US Immigration from Costa Rica

My fianc e just graduated from medical school she will receive her MD credentials this month she wants to come here and work at a non medical job while we work on her post grad process she needs a work permit/ SSN what is the best next step any help would be appreciated thank you she is Costa Ricanshe gas a 10 year visitor visa in good standibg

Good Morning everyone, I will start off by saying that I have read the guides and did a search on the site before creating this post.

I am a US citizen who has been living abroad for seven years, I have been married to my Costa Rican husband for those seven years, I am currently pregnant and have a 12 year old US citizen son that only has my last name and I am the only listed in his birth certificate. My husband is his step father.

While living abroad I have not filed taxes since I was under the impression that if I made little to no money I was excempt from doing so, I am now kicking myself for how dumb I have been, although I think this can be remedied by filing back taxes. My husband and I have been seriously discussing filing an I130 for me to petition him and move to the US. We are aware that we need a co sponsor, considering I have not had a US job in more than seven years. I believe my father could serve as a a co sponsor however we are still considering our options.

I recently spoke to a CPA who specializes in Expat taxes and he assured me I could receive taxes from the past three years if I filed this year, I briefly mentioned this to a family member which prompted a call from my mother. We do not have a relationship currently for various reasons, she informed me that she has been filing taxes and claiming my son as a dependent since 2019, God knows how much money she has received by falsely and fraudentlently claiming him. Aside from being angry, I want to know if any of you have encountered something like this? I know I have to report her to the iRS but how will this affect me petiotining my husband in the near future? Any tips/advice words of encouragement are appreciated.

Hey there-

CR1 visa couple here and we had never interviewed in the USA- just in my husbands home country. We have our interview here in our home city in a few weeks and I m unsure if I m supposed to bring my evidence back from the initial CR1 I130 interview (like travel proof, old photos from before marriage etc) or if I need to just bring our new stuff - house deed / bank statements / shared children s birth certs etc.

Thanks!

I've been waiting for my green card and my SSN, I called the SSN office to check the status of my application and they said I would have to wait until I get my green card then apply again because after the 90 days were over my SSN was still not processed so the system deleted my application automatically. Is there anyone with the same issue?

Hi guys,

My LPR husband will be eligible to apply for citizenship in February 2022. We want to apply as soon as possible, as citizenship has always been our final goal. However, his English is still pretty limited, and I'm starting to wonder about the interview/test. He has been studying the civics questions and he does pretty well with written English. He's still pretty limited when it comes to him speaking English though. I know the N-400 is taking around a year, so we will still have time, but I know it can go quicker depending on local office and our AOS was lightening fast.

I guess what I'm wondering is, what have been your experiences with the English-speaking aspect of the interview? What level of proficiency is required? I don't want to wait longer than necessary, but I would hate to jump the gun and then have to start all over. Any experiences, tips, advice are much appreciated.