US Immigration from Canada

Hello there, I'm the Canadian beneficiary, preparing to fill out the DS260 and begin gathering documents for the IR1 visa processing.

On March 26 2018, I immigrated to the US on a K1 visa, married my USC, but left on Oct 3 2018, which is six months and one week. I left without receiving a green card. My googling and internet searching about police clearance requirements for the IR1 visa has left me confused. Some sites say present and former residents of the US should NOT obtain any police clearances covering their residency in the US. However, given the lack of a green card, I am not certain I would even be considered a resident of the US for that period, so would that mean that I do in fact need the clearance? Other sources suggest you need a police clearance for any country in which you resided, after the age of 16, for more than 6 months.

Would anyone happen to know if I need to provide a police clearance for the period I lived in the US? Thank you kindly in advance for any assistance.

Hi,

I just went to my Biometrics appointment today and two of my right fingers (ring and pinky) showed up as orange with an exclamation mark on the screen. The technician mentioned that those two fingers are sweaty. She tried everything from wiping them with paper, using hand sanitizer to drying them with a table fan, but nothing worked. Every other scan was green. She mentioned it shouldn't be an issue since the 4-finger scan showed green and went ahead and submitted the scans.

I was wondering about the timeline when I would know :

1. Whether the scans were accepted i.e. when does the status on myUSCIS typically change online after biometrics and what does that say

2. If not, the timeline to receive a second notice for Biometrics for poor quality scans.

Appreciate your replies on this.

Hi everyone,

I'm currently a L1B Visa holder living and working in the US. I got my appointment for end of November (finally!) as we were DQ'ed in early March 2021.

Not sure if anyone else has a similar situation but I have a few things I'm not clear about:

1. Can I fly in the day before the interview from US? I believe there was a requirement at some point (may be wrong) to be IN Canada for 14 consecutive days prior to the interview - so kind of like a quarantine after travelling. If true, is this still the case?

2. Passport/Visa collection upon Approval - The embassy says there is no pickup available, only mail. Does anyone know if they have exceptions for those currently already living in US? I no longer have an address in Canada, so if required I supposed I can use friends address etc

3. Any other surprises I should prepare for?

Thanks in advance!

So I DQ September 2019 and finally have my interview in November...I was just looking on the embassy checklist and found a curveball...form i864a....

On the website of the consulate it says the following...f you previously submitted to NVC an I-864 affidavit of support (AOS) completed by a joint sponsor (not the petitioner): Bring proof of the joint sponsor s legal status in the United States (photocopy of a U.S. passport, birth certificate, naturalization certificate, or legal permanent resident card) and their federal U.S. tax return (Form 1040) from the previous year. ((If the joint sponsor s tax return includes a spouse, then the spouse must complete Form I-864A.))

So my sister is my joint sponsor and she has a joint tax return with the spouse..but her income alone meets the income requirements...so in the uscis form i864a instructions it says only to submit this form if the joint sponsor income alone doesn't meet the requirements...and on the consulate website it says f the joint sponsor s tax return includes a spouse, then the spouse must complete Form I-864A.))

So Im confused do i need the spouse to fill this form and should I bring it to interview or not or not? (NVC never asked for it when I was submitting docs I just saw this first time today).

Hello! I joined my husband in the US on a spousal green card earlier this year. I left the US once for 2 weeks since then. It never occurred to me that when it became time to naturalize, I would need to prove continuous residence in the US. While I have my own US credit card I'm named on and a US bank account, I am not named on my husband's and my lease, internet, or utilities bill. This is because my husband had already set all these up before I joined him. I am not even listed on a cellphone bill, because I joined my husband's family's plan. I am not yet employed but expect to be soon (with a US-based company, of course), however, when my husband and I have children I expect to be a stay-at-home mom for a few years. So I'd imagine by then I'll only be able to provide a year or so of proof of employment in the US.

Is all of this going to be a problem for me for the N-400 in 3 years?