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    Texas

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  • Local Office
    Houston TX
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    Canada
  • Our Story
    I lived in the US on an L1B visa for 5 years, 2 months. I met my husband in that time and we married. I left the US to prevent a visa overstay.

    Initially, DH was a PR. He received his citizenship in Jan 2019. We upgraded our petition at that point. After I-130 was approved, we endured 89 days, 22.5 hours of waiting before my I-130 magically showed up at NVC. The CEAC website was undergoing maintenance when I was trying to fill out the IV. After some frustration and losing data more than once, I learned how to manipulate the system to work and got the forms filled out. RFE setback for my CRC and a request for a marriage certificate for my Littles and we were finally DQ.

    We narrowly escaped the covid Consulate closure - our interview was the Monday, the Consulate closed Friday. We were approved and finally headed "home" on April 1, the day after our 2 year anniversary.

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  1. mam521
    The I-130 sits with USCIS and will follow the flow. I think it's about a year for approval, as you'd mentioned. The remaining steps afterwards are with the Department of State (National Visa Center). Then, you deal with Montreal. Montreal is a notoriously slow consulate, so just keep that in mind. They usually take 3-5 months to issue interviews. Excellent to hear that your parents are actually young retirees. The next thing is what will keep them young!
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  6. mam521
    Anyone watch 90 Day: Love in Paradise?
  7. mam521
    I'm going to guess the algorithm is programmed to pick based on lists of criteria, so the CO doesn't have to. That in mind, some small children have been tossed into this mess, so it isn't 100% targeted choice, per se.
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  9. mam521
    If she's DQ'd, just leave it alone. She can take the new tax filing information to her interview and the CO can update the case then. Don't worry about the photos. New ones will be requested for medical and interview. Just hold tight until you get further instructions.
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  11. mam521
    There are many naturalized Canadians who've applied for LPR in the USA. You are not a first by any means. Your parents will require their birth certificates from their home country and if they are not in English, a certified translation will be required. Same goes for the marriage license. They will be required to provide the police certificates, as you've indicated. As long as they don't go back to that country between obtaining the certificate and their interview, no issues, even if it expires. So, it is something you can work on now. The I-130 is pretty easy. The DS-260 is a pain because they will have to list all of the addresses they've lived at since they were 16. I recommend starting a spreadsheet and getting those in order because it might take a minute to figure that one out. They'll also need a 5 year travel history for trips to the US. Also a ways out is the medical, but if there are any series of vaccinations that need to be completed, might as well get them while they are covered under provincial health care. That in mind, have you looked into the cost of medical insurance in the US for them? It may be eye wateringly expensive, depending on how healthy they are or aren't.
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  15. mam521
    Also good to note, is just because you get a marriage license, doesn't mean you can marry immediately in all states. In TX, we had to wait 72 hours. Not a big deal, but something to be aware of as you plan everything.
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  20. mam521
    The baby is going to have to go through the same process as any LPR. You can attempt to have the case expedited, but there are no guarantees. It's just how the rules of the game are. Your wife's visa will be good until 6 months after her medical. You guys may have to consider her activating her PR and immediately returning to Canada until baby's case has processed.
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  28. mam521
    Are you a US citizen that meets the requirements for CRBA? If you do, then you will have to obtain the CRBA before bringing baby to the USA. If not, the baby needs their own I-130 and to go through the process like mom did.
  29. mam521
    You need a letter of compliance from the manufacturer. Does it have TPMS (not TPLS)? If not, just sell it in Canada. When(if) you get it to Houston, you're going to have to get a VIN inspection done, the emissions inspection and find insurance for it. You may want to check what the insurance would be for the salvage title and what they'd give you if something happened. That may also determine your decision.
  30. mam521
    Did you pay for tracking to ensure that the passport made it to the Consulate? Montreal is notoriously slow for actually receiving packages and updating cases. 6 to 8 weeks is pretty average for there, although there have been more people reporting updates within a month. Being of Indian descent, there will be more scrutiny on the AP background checks just due to the similarity in many Indian names. Don't panic yet - this is not unheard of with the Montreal consulate!
  31. mam521
    An asylum seeker is granted the right to stay in the US while their case is being adjudicated. It's basically permission to be in the US until they have a date with an immigration judge, but that's as far as it goes. During that permitted time, the person must file the appropriate paperwork to request that they not be deported and be allowed to stay legally. They only have a year to do this. I'm guessing the 4 years is how long it could potentially take for that case to be adjudicated. The information is here: https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/refugees-and-asylum/asylum But seriously, I'm with @Daphne . on this one - if you didn't know her previously, this whole scenario seems really hasty and somewhat suspect.
  32. mam521
    It's not a matter of the Consulate or Embassy, but a requirement by USCIS in accordance with the CDC. https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/pdf/vaccine-requirements-according-to-applicant-age-p.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/panel-physicians/vaccinations.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fimmigrantrefugeehealth%2Fpanel-physicians%2Fcovid-19-technical-instructions.html#covid-19-vaccination
  33. mam521
    You're looking at the short term game when you should be playing the long game. Lying to CBP will come back to bite you. Maybe you get through the K1 process fine, but then you still have to adjust status AND remove conditions. After that, naturalization. At any time, your hopes and dreams could be dashed because you made an unintelligent decision to lie to CBP. Is your fiancé ready to move to Malaysia if you mess this up and get caught? Don't lie and don't do devious things. Immigration is a PRIVILEGE, not a right. There are rules for a reason and lying to CBP is doing yourself and your partner no favors.
  34. mam521
    Just on a side note, has there been any consideration of getting married and filing for a spousal visa, rather than a fiancé visa? There are pros and cons to each, but a big pro these days is the spousal visa is significantly less expensive and would allow your partner to enter the US without restrictions on work and travel.
  35. mam521
    Yes, but I had to be prepared to go anywhere, if need be. That said, we did expedited passports for my kids in December. Appointments at the Post Office on the 19th, both were printed on the 26th and shipped out. One came on Dec. 29th and the other just after the New Year. Pretty darned fast considering there's a pair of holidays in there.
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