US Immigration from Canada

My husband and i begin our i130 application journey in June 2021, after waiting 2 years i got my interview April 2023. Side note we have been married for 14 years and have a daughter together .

I got 221g at the interview due to not receiving Fiji Police report , i had my Canadian one but not from Fiji. The interviewer officer told me they will contact the Fiji Embassy to see if they received my Fiji report if they or I are unable to get the report she will waive the police report required.

Back story about my situation: I moved to Canada in 1995 , i haven't been back since then. However i asked my niece who was visiting Fiji in August 2022 to help me get the police report. With her i sent in funds , fingers prints and necessary documents. After waited few hours at the Police station in Fiji an office took the fees and the documents in return gave her receipt . She took a picture of the receipt so she can send it to me for my future reference. When i got my notification about my interview date i emailed the Fiji police 4 times never got an answer .

Now its September 2nd so far i have been in contact with US embassy in Montreal. I also emailed Fiji police another 3 times after April 2023 (interview date) and no reply . On the email to US embassy i asked if i can now get a police report waive since been over 4 months they emailed me back saying " We have contacted the U.S. Embassy in Fiji to request an update on this process, and will contact you with further instructions as soon as we can."

Now my question is how long and what is the process for a waive like this?

We intend to submit our i751 mid November which is the start of the 90 day period before my conditional status expires. So I am starting to gather the documents now.

We are intending to submit Affidavit of Support from 3-5 family members and friends, and have started reaching out to them. Most of them do not live in the city we live in, but we will be travelling to see most of them in the next couple of months. So we were hoping to collect the letters from them when we visit.

My question (and I am probably overthinking) - With the period of eligibility to submit ROC starting mid November, is it OK that the letters are dated BEFORE this time. Can we have a letter from my mother-in-law dated Sep 17 for example? Or do the letters have to be dated within the 90 day period to demonstrate most recent knowledge of our marriage?

Hello,

Wanted to follow up on this thread and check if anyone has gone through selling property and is similar to my case.

I moved to the US in April 2023, sold my property in May 2023 so had to go through all the complexities with selling as a non resident and the 25% tax withholding. Currently waiting for the clearance certificate to complete.

My question is once the clearance certificate is obtained, will I receive the entire 25% back, am I exempt from that since I'm considered a resident of Canada for tax purposes having presence in Canada this year and at that property?

Looking to see what the outcome was for others in the same situation.

Hi guys!

I'm wondering if any of you would know much about the household size and income requirement in regards to your kids. The petitioner has 4 children but only 1 of them resides with them full time. The other 3 they have 50/50 custody so they don't live with them full-time. When determining household size to know income requirements for I-134, would they only include the 1 full-time living child, or all 4 of them?

Side note: In terms of taxes, the petitioner claims only 2 of their children on their taxes. Their ex claims the other 2. In case this goes off taxes instead.

My husband and I are just starting the process and would greatly appreciate some insight from others based on our unique situation. Here is our story:

I am a USC and my husband is a Canadian citizen. He was born in Canada but moved to the US in the early 80s as a child when his dad got a job here. Through this he became an LPR and lived here until 2004. He went to college here, married a US citizen, worked as a biomedical engineer, and owned houses here. After a bad car accident and his marriage falling apart, he had no supports here so he moved back with his parents who had returned to Canada by that time. Since then he has worked and bought a house in BC. We met in early 2022 and have travelled back and forth to see each other since then. We were married here on 8/12/23. His intention is to move here with me and pursue a career change. Our original plan was that he would stay in Canada for two years while completing a degree program which would allow time for the consular processing route. That planned changed due to unforeseen circumstances and he would like to come here as soon as possible and go to school here. Unfortunately, by the time this change came about, it was too late to postpone the wedding and apply for a K-1 visa, so it seems that we are stuck with the consular processing route. If that is the case, here are our questions:

1. What, if any, impact would his previous LPR status have on the process? He still has an active US SSN. Is the CR-1/IR-1 still our only option?

2. Is he able to travel back and forth during the entire process? If so, up until now as a Canadian he has never had to have a formal visa to come here has a tourist. He simply fills out the brief form online and goes straight through customs at the airport. Does this change once you are in the application process? I apologize if this is a dumb question, but we just don't want to jeopardize anything unknowingly.

3. He has a criminal record from his early 20s here in the US. Not a violent or drug related crime and no other offenses since then. Will this be an issue?

4. Would he be able to apply for a work permit or some other advance permission to stay and work/study here temporarily during the CR-1 process?

Thank you for any advice!!