigrant fee you will receive a receipt e-mail from pay.gov. The e-mail will have a new IOExxxx case number. This is not the same one as the I-130. You can track the green card status with the new IOE number on https://egov.uscis.gov/. If you pay the immigrant fee while logged in to her USCIS account the case 'might' be visible there some time after she enters.

I do think the check-in agents at the airport have considerably more authority to make changes than call center agents. Last year on a Thai AirAsia flight I accidentally booked my stepdaughter with her mom's last name. I attribute that to some autofill error and have no excuse whatsoever and no justification that she could fly under that name since NONE of her documents ever had that last name. The AirAsia check-in agents were even able to straighten that mess out.

I tend to believe it doesn't make any difference at all but if you want to be super thorough you can get the embassy to reopen the DS-260 before an interview. Go to https://ph.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visa-inquiry-form/ Choose from "Topic of Inquiry (Dropdown):" select "Form DS-260 (Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration) Access" . Fill out the rest of the information and just put a note like "Can you please reopen my DS-260 so I can update it before my scheduled interview.” They would typically reopen your DS-260 and reply in 2 or 3 work days. At the pre-interview document check they will ask about any updates to the DS-260 too.

If the old NBI Clearance is expired there's no need to bring it. You need a new one. But do upload the new one to CEAC. Usually they dont ask to look at tax returns. They just look at what is in CEAC. You can still bring updated tax returns just to be safe. Mom could e-mail you a pdf. A printout is fine. They also prefer tax transcripts to actual tax returns and transcripts are fewer pages to print.

NBI Clearance is valid for 1 year from when it is issued. It has a "VALID UNTIL" date on it". The embassy will go by that date. You just need the normal blue "MULTI-PURPOSE CLEARANCE". It is better to upload it and bring the original to the interview yourself rather than having it sent directly to the Embassy. The Embassy has been known to loose documents sent directly to them. If you bring it yourself you know it is there.

For you to convey citizenship to your children who arrived on IR2 visas you must prove they are living with you in the US in your legal and actual custody, that you are a US Citizen and the child arrived as a LPR. The residency and custody from when the child arrived until now are important elements in addition to your citizenship.

There is an oath for 14+ y/o if you file the N600. Not required to just get the passport which comes from the U.S. Department of State instead of USCIS. Although it is expensive and not strictly necessary, there is an argument for filing a N600 in addition to getting the child's passport. Just in case years from now they get asked to prove their citizenship again for a security clearance, or passport renewal, sponsoring another immigrant, claiming social security benefits etc. The same proof they used first time might still work but there have been cases where a passport was granted the first time and denied on renewal or someone lived here as a US citizen for 50 years but had issues when they went to claim Social Security benefits. Proving you met residency and custody requirements can get murky decades later. A Certificate of Citizenship removes any ambiguity forever.

US Embassy Manila has been routinely extending I-129f validity for similar delays. While probably not strictly necessary you can contact them here. https://ph.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visa-inquiry-form/ Choose "Topic of Inquiry (Dropdown):" "Fiancé(e) (K-1) Petition Revalidation" They typically respond in 2-3 business days.

There is no oath ceremony for the child. The newly naturalized US Citizen parent could just apply for their minor child's US Passport by submitting the parents naturalization certificate along with proof that the parent had legal custody and actual custody of the child and that the child was in the US as a LPR. N600 is recommended too but not strictly necessary for the child to be a US Citizen.

It might take a day or so for them to issue the pdf receipt notice but it should be there under the documents tab very soon.

Check under the documents tab in your online account. There should be a pdf copy of the receipt notice there.

Recent Dallas timelines https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/citlist.php?op6=All&op7=Dallas+TX&op1=3&op2=&op4=1&op5=5%2C10%2C11&cfl=0

I think so far my wife is the only one in this group already approved. She just filed N400 today. I would assume many others in this group will be eligible to file N-400 soon.

Well, a couple of hours after she filed, she got the biometrics re-use notice and the meaningless time estimate dropped from 9 months down to 7 months. So at least we don't feel cheated any more by the meaningless 9-month time estimate.😆🤣 Status changed to actively reviewing after the biometrics re-use.

We may find ourselves in exactly the same situation, with the same airline, so we are very interested to hear how it works out and wish you the best. One thing you can try is calling EVA Air's local ticket office. My experience in the past with other airlines is that sometimes local ticket offices have the authority to make changes that the reservation call centers simply cannot do. I have no idea if they could be helpful here but it's at least probably worth another call. In Cambodia EVA Air lists the local ticket office here. Also, at the time of check-in, the agents at the airport have very considerable authority to make changes that the reservations call centers cannot.

Fair or not, some consulates will look at cultural norms in the country. In some countries it would be almost unheard of for a young man to marry a significantly older woman if there is a really big age gap between them. But younger women marrying significantly older men might be somewhat common and not at all unusual. Certain consulates may suspect that a young man marrying a significantly older woman is so unusual in that country that they must be doing it for personal gain such as just to get a green card or just to get money rather than marrying for love and companionship. If it were a situation like that, then proof of sending money might only serve to reinforce the consulates preconception. In the case of the original post, I think a two-year age gap is probably no big deal but in general proof of sending money is weak evidence at best and could potentially be seen as derogatory at worst. Probably best to focus on other types of evidence.

They will go over your entire application with you at your interview and you can just notify the agent you had another trip you needed to add. It's no big deal at all.

For other recent San Diego applicants @Basil123 @californiasunset @MdosSantos @ccc_ ,searching here and elsewhere I have found 22 self-reported San Diego N-400 cases that have got interviews far in 2024. The longest took about 7 1/2 months. The shortest only 2 1/2 months. 4-5 months seems most typical for San Diego lately though 6 out of the 22 cases I found were in the 6 to 7 month range.

Well, my wife’s N-400 is filed online. NOA-1 is dated 07/29/2024. She did decide to go for a legal name change to married name vs just using the marriage certificate as a name change document. We are completely sure she could have changed her last name with only the marriage certificate but changing the middle name in line with Philippine customs seems a little more ambiguous. California does allow changing middle name on marriage it but reading the California law it is worded to allow changing it on a California marriage license and doesn't mention overseas marriages. It is giving us a time estimate of 9 months. I do know that is a meaningless number but since other are getting meaningless 7 month estimates, we feel cheated with our meaningless 9 month estimate.😆🤣

DS-160 is what you complete for K1, B2 and various other non-immigrant visas. DS-260 is completed for CR, IR, F and other various immigrant visas.

NO. We do not need another new excuse for yet even more additional taxes. Presumably the money being remitted has already been taxed when if it was earned in the US. If there is speculation that there is widespread untaxed earnings by illegal aliens being remitted overseas then perhaps they should focus on cracking down on untaxed earnings by illegal aliens rather than taxing overseas remittances.

A Philippine Voter ID is amongst the most serious, legit and respected ID's in a land of sketchy ID's. Yes, a Philippine Voter ID is good to have. (I think the US is the only so called democracy on the planet where very strong voter ID is NOT a central pillar upholding peoples faith in the legitimacy of elections)