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I meant getting approval for precheck. A friend recently did this and had issues since the extension letter "isn't a green card"

Has anybody recently gone through this?

For #2, do you mean amend as MFJ?

If someone immigrates to the US in March, and begins working, can they obtain the EITC for this first year? There is a question about being an LPR all year or not. I know if someone gets married (even on December 30), they file married for that year. If this were the case, then the person would be a LPR "all year" but I wanted to check if this was indeed the case for EITC or not.

One suggestion is for them to study a field that is in demand in the US. Nursing and Physical Therapy are apparently exempt from the labor determination process.

Thanks! There is another sibling who is already 24. I am guessing that even with CSPA, they aged out?

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Hello everyone, I always have trouble with the CSPA calculator. How would it work in this case? F4 Category PD: July 2010 Approval Date: July 2015 Child of F4 DOB: January 2005 (currently age 18) Would this child be covered by CSPA?

Where was your friend born? Where was his wife born? They can apply for the diversity visa if they were not born in Pakistan, and were born in an eligible country. For example, there are many Pakistanis who were born in KSA, UAE, etc, and they are eligible for the diversity visa.

Diversity visa is based on place of birth, so it is technically possible for a Pakistani citizen to apply for the diversity visa if they were born in an eligible country.

The format varies from area to area, and depends when you were born. In big cities like Karachi and Lahore, there are are Municipal Birth Certificates that were in English only, but were issued by the UC. Later, there were UC certificates that were Urdu only. Now, most are "NADRA style" (they are not from NADRA, but look like NADRA documents hence why I call them "NADRA style") ones that are English and Urdu. The key thing to be careful of is that MANY of the "NADRA style" certificates were issued with "late entry" for the registration date. I know of many people who had proper Urdu birth certificates and were told by UC officials that you need to "make new format certificates". They would give the old certificate and be given a new one with a "late entry" date. This caused problems in immigration later. Always keep copies of all documents for this reason.

If the NADRA one is not "later registered", then this is the best advice

UC certificates are typically in Urdu. You should submit the Urdu one along with its English translation.

Do you have a "NADRA style" birth certificate, a UC birth certificate, or a Municipal birth certificate?

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Why doesn't she file as independent? It may also help her if she wants to apply for ACA insurance

If one case is DQ'd significantly before the other, then the interviews will most likely be at different times.

Unfortunately that is not a valid basis for expedite in most immigration officer's eyes. For better or for worse, the process just takes time. Pregnancy is not a grounds for expediting even for spousal cases.

You can get a census record too (difficult to get, but it is actually possible) For the affidavit, it is simple, you just need to find relatives or family friends who were alive when you were born. They simply write that they know you were born on DATE to your parents and write why they know it is true (they were there, etc) When was your birth certificate late registered? When did you immigrate to the US?

Do you have an old format birth certificate? Karachi Municipal Corporation, Lahore Municipal Corporation, etc. Hospital birth certificate? Municipal birth extract? What was your birth certificate before the late entry one was made?

This is unfortunately a very common issue nowadays in Pakistan as people are told to get "new" birth certificates made. Note that DNA testing is VOLUNTARY. This can be a time consuming process and it costs money. Before you do this - do you have any other documents that establish your relationship with your parents? Old format birth certificate (usually Urdu)? - shows both parents Old B-Form - shows both parents Census record - shows both parents FRC - shows both parents School certificates/report cards - shows father's name School leaving certificate (usually given at grade 5) - shows father's name Matriculation certificate (grade 10) - shows father's name Intermediate certificate (grade 12) - shows father's name Your old passports - will show father's name Your Pakistani ID card (old CNIC, handwritten NIC, NICOP, etc) - will show father's name Domicile - will show father's name You can submit all of these plus affidavits from relatives who were alive when you were born, and that may be able to overcome this issue.

Did you get married PHYSICALLY in Pakistan, or did you do a skype/phone/proxy marriage? Just making sure

Let's assume there are two dates, DATE1 and DATE2 What does your original birth certificate say? If you were born before 2001, this may be handwritten or in URDU. DATE1 or DATE2? What does your old B-form say? DATE1 or DATE2? Old passport? DATE1 or DATE2? New passport? DATE1 or DATE2? School leaving certificates (for example, grade 5, etc) DATE1 or DATE2? Matric certificate? DATE1 or DATE2? Intermediate certificate? DATE1 or DATE2? University diplomas? DATE1 or DATE2? Is the date simply the month and year swapped, or something different? Why did this happen?

No harm in applying for a K-3. No additional fees nowadays IIRC. At best, it may speed up your I-130, or you may actually get one (rare, but theoretically possible) At worst, you just spend an hour or so filling out a form. Minimal risk, so why not.

I meant that even in Pakistan when they husband is older, the gaps are typically not 30+ years. I was trying to emphasize that this marriage is extremely rare in Pakistan.