Ed&Midori1031

Hi Everyone!  In case anyone is wondering, my wife completed her citizenship interview and passed!  She was also able to do her oath ceremony that same day, just a couple of hours after the interview.  As much as we wanted some friends and family around to see it, we figured we should just get it done and over with.  The officer explained to us that her son does, in fact, have citizenship now.  Soon, we will apply for their U.S. passports.  Eventually I will apply for my stepsons naturalization certificate, but due to the cost of it, we decide to just get the passports first and then get the certificate later.  Thank you all for your help!

36 minutes ago, Chancy said:

 

I assume the child also has a 10-year GC?  If so, no need to file a separate form for him to get US citizenship.  If he is below 18 years old at the time your wife takes her US oath, he will automatically gain US citizenship as well.

 

I just thought of it.  What if he happens to be 18 at the time of my wife's oath, but we obviously filed when he was still 16 or 17? 

50 minutes ago, Mike E said:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_nationality_law says the answer is a qualified no.  Basically once she acquired a second citizenship, Brazil is free to revoke her Brazilian citizenship but in practice rarely does. 
 

 

 

He will become a U.S. citizen when his mother naturalizes.  
 

1. she takes oath of citizenship before he reaches age 18

 

2. she files for his U.S. passport and passport card 

 

3. After step 2 is successful, she files N-600 to get his certificate of citizenship 

Thank you for the clarification and guidance! 

29 minutes ago, Chancy said:

 

I assume the child also has a 10-year GC?  If so, no need to file a separate form for him to get US citizenship.  If he is below 18 years old at the time your wife takes her US oath, he will automatically gain US citizenship as well.

 

You assumed right, that's correct.  They both just got their 10 year GC.  Thank you for the clarification and guidance! 

1 hour ago, Loren Y said:

She will have to petition him with an I130 ( Just did the same thing for my stepson and he arrived on the 9th). Since the child is under 18 you will probably need the other parents permission for the child to travel to the US, unless she has full custody already. She doesn't need citizenship to file as long as she is an LPR she can file for her child. My wife is just an LPR and we had no issues. We also waited and filed about a year before his 18th birthday, that way he was able to get his own passport, and was able to avoid any issues with his father not letting him leave the country. It was no issue, but I wasn't going to risk it. She can file the I130 all online, and it was really easy and straightforward. Should take 14-16 months for the child to have a visa, then child can travel to the US, and apply for citizenship after 5 years on his own. Age is the only factor that would change things. Child has to stay unmarried and be under 21 at the time you apply for the visa. to be safe, better child is under 21 when visa is issued.

On the citizenship question, it all depends on Brazil and if they allow dual citizenship, a quick google search should answer that, but they more than likely do allow dual citizenship.

 

Looks like your good on the dual citizenship...

https://thebrazilbusiness.com/article/dual-citizenship-in-brazil

 

It's an older article, so make sure you search for something more current, but usually things like this don't change very often.

 

Also, guess I should have asked if child is already here in the US, that makes a difference also.

 

So you did your spouses N400, and did the I130 for your step son at the same time? 

1 hour ago, Chancy said:

 

That depends on the citizenship laws of Brazil.  US doesn't care whether she retains her previous citizenship or not.

 

 

Is her son also a green card holder and residing in the US with her?  And does your wife have legal custody (as in, with documentary evidence like custody papers)?

 

Yes, they have both been here for 4 years now.  And yes, she has custody papers, including the paper that states from his biological father granting him permission to travel (of course that was used during the K1 visa era)

Hey everyone, 

Firsr and foremost, my wife finally got her new green card back, after waiting 18 months for approval!  Conditions have been lifted!  So now onto the naturalization process...

Sorry if this has been asked and repeated before.  If my wife decides to become a U.S. citizen, does that mean she will completely lose her Brazilian citizenship?  Also, how do we go about getting citizen for her son who is under the age of 18?  Is that a different form?  Or does he apply on the same N400 form as her?  Thank you for your time and help!

1 hour ago, IzzyKL said:

 

Sorry if this was mentioned before, but do you mean yours went from " Ready To Be Scheduled For An Interview " straight to approval without an interview?

Yes that's correct.  Honestly it just says the card is being mailed.  

Unfortunately no military discounts through immigration. 

FINALLY!! While being away for the holidays, wife sent me a picture of the approval notice!  No interview needed, and the green card is currently in route with the post office!  18 months waiting, and finally over! 

On 10/4/2022 at 1:16 AM, xcowwyx said:

Hello everyone, 

 

so my fiancé is in the marine corps and will be at the end of his enlistment in September 2023. We applied for our k-1 visa in may 2022 so we are expecting to receive it before his enlistment ends in September 2023. 
 

our question is if it’s smarter for him to renew his contract with the USMC for another 2 years or to go to the airforce in September 2023. Since it might cause difficulties when we get married while he’s in the marine corps and put his contract in I-864 affidavit of support and then while adjustment of status is processing he moves to the airforce. 
 

obviously USCIS will also see his contract with USMC would be ending soon if we get married before his switch to the airforce. 
 

what is the easiest/smartest thing to do? 
And how would we need to do it if he moves over to the airforce after we got married and applied for adjustment of status? Do we sent the new contract to USCIS later? Or will we just get an RFE for that? 
 

