Vickys_Mom

Your tax return (or federal tax transcript) is not a W-2 form. The W-2 form is what (usually) your employer issues you once a year to show your income, taxes, deductions, etc. The information from your W-2 feeds into your tax return. I submitted my Federal tax transcript, Federal tax return, my State tax return, and W-2 forms I had for my work and my wife's work (two different employers). If you had any other W-2 forms, you would submit those too. If you are self-employed, you may have had Form 1099s...you should submit copies of those also. I think, when you upload a W-2, there's an option for it on the pull-down menu separate from FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURN OR TRANSCRIPT. Regards, Vicky's Mom

For Indonesia, per https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Indonesia.html, below. I printed a copy of the information from the web site and included it with my application. Regards, Vicky's Mom === Police Records Unavailable for applicants inside and outside Indonesia. Indonesian police certificates require initial processing at a local or village level, which is nonstandard in nature, can be subject to capricious decisions by officials and may require nonofficial payments to proceed further."

When I married my wife I was the sponsor/petitioner and she was the beneficiary. I had the income. I filed I-864 as the sponsor. I wasn't a joint sponsor...we were a part of the same household. I think you are the sponsor and a household member and should file I-864. I think you are not a joint sponsor. When we brought my mother-in-law over, we both had jobs and income. My wife (newly naturalized) was the sponsor and filed I-864. I was a household member and filed I-864A. I was not a joint sponsor...just a member of the household. Regards, Vicky's Mom

No. Just addresses you live/d at. Not someplace you stay only for vacation. If they should ask about it later, you explain that wasn't a residential address...just a vacation address. Regards, Vicky's Mom

I found: https://www.benefits.gov/benefit/1636 (New Mexico Medicaid) https://www.yes.state.nm.us/ (New Mexico Medicaid online application portal) I'd try it. It might apply in your case. Regards, Vicky's Mom

Don't continue until you figure out what's wrong. Someone else here will know. Regards, Vicky's Mom

My mother-in-law had an original birth certificate in her Chinese-based name, and then a name change document when the country's government decided that Chinese-based names were bad and everyone had to have locally-based names. I had to provide both documents. I think I put her name change document under the Supplemental section. Some people use records from school or their church to prove their date or place of birth. It is not just for children. If you have no supplemental records, you can ignore it. Regards, Vicky's Mom

@Noemi smith, what state are you in? The Medicaid (state health insurance) rules differ from one state to another. My wife *thinks* her employer's health insurance is going to cover her mother who just got here from Indonesia. We'll see. (My employer's insurer already told me absolutely not.) In Nebraska (as far as I can tell) she won't be eligible for any sort of Medicare or Medicaid for at least five years. Other states have different rules for eligibility. (Is it California where LPRs are eligible immediately for Medicaid?) If my wife's employer health insurance won't cover her mother we're going to apply through the ACA. Since we have a fairly high income we shouldn't be eligible for any credits from the Federal government. The best number I heard was $700/month and that was effectively emergency coverage with no regular benefits. The highest number they gave me was around $2,000/month for the best health insurance standard. ACA varies depending on where you live and also on your total household income. You can call and ask about it in advance. They can give you "estimates". My mother-in-law is 71 with no health issues. None of us have any plans for her to work. Regards, Vicky's Mom

Something I found in a Google search. I can't confirm its validity. https://citizenpath.com/how-to-read-green-card/ Regards, Vicky's Mom

Yes, upload both the 2021 and the 2022. I got an RFE for my mother-in-law's interview because they wanted to see our 2022 tax transcript (which didn't exist when we did the support forms the previous year). And yes, bring the current paystubs. The deed to the house is fine, but they're more concerned about income than assets. (If the deed to your house has both names on it, that's a nice supporting document for proving you're still married and acting like a couple.) We didn't go to the interview, but my mother-in-law took copies of our paystubs with her. I don't know if they asked to see them or not. Regards, Vicky's Mom

I will suggest you postpone your trip to Europe and get your N-400 resolved. As a U.S. citizen you can travel to Europe all you want and you'll be done with USCIS and their issues. I'm assuming you're not going to do that. If you are willing to come back to Brooklyn for your interview, then you just need to reschedule to a date after your trip. When you request the reschedule specify the dates that you are unavailable. It is *possible* that someone in the office will observe the number of times you've rescheduled and decide you don't really want to do your N-400 interview at this time. I doubt they'd throw it away but they might make it more difficult for you to reschedule. (You might also catch a comment during the interview about how serious your intent is to naturalize with all of these reschedules...you'll just have to be polite and respectful and tell them you had a conflict to resolve.) *Do Not* miss an appointment. Full stop. If you miss an appointment they can reject your N-400 and you'll potentially have to start the application over again. If you want to do the interview in the Los Angeles area, you need to ask the Brooklyn office to transfer the application to California. This may cause additional delays but at least now you don't have to travel cross-country and have some more flexibility in scheduling your appointment. I agree with your desire to do exactly one more reschedule, either in Brooklyn or California. And hold off on any plans to travel outside the U.S. (or even too far from your interview office) until this is done. You're so close. Be patient. Regards, Vicky's Mom

I married my first wife (from Russia) in 2000. We were divorced in 2004. I married my wife (from Indonesia) in 2011. I provided copies of my first marriage license and divorce certificate as well as my second marriage license with our applications. I had no indications of any delays or rejections due to my previous marriage. I don't remember a CO ever asking about details...just reviewing the original documents during the interview. If they ask be up-front and honest about what happened with your first marriage. You should be fine. Regards, Vicky's Mom

