US Immigration from Canada

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.)

Hi everyone, has anyone here had experience attending their medical with Dr. Randall Lee in Scarborough, ON? We booked an appointment with them for next week.

Also, does anyone know if they require passport photos? We're planning to just have two 2x2 photos taken for our interview only.

Thanks!

Hello VJ,

Man does time fly, it seems like just yesterday I was going through the K1 process. Well, fast fwd 11 yrs.. I am coming to the VJ community for help once again. Looking to start the citizenship process and am looking to be pointed in the right direction. As a green card holder do I need to file for an adjustment of status? Or a brand new N400? So many questions, looking for some guidance.

Little info about myself, current green card holder, originally from a K1 visa. still married, 11 yrs later, not wanting to renew my green card again.

Thanks in advance

Hello Everyone,

I attended the IR1 Interview in Montreal, Canada on February 4, 2022. All was in order, except that the medical panel had not submitted one document.

Due to the missing document, my case was assigned the status of Refused, for administrative processing.

I arranged for the medical office near Toronto to submit the final medical document the very next day, February 5, 2022.

I check the status frequently, and although it shows as having been updated once in March and once in April, it always still shows as Refused.

I sent two inquiry emails to the consulate in March and April respectively to which they did reply, but in both cases the reply was simply that I was in a queue waiting to be reviewed by an officer, and that they would notify me when it had been reviewed.

It has now been 14 weeks since the submission of my final missing document.

Has anyone else had this experience, and does anyone have any sense of how long one can wait in Refused, Admin Processing status?

Any experience or comments welcome;

Thanks

James A

We received NOA1 on April 21, 2021 and are still waiting for NOA2. It's almost 13 months now. Anyone else waiting this long???