US Immigration from Singapore

Hi,

As my passport (A) expires next year, and given the IR1 visa will be a 10 years period, I have applied for a new passport (B) to coincide with the 10 years duration.

All forms submissions were based on Passport A. I am going for my interview with US Embassy in Singapore in July 2024.

My questions:

1. Which passport details (A or B) should I enter into the ustraveldocs.com?

2. I thought the ustraveldocs.com is to indicate my choice of passport delivery. Somehow, I've seen appointment schedule tab, that shows nothing was scheduled. Can this be ignored?

3. Do I have to inform the US Embassy of my new passport details prior to my interview?

Many thanks

Hana

Need real life experience

Hi all,
I was looking through our documents and noticed that the NOA2 we received expired last month early in May 2024.

I am only flying into the US via SFO on a K-1 visa in August. (The visa sticker on my passport says it expires in mid-August.) Would that be an issue?

Sorry if that's a silly question. I'm just very nervous about this whole process etc.

Thanks!

Hi all,

I'd like to clarify a couple of things - I've read the guides and am still unsure.

1) Would the expiration of the validity of the K-1 in the passport matter when applying for the SSN? Due to employment issues, I can't travel till about a week before my K-1 validity is up. My fiance and I intend to get married within the week of my entry but I will not be changing my name as yet. I know it says on the guides that SSN should be applied for before day ~76 of the I-94 expiring, but would the expiration of the K-1 affect the application process? (eg. if my K-1 is valid till mid-August and I apply end August would that be an issue?)

2) What exactly do you tell the SSA office if they ask for a reason why I need an SSN? Would just showing the policy memo and saying "because I'm eligible for one" cut it? I'm a bit skeptical it will work in all cases, so I'd appreciate some input on that.

Thanks very much. It's been very useful reading the posts on VJ and I'm really grateful for all the information here.

So my situation is just a little complicated, and I'm just wondering if I can get eyes on this to check if I've gotten the timeline right.

My American husband got a 2-year contract job in Vietnam. I am to move over to be with him but we underestimated how troublesome my 2 year conditional green card would be.

It expires March 10th 2025 but I plan to be in Vietnam with him already.

So the earliest I can apply for Removal of Conditions is December 10th 2024.

I believe I do not have to be in the US to file, but I need the actual filing receipt to reenter the US when my conditional green card expires.

I also believe I have to apply for a Reentry Permit because we plan to only visit family in the US once per year while my husband is working in Vietnam.

But I see that if I were to apply for the Reentry Permit now, it expires when my conditional green card expires, so there's no point. I need the whole 2 years it gives me.

I also see that for the Reentry Permit, I have to be physically present in the US for filing and my biometrics appt.

I believe this is the correct timeline where I can get everything approved safely, allowing me to stay in Vietnam for 2 years:

1. I fly off to Vietnam in August 2024

2. I get a family member in the US to send out my package for the Removal of Conditions on December 10th 2024 while I'm in Vietnam. I will have a physical address in the US.

3. I fly back to the US sometime in January 2025, under the 6 months red flag limit.

4. I should have gotten my Removal of Conditions filing receipt by then, and I can now safely apply for the 2 year Reentry Permit that should be now based on my pending 10 year green card right? I will also ask them to send the approved Permit to the US Embassy in Vietnam.

5. I wait for the Reentry Permit biometrics appointment.

6. I attend my biometrics appointment that's hopefully scheduled by March 2025.

7. I fly off to Vietnam.

8. I collect my Reentry Permit when it's approved at the US Embassy in Vietnam in late 2025 or early 2026.
   

It also takes 6-12 months for the Reentry Permit to be approved, so 4 questions:

1. Is my timeline correct?
2. If filed after I receive the receipt for Removal of Conditions, will my Reentry Permit be 2 years because it's based on my pending 10 year green card?
3. How risky is it to ask USCIS to send the approved Reentry Permit to the US Embassy in Vietnam?
4. Since it takes 9-12 months for the Reentry Permit to be approved, will the official filing receipt would suffice at immigration if we fly back to the US to visit family (in Dec 2025, I would have stayed about 9 mths in Vietnam)?

Would appreciate any thoughts. I can fly back to the US at any time if need be, it'll just be really troublesome.