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This summer my spouse and I will be visiting Canada. My spouse is a green card holder with a pending I-751 and Canadian citizenship/passport. I am a Us citizen.

In the past we used the MPC App (mobile passport control) for US Pre-clearance at Toronto Pearson airport no issues

However now that the physical green card is expired and has the I-751 receipt with the 4 year extension when we scan the green card into the MPC it shows expired and we can t continue in the app.

While the I-751 is pending are we NOT able to use the MPC app?

hello and i want to say thank you to all for support during this process. i wish everyone to success and hapiness.

my spouse entered the usa with cr1 visa today.

i want to know what we need to do at this point?

we were told we will get green card in mail in 3 months.

do we need to apply for social security card? or is it going to be mailed automatically?

please share if we need to notify any office or place for my spouse after entering the country.

thank you.

Hi everyone,

I m a Ukrainian citizen currently residing in the U.S. I initially entered on a K-1 visa and have since submitted all the required documentation. I got my adjustment of status (green card expedition) and just waiting for be able to apply for my U.S. citizenship interview (couple months left).

I have an upcoming international work trip, but unfortunately, my Ukrainian Foreigner passport will expire before that date. I was lucky to secure an appointment at the Ukrainian Consulate in Houston (other consulates had a 3 5 month wait). I will be traveling from another state for this appointment.

However, I have a few questions and was hoping someone who has gone through a similar process could help:

1. What documents are required to renew a Ukrainian foreign passport at the Houston Embassy? The embassy website (especially in Ukrainian) is quite difficult to navigate, and I want to ensure I bring everything needed.

2. What is the exact fee? The site lists $130 for the service, but it also mentions there may be additional fees. Do you know what these could be?

3. Payment method: I understand they only accept a money order or cashier s check and do not accept credit cards or personal checks. Since I can t update the amount once issued, how should I handle this if the actual total isn t clear?

4. Name on passport: Can I keep my old surname on my renewed Ukrainian Foreigner passport, or will they require me to update it to match my new married name?
   

Any insight from others who ve recently renewed their passports at the Houston Consulate would be incredibly helpful. I just want to make sure I don t make a long trip and end up being turned away due to missing paperwork or fees.

Thanks so much in advance!

I also want to mention that I've been trying to get in contact with them via email and voicemail's but haven't had a response from anything.

Hi everyone,

I m a Ukrainian citizen currently residing in the U.S. I initially entered on a K-1 visa and have since submitted all the required documentation. I got my adjustment of status (green card expedition) and just waiting for be able to apply for my U.S. citizenship interview (couple months left).

I have an upcoming international work trip, but unfortunately, my Ukrainian Foreigner passport will expire before that date. I was lucky to secure an appointment at the Ukrainian Consulate in Houston (other consulates had a 3 5 month wait). I will be traveling from another state for this appointment.

However, I have a few questions and was hoping someone who has gone through a similar process could help:

1. What documents are required to renew a Ukrainian foreign passport at the Houston Embassy? The embassy website (especially in Ukrainian) is quite difficult to navigate, and I want to ensure I bring everything needed.

2. What is the exact fee? The site lists $130 for the service, but it also mentions there may be additional fees. Do you know what these could be?

3. Payment method: I understand they only accept a money order or cashier s check and do not accept credit cards or personal checks. Since I can t update the amount once issued, how should I handle this if the actual total isn t clear?

4. Name on passport: Can I keep my old surname on my renewed Ukrainian Foreigner passport, or will they require me to update it to match my new married name?
   

Any insight from others who ve recently renewed their passports at the Houston Consulate would be incredibly helpful. I just want to make sure I don t make a long trip and end up being turned away due to missing paperwork or fees.

Thanks so much in advance!

I also want to mention that I've been trying to get in contact with them via email and voicemail's but haven't had a response from anything.

Hi everyone!

Hoping someone can help us out. So my husband submitted an AR-11 last Friday to update his mailing address only since we purchased a PO Box. (yes we did submit our current address as well even though it is the same) When it was submitted, it said "Due to maintenance, it may take up to two days for the address change to process...." something like this.

So we waited a few days and submitted it again last night, as it had been over two business days. It does not even show up in his "View My Submissions" tab. he did not even get the email acknowledging the submission.

Is the online AR-11 under work and not working for other people? Any suggestions on what we should do? Should we wait a week and try again if nothing comes through? We do not have a pending case, but we will be applying for ROC next month.

Thank you!