-
Posts
5,649 -
Joined
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Partners
Immigration Wiki
Guides
Immigration Forms
Times
Gallery
Store
Blogs
Everything posted by Scandi
-
SSN before filing for Marriage License with K1 Visa
Scandi replied to chaydend's topic in Social Security Numbers
They do, you just fill out the form online so everything is ready by the time you and your spouse go to the office to pick up the license - they check your ID's when you pick it up. -
Apply for N-400 AND Renew 10yr Green Card?
Scandi replied to Anthony42's topic in US Citizenship General Discussion
You speak of a "window" in regards to renewing her greencard and also mention "eligibility to apply for the N-400" (if so, she can't possibly have a 10-year greencard at this point). You make it sound like she needs to file for ROC, not a renewal. Please confirm as that would change people's answers DRASTICALLY. If it is indeed an i-751 and not an i-90, then she is not eligible to file her N-400 until around this time NEXT year. So that would explain why she can't start the filing of the N-400. -
Can you ask the clinic for a copy of the medical results to see what the issue is. I got a copy of the full medical exam/results (including x-ray results) sent to me from the clinic the same day they sent the original to the embassy. That would likely shed some light on what's going on.
- 36 replies
-
- 221g
- medical exam
-
(and 2 more)
Tagged with:
-
I was going to say the same thing, OP should post the entire rejection letter (remove all personal info). Also, what does the DS-3025 say? Was it marked complete? OP needs to check their copy just in case. It could've been missed.
- 36 replies
-
- 221g
- medical exam
-
(and 2 more)
Tagged with:
-
We always filed our taxes (jointly) no matter income or not, for immigration purposes - we did this before I even had a status in the US. It just felt a lot easier having tax return transcripts for ALL years. That was extra evidence of a bonafide marriage for both ROC and Citizenship, and we never had to deal with any immigration officer questioning us why we didn't file taxes some years. I actually never disclosed my foreign income I got the year I moved to the US, neither did I disclose the condo I sold before moving. It's not like I made a lot of money, and I know it should've been disclosed, but we skipped it as it seemed like too much trouble. This was ~8 years ago now.
-
Green card and I-131.
Scandi replied to JackDp's topic in Bringing Family Members of US Citizens to America
Greencards are for living in the US. Your parents haven't lived in the US at all, not even once since becoming greencard holders in 2018, from what I understand. That's ~6 years of being greencard holders and getting away with not living in the US, they have been lucky. They should give up their greencards and then you can file for them again once they have actually decided they are going to live in the US. While greencard holders can generally stay out of the US for up to 1 year at a time, the border control agent can absolutely report them after being outside for only 6 months if it seems they are not actually living in the US (and clearly they don't and never did, they can see their entry/exits dates in the system and know these ppl don't live in the US and therefore shouldn't have greencards). -
When to complete DS-160?
Scandi replied to petitioner2023's topic in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures
Personally I waited until my then USC fiance received the email from the embassy that described what to do next. That happened a little while after the status changed to "ready". -
Can not find my USCIS account number !
Scandi replied to HereWeGoAgainV2.0's topic in US Citizenship General Discussion
A-number and USCIS account umber are two very different things. All immigrants have an A-number. Only those who have previously filed a petition ONLINE have a USCIS account number. Many of us never filed a petition online because the petitions were paper filings only back then, so we don't have any such numbers. You will get one after you have submitted your online filing, so you just skip that question when you fill out your petition. -
We have seen British people getting RFEs for not translating their ENGLISH marriage or birth certificates. Resend the certificate and write a very short explanation that it IS in English - If the English part is on a second page I would also make sure to make an extra copy of that particular page and add that as well, on top of the certified one. In my country we don't have birth certificates for instance, so I made very sure to put post-its on the "extract from the population register" where it said this is the ONLY "birth certificates" we have in Sweden. It's USCIS after all, they often need things explained to them in a very clear way.
-
N400 Name as it appears on Permanent Resident Card
Scandi replied to ChasUno's topic in US Citizenship General Discussion
No issue at all. -
Rejection Notice for I-765
Scandi replied to StefaniMK's topic in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports
Payment amount incorrect is usually a generic thing all reject letters state along with the actual issue. I for instance had an issue printing the form and it ended up cut off at the bottom without me noticing, and my rejection letter also stated payment amount incorrect along with "outdated form" or similar wording because the form was messed up. Nothing wrong with my payment. I sent back the same stuff but with a new printed form and the i-765 was accepted just fine. If you can't find anything wrong with your filing, resend it and include printouts from USCIS' website and highlight the part where it says i-765 fee is waived when filed together with a i-485. Also include a copy of the i-485 receipt notice. -
Documents to bring to Naturalization Interview
Scandi replied to SDNOMAD's topic in US Citizenship General Discussion
Personally, I brought my USC husband's passport and birth certificate. I also brought the interview letter, my greencard, driver license, all of my passports (two expired and one valid), a few more docs proving a bonafide marriage (3 year rule) and the entire tax return that we had filed just a couple of days prior (no transcript available yet). Before the interview started, the IO wanted to see my ID/DL, my greencard and two of my three passports (the valid/newest and the oldest with the K-1 visa in it). After the interview she scanned my tax return into their system. So in my case nothing was needed from my husband, and no extra evidence either (I had already uploaded a ton in my online account and been through ROC a year prior, so that probably helped). If you owe taxes from previous years, make sure to bring your payment plan. We didn't owe but I have seen others having issues for forgetting to bring it. -
USCIS proposed price increase (Merged)
Scandi replied to KJPeru's topic in US Immigration News and Discussion
A fee increase is one thing, it's expected. But to go from a free EAD and AP to have to pay over $600 each, that's huge. A massive change. -
Doesn't matter. USCIS likes to see the same address on the tax return, so you can send both your and your spouse's separately filed return transcripts instead of one jointly filed. That shows you reside at the same address.
- 6 replies
-
- citizenship
- naturalization
-
(and 2 more)
Tagged with:
-
They seem to have many different ways of saying that your card is in the works of being shipped out. In my case, the very first status was "card is being produced", a day or two later it changed to "case was approved" and yet a few days later it changed to "card was mailed to me". Maybe you just missed the first status about your card being produced, sometimes the status updates quickly right after each other within a minute even.
-
occupation not listed on N400
Scandi replied to boringconcentrate's topic in US Citizenship General Discussion
There were several parts I couldn't figure out, the IO just changed them as she saw fit at the time of the interview. No biggie. -
USCIS Filing Fees Increasing - April 1st 2024
Scandi replied to Tellurous's topic in US Immigration News and Discussion
Probably because they have no way of collecting the fee afterwards, if they do call you for a bio appointment. -
N400 based on three years- looking for feedback!
Scandi replied to Rocio0010's topic in US Citizenship General Discussion
No need to overthink anything, just scan your docs and upload them. If they have any questions they will ask you at the interview. Likely they won't care about your evidence at al since you already sent a lot with your ROC. Just upload a few docs, you can bring more to the interview if you want to. -
Bed Visiting Separate Bedrooms
Scandi replied to Lukie's topic in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion
So jealous, I would LOVE to have my own bedroom so I could get better sleep. 😭 Having a whole queen size bed to yourself is what dreams are made of.