US Immigration from Canada

Hi folks,

I had a question that I cannot seem to resolve myself. I tried searching on the forum already but all the responses are many years old.

I submitted an AR-11 almost a month ago online. I included the I-751 receipt number on it. I received an email confirmation with a date of August 3rd (when I'd expect to hear from USCIS by mail I'm guessing).

It's been a month and I haven't heard anything from them.

Here are the steps I took to try to dig into it:

1. I tried calling the USCIS number, but it was a maze. I kept asking to verify my CoA, but the automated prompt only kept sending me the link to submit the form online. There was no way to get to a human.

2. I went on the website and used the chatbot to talk with. The chatbot said that if it has been 15+ days and I haven't gotten confirmation, I can re-submit the form.

3. I tried to resubmit the form online, but it told me that this form is still pending and to submit IF there is yet another new address. Obviously, I don't have another new address, it is the same that I submitted on the AR-11.

Unsure on how to proceed here.

1. Should I re-submit the form online again? OR

2. Should I mail in the form instead? However, I heard that mailing it in does not "pull" my I-751 application to this new region that I live in (Texas). Not sure how I can do that.

3. Should I call them for it? Once again, not too sure how to even get to a human on the phone. It keeps throwing me in a maze.

Thankfully, I still have family at my old address, so I won't have lost mail. But I'd like to move my I-751 from California (old address) to Texas where the processing time is significantly less and get this going.

I'd appreciate any pointers.

Thanks!

edit:

I should note that we mailed in my wife's form i-865 (she's my sponsor), and she received her confirmation in the mail a few days ago, so that piece is taken care of already.

Hi there,

I was wondering if anyone has any recent experience doing this? We applied for Removal of Conditions jointly about a month or so back and I have gotten the 1 and half year green card extension. I know I now will have to change it to a divorce waiver filing. Do I need to pay any additional fees? Do I need to use a lawyer? Should I only file it when I have the final divorce decree?

Thanks,

Veronica

Hi all, my fiance and I are in a bit of a situation and I wanted to reach out here for some advice. The situation is:

• I've relocated to the US from Canada on a TN status
• She is eligible to petition for TD status but only if we're married (which we are not yet)
• I don't have the ability to take a vacation long enough to go back to Canada, get married and return with her (especially with all the uncertainty with Covid)

What we'd like to do is to have her come to the US (as a visitor) for 2 months so we can at least see each other. Then either:

1. Get married during that time in the US, fly back to Canada once we have the certificate, and return to the US, getting the TD on the way back in
2. Just visit for a few months, fly back to Canada, get married in there, and return, getting the TD on the way back in

Option 1 is preferred so that we don't need to rush to get things sorted while on vacation (and since the wedding certificate can apparently take several weeks to be issued). However, I have some concerns about the viability of this plan. Option 2 seems more straight forward, but I still have some concerns about how that will look to the immigrations officer.

The question is, how likely are either of these plans to work? Any warning or potential pitfalls? Any suggestions?

Hi VJ Fam! It's been awhile since I've posted, but had a question that's been on my mind and figured this might be the best group to bring this in front of! My husband has his GC and has been living with me in the US since March. He had applied for his Canadian Citizenship back in 2019 and the process is now finally moving along. He did complete his online citizenship interview outside Canada, but has to complete an interview/oath in Canada. I did hear that intent to live in Canada is no longer a requirement to gain Canadian citizenship. Has anyone here gone through this similar process or know if any issues can come up while getting his Canadian citizenship? Hubby worked hard to get his Canadian PR and apply for Canadian citizenship - I'd definitely want him to still get his citizenship even though he has a GC now. Thanks for the help!

I m trying to get all of my documents together for my interview, I have a certificate of divorce that was signed by the clerk but not the judge. I do have a copy of the judges order. Is that going to be a problem? Same thing for my custody papers I do not have originals nor do I have the time to go back to Canada to obtain them. Any tips?