US Immigration from Mexico

My wife has her interview next week. While reviewing and gathering all the documents uploaded with her N400, we noticed that the file for 2024 s federal tax return was actually a duplicate of the state return. I m surprised she didn t get an RFE. She ll bring the federal return to the interview but what s the best way to address it? Is there an appropriate time? Should she expect a delay of the decision?

Ok, my wife got her passport with the temp visa in it on Thursday, Nov. 6 2025. We then went to the Ciudad Juarez/El Paso border crossing and did the sign in/U-turn walkaround routine. Somehow, with great difficulty we managed to pay the $235 U.S. fee. We also set up the USPS Informed Delivery service to warn us when the green card will be mailed.

Now for a question for you clients/fellow-survivors LOL.

I want to double check when her green card will be mailed and also where they are in the process. I went a few times to this site: USCIS Case Status Online using our payment IOE number and got an archaic payment message from back on May 11 2024 when we paid for our file being opened. I also tried to login using her A-Number. Didn t work at all, couldn t get in.

Do we just sit and patiently wait or is there another place we can go which has more up to date info on the processing steps for her card? I believe the messages should be something like this:

"Card Was Ordered To Be Produced"

"Card Is Being Produced"

"Card Was Mailed To Me" (This status usually includes a USPS tracking number).

I hope to heck I am in the correct thread for this. This site is a great resource but it is a little big for my small brain, please forgive me if this is in the wrong thread.

We would also like to sincerely thank the staff at La Casa de Las Bugambilias in Ciudad Juarez. Without them we would still be fumbling around like a blind man in the dark! They listened to our moans and groans, and transported us to all the various appointments. They even included most of our meals (except weekends) during our 15 night stay. It was like having a dedicated team working for The Pursuit of The Holy Grail. Now don t get me wrong, it s not for everybody there, if you must stay at the Hilton or La Quinta and if you are an inveterate perfectionist then the very basic accommodations at La Casa de Las Bugambilias are not for you. Of course, we also love 5 stars! But keep your eyes on the prize, at a 5 star you are comfortable but will not have any Green Card services. Maybe a taxi at best and a good luck (in Juarez beware of unrecommended taxis). At the Casa de las Bugambilias they have a tradition that when you get your visa approval you ring the bell and a Mexican Fiesta Moment ensues! It is highly motivating and keeps you going during the more grueling and trying days. Services are 90% in Spanish but English speakers (my wife speaks almost no Spanish and mine is iffy) can be well served. Last note: Ciudad Warez is a fairly expensive city. Given the present political situation in the US, the town is jam packed with Green Card seekers therefore, prices are rising. At the Casa de Bugambilias most of the services are included in your basic room and you also avoid the taxi risks thanks to their in-house vans and drivers included with your room.

We hope this info will prove beneficial to anyone on this challenging quest and may you all get The Card!!!

Kudos to Visajourney you are a lifesaver in this Sea of Uncertainty!!!!!

Disclaimer: My wife and I are in no way connected financially or relationally to The Casa De Bugambilias. If we were, OMG!! In this visa boom we would be set for life. LOL

None of these apply, do I need to provide anything from here?

They also ask for the A number. Is that needed if already naturalized?

I was pushed out of my job about 4 months after I sent my application. Many of us were asked to go back to the office (we were hired as remote) and in some cases (like mine) the distance and time of commute made it impossible to continue working there. I decided to go back to freelancing within my husbands company (which i used to do years ago, a small LLC where he does videography and I do design) but i'm still trying to get clients to work with me. I also decided to homeschool my kids and stay home, as well taking care of my 2 year old and i'm pregnant and due in January. How much of all of this do I have to disclose during my interview? Will I be asked about my current job? do i tell all this story? will starting over as a freelancer be of any concern to the interviewer (as in our ability to sustain ourselves)? Just fyi, my husband is American, and I've lived here since 2001. My interview/test is in a few weeks in October.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/04/trump-administration-citizenship-test-00544390

• The Trump administration, in its second term, plans to make the U.S. citizenship test more difficult. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director, Joseph Edlow, stated that the current test is "just too easy" and that applicants can be "coached" on how to pass.

• The proposed changes include making the test more "thought-provoking" and potentially requiring applicants to write an essay about what becoming an American means to them.

• The current test requires applicants to correctly answer 6 out of 10 questions from a list of 100, and also to have basic English skills. The new test would be expanded to 20 questions, with applicants needing to answer 12 correctly.

• These changes are part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to tighten the U.S. immigration system, which also includes expanding USCIS's law enforcement capabilities to combat fraud and resuming practices like interviewing immigration applicants' coworkers and neighbors.