I've never had to deal with the South Korean consulates. You might call the one in Atlanta and ask about walk-in service...could you drop the application paperwork off and pick it up later the same day or the next day? Explain the time constraint and apologize for the short notice. There appears to be a mechanism to "pre-book an appointment online" to drop off the paperwork. https://overseas.mofa.go.kr/us-en/brd/m_4502/view.do?seq=706999&page=1 You want to call and ask in advance...don't just drop by with no warning. The worst they can say is "no" and then you're back to your original question. If they say "yes" then you just have to decide if you want to make a trip to Atlanta to deal with it in person. My comparison was that my wife's Indonesian passport expired while she was in the U.S. on her student visa. The Indonesian consulate in San Francisco issued her a renewal. She had made an appointment in advance and was able to walk in and get the new passport in about an hour. Regards, Vicky's Mom

Wait. That the CO said "approved" doesn't mean it's a done deal. There are things like Administrative Processing that can require more time. I wouldn't buy a plane ticket until my mother-in-law had her passport back with the visa in it. We didn't have a fixed date of when she was coming...we did that after she had the visa in hand. Regards, Vicky's Mom

Sometimes it takes the computers a couple of days to catch up. Be patient. You're close. Regards, Vicky's Mom

Thank you @Old_Glory. So it looks like @AnonymousImmi doesn't have to renew it...just surrender it long enough for India to mark it void? Regards, Vicky's Mom

Indonesia has a similar law. When my wife naturalized, she gave up her Indonesian citizenship. In her case, the trigger was: > Voluntarily obtaining another nationality or taking an oath of allegiance to another country; She didn't fill out any forms. We just put her Indonesian passport in the safe deposit box and never used it again. I see a similar clause in the Indian nationality law that says that if you voluntarily take an oath to another country your Indian citizenship is "automatically lost". If you have already naturalized in the U.S. and have a passport, I suggest that you can put your Indian passport away and not worry about having to tell India that you've left. Filling out the form may cause you more trouble than it is worth. Regards, Vicky's Mom

Wait. Both names refer to the same person, so it's not like you were talking about someone else. You didn't misrepresent...you put down one name for the same person instead of another. If they give you an RFE, deal with it then. Regards, Vicky's Mom

Ah. Sorry about that. My answer is, probably not. They *might* have processed it all the way through and determined you were all set financially, but they still want the correct form. I think it more likely that they saw the wrong form and stopped at that point. I can't give you a definite answer. Regards, Vicky's Mom

You should not assume that you meet the financial requirements just because they asked you to submit the I-864. All it means is that they want the correct form. If the rest of the material was accepted, then you should just have to send the I-864 without all of the attachments. It may mean that they saw the wrong form and stopped looking at that point. Regards, Vicky's Mom

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-204 I think you're referring to: 204.2 Petitions for relatives... a. Petition for a spouse - (1) Eligibility. (i) Marriage within five years of petitioner's obtaining lawful permanent resident status. (A) A visa petition filed on behalf of an alien by a lawful permanent resident spouse... Which doesn't apply in this case since you're talking about a U.S. citizen, not an LPR. I could see the concern if someone was an LPR, never naturalized, divorced their sponsoring spouse, and then wanted to get married again. The argument could be made that the first marriage was a scam and they really wanted to be married to the second person but needed status first. I echo what was above...make sure that the U.S. citizen is completely divorced (in my case it was a three-month wait from the time the judge signed my paperwork, but other states may be longer) before they apply. They will be required to provide proof of their previous marriage(s) and divorce(s). Regards, Vicky's Mom

Belt and suspenders. Always have a copy of everything you're "leaving" in another country. It makes it easier than having to try and get it back from another country. I'm in the US, so I can't speak to NHS. If I switch doctors here and the new doctor's system is not compatible with the old doctor's system, someone has to push the data from the old to the new. Some of the systems are so far out of touch with each other that it becomes a paper-based transfer. (It does make you decide how badly you want to leave one doctor for another when that's a part of the price you pay.) Regards, Vicky's Mom

No, not a problem. You need to stay current with the IRS. If you paid the penalties, and you're keeping up with your tax liabilities, you're good to go. Regards, Vicky's Mom

I am not an attorney or a financial advisor. https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-407instr.pdf > Include all Permanent Resident Cards, reentry permits, and/ or refugee travel documents in your possession when submitting your Form I-407. If you give them your PR card, you won't have anything on you to prove your status here in the United States. That seems like a Bad Idea. You do that, something happens before you leave, and you have no easy way to prove you're here legally. You might very well be legal, but why take a chance? > Form I-407 is used by lawful permanent residents who are outside the United States or at a Port of Entry who want to abandon their LPR status. That suggests you wouldn't file it while still here in the United States. As an alternative: > You may also submit Form I-407 to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer at a U.S. port of entry. I have no idea what the practicality is of handing it to them on the way out of the country. (The stories I hear on this board are from people who are trying to enter the U.S. with an out-of-status PR card.) I'd argue that if you submitted the form, your PR card, and anything else "in your possession" as soon as practical *after* you left the United States, you are legal for whatever reasons you need to be. I might try the port of "entry" that you're departing from just because they'd know what an I-407 is and what to do with it. Keep copies of everything just in case. Stuff gets lost. Regards, Vicky's Mom

Brand new user. @vladar Which embassy are you going through? That can help in determining how long it will be. Some embassies take longer than others. Are you a US Citizen or a Legal Permanent Resident? Did you petition her as your daughter (family-based) or in some other category? Is she married? Sometimes someone can be documentarily qualified (DQed) and still be waiting for a visa. You haven't filled out your timeline, so I'm trying to ask you the questions that will help everyone answer your questions. Regards, Vicky's Mom