US Immigration from Italy

Hi everyone!

My hubby and I got married in February 2017 and I have been a US permanent resident since November 2017. We lived in the US continuously from January 2017 to December 2020, so over 3 years and 10 months, but then because of the pandemic I lost my job and hubby's income wasn't enough to pay all our expenses so we were forced to move back to my home country (Italy) because we couldn't afford to pay rent and bills in the US anymore and we had no one who could help us or host us there. Our plan was to only stay out of the country for up to 6 months while working at our small online business to be able to make it into a full time income, but 20 days after we moved back to Italy I found out I was pregnant and things changed a lot. With the whole pandemic situation I really did not want to travel while pregnant, on top of the fact that i had a complicated pregnancy and was put on bed rest at 12 weeks, so going back to the US with no jobs and no insurance was out of the picture at that point. We decided to just stay here since I own an apartment in Rome and we don't have to pay for rent. We had our baby girl at the end of August and she is almost 5 months old now, we are doing good here, and as much as we really would like to go back to the US now that we have our business, we would have to start all over again and go back to pay rent which doesn't make sense for us.

So my question at this point is, since I did live for over 3 continuous years in the US, can I still apply for naturalization, or am I just going to lose my green card and the possibility to become a US citizen for as long as we are not able to go back to live in the US permanently? Am I going to have to restart the whole green card process from the beginning if we decide to move back when our daughter is older in a couple of years? We did register her at the US embassy, so she is both a US and Italian citizen and has two passports. We are still very tight to the US, we have family there, kept all our US bank accounts open, and we keep paying quarterly taxes to the IRS and filing for annual taxes since we have income from our business, which is registered in AZ. We would like to be able to go back to visit my husband's family for 3 to 4 months at the end of 2022 but I don't know if they are going to let me in the country at this point.

What do you suggest? How should I go about this? I can't afford to pay for a lawyer right now (having a baby is expensive so we need to keep expenses down as much as possible).

Thank you for your help!

I m Italian and my spouse (fianc e until 2 weeks ago) is an American citizen. After having my K1 visa approved last July 1st, the corporation I ve been working with for several years sponsored an L1b visa to let me have an immediate work permit and having me working for them in their subsidiary in US.

When I got into the US with a K1 and an L1b visa on my passport, I was asked with which visa I wanted to be admitted and I confirmed the intention to enter with the L1b.

L1b has granted me the work permit and the opportunity to freely travel in and out of the country.

Two weeks ago I got married with my fianc e in Michigan and I m restarting the immigration journey.

I suppose now my spouse should file the I-130, together with my I-130A, the I-485 and the ancillary forms.

I wonder if there s expertise in the forum to clear a couple of doubts I have as described below.

1. While filing the I-130 and the I-485 I m not supposed to request a work permit since it is already granted by the L1b visa. Correct?

2. Would I keep the possibility to travel, temporarily leave the US and return with my L1b or the adjustment of status process invalids these privilege? In other words, am I free from the obligation to request an advance parole document through the I-131 and from being stuck in the country until the whole process is completed?

Thank you in advance for any informed advice you can provide!

My husband and I had our interview today, had a great officer and were approved on the spot. After we got out of the field office I received a notification that New Card Is Being Produced .

While the I-485 changed case status quickly, the I-130 still has not changed status online and shows received .

I m wondering, will the I-130 change case status online as well? I was reading that if the I-485 is approved, then it means that the underlying I-130 has been approved as well. Is this correct?

Thank you!

My husband completed his compulsory military service when he was of age. The problem is, the office for him to request the record is being COMPLETELY insane, and has offered to only give him a certified digital copy, and they say "it's enough for whatever you need it for..."

He was previously married and in the states on a k1 (10 years ago) and has the stupid paper from then, which he got with very little trouble back then. They told him yesterday that the actual printed one would take 1 to 3 months!!!

I just want my husband home. Getting any sort of paper or progress with the Italian government is always an adventure.. lol

I wonder if : we upload the old one, and include a letter that the unexpired version is on its way if that creates a problem? Or maybe wait for the digital one, and hope that the actual paper one comes through before interview (it likely will, but if it doesn't, I'll have him bring the old one as well as a printed copy of the email that they sent the digital one with?) We already have literally all other papers ready. I'm trying for having him home by our first wedding anniversary.

Any insights? This wife is about to call the office and use my caveman Italian on them to try and accomplish something better than 1 to 3 months. It is a single sheet of paper that just shows his compulsory service....we're not asking for the world, just for a piece of paper.

Hey there!

I have a question for you all who might have been in my same situation.

I am a legal permanent resident who filed for citizenship 90 days before my 3 year admission date as a conditional permanent resident through marriage to US citizen.

I filed for removal of conditions in august 2020 and got my conditions removed on October 4 2021.

In the meantime, while waiting for my conditions to be removed, I filed for citizenship in August 2021.

2 days after my removal of conditions interview which went well, I got a notice in the mail for my citizenship interview on November 4th 2021.

November 4th is exactly one day before my 3 year anniversary as a green card holder.

Anyway, the day before my scheduled interview I got a phone call from my local USCIS office in Los Angeles telling me that my file didn't make it in time to their offices and they had to reschedule.

I decided since I live close to their offices to go anyway and the lady told me in person that my file hadn't made it in time and I should receive a new interview appointment within 30 to 60 days from November 4th.

This is what the descheduling letter said :