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Hi everyone, I applied for my spouse for cr1 case.  my spouse went to UK for studies  for 4 years.  when I filled out I-130 I never realized to put his UK address on the form since he came back 5 years ago. my petition got approved. On ds260 I only provided the home country permanent address where my husband reside NOW.  I'm very upset about not providing his past UK address where he lived for almost 4 years. however, all documents got approved at NVC. just waiting for interview. can anyone assist please if this can trouble in our interview for not mentioning anywhere that he went to UK in the past. any experience please do share. JUST TO CLARIFY THAT HE STAYED THERE LEGALLY . THERE IS NO NEGATIVE ACTIVITY UNDER HIS NAME.

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It could require some explaining at the consulate.  If the background checks show a significant error in what he reported, there could be a problem.  "approval at NVC" means nothing.  They only gather documents and send them to the consulate.  The CO will take everything into consideration.

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August 7, 2022: Wife filed N-400 Online under 5 year rule.

November 10, 2022: Received "Interview is scheduled" letter.

December 12, 2022:  Received email from Dallas office informing me (spouse) to be there for combo interview.

December 14, 2022: Combo Interview for I-751 and N-400 Conducted.

January 26, 2023: Wife's Oath Ceremony completed at the Plano Event Center, Plano, Texas!!!😁

February 6, 2023: Wife's Passport Application submitted in Dallas, Texas.

March 21, 2023:   Wife's Passport Delivered!!!!

May 15, 2023 (about):  Naturalization Certificate returned from Passport agency!!

 

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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2 minutes ago, jan22 said:

Do you have the required police certificate from the UK?

YES WE ALREADY GOT PC FROM UK JUST IN CASE WE NEEDED.

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10 minutes ago, missileman said:

It could require some explaining at the consulate.  If the background checks show a significant error in what he reported, there could be a problem.  "approval at NVC" means nothing.  They only gather documents and send them to the consulate.  The CO will take everything into consideration.

thank you so much for your response, just want to clarify. how the background check can show error. he legally went & came back after completing studies. can you please explain.

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1 minute ago, Love_HZ said:

thank you so much for your response, just want to clarify. how the background check can show error. he legally went & came back after completing studies. can you please explain.

If background checks or his passport indicates he lived somewhere else than where you reported, he will be asked to explain why he didn't indicate that on the DS-260.....

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

August 7, 2022: Wife filed N-400 Online under 5 year rule.

November 10, 2022: Received "Interview is scheduled" letter.

December 12, 2022:  Received email from Dallas office informing me (spouse) to be there for combo interview.

December 14, 2022: Combo Interview for I-751 and N-400 Conducted.

January 26, 2023: Wife's Oath Ceremony completed at the Plano Event Center, Plano, Texas!!!😁

February 6, 2023: Wife's Passport Application submitted in Dallas, Texas.

March 21, 2023:   Wife's Passport Delivered!!!!

May 15, 2023 (about):  Naturalization Certificate returned from Passport agency!!

 

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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5 minutes ago, missileman said:

If background checks or his passport indicates he lived somewhere else than where you reported, he will be asked to explain why he didn't indicate that on the DS-260.....

thank you. it's a marriage base case so we are trying to gather everything related to our marriage. I'm not sure if NVC going to ask his travel history. or NVC have access to check his previous travel to a different country. His old passport was expired so he got new passport.

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2 minutes ago, jan22 said:

There is no "in case" --- it is a requirement since he lived in the UK for more than a year.

what if co does not ask about travel?

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1 hour ago, Love_HZ said:

thank you. it's a marriage base case so we are trying to gather everything related to our marriage. I'm not sure if NVC going to ask his travel history. or NVC have access to check his previous travel to a different country. His old passport was expired so he got new passport.

And consular officers frequently ask for all passports.  And, how is he going to explain a four year gap in his life at home?  And his educational credentials from the UK?  Security checks can easily reveal enough about travel history that it will be next to impossible for this not to come up at interview.  Compoundng the problem of omitting it in the first place by continuing to lie about it (e.g., when you fill out the DS-260 and have to list the previous countries where he's lived, questions about education, etc.) will only result in great grief and legal problems.

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5 minutes ago, Love_HZ said:

what if co does not ask about travel?

It wasn't travel --you said he lived there. That's much more than travel.  And, visa forms you fill out ask about prior travel and countries where you've lived.  So, unless you plan to continue to knowingly lie about it, it WILL come up

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