Elphaba

8 hours ago, ImmiGeek said:

This question also let me to do some research on the diff between US Citizen and US National : https://www.stilt.com/blog/2020/03/u-s-national/

US Nationals are such a tiny minority many people have never heard of them.

I wonder how they manage everyday tasks like opening bank accounts. I feel like I've seen tons of online forms that let people select "citizen" or "permanent resident" but have no option for "national".

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/travel-legal-considerations/Advice-about-Possible-Loss-of-US-Nationality-Dual-Nationality/Dual-Nationality.html says

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U.S. nationals, including dual nationals, must use a U.S. passport to enter and leave the United States.

I understand the entering part, but how do dual citizens "use" a passport to leave the US? There's no exit immigration control.

Isn't the green card evidence enough? It says what date you became a LPR. Obviously before that you weren't a LPR so not required to register.

Really I'm amazed the US still has such a sexist law. If someone is denied citizenship for this, it's purely because of their sex, because someone of the opposite sex wouldn't be denied.

There are already lawsuits against Selective Service (supported by groups like the ACLU) challenging this sexism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Coalition_for_Men_v._Selective_Service_System

Maybe it's time for a lawsuit against USCIS too?

On 8/2/2021 at 1:31 PM, SusieQQQ said:

There have also been cases reported here where people trying to sponsor new immigrants have lost their passports years back and struggle to find the proof of their citizenship years after the fact. A certificate of citizenship even if lost is always on file at uscis and you can get an easy replacement that way.

FYI, it seems evidence of citizenship sent to DoS is also kept on file, and you can request a copy via FOIA.

See https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/have-passport/passport-records.html

From: https://foia.state.gov/request/guide.aspx

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Passport Services maintains United States passport records which may consist of passport applications and supporting evidence of United States citizenship

2 hours ago, ImmiGeek said:

Actually you made a very good point. Let me work on the process of petitioning the government. May be we can start with a collaborative petition to the government. Thanks for the idea.

I've heard for the federal level, the offices of House Representatives are most responsive. You can find the Rep for your district here: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative.

House Representatives often have websites offering help with specific federal agencies. For example House Speaker Pelosi has:

• This page for general help with a federal agency: https://pelosi.house.gov/how-can-i-help-you/help-with-a-federal-agency
• Which links to this page specifically regarding Passports: https://pelosi.house.gov/how-can-i-help-you/frequently-asked-questions/international-travel-passports-visas-and-children-family-issues

If anyone has their Naturalization Certificate go missing while applying for a passport, contacting their Rep seems like a good way to get the problem noticed.

On 1/29/2022 at 10:11 AM, ImmiGeek said:

All I want is my Naturalization Certificate to be returned with A tracking and signature proof. I am not sure how to do this.

It may not yet be possible. Remember the majority of passport applicants are born in the US and sending nice, cheap birth certificates as evidence. If it gets lost, who cares? Just pay $20 for another one!

Really this is a great opportunity to exercise your First Amendment right "to petition the Government for a redress of grievances". Contact your house representative and/or the Department of State, and tell them you think it would be great, if under-privileged immigrants who have no choice but to use expensive Certificates of Naturalization/Citizenship as passport evidence, had the option to pay extra to get those documents returned with tracking and insurance! At least with insurance, if they got lost, the insurance should cover the replacement fee.

Question time: I know many of you are on K-visas, I'm wondering if anyone is on L or H and adjusting through marriage, or if anyone has seen a question like mine below answered someone...

I'm wondering about the use of the EAD and how it affects my L1. I want to use my EAD card to change to a US salary & payroll with the same company that sponsored the L1B. It's the exact same job, I'd just receive 2x-3x in USD salary which is significant if I have to wait 8-12 months for I-485 approval. Denver is way behind right now. I've read a lot about people changing employers and that by definition voids their L/H visas, but there's very little about people keeping the same employer. In fact the most I found was someone calling this exact thing a "gray area" because USCIS apparently has no rules on it.

So my question is, if my I-485 gets denied would I be able to revert back to the L1B visa after using the EAD?

You should ask a lawyer, but I don't see why you'd need to use your EAD for that. Why can't they just pay you more on L1?

Wife and I got our EAD/AP combo cards on April 29. Wondering if we'll get an interview since those are often waived in employment based cases, but we have been married for less than 2 years which apparently might trigger it.