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scottfede

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About scottfede

  • Birthday 02/27/1992

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  • Gender
    Female
  • City
    Los Angeles
  • State
    California

Immigration Info

  • Immigration Status
    K-1 Visa
  • Place benefits filed at
    California Service Center
  • Country
    Italy
  • Our Story
    ❤️ September 4, 2015 : Our wonderful love story started.
    🌏 February 26, 2016 : We moved together to Australia.
    🌍 June 9, 2016 : We moved together to Italy.
    ❤️ September 4, 2016 : We got engaged.
    🌎 September 6, 2016 : Scott moved back to California.

    OUR K1 VISA TIMELINE :
    💌 September 8, 2016 : I-129F Sent to USCIS
    ✅ September 19, 2016 : NOA1 Received.
    ✅ October 24, 2016 : NOA2 Received (35 days from NOA1).
    ✅ November 15, 2016 : NVC received our package.
    ✅ November 21, 2016 : Package sent to Italy.
    ✅ November 22, 2016 : Naples consulate received our package.
    ✅ November 28, 2016 : Packet 3 received by email.

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  1. Ok, so based on that, because I stayed out of the country for more than a year, I will have to wait 2 and a half years from re-entry to apply for naturalization, regardless of what I do? Is it even worth it for me to apply for an SB-1 or does it make more sense to reapply for a green card whenever we decide to go back to live in the US? Last question: if we want to go back to visit family for only a couple of months (considering we cannot move back now) should I just apply for an ESTA and enter as a tourist?
  2. We might just end up trying this. We were supposed to fly back to the States this February to go see family (but had to cancel cause the Covid situation is way too bad right now), and we were just gonna try to access the country hoping they don't decide to deny me and put me on the next flight back to Italy. I am just afraid that the more time I spend outside the country, the lower my chances get to be admitted with no drama. We were actually in Arizona, but rent prices in Phoenix got crazy during the pandemic because of people moving from CA to AZ. We had our rent blocked at $1250 until November, but then our lease expired and rent went up to $1850. There was just no way we could pay that much money with only one of us working. I will definitely look into the SB-1 and see if that might be an option. Thank you! Yes we have, and she already got her US passport and social security number.
  3. I did, I got my permanent green card in June 2020, that’s kinda why I don’t really understand this whole thing of having to give it up after all the money we spent to get it and to remove conditions, just because we had to leave the country. Based on expiration date my green card is technically valid until 2030. I honestly didn’t even know about the abandonment rule until after we were already in Italy and found out we were pregnant. I had already met the requirements to apply for naturalization, if I knew that I would not be able to leave the country for more than 6 months without losing my green card I would have applied for citizenship. Considering we are not able to move back permanently now, I am guessing my only option is to give up the green card?
  4. Hi everyone! My hubby and I got married in February 2017 and I have been a US permanent resident since November 2017. We lived in the US continuously from January 2017 to December 2020, so over 3 years and 10 months, but then because of the pandemic I lost my job and hubby's income wasn't enough to pay all our expenses so we were forced to move back to my home country (Italy) because we couldn't afford to pay rent and bills in the US anymore and we had no one who could help us or host us there. Our plan was to only stay out of the country for up to 6 months while working at our small online business to be able to make it into a full time income, but 20 days after we moved back to Italy I found out I was pregnant and things changed a lot. With the whole pandemic situation I really did not want to travel while pregnant, on top of the fact that i had a complicated pregnancy and was put on bed rest at 12 weeks, so going back to the US with no jobs and no insurance was out of the picture at that point. We decided to just stay here since I own an apartment in Rome and we don't have to pay for rent. We had our baby girl at the end of August and she is almost 5 months old now, we are doing good here, and as much as we really would like to go back to the US now that we have our business, we would have to start all over again and go back to pay rent which doesn't make sense for us. So my question at this point is, since I did live for over 3 continuous years in the US, can I still apply for naturalization, or am I just going to lose my green card and the possibility to become a US citizen for as long as we are not able to go back to live in the US permanently? Am I going to have to restart the whole green card process from the beginning if we decide to move back when our daughter is older in a couple of years? We did register her at the US embassy, so she is both a US and Italian citizen and has two passports. We are still very tight to the US, we have family there, kept all our US bank accounts open, and we keep paying quarterly taxes to the IRS and filing for annual taxes since we have income from our business, which is registered in AZ. We would like to be able to go back to visit my husband's family for 3 to 4 months at the end of 2022 but I don't know if they are going to let me in the country at this point. What do you suggest? How should I go about this? I can't afford to pay for a lawyer right now (having a baby is expensive so we need to keep expenses down as much as possible). Thank you for your help!
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