Crazy Cat

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You'll have to wait and see how USCIS handles it. They could reject the package, or they could just return your binder.

1. You, the US citizen, can leave after submitting the I-130. Your spouse can wait out the process outside the US. 2. Possible...as long as CBP allows her into the US. 3. Not an option. Adjustment of Status is not available to her. She cannot legally enter the US as a visitor with the intent to stay and adjust status. No.

Just mail it back with a letter explaining.

She can apply now.

The correct box is 1.d. The DS-260 and other information about the beneficiary on the I-824 will give them the information as to the correct consulate.

This is what we uploaded for wife's N-400 (5 year rule): 5 years Tax transcripts Proof of my 1st marriage Termination Proof of Wife's 1st Marriage Termination Wife's Green Card Our Marriage Certificate That is it.

Biden has given us all sky-high inflation, rocketing gas prices, soaring grocery prices, and an invasion at our southern border....but no mean tweets.....I'll take the mean tweets.

I would file an online N-400.

If, next month, she has had a Green Card for 5 years, then file under the General provision. Don't make this more difficult than it has to be. Filing as a spouse of a US citizen will require you to submit the same type of evidence as you did for the I-751. If you file under the 3 year rule, this will apply: A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE to COMPLETING THE NEW N-400 (ilrc.org) Item B: An application based upon marriage to a U.S. citizen for three years. INA § 319(a) allows such applicants to become eligible to naturalize after just three years of lawful permanent resident status. Filing under this provision requires proof that the marriage and the U.S. citizen spouse’s citizenship are valid. An applicant must provide the naturalization certificate or U.S. birth certificate of the U.S. citizen spouse and a marriage certificate. If either spouse was previously married, the applicant must produce documents showing proper termination of the earlier marriage(s)

That sounds odd. Under the general provision, there is no requirement to be in marital union with a US citizen spouse....especially since you had been a Green Card holder for more than 10 years.

That method has worked for some of us. After waiting 40 months for the I-751 to be processed, wife filed her N-400 under the 5 year rule. Four months later, both the I-751 and N-400 were approved together. It is nice to have USCIS out of our lives.

Congratulations!!! No, you shouldn't....although USCIS has been known to send one in rare cases. If they do, you can send it back to them. Just to be clear, you qualified after being a Green Card holder for 3 years as the spouse of a US citizen. It isn't based on time being in the US.

Yes.

Yep. Amazing that so many people don't understand basic economics.

Why would USCIS need to know a petitioner has renewed a passport?

No need to update with USCIS.

1. Yes, USCIS and consulate in Morocco will recognize a Utah online marriage if done properly. 2. Absolutely. USCIS will not recognize a marriage until both spouses are in the same place either during or after the marriage ceremony. You would have to (1) marry via a Utah online marriage, (2) meet, then (3) start the CR-1 process...in that order. For the purpose of immigration, a couple must consummate the marriage before USCIS will recognize the marriage. Consummation, per USCIS standards, means being in the same place during or after the ceremony. You cannot file a proper I-130 until the marriage has been consummated.

You aren't the first to need the "intent to re-locate" route from the UK. I don't see a big issue.

No. Family based visas require either proof of domicile or a plan of intent to establish domicile. Evidence of concrete plans to re-locate to the US should work. I don't recall the London consulate being too difficult.

One more thing related to this subject of "legal alien allowed to work": A K-1 entrant could immediately apply for an EAD. However, the approved EAD would expire when the I-94 expires (assuming it was approved within 90 days). Thus, K-1 entrants normally apply for an EAD when they apply to adjust status (I-485).

For reference, here is a partial list of visa categories which are allowed to work. K-1 fiance visa is one of them. You still need authorization (EAD). Visa Classifications That Allow You To Work In The United States | SSA

"legal alien allowed to work".

Go to the SSA office and apply for a SSN BEFORE you marry.

1. No. SSA will not process a new SSN within 2 weeks of the expiration of your I-94 (90 days after entry into the US). Note: The K-1 visa expires as soon as you enter the US. 2. A K-1 entrant qualifies for a SSN. Follow the guide: