US Immigration from Saudi Arabia

I ve created a document that outlines my entire K1 visa process with the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It includes:

• What to expect from the embassy
• How to book your interview
• How to schedule your medical appointment
• How to get the police clearance report
• The format to use when emailing the embassy

I ve also included important notes from my personal experience, since I know there are very few resources about the K1 process in Saudi Arabia. It was a confusing and stressful experience for me, so I wanted to create this to help someone else going through it.

The document is attached.

Feel free to message me if you have any questions

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K-1 Visa Process Saudi Arabia .pdf

When I submitted my I-751, they extended my green card for 48 months after its expiration date (February 2024).

When I submitted N400 (married to a US citizen), they extended the green card for 24 months after the expiration of the green card.

We're good either way, but I wondered which one they follow. If I travel abroad before Feb 2026, I can present either I-797 to the border patrol officer and if it's after Feb 2026, then I should only show the I-751's I-797.

Is my thinking correct here?

Hi everyone,

I am preparing to file my N-400 naturalization application and need clarification regarding the 5-year travel history requirement.

I became a U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) in June 2019 while residing in Saudi Arabia. I officially moved to the U.S. on May 8, 2020 and have continuously lived here since then. I plan to submit my N-400 application on February 23, 2025, which means my 5-year continuous residence period will be counted from February 23, 2020.

Before my official move in May 8 2020, I made a short trip to the U.S. in January 2020 for about two weeks. Since my travel history must cover the 5 years preceding my application date (i.e., from February 23, 2020, onward), should I include this January 2020 trip in my travel history? At that time, I was still residing in Saudi Arabia, and my last departure from the U.S. was in January 2020.

Similarly, my wife also became an LPR before moving to the U.S. with me in May 2020. However, her last visit to the U.S. before our move was in July 2019, when she exited the U.S. and stayed abroad for over 10 months before permanently relocating in May 2020. Should we include her July 2019 trip in the travel history section, even though it falls outside the 5-year window (starting from February 23, 2020)?

Would appreciate any guidance on this!

Thanks!

I m helping my parents apply to sponsor my sister and their port of entry was the U.S. preclearance facility at a Canadian airport. But on the application it only shows US states, armed forces locations and unknown. Is it fine if I just left the state part empty and wrote Toronto Airport US peclearance in the city part?

One of my parents already had a restricted SSN from when they were on F1 and just entered on IR5 for the first time. Does their immigration status get updated automatically or do they need to go to the office to get it updated?

And the other parent never had one and we re still waiting on the card delivery but can they go to the SS office and be told their number assuming it was already issued?