I hope this all makes sense! Thank you for reading and helping us out in advance(:

They don't need to know when his enlistment ends in the Marines.  USCIS is more concerned about if he's gainfully employed, and makes the criteria of financial support.  USCIS knows military get a steady paycheck, so there will be no issues.  

On 9/15/2022 at 10:08 AM, S&J_ said:

Hi all, is anyone still waiting to hear from LIN? I have been stuck on fingerprints taken since May 2021. 

I have been stuck since May 28, 2021.  I see people who have been stuck with LIN from early May getting approved, so hopefully soon!

So right now, my wife and step-son are in Brazil at the moment.  They both have the expired green card and the 24 month extension letter in hand.  Should be no issues, correct?  From what Ibread no I-551 stamp required.  I also sent our marriage certificate to her since her married name isnt on her plane ticket.  Plane ticket name matches the passport name. 

On 11/11/2021 at 6:50 AM, TimmahTimmah said:

Morning! My wife is a military dependent (I am active duty) - we entered her DOD ID number as her known traveler number but it did not generate a TSA Pre Check on her boarding pass. Spirit said she’d be fine but they made her go through regular security at the gate. Currently TSA Precheck is only accepting applications for LPRs or conditional LPRs. Anyone with a foreign spouse/military dependent have luck getting approved for TSA Pre Check?

Never had an issue.  My wife and step son always got pre check along with me whenever I booked a flight somewhere. 

16 hours ago, Mr Genuis said:

So I filed in in 02/2021

I was given a 18 months extension letter.

I heard uscis is sending out 24 months letter even to those  who received 18 months earlier.

Till date i have not received the 24 months letter. Though my 18 months expires in October. Case currently show scheduled for interview but I saw applicant who waited for 1+ years before interview actually scheduled. Anyone else received 24 months after 18 months letter??

Yes, we received ours a couple of weeks ago. 

On 12/2/2021 at 5:29 AM, itsanabanana said:

Hi @Ed&Midori1031! Thanks for answering! After they called how long did it take for the interview? Did they still have to schedule it for a month in advance? I'm hoping to get an answer soon, but I would need to have the interview in less than a month...

 

We received orders a little bit less than a month ago, I asked for an expedite as soon as we got the copies. This is our FDS, I wish we would've gotten it earlier so I would have more time

Sorry for the delay.  We got an interview date after 2 weeks receiving the phone call.  Normally orders are issued out way in advance before PCS happens, of course there are few cases in between...hopefully it all works out for you in the end.  Please keep us updated. 

17 hours ago, itsanabanana said:

Hi @Ed&Midori1031 fellow brazilian here! I know this is an old post, but I'm wondering how did you expedite request work. Did you send it to the main USCIS office or the field office that you guys had the interview? I already sent my evidence and it's been almost 2 weeks now and now response from them, and we're PCSing overseas in a month

Hey @itsanabanana ! Yes, we mailed out our expedite request directly to our local field office.  It took about 2 to 3 weeks and USCIS actually called my wife to set up an interview.  Then we received an interview letter in the mail shortly after that.  Hopefully soon you will hear about your expedite request! 

May I ask how long ago you received orders for overseas? 

On 10/21/2021 at 1:07 PM, Iscir said:

So, I will have an interview soon at a USCIS office, and the letter says if you traveled outside the United States, you won't be allowed to enter the building unless you traveled in a personal vehicle, but it doesn't say anything about an exemption if you're fully vaccinated.

However, in the USCIS visitor's policy it says that if you're fully vaccinated, you will be allowed to enter even if you've returned to the US in the past 10 days before your appointment. I am confused 🤔

Have you called or emailed your local USCIS office and asked for verification? 

On 8/25/2021 at 11:42 AM, HB9 said:

hello guys
 

We received information that the Embassy in Brazil received our petition on August 3rd, but we have not yet received the packet with the information to schedule the interview. How long does it usually take to receive this packet?

 

thank you in advance for any information 

During our K-1 process, I waited 6 weeks before emailing the consulate asking about a status.  Then the next day they emailed the instructions about how to go about scheduling.  I would do the same with your case. 

19 hours ago, Linamona said:

10-22-21 i sent I130-480,765,693 but got nothing to even confirm that they receive  my file. should i worry or this is normal .

 

(posting for a friend)

Did you confirm from tracking that it was delivered?  These things take time to be received, especially with NOAs.

15 hours ago, OverThePond said:

Found out on CEAC website that my case is ready at London embassy 

What do I do first, Medical or Interview? Thank you.

Definitely do the medical first.  Best of luck! 

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3 hours ago, Steele13 said:

I met my fiance on Instagram which does not mention IMB in their TOS. Since they are owned by Facebook do I just print out the TOS for Facebook to include with my I-129?

Yes, I would recommend doing that.  I met my wife off facebook and I printed the TOS from there.  

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On 6/29/2021 at 5:15 AM, Nazim and Debbie said:

Is Rio the only place in Brazil where the K1 interviews are done?

Yes