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  1. OldUser
    She should have filed a request herself. They won't give info to you about her. Or she needed to sign release form DS-5505: https://eforms.state.gov/Forms/ds5505.pdf
  2. OldUser
    Did anybody ever sponsor you for US visa or green card? Essentially, what email is saying, USCIS processed your request and released info. But response contained personal info about somebody else. It cannot be given to you without permission from that person. So data got deleted, and you were told to destroy anything you might have downloaded. They'll redact response and publish a new one, removing data about other people in response.
  3. OldUser
    No visa will be issued if you cannot provide US domicile. Visa is designed to be issued to an foreigner to join their US citizen spouse living in the US. Without convincing US citizen has domicile in the US (Montreal is stricter), foreign spouse won't be able to move to the US. You can wait for I-130 approval, that is 15 months. The second step will also take some time. At that step you need to convince consulate you have real domicile.
  4. OldUser
    Looks like FOIA response contained info about some third parties such as prior petitioners etc.
  5. OldUser
    The estimate is a joke. Yes, cases roughly take 15 months, but it may take few months less or more. Your overall timeline projection is spot on.
  6. OldUser
    Sounds like a good time to update name on GC then.
  7. OldUser
    It does matter. General provision requires much less evidence, as you don't have to reprove the marriage. Spouse doesn't have to take time off to go with you to the interview. Most officers also are more familiar with regular N-400 under general provision. Overall, if you have an option, always pick 5 year rule. I was in your situation and filed under general provision.
  8. OldUser
    Exactly, a foreigner only needs work authorization if physically in the US, whether working for US employer in person or any employer remotely while living in the US.
  9. OldUser
    I'd say H-1B is a better pick long term, because you have an option to change employers in the future. L-1 is tied to employer way more. Of course, H-1B has lottery...
  10. OldUser
    Yep. You only have 60 days to find a new employer after losing job with sponsor employer.
  11. OldUser
    Felony of course. You must mention any criminal charges. Consulate will likely know about it anyways. Not mentioning is a bad idea, it's immigration fraud.
  12. OldUser
    Close to 0. Probably as much as a chance of me winning $1M in a lottery... Forget about visiting the US. Let it go and live life.
  13. OldUser
    Children are not needed at the interview. Often, it's actually problematic to have children with you there. If chilren are small, you may de facto have a stokes interview, with spouse staying with children outside officer's room and then switching. Having no children there is a plus. If they were born in this marriage, I'd recommend taking their birth certificates just in case. The reason I asked whether they were citizens is because in certain circumstances they'd become US citizens when your wife naturalizes. It's irrelevant in your case.
  14. OldUser
    No, not for wife's I-751 / N-400. However, what status do the children have in the US? Are they US citizens?
  15. OldUser
    Not normal, I'd treat it as a combo interview. I'd bring I-751 approval letter and 10 year GC to the interview. I'd make sure both spouses show up to the interview and be ready to prove bonafide marriage. When filing N-400, I'd imagine scan of her 2 year conditional card was uploaded. Officer probably got confused and didn't realize she already has 10 year GC.
  16. OldUser
    Here's fresh example why I don't recommend using foreign address: It was for I-131. User got approved in November 2024, but to this day donesn't have any idea where the approved document is or tracking for it.
  17. OldUser
    And USPS Informed Delivery
  18. OldUser
    This is one of the best ways to start a thread I've seen. So informative and useful. Good luck!
  19. OldUser
    That's an interesting thought
  20. OldUser
    That increases risk of getting denied boarding. You're more protected when you step your foot on US soil and go through border control there. If I was you, I'd try to fly via a different route through airport with no preclearance. Those preclearance folks have too much discretion and too little accountability.
  21. OldUser
    If you don't go through US preclearance at foreign airport, I don't see how airline can deny boarding the plane if you have a valid GC. Years
  22. OldUser
    This is what I heard from my lawyer who handled I-485 and I-751. That they cannot necessarily do much to help interacting with CBP. CBP won't talk to them. I heard this from a different lawyer too.
  23. OldUser
    No Not by law Yes, but I wouldn't recommend initiating this. Try to enter the US as normal. Do not mention I-407 or NTA. Bring all paperwork showing ties to the US. If CBP proposes to sign I-407, you can decline and see IJ (NTA). There's a big chance you will be allowed in without too much hussle, maybe after secondary. Make sure to stay in the US and not to take long trips outside the US to maintain the residence.
  24. OldUser
    That's why saying treat it as new relationship. Don't rush into filing the case. See each other few times. Build evidence of marriage.
  25. OldUser
    USCIS site broken as always...
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