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  1. M+K IL
    Thanks all. I guess there's something screwy on either USCIS or USPS side, or they don't send out notices until closer to the actionable dates - but either way it doesn't matter much
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    For oath ceremony, do you have access to the PDF too?
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    My wife and I both got our interview notices in our portal on May 24 - over two weeks ago. We downloaded the PDFs and the mailing address is correct in both It's been two weeks of daily checking USPS informed delivery - no letter from USCIS at all. With the previous notices (after filing and for the biometrics appointments we got the physical copy within a week). Any idea what could have happened here? The interview is still over a month away, maybe there's a backlog in sending out mail on the USCIS side? Or did USPS lose them? (I'm planning to contact USCIS in about another two weeks once the 30 day window has passed) And presumably showing up with a printed copy of the interview notice is fine, right? I had to do this when I walked in for my GC biometrics, when USCIS wrote down the wrong city and state and called me up to ... an ASC in a different state, but a bit worried it's more serious for actual interviews. Thanks in advance!
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    Interesting that in this case USCIS is happy to use UPS and FedEx
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    IOs are only human Same here, we brought our Hawaii honeymoon pics for our GC interview and ended up chatting very amiably about Hawaii. Got the approval email within minutes while on the ride share back to the train station.
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    True. I mean just helping out in a position that is unpaid anyway, but yes I wouldn't risk it personally
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    This one seems a gray area, right? But yeah, in doubt probably err on the safe side. If you are volunteering for a position that would normally be paid, then it's considered work, but if you volunteer for say a soup kitchen or a church or mosque or temple that should be OK https://www.fickeymartinezlaw.com/employment-immigration/elephant-in-the-room-unauthorized-employment/
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    Just realized no one has addressed this! I've worked for the same employer while attached to two company locations and then going remote (and changed address once). I listed the employer only once, using the HQ address that shows up in my employee verification letter - the letter itself says I am authorized to work remotely, but I don't actually see where to put it in the fields provided.
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    Yeah, looking back at what I wrote (in the morning, before coffee) I realized it did not say what I meant to say too. I thought there was no way to upload additional evidence, but left unsaid that you can of course bring additional evidence to the interview (though some in the forum have mentioned that their IO claimed these have to be uploaded anyway). Moral of the story: always have coffee before posting something! And thanks, this means I could actually upload my tax transcripts - didn't think about it when filing N-400. Your case does seem to move a bit slower than mine - maybe Ohio is a bit overloaded? A friend in Kentucky got theirs done quite fast last year under the 3-year rule. And about biometrics - ha - when I did mine for GC (via employment) they sent the notice to the right street address -- but the lawyers' city and state. So I never got it, and had to get the lawyers' copy of the appointment notice and, like you, walked in to the nearest ASC. Got chewed a bit for bringing the wrong form, and they had to print out the real copy from their portal (IIRC the document tab was now shown to applicants then - back in 2018) - and then went quiet when they noticed the address was obviously wrong. Then they lost my wife's AP card (which luckily she did not need, the GC was done a few months later). We got them to send the GC to the lawyers' office after that, out of an abundance of caution - and turns out the address they had on file for the lawyers was wrong too (lawyers moved, did not update the address on their active cases), luckily we caught that during the interview.
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    Ah, didn't notice the "Unsolicited evidence" part at the bottom before. Woops.
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    Oof yeah. Nexus is more useful and cheaper - if you plan to travel often by land to Canada or Mexico especially - but that wait time...
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    You can't add things after the initial submission though, even if filed online
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    Can't help here but I'd recommend getting Global Entry too! You can get interview on arrival, or visit an office that has a shorter wait time for appointments (my wife did hers on a domestic trip to Orlando)
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    By herself? Definitely visitors line unless directed otherwise . Even when she gets her green card, in many airports those now get lumped together with visitors too - I was disappointed my first time coming into the country after getting GC. Get Global Entry as soon as she gets GC so after that you both can use the Global Entry kiosks
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    How interesting, it must have changed recently. A few years ago, if you don't bring a social security card (maybe W2 can be substituted) you can't get a Real ID (personal experience, my wife forgot to bring hers). But I just went through that page, selected foreign passport with valid I94 and utility bills and indeed it said that is fine.
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    Right. The one thing I forgot is this is for immigration, so as Redro noted earlier, while there are US records of how much the person earns in Germany, it won't count as evidence of means of support post immigration (unless the employer states they support an international relocation) Whereas I take it it would be acceptable for, say, a tourist or business visitor visa
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    I wonder if this is definitely true. You still have to file with the IRS right, even if the income is based in Germany? Hope it works out!
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    Hope Michelle made it to Texas!
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    I have not seen it mentioned, but as a green card holder, you're still subject to IRS tax reporting even though you don't reside in the US - same as if you are a full citizen. Because of tax treaties, you'll likely not to have to pay more (since you'd have already paid higher taxes in most EU countries - with some exception like Estonia), but you would need to file anyway.
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    File an AR-11 address change form, and set up mail forwarding with the USPS (valid for a year). As to calling USCIS or DOS... probably do that too, but I'm not sure where to call. Hope it works out!
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    Answering the second part: if she is eligible for food stamps (as Mike noted, generally she won't be unless she satisfies one of the exceptions), currently it won't affect her status going forward (but this might change depending on the administration in charge, so it could be risky) https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/2022-commissioners-letter-snap-policy-public-charge Medicaid is also not currently considered for public charge determination, but again both were under the previous administration, and it took over a year before the rules are reverted to the previous ones https://www.dhs.gov/news/2022/09/08/dhs-publishes-fair-and-humane-public-charge-rule
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    Funnily, one counter-example is that you can join the UK Conservative Party as a non-citizen -- even a non-resident -- and vote in their leadership elections. That's one messed up entity... On a more on-topic note, Ballotpedia has a great overview of which states do not explicitly bar non-citizens from voting in local elections - only 14 states are on the list. And I agree with QueenOfBlades, I personally would not risk it even if say my local school board decides to allow non-citizens to vote. Once you are a PR, it takes, what, 5+1 years ish until you can legally vote, so that's 2-3 election cycles tops. It really is not ideal for those from countries where the queue to get PR status is really long (10+ years) of course, but trying to vote even for the local school board when you're not even an LPR sounds even more risky. https://ballotpedia.org/Laws_permitting_noncitizens_to_vote_in_the_United_States
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    My wife and I moved from Indonesia to the US in late 2016/early 2017 - I was on H-1B, marriage procedures in our home country is convoluted especially for interfaith marriages, so we got married here, then she went back and applied for her H-4 dependent visa. Received our GC in 2018 and are currently awaiting our N-400 interview! We've moved around a bit during our time here so I'll keep an eye on some of the other subforums and see if I can be of help.
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    Hello! Joined late, and somehow I couldn't find this thread when searching so I created a new one (flagged it so hopefully mods can merge it). But anyway, wife and I filed on March 22 (early filing, 90 days in advance, using 5 year rule). Biometrics April 13, interview notice on May 24 (letters have not showed up), interview on July 13. Chicago field office. Yay for the document portal or we will be on tenterhooks now! Best of luck to everyone else, glad to see some have already been approved!
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    Woops. I searched and found other months but not this. Thanks!
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