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  1. ^^ This! As a side, you can get married on a tourist visa and then file for AOS. You cannot plan to use a tourist visa to get married and file for AOS. That is immigration fraud. Be very careful on that.
  2. VJ's prediction was all over the place. At times it was pushing it a year or more out, at times it was "any day now", they even had it as "overdue" on occasions.
  3. Timeline: 02/10/21: I-751 package sent 02/12/21: Delivered to Phoenix, AZ 03/22/21: Money order cashed 03/24/21: Text notification rec'd (Assigned to LIN) 03/25/21: NOA rec'd 04/30/21: Case updated: Fingerprints taken 06/27/22: Approved! Card being produced!
  4. OMG, woohooo!!! I just now got an email from USCIS saying that hubby's card is being produced!!!!! I couldn't believe it so I had to go to the site and check it for myself. YAY!!!!!!!
  5. @Mobius1 - I am so sorry that you are going through this. Hopefully some of what has been said will give you some peace, as I do think (based on the letter of the law), you will be ok going forward with the N400, even if you have to face extra scrutiny. Start preparing for all of that NOW. Make yourself a very nice binder which is tabbed and has a TON of information and documents to explain and prove what occurred. Thinking out loud here and very curious to hear what others have to say on this... What does someone do when they are faced with a highly contested divorce? My DH is my second. First husband and I divorced in 2015 and it took over two years to finalize... that was pre-COVID. If someone dealing with a ROC in that type of situation, that would be horrible! (Toss in a requirement as some states have it where you must have a 6 month separation prior to divorce.) I think this is why the prior legal advice was given to OP. This also lines up with @mindthegap was saying - until you have the final divorce decree, you're not divorced. Until the judge puts his/her signature on that final order and there's an "entered" file stamp, anything can happen - it can drag on for YEARS, or the couple can reconcile, etc. Makes me think the USCIS should establish some kind of third option for this, like a pending divorce waiver. Something that covers people when they are in the place that their divorce isn't final. Maybe make it that you are issued another conditional green card, or have to bring in your divorce paperwork so that the IO (or someone) can review for status and let that factor into a final ROC decision. But until you have that final divorce decree, there is no divorce and the marriage is still valid. (LOL, just ask the IRS.)
  6. USCIS redid their "check status" page... Now you enter in the date of your receipt and it tells you when you can talk with them.... The earliest you can submit questions is April 30, 2023. Please do not contact us before this date. We will notify you if we need any additional information. We appreciate your patience while we review your case. 🤬🤬🤬🤬 (LIN is 17.5 months avg processing time...)
  7. ^^^ All of this. Just AAAAAAALL of it. Yep!!!! .... BLARG!!! 🤬
  8. Thank you! This is good info to have. It sounds like our best course of action then is to re-evaluate as we get closer to paying the arrears in full (or have already paid it in full.) Until then, just stay the course w/the GC.
  9. He has been repaying it since he was notified that Canadian child support enforcement was going after him, while he was employed. Obviously when he came here, he couldn't work until he got his green card, so I was sending in funds in his stead as best as I could. He is working steady now and has been continuing to pay it. So, maybe steady payments for 3 years and then spotty until he got a job here, then it went back to regular again. (Side note: it is SUPER difficult to send money to the Canadian Child Support Enforcement when in the US!! They wouldn't give us account wiring instructions so we had to mail a money order in until the case was adjudicated in the US.) The part I was worried about was the possibility of a bar. With him having the GC already, there's not a huge difference between naturalization and GC (with the exception of voting), so we weren't sure if it was worth it. If there is a risk of a bar, then it definitely is NOT worth the risk. Any idea what the outcome may be if he can show that the outstanding balance is now paid in full? With tax refund garnishments, it won't take TOO too long to pay off the arrears. Wondering if he can show that it is all paid off, and of course can explain what happened as to why it wasn't paid for so long, that it will be seen as OK since he did eventually pay in full. (Thank you for reading my rambling!)
  10. Hi all, I had posted something about this previously, but as more time has gone on and the situation has changed, I need to post/ask again. My hubby is currently waiting for his ROC. We are getting close to being able to file for his citizenship, however, we are not sure that is a good idea at present due to prior child support issues. Background: Hubby and his ex-wife had a very contentious divorce 22 years ago (Canada) when their daughters were about 2. Short of it, ex wife took the girls and hid them from him. Being 22 years ago, the internet was still in its infancy, dad's didn't know they had rights, and he lived across the country from them, he couldn't find them and gave up. (Please, no judgment.) No child support was paid. Fast forward 15 years, one of the girls finds him, they try to have a relationship after all that time, and the ex decides to go after him for back child support. Fast forward to now, there obviously is still a large amount in arrears but the case has been adjudicated to the US (to our county in our state). Regular payments are deducted from his check and tax refunds are garnished to aid in bringing him current. The kids are over 18 now. He will not be petitioning for them at any time in the future. We've spoken to a couple of attorneys in Canada re: going after the ex about this and it will be a very difficult case to win. As he is here in the States, he does not have the desire to go back to Canada just to litigate, especially if he is unlikely to win. Questions: 1) Are we better to wait until the child support is paid in full before we move forward with his citizenship? 2) If he is denied citizenship, does that put his green card into jeopardy? (The whole moral, upstanding person thing.)
  11. Waiting for a 751 to process at LIN is kind of like waiting for a pot of water to boil... I do wonder why USCIS doesn't offer an option to pay more money for expedited processing for this.
  12. I'm so sorry that underwriter was such a piece of work to you. Grr! I would absolutely raise a stink over that with their supervisor (higher if necessary). It is absolutely unacceptable. To be shocked about the processing times - fair. To insinuate that you're lying? Not acceptable. AT. ALL.
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