US Immigration from France

Hi everyone,

After a quicker than expected naturalization process (applied early October 2023, interview early January 2024), I just received my oath ceremony letter and it's scheduled for February 2. The problem is that I have international travel planned the week after that on February 9th, for a work trip that I cannot postpone.

I assume there is no way for me to get my US passport in that time frame, is that correct? I looked on the USCIS site and it seems like the only way is a "life or death" emergency, which I likely won't qualify for.

Also wanted to confirm, is there a way I could re-enter the US with my other passport (French passport), since I will be a dual citizen? All the answers I found say no.

So I feel like my only option here is to ask to have my oath ceremony postponed. Has anyone ever done that, or has any advice? I know it's really not an ideal idea but not going on that trip will create enormous issues.

Thank you for your help, those questions have probably been asked already but didn't find anything like my case upon searching.

Hello everybody,

Asking members for advice on a K2 issue. I am in the US and married since last November, waiting for AOS.

My daughter (17 years old) initially wanted to study in France and join me later with another petition (I-130), and I when I was asked during the embassy interview (visa issued on September 29th), this is what I told them.

Now, the distance and frequent trips to visit us in the US have been emotionally very hard on her and she now wants to join us asap.
I read everywhere that she normally has until 29 September 2024 to travel to the US with a K2.

I sent an email to the embassy in France to know if we can still do this (because I initially said no), explaining the situation.

They do not take phone calls, only emails, it has been 3 days ... Can I expect a response from them?

Are you allowed to change your mind when you initially said there will probably not be a need for a K2? (I am sure I am not the only one, life situations tend to change)

I emailed the NVC and they are telling me to see directly with the embassy.

I also emailed the AIS staff taking care of the DS-160 to ask if I could go ahead and just do a DS-160 for her. I am waiting for their reply.

Does anyone have any experience with this?

Is there any hope for a response from the embassy?
Should I just go ahead with a DS-160 in case there is no response, or should I just drop it and file a I-130 with my US citizen husband as the petitioner filing for his stepdaughter? (which will take another 18 months to get her here)

Many thanks for your advice and help

Hi there!

My 10-year GC is expiring in May so I need to file an I-90 for replacement, but I also want to file a N-400 to apply for citizenship (I've been eligible for a while).

Should I send in my GC replacement application first? Does the timing matter? Just wondering if it's okay to file both at the same time.

EDIT: I just noticed that the USCIS website says that expiring GCs are automatically extended for 24 months when you file an N-400 - is that real? Here's the wording on the website:

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f you currently have a Green Card and properly file Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, we will automatically extend the validity of your Green Card for up to 24 months from the Card Expires date listed on your permanent resident card.

Hello everyone,

I moved my case from Beirut BRT to Paris PRS late October, they took the case in less then a week and scheduled my interview. I did my interview on the 22 nd of November, all went well. I got a case number ending by PRS at the end and this case number was Issued a week after my interview. I thought this was great and I would get an email to go pickup my Passport in Paris by the VIsa courrier next.

Little do I know... the next day they added a case number to my file as you guys can see and this one now has BRT again at the end and shows " Transfer in Progress "

Anyone knows what it means? Could they have done my interview without my file ? doesn't seem logical to me. Is it traditional to have such movement after an issued visa ?

And also, if someone simply can validate to me that normaly the next step is the email by the courrier once a visa is issued ?

Ty guys.

My fiancee is planning to come to the US on her K1 Visa, November 20, 2023, to Texas. My plan is to go to request a marriage license before the Thanksgiving holiday closes the offices and schedule marriage at the courthouse early December.

My thoughts are that we can wait to apply for a SSN after the wedding so that she can change her last name at the same time without having to go back to the SSN to do a name change. By early December, that should be enough time for her to be in the "SAVE" system (I think it's called).

Does anyone see any potential problems with this logic? Thank you.