US Immigration from Canada

Hello all,

My wife and I are prepping her AOS package from our K1 visa. We are doing it a couple of years late so she's got an appointment to see the civil surgeon next week for her I-693 to get done again which we will send off with the I-485 package. Our questions are:

1. Current income - this is what I will be making this year, correct? I started a second part-time job last November, so I'm making about 20k more this year than last. The new job was on my taxes and I have a W2 for it since I started last year before the cut-off. So I can add that and my main job together? I hit the cut-off either way for last year by 6k for our family of 3, so I'm not worried about a co-sponsor either way, this just shows I can extra support her, right?

2. I should send in the tax transcripts for the last 3 years, 1040 for last year only (?), and the W2 for both jobs for last year - along with 6 months of paystubs for both?

3. The public charge question - the answer is yes, right? Do I put what my current income is this year or last year?

4. Where do I send the packet? - Scrap this question I just found the answer.

5. How should we put the packet together? 2 hole punch folders? Paperclips?

Thanks, appreciate any help!

The big day is coming up and I've been given conflicting advice about whether or not I should bring lawyer to my Naturalization interview.

My case:

I'm a Canadian who entered on K1 visa, married promptly, and received my 2yr GC without issue.
My USC spouse became abusive/unfaithful/an addict. We divorced: I applied for ROC with a divorce waiver and was granted my 10yr GC without an interview.

I applied for naturalization under the 5yr rule.

Many people on this site have been vocal that USCIS will go through your "entire immigration history" to make a decision on Naturalization, and given the way my USC marriage went I'm dreading the idea of having the IO dredge up/pick apart the details of my failed relationship. With this in mind, some have suggested I bring a lawyer so that the IO won't ask any off-color questions, etc.

Others have said that since I applied under the 5yr rule that the details of my former marriage aren't necessarily relevant -- and that especially since I was given a 10yr GC without an interview, I already gave USCIS enough evidence to prove without a doubt in their mind that what happened-happened and won't need to get into it again.

The details of my failed marriage are heavy - it was exceptionally traumatic, and needing to make a decision about this is causing me a lot of grief - so I may as well open it up to public discourse.

^^^
All of that said (and to benefit others considering legal assistance) what are good reasons to hire a lawyer to accompany you to the interview? Weigh in!

Hello everyone at Visa Journey!

I am currently a US citizen looking to sponsor my parents from Canada. I hope filing the I-130 is correct. Additionally, I am very confused at the class of admission page regarding immigration information.

My family lives in Canada currently and they will occasionally visit for 1-2 weeks. They do not have any A number or any US documents.

It's leading me to think the I-130 may not be appropriate. I would appreciate any insight - thank you!

Hi all!

I tried searching around the forums for an answer because I swear I have seen this before but I couldn't find. Apologies if this is duplicate topic. Here's my question:

I currently work remotely from home for a Canadian office. If they decided to allow me to work remotely from another country, will it cause any issues with my visa or go against any legal requirements? I'd be working for a Canadian office from the US while earning money to my Canadian bank account.

Interview is August 8 so I'm trying to align everything with my work!

Thanks so much!

I have searched for hours regarding this question, but I can not for the life of me find a definitive answer. Just when I think I have, I find another source worded a little bit differently that once again casts doubt on any certainty.

My situation:

My wife and I live in Canada (no kids). She is a USC (passport holder) who has never lived USA. We are planning to relocate to the USA and will shortly begin the process for her to sponsor me for PR. We have a solid plan to demonstrate a compelling intent to establish a US domicile when we get to that point in the process. At this point, we are planning to relocate together upon my receipt of a visa.

Ideally, the timing of submission would enable me to cite my pension income for the purposes of the I-864. However, we will likely start this process before I am actually drawing my pension, and thus will need to go the asset route. I have more than enough liquid assets to satisfy the asset requirement, even if neither of us show can show any income from a US source when we move. My understanding is we will be subject to the 3x requirement, but perhaps someone can't check me on this.

In sum, we currently live together in Canada, our household size is 2, and we will be using my assets. We do not intend to use, nor do we have the luxury of, a joint sponsor.

My question:

1. If we are using only my assets, do I need to fill out an I-864A?
2. Do these assets need to be located in the USA? If so, for how long?

To the second question, I know the FAQ states that assets don't need to be located in the USA to be leveraged in this way, but I have a few anecdotal accounts from people who have gone through the process and were told in their interview that the assets needed to be located in the US. As a result, they needed to scramble to find a joint sponsor, an option my wife and I will not have, as she has no family remaining in the USA.

Any clarity that anyone could provide would be immensely appreciated.