US Immigration from Canada

I-864 vs. I-864A and how many times to submit for your parents????

I am trying to be proactive with approval in the coming month and what i need to prepare for....

• I applied for both of my parents I-130
• My husband and I both work, but also have a child who is listed as a dependent

Am I anticipating correctly that I will be submitting the below forms?

• x2 --- I-864 Forms (1 for dad, 1 for mom)
• x 2 --- I-864A Forms (on behalf of my husband, and 1 for dad and 1 for mom)
• Since the other household member is a toddler, assuming no form on their behalf needs to be completed?

My income/family will cover the 125% min threshold they need show on the website for a household of 5 (i.e., 3 of us + my 2 parents). But should I still do a I-864A also for my parents showing they also have income due to retirement income?

• My parents are retired, but what if they live off of investments / supplemental income?
• Do I do a I-864A on behalf of one parent for the other parent?

So confused....

Greetings all CO N400 filers. I had my N400 interview April 18, 2024. Overall the interview/test was very straightforward and the officer was personable. A good experience and quite fast, around 30 min or so. Plan to be there around 30 min ahead of your scheduled time to give yourself a chance to get through security and get to the waiting area. I think the biggest stressor is likely traffic, so give yourself extra time. We were coming from the north end of the state, so we gave ourselves 2 hours to get there and that was about right.

Take-aways:

-Same day oath ceremonies no longer offered in Denver as of Jan 2024 unless you live 200 miles away from the office or there is some kind of emergency. I requested a same-day oath ceremony when the officer gave me this information. She said that they used to do this, but they don't offer it anymore. Something about not having enough staff who are qualified to do the ceremony around that day. She said that only in cases of an emergency would they be able to scramble one together or if the applicant's home is over 200 miles away. So if you live within 200 miles of the office, don't expect a same-day oath ceremony. Worth asking, but be prepared to have to come back for oath ceremony

-Sign up for electronic notices so you know well in advance when OC is - Even the USCIS officer commented on our CO post office delays. In a previous oath ceremony a few months prior, only half of the people showed up. They found out over half did not get their paper notices in the mail. She strongly advised signing up for e-notices through the online account, as that is much more reliable. I received my notice electronically the evening of my interview notifying me that my oath ceremony is 3 weeks later.

Hope this helps!

DQed in early March, but my wife's photo was taken in Dec when the case was first established. Should we replace her photo?

In the meantime, I have finished my TY 23 tax and received my 1040 back. Should I upload it into CEAC? Will this new DQ push my position back into April/ May DQ for IL, or will I stay in the queue for March DQ?

Thanks!

TN Visa going to Houston, TX in few weeks.

I have a Nissan Versa Note 2019 with 42,000 km on the clock. Carfax (based on VIN) has a history of savage, but it was also repaired/rebuilt on the same day it registered savage. It passed all inspections in Alberta. I checked under the car and it all looking good, I see no sign of distressed metal works and looks clean and quite new.

It has CMVSS certification on the door, my concern if this car is importable to USA because of prior history based on VIN.

Should I sell while I still in Canada or take risk?.

Thanks

Leaving a review of my experience to hopefully help others after me!

Medical Exam date: April 18, 2024 @ 9:00am

Cost: $355 for my age range, plus $50 for a TDAP booster & $47 for tracked courier delivery of some documents to my house

Booking the appointment:
I emailed the office directly after received my packet 4 email with all the documents they require, you can find this information on their website, make sure you ve received your packet 4 email first and that you ve booked an interview appointment as they will ask for confirmation for both. They responded to me immediately and I was able to book my appointment for about a month away from that day. They respond very quickly and if you have any questions they ll answer anything you need.

Appointment day:
I flew in from Calgary really early and landed at 6:30am at the Vancouver airport, rented a car and drove down to Surrey. It only took about 30 min to get to the office from the airport, it was really easy and there was no traffic. I arrived around 7:45am, and decided to go in to ask some questions about my vaccines as I only had one dose of the Varicella and they ask for two. Since I was already there they actually told me they would take all my documents and start the process right away. They asked for my 5 passport photos, my passport, my drivers license, my covid vaccination records, as well as my other vaccination records. My records are all in spanish and I translated them on a google doc and printed that to bring, I showed them the original plus the translation and they took both to double check everything matched and make copies of everything. They gave me a form to fill and then returned all my documents afterwards, then they let me know I was actually missing a TDAP booster since it had been more than 10 years since my last dose, and I chose to get it there so I paid $50 for that. I sat down and waited a bit longer, then I got called in to the room. Dr. Cheema was really nice and went through the short list of questions really quickly, he listened to my lungs, took my blood pressure, then palpated my stomach, and finally gave me the TDAP booster before sending me on my way. I was finished by 8:45am, 15 min before my official appointment time, and then had to wait 15min after the vaccine before I could leave. The blood test is by appointment only and the office will make it for you and give you the time, the lab is right next to the office so you can walk there. I headed to my blood test appointment and I had to wait a bit as it was busy but I was out by 9:45. Then I drove down the road to the x-ray lab which is walk-in only, and despite being busy I was seen basically right away. I missed my turn into the parking lot so I wasted some time turning around, but I was finished with the whole process a few minutes before 11am. All in all it was really quick and easy.

Total time: around 3 hours and 15min.

What I learned:

• Hepatitis A is not required.
• Tdap is required within the last 10 years (I got it at the office)
• Varicella requires two doses, if you do not have both or records of both, you can get your family physician to get bloodwork done to test for immunity. If it is reactive, you are immune. An additional dose if needed at the office would have been $95.00 CAD, but if you ve had chickenpox before you just need to tell them what year you had it, no proof necessary.
• They provide you with a CD (for border crossing) and vaccination record (for AOS) by mail - you can choose courier (free and not tracked), or tracked courier (depends on where you live but I paid $47), they told me both of these are not required for the interview.
• Once results are sent to the US embassy, you will receive an email stating so.