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Thanks in advance - helping out a friend with next question. Friend has applied to renew his greencard 2/24/2025 and has received Notice of Action confirming receipt. His greencard expired 03/10/2025. Not informing himself, and thinking he could no longer be in USA, he moved back to Tijuana. ( He lived in San Diego Ca ). Could he legally cross back to San Diego ? I have read that if green card expired, it still has validity of 36 months. Thank you !

We want my fiancees child to arrive at least a year after we marry, so we can establish a home in a good school district. If the k2 visa is only good for 6 months after the fiancee receives her k1, what is the process to get the child to America after her mother is married and applied for change of status? Thank you.

Hello everyone. I am preparing for my documents for the NVC stage. I have lived and worked in The UAE and The Philippines years ago.

I am a UK citizen and has been residing in the UK for the last 8 years. I have visited The UAE and The Philippines on several occasions but only for short holidays.

Can I submit previously issued police clearance from these countries and just submit a recent (valid) UK ACRO police clearance

for the NVC stage requirements or should I secure a newly issued police certificates from my previous countries of residence? Please advise. Thank you.

I am in the process of concurrent filing of I130 and I485 for my father. I am 21 year old USC, sponsoring greencard for my father. My father already got 40 social security credits through his legal work in USA. Thanks to this forum, I got lot of inputs on the documention for I864 waiver through 40 social security credits. Here are the documents my father has to support the waiver -

1. Social security statement

2. Benefit verification letter

3. Cover letter

He was on L1B visa for 4 years between 2001-2005 and then on L1A from 2015-2022. He is in USA now through L1A visa since Feb 2025. He do not have all the old visa documents, but he was able to get IRS wage and income transcript from 2015 onwards. Considering this scenario, what should be the additional documents to prove the 40 social security credits? Really appreciate all your inputs.

Hi,

Maybe clear as daylight but a newbie here , so I will still ask.

The first NOA1 notice dated 8/5/2025 is the Receipt notice and shows the Potomac Service Center with an Irving, TX address. The second NOA1 notice dated 8/7/2025 is the USCIS Account Access notice and shows the SCOPS Texas Facility with the same Irving, TX address.

Is this the case of our application being transferred from the Potomac Service Center to the SCOPS Texas Facility for the processing?

Thanks!