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I have dual US & UK citizenship so does my brother (we got mine ours from birth). But, my brother's wife immigrated from Wales and she will be applying for US citizenship eventually and she will have both. If you have children in the future, you can only pass UK citizenship for one generation abroad. So any kids would have to return to the UK to pass it to any grandkids.

My wife had a B1/B2 before we met. We did the CR-1 but she visited me during the process. I actually think it's better since you don't have to adjust, it's cheaper, maintain ability to travel and get work authorization right away. And you can still stay up to 6 months together in the US at a time.

@Klolangel if you want to meet in a 3rd country, you can use the website passportindex.org. From that website, assuming he has a Pakistani passport, Qatar gives both US and Pakistan passport holders visa on arrival. Just one example. He won't get a B1/B2. Most likely best option is CR-1/IR-1. Be careful and good luck.

It's just a joke. In many cultures in-laws are often stereotypically portrayed as antagonistic or burdensome to their kids' spouses. I fortunately not in that situation.

Depending on how long of a history, individual statements may take up a lot of paper. What I'm doing for our I-751 is printing the transaction history. It is broken down by authorized user. You can select the time frame and then it will generate a report in PDF or Excel format.

It was a joke. Captain Obvious is a character in TV commercials. They're pretty funny. @SalishSea I'm sorry if you took offense. I've found the answer to my question. Thank you everyone.

I was wondering about the 6 month validity. And, appleblossom answered that. It's not obvious that India is exempt from that rule.

Thank you, Captain Obvious. Very helpful.

My retired mother-in-law (Indian citizen) wants to visit for 4-6 months. But, her passport expires in approx. 9 months. If she visits on her B1/B2, how long can she stay? Can she stay the full 6 months or only 3 months? Don't know if it matters but her daughter (my wife) is a conditional green card holder living in the US who is due to file for removal of conditions in a couple months.

We went to our flight as scheduled and successfully did Option #2. It is doable. I carried a print out of the email from the Consulate and the Carrier Guide that had the Regional Carrier Liaison Group phone number in it. Also, I highly recommend LPRs get Global Entry and upload/scan your documents into your airline accounts using the mobile app so that you can do mobile check-in. I believe both of those things were helpful because we had mobile boarding passes that said "travel ready" and "TSA Pre" before arriving at the airport. Also, I was able to get an appointment for Tuesday at the Consulate in Merida. Technically, that was the next business day. They said if approved, it would take 2-3 days to get the passport with the boarding foil back. Thankfully, we don't need to do that now.

What top_secret said was really helpful. If anyone has experience with Option 1, that'd be wonderful too ... Because I also heard from a friend of a friend who works at CBP that they have ways to verify someone without their actual green card (and even a USC without a passport), which he thinks is why they recommend land borders since it bypasses Airlines. Since Airlines have financial liability, they don't like boarding someone without documents. I think the Airline will be tougher than CBP but we are going to try to depart as scheduled.

I asked does anyone have experience with option 1 or 2: Apply for admission directly with Customs and Border Protection at a land port of entry. More information is available about land ports of entry at http://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports Ask your airline to call the Regional Carrier Liaison Group in Miami and seek permission to board without an entry document. The airline retains ultimate authority to board or deny boarding. This is a service provided by the airline to the passenger. The U.S. Embassy is not involved in the process. More information is available at http://www.cbp.gov/travel/travel-industry-personnel/carrier-liaison-prog

I would UPS or FedEx it but the fastest it could arrive is Wednesday and we have urgent business back home. I contacted the Embassy. They told me the following. Anyone have experience with option 1 or 2? If you are an LPR who has been outside of the United States for fewer than 365 days, below are three options for returning to the United States: Apply for admission directly with Customs and Border Protection at a land port of entry. More information is available about land ports of entry at http://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports Ask your airline to call the Regional Carrier Liaison Group in Miami and seek permission to board without an entry document. The airline retains ultimate authority to board or deny boarding. This is a service provided by the airline to the passenger. The U.S. Embassy is not involved in the process. More information is available at http://www.cbp.gov/travel/travel-industry-personnel/carrier-liaison-prog Apply for a boarding foil (one-time entry) with the U.S. Embassy.

It wouldn't arrive until Wednesday at the earliest.

Hello, my LPR spouse forgot her Green Card in the USA and we are in Cancun, Mexico for the weekend. What are our options? If we have to do the I-131A and get a boarding foil, can we do that at the Consular Agency in Cancun? How long does it take to get an appointment?

We're fine with that. But risking renewal of Global Entry is a deal breaker. If we do everything by the book, is that really a danger?

Ok, so you got me thinking. A longer process isn't a concern as long as eventually I-751 and N-400 are approved. But both LPR and USC spouse have Global Entry. We travel a lot and if it could affect renewing Global Entry, we wouldn't go.

Can an LPR visit Cuba? And, if we go, would that affect I-751 or N-400? We plan to do legally via "support for the Cuban people." USC has contacted American Airlines and a travel agent and we think we can do it.

Skepticism has to be grounded in reasonableness. Not you but @Timona definitely did and made far fetched and baseless assumptions as if they concocted a movie in their mind. Think about the implications of his assumptions. How absurd they are. If being able to contact police or knowing that you have medical records because you've been to the hospital are evidence of planning and coaching, every single VAWA case probably has those elements. And there's almost a bigotry assuming a new immigrant could not know how to get help and being able to get help is somehow indicative of fraud. Healthy skepticism helps genuine victims by weeding out fraudsters. But, unreasonable skepticism gives abusers a certain type of comfort in knowing their victims will have to overcome such craziness.

Does the reason why she wants to stay, as long as it is legal, matter in a VAWA case? Her home country is in financial crisis and war which could escalate. I think you're right that it'll be harder to prove up a short marriage. But, if she were being coached, why wouldn't she wait longer? There's a big difference between a weak case and fraud. But I guess everyone is a fraudster if the standard of fraud is being able to use Google and find your way to a police station.

Sorry, I mistyped only protective order not restraining. I get skepticism but I think you're making a lot of assumptions. You compare her to most couples but most husbands are not physically abusing their wives. How can anything be normal with physical abuse in the mix? You are assuming she knew what VAWA was. I found it through Google after a response here. She's never mentioned that. You are assuming she's "lining up evidences" and "finding her way to the police station." She got physically abused and she wound up in the hospital and the medical staff referred her to social services who helped her. And you are right, they are not living together. She moved out. I should have written proceed with the adjustment without him. Assume she's telling the truth for a sec: If she wanted you to believe her and not appear coached, what should she have done? Not gotten medical treatment? Tell the hospital not to refer her to social services? to destroy her medical records? never take photos of her injuries? refuse to talk to the police?

proving VAWA won't be an issue. overwhelming evidence imho. photos, medical records, social workers, restraining order

Why isn't VAWA an option? Lebanon

They married on April 24, 2024

Even though she married her USC petitioner? The I-360 instructions list "An abused spouse or child of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, or an abused parent of a U.S. citizen son or daughter pursuant to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)"