US Immigration from Canada

I am waiting for my interview in Montreal- my DQ date was Oct 26/20.
Different situation- Hubby & I both currently live and work in Canada (he is dual citizen). I was wondering the process of what happens after approval. I know we have 6 months to get myself to the US, but is this to permanently live in the US or can we just cross the border and have my passport stamped and then return to Canada and continue to reside here? I don t want to do anything to hamper my US visa when I receive it but right now with covid we cannot easily go and visit the US and look for employment/housing. TIA

We received our approval for i130 on Thursday at around 2pm. It showed as such online and on our account. However unlike NOA1, when we received an email notice immediately after we submitted, we haven t received NOA2 notice by email yet.

We need this email notice to apply for Singapore COC (Police Clearance). That takes about 70 to 90 days to obtain when outside the country, and so I want to get on it ASAP.

How Long does it typically take to get the NOA2 notice by email after approval. Is there anyway to hurry it?

Hello Everyone,

We were DQ'd on September 2, 2020. We have not heard anything... does anyone have any idea what the Interview timelines look like?

Thanks,

April

For DS-260, I require Police Clearance Certificates (PCC) from three countries:

1. India (lived there from 1998 to 2009 - turned 16 in 2000)

2. Singapore (lived there from 2009 to 2018)

3. Canada (living here since 2018)

Question 1:

I have Police clearance certificates for India dated Feb 2018 which I obtained when applying for permanent residency in Canada. I last I lived in India was in 2000. Since the issuance of this PCC, I have only been to India for two visits - the first for 2 weeks and the second for 6 days, both end of 2018. The PCC reads - "there is no adverse information against xxx which would render him/her inelligible for grant of travel facilities including visa for Canada."

Would this PCC be accepted for DS-260?

Question 2:

I have a Police Clearance Certificate from Singapore dated January 2020. It was procured for security clearance for working on Govt projects here in Canada. I left Singapore before issuance of this PCC and haven't returned since. It reads, "This is to certify that xxx has no criminal record with this Department in Singapore from 18 June 2009 to 07 July 2018. This certificate is issued only for the holder for use in Canada."

Would this PCC be accepted for DS-260?

Hi all,

I've read through many of these threads and they've been pretty helpful! I figured I'd pitch my own situation to see if anyone has input.

• My husband entered on a K1 visa on December 12, 2020
• We were married on December 20, 2020
• Therefore, we was only in the US for 20 days in the year 2020
• He has made $0 in the US and will not make any money until he receives his employment authorization
• We applied for his SSN on December 23, 2020 and received a confirmation letter on January 2, 2021. Called for an update yesterday and they said they still have not received confirmation of his documents from Homeland Security so the wait for an SSN continues.

So my questions:

• I know I will file as married. Is jointly or separately advised?
• Do I need to get him an ITIN since we still do not have an SSN?
• Any consideration for the income he made in Canada during 2020?
• Can I successfully do taxes with a service like TurboTax, or am I better off hiring someone who specializes in both US and Canadian taxes?
• Any advice on him filing his Canadian taxes?

Many thanks for everyone's help!