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xprecious32   50

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My husband and I are filing the I-130 in a few weeks. We have been married over a year. When they approve the I-130 and the rest of the paperwork and they give me a grren card. When does the permanent residence start, the day they approve it or the day I cross the border into the united states? The reason I'm asking is because if it's when I actually cross the border on my visa, and I cross before next May with my visa(once granted) they will grant me conditional, but if I wait til after May, we will have been married 2 years and I will just be granted a regular green card. i'm trying to figure this out so that we don't have to do any more paperwork or put out any more money than is absolutely needed. Thanks Kim

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05/19/12 : Got married

USCIS

07/21/13 : I-130 Mailed to USCIS

07/24/13 : NOA1

01/13/14 : Case transferred to CSC

01/31/14 : NOA2

NVC

02/11/14 : NVC received the case

03/18/14 : Case number assigned and IIN/BIN

03/19/14 : ENROLL Email sent (Did not receive auto reply)

03/20/14 : DS-261 Available and submitted

03/21/14 : AOS bill Available and paid

03/26/14 : AOS shows paid

03/26/14 : ENROLL email sent again (Received auto reply this time)

03/26/14 : AOS Emailed to NVC (No auto reply, but this is the email they responded too)

03/28/14 : IV bill available and paid

04/04/14 : IV shows paid

04/04/14 : DS-260 Available and completed

04/04/14 : IV package emailed to NVC(Haven't received ENROLL acceptance yet. but I figured I'd try and see what happens, Did not receive auto reply)

04/15/14 : AOS Emailed(received auto-reply)

04/17/14 : Received ENROLL acceptance email from NVC

04/17/14 : IV package emailed(Received Auto-reply)

04/17/14 : NVC acknowledges receipt of AOS-notice by email

04/21/14 : AOS approved (No checklist woo hoo, by phoning NVC))

04/21/14 : False check list for IV docs- email from NVC

04/28/14 : NVC reviewed DS-260

04/29/14 : False checklist for IV docs- email from NVC(the second one they've sent me)

05/05/14 : NVC acknowledges receipt of IV- notice by email

05/06/14 : Case Complete

05/14/14 : Interview scheduled--JUNE 25

06/03/14 : Medical with Dr. Ian Zatzman

07/11/14 : POE Qweenston/Lewiston Bridge New York

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xprecious32   50

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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My husband and I are filing the I-130 in a few weeks. We have been married over a year. When they approve the I-130 and the rest of the paperwork and they give me a grren card. When does the permanent residence start, the day they approve it or the day I cross the border into the united states? The reason I'm asking is because if it's when I actually cross the border on my visa, and I cross before next May with my visa(once granted) they will grant me conditional, but if I wait til after May, we will have been married 2 years and I will just be granted a regular green card. i'm trying to figure this out so that we don't have to do any more paperwork or put out any more money than is absolutely needed. Thanks Kim

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05/19/12 : Got married

USCIS

07/21/13 : I-130 Mailed to USCIS

07/24/13 : NOA1

01/13/14 : Case transferred to CSC

01/31/14 : NOA2

NVC

02/11/14 : NVC received the case

03/18/14 : Case number assigned and IIN/BIN

03/19/14 : ENROLL Email sent (Did not receive auto reply)

03/20/14 : DS-261 Available and submitted

03/21/14 : AOS bill Available and paid

03/26/14 : AOS shows paid

03/26/14 : ENROLL email sent again (Received auto reply this time)

03/26/14 : AOS Emailed to NVC (No auto reply, but this is the email they responded too)

03/28/14 : IV bill available and paid

04/04/14 : IV shows paid

04/04/14 : DS-260 Available and completed

04/04/14 : IV package emailed to NVC(Haven't received ENROLL acceptance yet. but I figured I'd try and see what happens, Did not receive auto reply)

04/15/14 : AOS Emailed(received auto-reply)

04/17/14 : Received ENROLL acceptance email from NVC

04/17/14 : IV package emailed(Received Auto-reply)

04/17/14 : NVC acknowledges receipt of AOS-notice by email

04/21/14 : AOS approved (No checklist woo hoo, by phoning NVC))

04/21/14 : False check list for IV docs- email from NVC

04/28/14 : NVC reviewed DS-260

04/29/14 : False checklist for IV docs- email from NVC(the second one they've sent me)

05/05/14 : NVC acknowledges receipt of IV- notice by email

05/06/14 : Case Complete

05/14/14 : Interview scheduled--JUNE 25

06/03/14 : Medical with Dr. Ian Zatzman

07/11/14 : POE Qweenston/Lewiston Bridge New York

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VanessaTony Grand Master

VanessaTony   3,567

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When you enter to "activate" your status. Make sure to tell them that you've been married more than 2 years when you enter. If you get a 2 year card send it back with an I-90 (no fee) for a 10 year card.

The don't "give you a greencard" until after you've entered the US. They're giving you a spousal visa, once you enter the US on that visa you activate it, granting you LPR status. until you enter, it's just a visa.

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Aussie K1 process - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/206016-australian-beneficiaries-packet-3-to-interview-date/
AOS, EAD & AP - the Aussie Way (including document list) - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/235331-aos-ead-ap-from-k1-the-aussie-way-doc-list-included/
ROC April 2012 - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/358760-i-751-april-2012-filers/ (includes document list)
N-400 April 2013 - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/412738-n-400-april-2013-filers/ (includes document list)

N-400 Interview review - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/412738-n-400-april-2013-filers/?p=6381814

N-400 Oath Ceremony review - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/412738-n-400-april-2013-filers/?p=6537699
Aussie Chat page continued - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/331922-new-2011-land-downunder-aussie-aussie-aussie-oi-oi-oi/
Aussie Name Change on Passport Process - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/248400-australian-passport-name-change-process/
Travel on maiden name passport with married name GC, tickets in married name - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/183541-land-downunder-aussie-aussie-aussie-oi-oi-oi/page__view__findpost__p__4135806
Shipping Costs from Aus to US - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/293179-shipping-costs-aus-to-usa/

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At the POE....if married less than 2 years you will be granted a CR-1....if married more than 2 years you will be granted an IR-1. If the visa is approved while still under the 2 years, and then the POE is after May, they will adjust the the CR-1 to an IR-1.

