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Here is why N-600 is important: -
This is not an option. Child is the citizen already. Citizens cannot apply for N-400, it will be denied.
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No it's not the same thing. The child became a citizen by operation of law when mother became a citizen. N-600 form is just to document it and get the certificate of citizenship for child. Yes, N-600 form fee is a lot more expensive than N-400.
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Most likely, DOS is not convinced about the relationship or think you are not free to marry. Why did you choose K-1? CR-1 is a much better visa and issues like yours happen less with spousal visa.
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B2 Tourist Visa- Student Applicant with US Relatives
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Your posts are totally fine and do not need to be deleted. I meant report my reply
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Sorry for confusion, it was me asking moderators to delete my reply which I left by mistake.
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MAY 2025 - I-129F Filers [edited title]
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K1 visa rfer for police and court records
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Gold card application form is now available
OldUser replied to OldUser's topic in General Immigration-Related Discussion
The fee or GC? Either way, I'm not a guy in Supreme Court and not even a lawyer to make this determination -
I-751 April 2023 Filers
OldUser replied to Sarge2155's topic in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion
I'm giving an example. But you didn't get my whole point - LPRs can lose their status and right to stay in the US easier than citizens. To me the ability to live and work in the US is a lot more important than visa free access. Even if US only had 1 visa free country - US, I'd still get it because I'm not a travel blogger / flight attendant who relies on visa free travel this much. But of course, everybody's circumstances are different. Good luck! -
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Advice needed for GC holder traveling outside of the US for more than 6 months
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I-751 April 2023 Filers
OldUser replied to Sarge2155's topic in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion
Congratulations on approval! I think visa free access is a bit overrated. Comparing US and Canada visa free access. On paper, Canada has 2 more countries compared to US. But what are those countries? Gambia and Belarus. Those countries I may never need to go to. On the other hand, if the plan is to live in the US forever, it may be advantageous to become a citizen. Citizens cannot be deported because of some silly situation with law or staying outside the US for too long. But LPRs can lose status... Of course I'm oversimplifying and naturalization is a very serious question and personal choice. -
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Advice needed for GC holder traveling outside of the US for more than 6 months
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Thank you for the update and congrats! Are you planning to stay in the US and naturalize eventually?
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We have taken action on your case! What does that mean? Let's see..
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We have taken action on your case! What does that mean? Let's see..
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Green Card holders (LPRs) have exact same committments when it comes to US taxation. All world wide income must be reported. Additionally, if you hold GC for 8 years, you subject to same exit tax as US citizen who is renouncing their citizenship. Salaries in most of Europe are typically lower than in the US. And you can use foreign earned income exclusion to pay $0 tax to US on any income under $130000 while living in Europe. The only headache is mandatory form filing every year plus potential discrimination from banks who don't want to serve Americans due to FATCA requirements.
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We have taken action on your case! What does that mean? Let's see..
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We have taken action on your case! What does that mean? Let's see..
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You can travel for a month. Just try to minimize long trips or going too often outside the US moving forward. 4-8 weeks are OK if you only take 1-2 a year. Reentry permits take a while to get. You don't need reentry permit if you travel few months a year.
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You don't have to wait for Removal of Conditions to be approved to apply for citizenship. As soon as you are eligible, file N-400. Both I-751 and N-400 will be worked on concurrently. My journey took about 9 years from work visa to citizen. Even based on marriage, some people say "it's 3 years to become a citizen". Not quite. It's about 1.5-2 years to enter the US / or adjust + 3 years of LPR + 6-18 months for N-400. Add a year for ROC. We're talking about 4-6 years easily.
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I-130 takes 14-17 months on average as of today
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If only DOS / USCIS staff read and understood stuff properly. We wouldn't see half of RFEs for obvious things related to I-864, I-693 etc etc. How many times USCIS ignores address changes through AR-11 and sends correspondence to old places... How many times we see people specifying their location in the US and still being invited for interview at consulate overseas... The list goes on. Anything even slightly deviating from golden path can slow things down by weeks and months. I'd argue abandonding I-485 and going consular is not a very straightforward situation, as it seems to a normal person IMO. Is this end of the world? Surely not, and it is not a negative thing. But it can slow things down a bit.