US Immigration from Taiwan

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.

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