Lemonslice

Let's look at the positive though, your mother did get her EAD very quickly. She's now able to work legally and help out until your dad is able to renew his CDL. Wishing your family the best.

I am sorry, this is a hard situation. Not about the future trip to the USA, but about your trip back to Germany - I want to say that the Consulate General (or the Embassy, depending on where you live), can usually assist you when you are in a difficult situation, and are willing, but unable to go back. Should you need their assistance, please reach out. https://www.germany.info/us-en Wishing you peace, and better moments, in the near future. Take care.

Just to add to that, most communities have some help available to immigrants/immigrants who want to naturalize. For example, this is the one for the City of Boston: https://www.boston.gov/departments/immigrant-advancement/become-citizen#:~:text=This year's Citizenship Day is,Citizenship on April 1%2C 2023. Usually, google with Your city/Your state+help to become a citizen should bring good results. OP can also look up this list: https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/

I do not know of any app for that; I would not be surprised that something will come out; great way to track people too. Here is how I have been keeping my card for the last 13ish years... People have argued about what "having the card in your possession at all times mean" - Black's Law Dictionary, possession is “the fact of having or holding property in one's power”. Lawyers in our families think the same. Husband's bestfriend who has been holding different positions in Border Patrol in the last 20 years thinks it is ok too. I consider that my card is safely in my possession at home, in our safe, with my passport. I will not risk losing it when I go to the gym, to the beach, or during my day to day activities, so I only take it when I expect to have to present it, and anytime I travel out of state. I have a copy in my wallet, a digital picture of the front and back in my phone, and my husband knows exactly where it is stored, should I be held and required to present it. I also have the business card on Mr. Border Patrol, this info, and the contact details of our lawyer saved. Now, where I live, there is no regular checkpoints, or much tension between law enforcement and immigrants. I would act differently elsewhere in the country.

Last time I flew there, the free snacks were great. Haven't been since the pandemic though.

You should be ok with your permanent resident card being unexpired. No one can guarantee that to you.

Do you have family and friends there? If so, following Mike E's advice, they could drive and pick you up in Toronto, or Montreal. Then you drive down to NYC together. Bus is another option. Good luck.

Do you have a preferred destination in the US?

PIA is currently banned from flying to the European Union, the UK, and the US. What were the exact details of your flight? Which airline was the code share? Did you volunteer/tell the airline that you had been out of the US for that long?

Go to your local post office and ask. Alternatively, there's a form to fill on the USPS website, but this is a go in person situation. Is your name on your mailbox? What did USPS recommend to fix the situation after the first time? Some tips for the future: Make sure your mailbox is well labeled, say hi to your USPS delivery guy/gal. Also, try these tips, add your name to your box. Hope it will be found soon! https://about.usps.com/notices/not11.pdf

Yes. Very easy to not immigrate. Immigrating isn't easy in any way

Since you are looking to delay the process, why not marry her now and file for a spousal visa? You get to have the traditional ceremony there, and she gets to be a permanent resident on arrival? You could even marry online (Utah Zoom), and then fly there for the traditional wedding?

She will have to wait for the results. Positive results may show before 8 weeks, then it would be a treatment plan depending on the country, before they could enter. Negative results would be forwarded to the embassy/consulate and they would then schedule the interview. They would have only a few months to immigrate [6 months from the medical]. I am sorry about the long waits, but it has nothing to do with the medical exam ETA: you should fill your timeline, or provide more details. Others will then be able to give more detailed advice for the country she is immigrating from.

You have been posting on VJ since 2019, did you take the time to read the guides yet? Might be useful to read again, and then, the instructions for the forms. Just to get a better understanding on what is what; what is a visa, what is a passport, what you need to get through each step. Best of luck.

Not all visas have derivative options, please fill your timeline/provide more details to get better answers.

Healthcare.gov No need to confuse the situation that it might be for a short term period only, for all you know, delays could keep you in the US for years. Just get coverage, and let them know when you are moving out of country, when that happens.

Everybody goes through AP. When records are readily available/shared, then it can be minutes/hours to review the details and go to the next phase/approval. In countries where the information is not as reliable/available/open to the US government, then it takes longer. The DS-5535 is another process, and it can take a long time, no matter your location (you can look up the thread in the Canada sub-forum to give you an idea). If you feel that it is way out of reasonable processing time, you can search "Writ of Mandamus" - this should be your last resort though.

Just tell the truth. Can be as simple as what you have written here.

Just be careful with some destinations, such as Dubai. https://www.aetnainternational.com/en/individuals/destination-guides/expat-guide-to-dubai/medication-dubai.html

I don't want to say it will be impossible, but they might refer her to a pain management clinic to transition to other meds/options. At least, she'll have a couple of months to figure it out before she's out of meds.

Couldn't you add her to your own policy?

Wishing her smooth travels. If you want to help with her fibro after such a long trip, this is an idea: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/1360531

Most travel insurance only covers emergency, not existing conditions follow up. Just make sure you verify the coverage.

Medications should always be in your carry on, you don't want the airline to lose them. Unless she's taking a second flight, TSA won't see a thing. I travel with medications+ice packs, TSA sometimes ask to check, it takes 30 seconds.

See: https://help.cbp.gov/s/article/Article-1160?language=en_US Supply for 90 days should be fine, if you're unsure, want to validate specifics, they provide a phone number to get more info I would print the article, the prescription, etc., in case they ask questions when immigrating.