US Immigration from Canada

Wife (beneficiary) had her interview @ embassy today and was approved for CR1. She wants to take my last name.

Just now read some threads that say she should have mentioned @ interview to request the GC to be issued in the new surname. Ofc that didn't happen.

What happens now? We have a flight back to US next week. How difficult does the process look once we get the GC & SS Card in the mail to get them changed to new surname?

Glad this is over - but man wish we could have avoided any further paperwork headaches. Advice? Thanks!!

Hi there.

I feel like I know the answer to this, but I am going to ask anyway to be certain. If I were to add any new documents or evidence to my I-130 online application before it's been approved anywhere. We only just sent the application in 2 weeks ago. We wanted to update my husband's passport photo because when I look at how it scanned, it's got glare on it that I didn't realize prior to submitting. Stupid stupid me.

Thanks so much in advance everyone You guys have been so great!

HI all,

I applied for naturalization in August last year & had my interview today in Detroit.

Everyone from security check point, check-in desk and my interviewer were super friendly!!

After my name was called we went into the office & before starting, swore I would tell the truth.

She asked to see my identification (driver's license, passport, permanent resident card & SSN card if I had it & I did).

Made sure my info was correct (address, name).

Asked 6 civics questions:

What is the highest court in the United States?

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?

If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

Name one state that borders Canada

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

A sentence came up on the tablet in front of me and I had to read it out loud.

Then , she verbally said a sentence which I had to write out on the tablet.

She went over a few of the personal questions on the N400 (parents, my current and previous jobs within 5 years).

Then asked (I think most?) of the Yes/No questions on the second half of the application, which there was no issues with.

Made some small talk, but I kept that to a minimum I just wanted to get through the main part of the interview!

Then she told me I passed! I brought a binder of evidence to prove my marriage and residency but none were asked for.

Said I should get a letter with an oath date & it would be at that field office. Unfortunately guests still aren't allowed to accompany us but maybe that will change by that date

Overall great experience.

HI...quick question. I submitted my application as a PR since 2013 as married to a US citizen in March 2020. The IO at my interview a yr ago changed my application to be independent of my husband and processed it based on the fact I've lived here 5+ years. Does this make any difference to the processing? Because I've been approved but still waiting for my oath ceremony to be re-scheduled from sept 15, 2021. My husband wasn't allowed in to the interview because of covid and I felt sort of vulnerable because I didn't know if she should do that or not and I didn't know all the rules or impact of everything.

Currently waiting 6 months for a reschedule of the oath ceremony and 24 months total.

OK so my worst fears have come true.... I was DQ'd Jan 6, said 'oh $#!%' I need my new passport done now (yes I know I waited too late and we just had so many family things and covid things and other things going on I wanted to keep it with me just in case I had to travel back to the US for an emergency).

My new passport is being created now (changed to married name) and of course the NVC has caught up with their interviews and I received my email this morning (YAY!) however I am concerned about not having my passport back in time for the interview, or the medical examination.

I will be calling Passport Canada to expedite with additional fees as they said this was an option, but what if I still don't have it back for my medical examination? Or worst case my interview?

Can I still attend and they just don't approve my visa until I mail them my passport? (similar to when they are waiting for medical reports)

I don't even know what my new passport # will be.....

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Anyone else make this stupid mistake??

Thanks