US Immigration from Taiwan

Ordinarily, we think a Green Card holder must be a legal resident for 5 years before qualifying for Medicate. However, I just discovered that the 5 year residency rule does not apply to all new Green Card holders. It appears that if a new immigrant marries, or is married to, a US citizen or LPR who already qualifies with 40+ quarters of work credit, the Medicare 5 year residency rule goes away after 1 year of marriage. This is important info for immigrants who are approaching 65 years of age.

https://justiceinaging.org/older-immigrants-and-medicare/

"...is an LPR who came to the U.S. three years ago. She married another LPR shortly after arriving. Her husband, a long-term U.S. resident, has enough work credits for premium-free Part A. Ms. Lopez is turning 65. Because she can rely on her husband s work history, she can start her Part A and Part B coverage right away, even though she has not been a U.S. resident for five years."

",...... a 65-year-old LPR, came to the U.S. from Jamaica last year when he was 64. Because he is subject to the five-year continuous residency period, he cannot enroll in Medicare until he is 69. However, next month he plans to marry Ms. Allen, also an LPR and age 63. She has been in the U.S. over 15 years and, because of her work history, qualifies for premium-free Part A. Once they are married for a year, Mr. Williams will be entitled to Part A based on Ms. Allen s record. He won t have to wait for five years to enroll or pay a premium for Part A. "

Hi all,

I am preparing to submit the N-400 based on the marriage with a US Citizen spouse. I have a couple questions. Can anyone help?

(1) What's the application fee filing by paper? Is it $760, do i need to add other fee such as biometric?
(2) What's the physical presence requirement out of the three years rule (how many day)? Can I apply for the early filing (2 years and 9 months)?

Thank you,
Yuteng

Hello All!

I'm a U.S. citizen living in the U.S. who recently traveled to Taiwan and married my wife. We plan to bring her to the U.S. through the CR-1 visa process. I haven't submitted the I-130 petition yet. Our marriage certificate shows her maiden name. On her current passport, it lists her maiden name and "Also known as" name. We've been considering/debating whether she should change her name to my last name. It would be nice to change but seems like a lot involved, especially for her because of all the document and institution updating involved. Anyways, some advice on this forum suggests it's best to get a new passport with her married name first.

With that said, can I use her married name on the I-130 and I-130a and submit them before she gets a new passport to potentially save time?

How and when should she update her US social security card? She actually worked temporarily in the US via J1-visa program and already have her SSN in her maiden name.

Hey Everyone!

I'm a US citizen living in the United States and about to travel to Taiwan to marry my fiancee for the purpose of doing the CR-1 spouse visa for her to move to the US with me. After we get married, I will go back to the US. She also has about a 2 month vacation coming up and will plan to visit me in the US and then travel back to Taiwan.

When she's in the US on a temporary visa, is it ok then to begin and submit the CR-1 application (Form I-130)? I ask because I'm not sure if it matters if she has to be in Taiwan before form I-130 is submitted.

Today, wife received a summons for jury duty in Dallas County, Texas. My research shows that Dallas County has a "one day/one trial" system. If she is not selected for a court by 4:30pm on her first day of service, she will be dismissed. This is very different from my experience (in another state) about 20 years ago. I seem to remember being on standby for 6 months. Anyway, this will be an experience for my wife, the new citizen.