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Yes, my husband did this when he moved over before he got his TX license and we got a 2nd car. He did also drive my car with his UK license since over here, it's the car that's insured, not the person driving like the UK (provided you have the owner's permission).

My husband is from the UK and I hate seeing people say that there is "free healthcare" in the UK.  The amount taken out of your paycheck each month, for what I would consider average  to below average healthcare is anything but free. 

He has some heart problems and was told in 2015 before he moved to the US that he was in total heart failure and would need a heart transplant.  Moved here, got a new pacemaker put in, and other than being dependent on that due to a mistake the UK doctors made 18 years ago, his heart is totally healthy and he is nowhere near needing a heart transplant.

We also considered living in the UK over the US, and the cost of living was a lot more for us to move there than what we could get here in TX.

Time off from your job depends on the company.  I don't know what you do for work, but like others said, you could look at moving to a different part of the US and changing companies that may have a better benefits package to give you more time off.  I know it doesn't solve the family support, but just some things to consider before making that big leap, and like others said, you'd have to move first, get a job making enough to meet the income requirements (with no option for a joint/co-sponsor) before you can both move over.

You should get 2 separate letters; one for the renewal receipt and one for the biometrics appointment.  She will need to take that letter (per the CBP officer when my husband traveled with his expired card, she must have the original letter, not a copy) with her and her green card to get back into the country.  

They do not put a tape on the back of the card, you just have to keep both the card and the letter with her for re-entry.

If you already submitted the renewal paperwork, she should be getting a I-797 that is proof that she has applied for her renewal and that will extend her for 18 months.  What do you mean by extension tape on the back of her green card?

You can't use travel insurance as you are not traveling, but immigrating.

When my husband came over, we had about 2 months before he could be on mine (my company didn't consider immigration a life-changing event, so I had to add him at the start of the calendar year).  We used einsurance.com to compare available plans for the 2 months that he needed to be covered.

One thing to consider if this move happens before ROC, as a resident he will still have to file his taxes, and while his income is outside the US, he will still have to show it as foreign income (depending on his salary level, he may or may not have to pay additional taxes), however, submitting copies of your tax returns shows proof of a bonafide marriage when you remove conditions, and they MAY look and see that he has foreign income and question that.

Also as another poster said, you have to provide your previous addresses for 5 years, and that foreign address would coincide with the foreign income, which they could argue that he's no a US resident, so doesn't need a green card.

Someone may come up with an argument against this, but just throwing it out there a food for thought...

Can you not just scan the pages of the old passport before you send it back to the UK?  And I know the US returns the old passport with the new on, they just punch a hole through the scan bar section to that it can't be used.

I think we got my husband's old UK passport back when we renewed his a few years ago, too.

My husband has 2 middle names and I just checked his GC and it lists his first name and only the initial of his "first" middle name.  You should be fine.

The Congresswoman won't be able to do much for you.  They have no say or control over the USCIS, so can only inquire on your behalf, not much else...

What are your reasons for expediting?

2 hours ago, adil-rafa said:

This post is from  TN

I understand that, but I was just explaining for others reading this that the 30 days is not necessarily accurate for all states, either.

1 hour ago, adil-rafa said:

only for 30 days 

It varies by state and country you're coming from.  For Texas, you have up to 1 year, or 90 days after becoming a Texas resident, whichever is soonest.

http://www.dps.texas.gov/DriverLicense/reciprocity.htm

You can also drive with your UK driver's license until you get your TN license. 

My husband did while he was waiting for his driving test (had to be scheduled 3 months in advance).  It's just like driving a rental car, as long as you have permission from the car owner, you're all good.  

My husband moved here from the UK also and he had to take the written and practical tests to get his driver's license, which took about 3 months to even get an appointment to do the actual driving test, but he was able to use his UK license here, just like you would if you came to visit and rented a car.  You don't need the "international driver's license", either.

