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  1. OldUser
    No invitation letters needed to apply for visitor's visa. Actually it can hurt the tourist seeking US visitor visa. You don't need do anything. Sister should apply for visa and convince embassy staff she has strong ties to her home country and will return home on time.
  2. OldUser
    Hopefully I-751, not I-765. So when you file N-400 sometime between December 2025 and December 2026, you can include copy of I-751 receipt notice (if it's still pending) in additional evidence section. You can also write a cover letter and attach it to N-400 explaining you have pending I-751 and would like to adjudicate them together. Then, there's multiple scenarios: 1) You either will get I-751 approved without interview, prior to N-400 interview 2) You'll have both I-751 and N-400 interviews together 3) You'll have I-751 and N-400 interviews on different days. Either way, N-400 cannot be approved without I-751 getting approved first.
  3. OldUser
    You're not eligible for citizenship yet. You need to file I-751. You'll be eligible for N-400 sometime in March 2026. You can file 90 days early, but make sure you lived in marital union with US citizen spouse for at least 3 years on date of filing. Here somebody's N-400 got recently denied for filing in 90 day early filing window because they didn't meet marital union requirement:
  4. OldUser
    Yes, Resident Since date on GC
  5. OldUser
    No, just 1040X is not enough. You'd have to provide W-2 etc. I'd highly recommend using a qualifying joint sponsor, using tax return transcripts instead of 1040s, making sure everybody submits proof of citizenship. All the I-864 RFEs I've seen so far have very detailed instructions and lists of what documents USCIS expects. Send in the strongest reply, not the bare minimum or incomplete documentation, as it will lead to NOID or denial outright.
  6. OldUser
    We may not know how fast USCIS would be in 20204, but Montreal is pretty slow in 2024. I'd believe Montreal embassy staff, they have first hand experience handling the cases.
  7. OldUser
    Congratulations!
  8. OldUser
    With receipt notice, what you get online is black and white copy of receipt notice. The original notice is printed on watermarked green paper. Is it different for interview notice? E.g. I can easily tell the difference between original notices and their copies in MyUSCIS. I'd expect the same for interview notice.
  9. OldUser
    Moving while immigration case is pending can be very tricky... Have you ever filed I-90 saying GC was never delivered? Supposedly it's not your fault and you should not pay the fee for GC if you updated address with AR-11 but USCIS sent card to wrong address. So I guess I-751 is approved, one less hurdle. Do you have approval notice or it's also lost? If you never got notice in the mail, I recommend requesting a new copy - https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/displayNDNForm.do?sroPageType=ndn&entryPoint=init It's always good to have all docs related to immigration. You never know when you may need it (even after naturalization).
  10. OldUser
    Good to know. So your I-751 is still pending?
  11. OldUser
    1) It may not be there 2) Security may ask for original letter to enter the building
  12. OldUser
    Fascinating! Thank you for sharing it here and welcome to December filers club! Did you file within 90 day early filing window?
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  14. OldUser
    In 21 years?
  15. OldUser
    What do they say on social media nowadays... "It begins"? As with anything official or important, relying on phone calls is a bad idea... Always, always use written communication.
  16. OldUser
    That's understandable. Essentially, you're going through the same process you went through for his mother.
  17. OldUser
    Extension letter, receipt notice, NOA1, Notice of Action, I-797 is all the same document people refer to...
  18. OldUser
    Bear in mind, whatever estimate in MyProgress you see is inaccurate. I-130 take 15 months on average nowadays (prior to change in administration). But I-130 is only half of the process. Then there is wait for visa appointment and after appointment to get visa issued. So overall, it takes about 2 years after filing I-130 to get immigrant into the US.
  19. OldUser
    You seem to be relying on Google AI's summarization in search results at the top of the page? It has mistakes. It takes into account some wrong information and makes things up too. It's much better researching official websites.
  20. OldUser
    Great to hear it! A lot of interaction with CBP is human factor, so glad it worked in your case.
  21. OldUser
    Congrats! Processing times vary based on your office. You can look it up here: https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ Note that the processing times show the past, not the future performance. It's just like stock prices, nobody can definitely predict it. If you still have I-751 it may be slightly longer. Also, new administration is coming and we don't know how USCIS priorities will change in 2025.
  22. OldUser
    I wouldn't be sad about it, it's useless anyways... I'm yet to see anybody reporting they had an accurate estimation. It often "disappears", e.g. because there is outage on USCIS software side. It may come back and give you some outrageous estimate sometime in the future.
  23. OldUser
    You can try following up. I'm pretty sure IO got confused... Maybe they are not experienced, and forgot to update your online case status. Was it a N-400 interview under 3 year rule? Did your US citizen spouse attend with you?
  24. OldUser
    I see, so it's a tour company policy (e.g. taking advantage of tourists) VS Schengen visa policy that requires non-refundable reservations. Good luck and keep us posted!
  25. OldUser
    Schengen Nobody advised lying to officials in any countries. Official resources for Schengen visa suggest booking refundable / amendable tickets and reservations. This is in case if your visa is denied. EU doesn't need people to suffer financially if they can't make the trip.
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