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At the POE....if married less than 2 years you will be granted a CR-1....if married more than 2 years you will be granted an IR-1. If the visa is approved while still under the 2 years, and then the POE is after May, they will adjust the the CR-1 to an IR-1.

So to be clear, as long as I wait to ENTER the USA until after May 2014 I will be granted an IR-1. Thank you.

But I do have another question. Let's say they approve the visa in January, but I don't plan on moving to the USA until June, will I still be able to go for a visit before June and not use the visa yet????

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05/19/12 : Got married

USCIS

07/21/13 : I-130 Mailed to USCIS

07/24/13 : NOA1

01/13/14 : Case transferred to CSC

01/31/14 : NOA2

NVC

02/11/14 : NVC received the case

03/18/14 : Case number assigned and IIN/BIN

03/19/14 : ENROLL Email sent (Did not receive auto reply)

03/20/14 : DS-261 Available and submitted

03/21/14 : AOS bill Available and paid

03/26/14 : AOS shows paid

03/26/14 : ENROLL email sent again (Received auto reply this time)

03/26/14 : AOS Emailed to NVC (No auto reply, but this is the email they responded too)

03/28/14 : IV bill available and paid

04/04/14 : IV shows paid

04/04/14 : DS-260 Available and completed

04/04/14 : IV package emailed to NVC(Haven't received ENROLL acceptance yet. but I figured I'd try and see what happens, Did not receive auto reply)

04/15/14 : AOS Emailed(received auto-reply)

04/17/14 : Received ENROLL acceptance email from NVC

04/17/14 : IV package emailed(Received Auto-reply)

04/17/14 : NVC acknowledges receipt of AOS-notice by email

04/21/14 : AOS approved (No checklist woo hoo, by phoning NVC))

04/21/14 : False check list for IV docs- email from NVC

04/28/14 : NVC reviewed DS-260

04/29/14 : False checklist for IV docs- email from NVC(the second one they've sent me)

05/05/14 : NVC acknowledges receipt of IV- notice by email

05/06/14 : Case Complete

05/14/14 : Interview scheduled--JUNE 25

06/03/14 : Medical with Dr. Ian Zatzman

07/11/14 : POE Qweenston/Lewiston Bridge New York

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NikLR Grand Master

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Depends... The visa is in your passport and most often they will make you POE at that point.

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.  - Dr. Seuss

 

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Been out of the US for 3 years so I don't know whats going on with the border of US-Canada. Do you need a passport to go back and forth? As a US citizen I never needed one to go north. Maybe I would need one now?

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Been out of the US for 3 years so I don't know whats going on with the border of US-Canada. Do you need a passport to go back and forth? As a US citizen I never needed one to go north. Maybe I would need one now?

You need one now. The US government has implemented the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative which requires all US citizens to have either a passport or one of the other selected documents such as an approved 'smart' Driver's License (micro chip imbedded) or passport card. While they can't keep you out of the US after a visit to Canada, they can certainly give you a really, really, really hard time at the border. Canada doesn't require it but suggests its a good idea. They just need proof of US citizenship.

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ID required is definitely a passport, unless you want to get chewed out by a border agent. Birth certificate and photo ID, like driver's license, won't cut it without an appropriately penitential look, as my husband found out when he forgot his passport. They fortunately didn't pull the car over or stick him in the added security line, probably because we were going shopping in Windsor, and I had more documents than a lawyer ready just in case.

If you live in one of the select number of border states, like Michigan and Washington, you can apply for an enhanced driver's license which will allow you through without the passport only at land crossings. It won't help if you intend to fly. Applying for the EDL is straightforward and takes 4-6 weeks to arrive in most states, though my husband received his in 10 days or so. These can be supplemented by a NEXUS pass, which allows the bearer to use an expedited lane through the land crossing and kiosks at select airports in the US and Canada. Basically frequent traveler passes, they're good for 5 years and a great investment of $50. I'm applying for mine on my next paycheque now that I have everything together. :)

The passport is really your best bet though.

26 January 2005 - Entered US as visitor from Canada.
16 May 2005 - Assembled health package, W2s.
27 June 2005 - Sent package off to Chicago lockbox.
28 June 2005 - Package received at Chicago lockbox.
11 July 2005 - RFE: cheques inappropriately placed.
18 July 2005 - NOA 1: I-485, I-131, I-765 received!
19 July 2005 - NOA 1: I-130 received!
24 August 2005 - Biometrics appointment (Naperville, IL).
25 August 2005 - AOS touched.
29 August 2005 - AP, EAD, I-485 touched.
15 September 2005 - AP and EAD approved!
03 February 2006 - SSN arrives (150 days later)
27 February 2006 - NOA 2: Interview for 27 April!!
27 April 2006 - AOS Interview, approved after 10 minutes!
19 May 2006 - 2 year conditional green card.
01 May 2008 - 10 year green card arrives.
09 December 2012 - Assembled N-400 package.
15 January 2013 - Sent package off to Phoenix.
28 January 2013 - RFE: signature missing.
06 February 2013 - NOA 1: N-400 received!
27 February 2013 - Biometrics appointment (Detroit, MI).
01 April 2013 - NOA 2: Interview assigned.

15 May 2013 - Naturalization Interview, approved after 15 minutes.

10 June 2013 - Naturalized.

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