US Immigration from Canada

Hello everyone. First post so apologies if I didn t follow steps.

Sponsor, my wife is living in Canada with me (beneficiary) since late 2023. We got DQ ed in March. We submitted 2023 US tax returns for her and it was all accepted. She had made enough in the first half of the year.

Now we are prepping for the interview in Montreal in October. My wife worked in Canada only for only 3 months that year and filed her 2024 US taxes and noted the foreign earned income. However, that income is lower than the required threshold.

Our lawyer is saying she, the sponsor, can show her Canadian income from 2025 current year (she made more than enough to satisfy the threshold) by showing the paystubs, and an employment letter. But her employment will cease to exist when I, the beneficiary, gets approved. When we told this to our lawyer, the lawyer says they can use my (the beneficiary s ) income as an additional income to satisfy. The thing is, I, the beneficiary, only have a contingent offer letter from my current employer (US employer but I am contracted through a middle party Canadian company, so I don t technically work for the US employer yet until I am in US) that I will be starting with them after I am approved and get my spousal visa.

So our lawyer is basically insisting that my spouse s 2025 Canadian paystubs plus my, beneficiary s, contingent offer letter from the US employer should be able to satisfy the consulate ?

We want to be safe and A) inform the consulate that we re adding a joint sponsor and B) add documents for a joint sponsor ( my spouse s father) under the additional information section in CEAC before the interview.

Thoughts ? Are we overthinking or wouldn t having a joint sponsor documents be the safer option before the interview?

Sorry for the long post but thanks in advance.

Hi everyone! Looking for some opinions/ anyone with experience with this seemingly gray area..

I will be entering via k1 visa at the end of September. My physical last day is in a few days, but the official last day according to the schedule is actually in October. I work for a place that offers a yearly 'mental health week' where you can choose to book a whole week off and get paid; it is treated as a PTO. My job cannot be done remotely (think Restaurant), so technically when I enter the States, I will be still an employee, but I will not be performing any work (taking that mental health week). My paycheck would include days after my entry (those PTO days).

Would that be considered unauthorized work? I worry that during AOS it will look suspicious that I-94 shows September entry but last day of work is in October. Or should I treat my last day at work as my last physically-worked day?
What do you guys think? Am I overthinking or should I ask for my official last day to be before departure?

Thank you in advance!

We're almost there! This is a space for those filing the N-400 in September 2025 to feel a sense of community as we navigate the final immigration hurdle.

Married for 22 years to USC, but living in Canada.

Relocated to US in 2022-2023.

Mailed the N-400 (3-yr) on 9/8/2025

USPS confirmed it arrived on 9/12/2025

Waiting...

Hi members,

I got my I-751 approved and received a 10-year green card. I applied for N-400 in March 2025 and finally have my interview scheduled in a few days.

I want to get advice on what to prepare for:

1. Is the civics test still the 2008 version?
2. Are there any moral character documents I should bring?
3. Should I bring originals of all documents submitted with my N-400?
4. My husband will accompany me will he be asked questions or interviewed along with me?
5. Any tips for the English and civics test or typical interview questions?
6. Any recent experiences or changes in USCIS procedures that I should be aware of?

Any advice or guidance from anyone with recent experience would be greatly appreciated.

TIA

Hello,

My husband entered the country through the K-1 visa in 2018 (and this website was SO helpful!!! We did it without the help of a lawyer!). Due to the pandemic, we kind of fell through the cracks and he finally got his green card in 2023.

His Canadian passport is due to expire in December. He wants to renew it, but he is concerned because he has to send in the old one, and if there s a family emergency, he won t be able to get to Canada.

What have you guys done in this circumstance? Is there a way to get into your home country and back into the states while your passport renewal is pending?

TIA