18 hours ago, HiFi21 said:

However, we are a bit worried about the last two options nevertheless. Acknowledging paternity under oath seems a bit odd because in this country, a man will only be recognized as a father if he is legally married to the mother, so this might look odd when it is not the normal way here. However, the idea of using his marriage to a second wife as legitimated while still married to me as the grounds of the eligibility also feels a bit odd and we worry if there is some hidden issue that could open him up to problems because his second marriage is not considered valid under US law. I have read that refugees are able to bring their children from their second wives with them to the US on visas so I would presume by the same token, the fact that he is born from a second wife should not be an obstacle in theory. Another issue with the options of him applying are that he would need to sign a paper saying he will support the child until he is 18. Not that it is a problem but I just imagine a scenario where the child has an accident while we are in the US and this could be used to suck our bank accounts dry to pay for the hospital bills or something.

 

An aside, God forbid, but IF this were to happen, who would you expect to be responsible for those bills? 

As parents, this would be no different to the rest of us that live today in the US and are responsible for medical bills incurred by us or our children.  Yes, for some, that means that it is government aided by medicare, medicaid, CHIP, etc. but we are still responsible for applying for those things as assistance.  This would still be the case if you moved here with the child to live, rather than a quick in and out visit to try to obtain citizenship...

They would need travel insurance and that's usually purchased in their home country, not when they arrive here in the states.

Have you tried turning them into PDF files?  7000 KB = 7 MB

Got another update on our case today.  About 4:30 got a text that there was an update and checked it.  Showed the "Your card has been mailed to you" message.  About an hour later, another text and now the status is that the US Postal Service has picked up your card.  They included the tracking number and it's showing to be here by Friday!!!

Still not update in the case history that they sent us the notification that it was approved.

Try these links:

https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/family-immigration/processing-and-return-of-passport/

https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/employment/registering-courier-service/

Got an NOA today for my husband that he is approved for ROC!!!  Card will be mailed separately.  No update on the app or online yet.

WAC17227 and we were transferred to Texas in July.

34 minutes ago, Jane D said:

Yes, they do . Multiple cases with WAC17227 exist, and I am one of them.

We are another one...transferred to Texas, but no update yet.  

We used a lawyer to file the I-130 before we found this site, and on top of being expensive ($1000 for only the I-130 portion of the case), all it did was delay our case.

They ask you to fill in their form with all of your information so that they can transpose it to the actual government forms.  This cost us about 4 weeks' of a delay to get our case submitted, when we could have filled in the info one time on the actual form and sent it in right away.

If you're thinking it will save you the time to fill in the forms, you still have to spend just as much time providing them the details, along with all of your evidence anyway, so might as well do it on your own for free.

42 minutes ago, frontgear said:

These are the ones before and after our WAC17227 that have gotten approval.

 

Ours is only a couple of numbers away from one of the ones in the list, and still nothing for us other than being transferred to Texas...

My husband did something similar when he got his GC.  He came over and activated his visa in July 2015, and helped me move into our new house.  Then he went back to the UK to work until November to satisfy his contract with his employer, and then moved over permanently in Nov 2015.

You can check our timeline below in my signature, although it was 3 years ago.  We had an issue with the NVC not being able to understand that for my husband's divorce decree from the UK, they don't have a physical signature from a judge, so after asking for a supervisor review to be told the same thing, we had to comply with their RFE (sending the same document just simply highlighting 2 words on it), and then waiting another 45 days to review and approve and then send to the embassy, our process was extended an extra 3 months.

We were on the phone with the NVC almost every other day after we got the approval that they had sent it to the embassy and they were able to tell us the interview date before we even got the email notification.

Even then, we waited until he had the visa in hand before he gave his notice because we didn't want to run the risk that anything happened with AP being extended or something else coming up.

Trust me, you feel like it's a rush rush rush to get it all done, but he'll have plenty of time to get everything done once he has the visa and then you'll have the rest of your lives together.  A few more weeks is nothing in the bigger picture. 

Good luck!