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The permanent resident needs (is required by law) to change their address within 10 days of moving.

I didn't/haven't, and it wasn't a problem.

So the parents live in City B, and he's going to stay at the old address until he moves to City B? If so, no need to change the address until he moves and you get your new place together, I don't think. I live apart from my USC husband for work, and I did not submit change of address. I continue to use his address as my permanent address and get all my mail there. We did ROC with no problem under this arrangement. (Although we were already living apart when we filed ROC, so I sent a letter explaining things with the application. You've already filed, though, so you can just explain at the interview--if you have one, and if they ask).

it is going to be bad if he moves out , it will make no sense for immigration if you bring him over and then he moves out of state for a job and you have to add up the cost of paying for 2 leases , instead of sharing bills they will double . He might be having issues looking for because he doesnt have experience in the US and having a middle eastern name will not help either.

I don't agree with the first statement. I think OP will be fine.

My husband and I have lived 2 1/2 hours apart for work reasons, since 6 months after we were married. We were able to remove conditions, no problem. We included a letter detailing our reasons for living apart, and even said we might not live together until we retire (at least 10 years from now). Our careers are extremely location-specific, though.

He gets on a flight and goes there.

obvs OP means what would SHE have to do...

Its a thing where you subscribe and get a monthly box of edible goodies from your home country. Anybody tried it?

Just to re-visit this. How were you able to do separation agreement and divorce papers in the same week? Don't you have to be separated for at least a year in order to divorce or is that only in certain provinces?

We had been living separately, but not legally separated, for a few years. (this was in Ontario)

It doesn't really matter how long it takes. You are still in status and it's not delaying anything (like applying for Citizenship).

Whatever the body part, Canadian provincial health insurance only covers a small part of your healthcare expenses while abroad. If one is at risk (as your mother is/may be) additional coverage is a good idea. There should be lots of options as this is something that Canadian snow birds deal with on a regular basis.

She and her ex technically did not have a separation agreement in place until this past May but they hadn't been cordial for about a year and a half. It took time for her to make the decision to finally go through the process of legally breaking it off.

still seems like a really long time. My ex and I did the separation agreement and divorce papers within the same week, and divorce was final in 3 months.

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I read your other thread as well as this one. I'm wondering why her divorce will take so long, if they've been separated for some time, as you state. Back in Canada, I was separated from my Canadian ex for a few years before we filed for divorce, but once we filed, it was final in 3 months.

No where in the CFR does it state that once the GC is approved the AP is null and void. AP is useless to a GC holder once you have the GC in your hot little hands so which would you use?

Here is your Scenario:

You go to the airport and check in at the ticket counter. The ask to see your passport and visa to enter the US. You show them and unexpired AP and they issue you your boarding pass. The AP will most likely remain in your pocket--unless you are flying thru Frankfurt where they check your boarding pass, passport, and US entry documents about three separate times if you change terminals. You enter the US and come to a CBP person. They may or may not even see if you have a GC issued. If they ask, you just tell them the GC arrived while you were out of the country. You travelled on AP. Not an issue. They may send you to secondary for a few additional questions but that seems to happen to most that use AP to enter the US.

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Hopefully, you're correct. OP, let us know how it goes.

Oh boy, you might be in trouble here. Someone is sure to correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe, now that your AOS is approved, your EAD/AP is now null and void. You shouldn't leave the country until you have the green card IN HAND.

OP I think you're absolutely right. She will flip out.

If you have a record, you need the one with fingerprints. If not, no. Commissionaires is a great place to get your police check. Cheap and quick. Google it.

You're not allowed to volunteer for anything that someone--anyone-- MIGHT get paid for. That prohibits just about everything. For example, grandparents coming from abroad to help with a new baby might be denied at the border if they were to say that's what they're doing, because the new parents COULD be paying an American to do that work. A visitor is not even supposed to mow someone's lawn or help out with a home reno. I stayed with my fiancé for several months at-a-time, and it was sometimes boring, but I just did sightseeing and hanging out in my soon-to-be new city, getting to know it.

The logic of bringing someone that age with health issues to the US unless he has bucket loads of cash escapes me.

Agree. Medically/financially, he's much better off in Canada.

You could maybe "audition" as an extra, but you won't get very far with that if you're not authorized to work. For an actual role, it's very unlikely you would even get in the door of the casting office where the auditions take place.

In California, I had to be resident for a year to get the in-state rate for a college course.

Agreed! The separation is temporary so that I can get work experience to be able to find a job in his city. It is hard to show evidence that we visit each other during the weekends though. Either he or I just drive two hours and there's no plane tickets or anything to show our itinerary.

For ROC, I sent statements from our individual bank accounts and credit cards, showing frequent purchases in each other's cities, as well as ticket stubs/receipts from events/shows/restaurants in each city showing 2 people, and evidence of trips taken to other places together.

Again i have to ask why not find a place centrally located to your commutes?

cuz not everybody wants to drive an hour to work and live in a community that is home to neither one?

yes, of course.

In this age, both people in the couple working is the norm, rather than the exception. You live 2 hours away, but probably get together on weekends and holidays, don't you? I would think this isn't a permanent situation; eventually he will move or you will, right? I know a couple of U.S. born citizen couples who have the wife working 3 hours away during the week, having an apartment in the other city, and returning to her base home on the weekends/holidays. It's not an abnormal situation at all.

i agree with this, and am, at present, eliglible for naturalization under the 3 year rule, and am in the same situation as the OP. My husband and I live 2 1/2 hours apart (and have for 2 years), and must live in our respective places, not just for our jobs, but for our careers. We knew from the beginning that we would be living apart during the week. My USC husband's address is our home base, adn where I get all my mail, but he is also on my lease in the other location. I explained all of this ina a letter attached to my ROC application, and we sailed through that without even an interview. I expect the naturalization process to be the same, although I'm still weighing the pros and cons of waiting until the 5-year mark--or even doing it at all.