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News to me that spouses are allowed to attend an N400 interview. Sounds like the IO was being nice to you by letting you stick around.

You need to wait for your wife's I-751 to get adjudicated. How long will it take - nobody knows. In my case it took a couple of months but the interview was waived so my N400 status just changed to 'Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled'.

Advice would be to check early am (~7:00a) when they release appointments for the farthest date out, and you should be able to schedule one. Print appointment confirmation and drive with your UK license + that confirmation, and you will avoid getting a ticket.

Rather CA DL, not CA ID. And make sure to get the REAL ID as it will be required for air travel starting in summer of 2023.

So you just helped your friend to submit his petition for his parents? Sorry - wasn't clear from your first post.

What is your relation to your "friends' parents" and what is the basis of your petition for them? Are you a USC? Where are the applicants from and where are they now?

Yes, hence me saying ‘qualifying sponsor’. Let me simplify: assuming your sponsor meets the required minimum, USCIS doesn’t care if they make $100k, $500k, $1MM or more.

As many others stated above, having a qualifying sponsor is a requirement. How much money they make is irrelevant.

Having a qualifying sponsor (primary of joint) certainly raises your chances of approval above 0.

I haven't experienced what Mike E has in terms of people asking for 6 months of paid time off shortly after accepting a position; however I do agree that unlimited PTO is designed to benefit the employer vs an employee: - nobody in their right mind will even consider abusing the system so not to jeopardize their position at the company and simply because realistically not many people can afford to hand off their responsibilities for an extended period of time; - if an employee is released / decides to leave - no payment required for unused time off; - from psychological point of view: when given full control of the schedule and responsibilities, people tend to be more productive / have a heightened sense of loyalty towards their employer. I work in finance, husband works in a tech company. I worked nights when I was visiting my dying father in a foreign country (13 hour time zone difference), husband hasn't taken a full day off since 2020. Both have unlimited PTO. I even have additional bereavement leave for up to 3 weeks. But yeah, it's a total scam.

Would be shocked if one of the "top 10 best places to work in the US" denied a personal day off to their employee. Some top 10 best place that would be.

Then just make folks renew their GC for a fee but not submit ridiculous amount of supporting docs. USCIS gets their money, residents get their updated GCs hassle-free, problem solved.

Aside from the immigration process, what do *you* want? Do you want to proceed with a divorce? Or try to reconcile with your husband? It shouldn't be just up to him.

Makes no difference. I filed N400 online, and none of my documents were even showing up in the 'Uploaded Documents' tab - it's just a glitch.

Assuming (and hoping) your stepson is outside of Ukraine right now, there are vaccination centers in almost every EU country & it should be fairly easy to get a one-dose J&J vaccine.

She'll receive an extension letter when she files to get her conditions removed. If the extension letter expires while her 10 year GC is still pending - she'll make an infopass appointment to get an I-551 stamp in her passport.

Yes, as long as you've been a permanent resident for 3 years as well (well, 3 years minus 90 days for filing).

I read stories online of people having issues either entering Mexico or returning to US with the expired GC + extension letter few years ago (when I had a chance to go) and ultimately decided not to test my luck. Couldn't tell you the exact circumstances but plenty of stories online with various outcomes.

https://immigration.dinsmore.com/faq/employers/i9_compliance.aspx With the sole exception of verifying workers who present temporary I-551 stamps (temporary evidence of lawful employment), employers should NOT reverify the documents of workers who have presented permanent resident cards, even though the permanent resident card lists an expiration date.

Financial hardship needs to fall on the USC, not the intending immigrant. But I wish your father luck! Hope it works out for him. Difficult situation, obviously hard to prepare for as lots happened fast & unexpectedly.

CA DMV even lists the extension letter form (can't recall the name now) as one of the acceptable documents. The agent still wasn't sure how to proceed but the supervisor was more knowledgeable and helped right away.

Worked in CA albeit took some convincing. On the upside - I guess I was so convincing that they issued me a DL instead of a Learner's Permit that I actually applied for 🙃

Yes, K1 petitioners are probably not at the top of their agenda.

You can say “don’t break a law” and it will cover all of this. Advising not to drink until becoming a citizen is just ridiculous. Furthermore, not breaking a law is also advised even after you become a citizen. But I mean that’s just me and my common sense.

What the hell did I just read… Please, OH PLEASE, do not stop enjoying yourself at bars and restaurants and consume alcohol as you please as it is not a privilege reserved for citizens only.