Happyfamily03

On 3/24/2020 at 3:13 AM, Lopp said:

On 3/23/2020 at 8:31 AM, Happyfamily03 said:

Oh, when are you planning to head back to statesides? I hope the coronavirus will be over soon. We reallt wanna move back due to my kid school and all as well. 

April...almost 10 months and 20 days after I left the US......but if something happens, like they shut down the borders and flights...I might stay longer

 

Safe trsvels and update ne please

1 minute ago, SusieQQQ said:

Oh ok I didn’t realize everyone else was already USC - well that’s a relief then, worst case your husband can just petition you again, hopefully it doesn’t reach that point. Good luck!

Ya we have 3 options for now

1. Just try our luck entering 

2. Apply for sb1 (if approved then good, if denied then apply for IR1 again) but j read this route is not easy.

3. Give up GC and apply IR1 whenever we are ready again. 

2 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

They are LPR, can’t do CRBA. However baby will be automatically processed for green card on arrival if it is still under 2 years old and accompanies LPR mother back on her first trip to US after the birth.

 

Do everything you can to get back before 12 months. It would be very helpful to your case if your husband actually rented an apartment or something during this trip.

 

i think this is a tricky situation. On the one hand you’ve been possibly caught out by the pandemic outbreak. On the other hand, the reason that you were not in the US when this happened - repeatedly returning to Singapore -first for kid medical treatment then pregnancy - may be taken as a sign that you didn’t really establish residency properly anyway. (Residents are expected to have health insurance in the US, the lack of that is not an excuse.) I think your chances of SB1 won’t be easy. If I were you I would do everything possible to return - for good, on a one way ticket - before the one year anniversary of your last departure. 

Thank you for your insights. We are able to get CBRA as my husband is USC. My 2 kids as well are USC and im the only one LPR 10 year GC. 

I was having a chat with my husband that our reason for being outside the USA really wont justify getting SB1 visa and i read it is hard to get it. To qualify it says it should be a matter not under our control. We will try our best to go back before 1 year is up. And for now the best we can do it really pray that these pandemic will be done sooner than later.

4 hours ago, Lopp said:

 

Im on a similar situation....I ll try to fly to the US, 11 months after I left... if they don't close the bordes or cancel my flight

medical reasons as well..

 

I did a lot of research. and people who went through a situation like that said that, even if you spend more than 1 year outside the US the best option is take the risk and fly to the US....and u talk to CBP at the airport., explain your situation.

 

I dont think its gonna be a problem specially with corona virus changing everybody's plans

Oh, when are you planning to head back to statesides? I hope the coronavirus will be over soon. We reallt wanna move back due to my kid school and all as well. 

1 minute ago, Paul & Mary said:

SB-1 is the returning resident VISA.

 

IF you return in time make sure you apply for a CRBA (and passport) for the new child ASAP after birth.

Thank you.

I really hope we can go back before 1 year being outside, my husband just went to US for few days in Feb 2020 to check apartments for us and school for my eldest but this covid19 pandemic happened right away. And we are very concern travel our will be 2 months baby by aug 2020, 5.5yrs and 2.5yrs. I really pray that this covid19 will be over as soon as possible so all of us can go back to our normal lives without fear.

6 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

You will have been considered to have abandoned your residency one year after your last US Exit.  For a re-entry permit you must apply before you left the US.

 

No - two different things.   And getting a SB-1 is not very easy.

 

Thank you for this. 

Since i am outside US already (for now less than 1 yr) and planning to enter US by Aug (11 months) i can just enter and see what the CO says right? 

However, due to this covid19, now i cant apply Re entry as i am outside US. What is it that i can apply if im outside for more than a year? Is that the SB-1 or returning resident visa? Thank you.

Hi all,

I got my LPR last Feb 2019 and was in US for couple weeks to check out some apartments and all for us before go back again for good with our 2 kids. However when we got back to SG, we found out that my eldest needs to do minor surgery, since our health insurance doesnt cover US, we stay and did the minor surgery in April 2019. We all went back to US in Sept again then i found out i was pregnant. We all returned to SG to continue my pregnancy and i was not in good condition for the first 4 months.

To cut the long story short, we are supposed to move back to US for good (all ties in SG is till early Aug 2020 only) couple months after i give birth to my 3rd (EDD end of May). However, coronavirus happened. We are very scared to travel our, will be 2months old baby by then just incase coronavirus still around by that time.

My question is, i might be outside USA for more than a year, for re entry permit, is this the same as SB-1? And usually when how long is the validity? I got confused as some says i have to be in US to apply and google or at least what i read is can apply to US Embassy or Consulate in the country of residence. Also, anyone applied it in US embassy singapore?

Thank you all. Appreciate all advice or tips. Let's all stay safe!

1 hour ago, SusieQQQ said:

You’ll almost certainly be questioned again.  It’s the kind of time out that might be ok at first when people are settling things up to move ...but you’ve done that already with your first lengthy absence and now want to do it again for even longer. I don’t think you’ll find many people that have spent that long a time - basically you are planning to have spent almost all of the first 18 months outside the US - without a re-entry permit.

 

I’d say you had better be prepared to show some good evidence of maintaining ties to the US, at the very least filing taxes. Telling CBP your husband was working in your home country is evidence against ties to the US. I’m not sure touching down every 6 months will help, it will of course give CBP more opportunity to question you, and if at any stage you get a notation in your passport of something like “residency requirements advised” or similar you need to take that seriously as a warning.

 

Separately, as a parent, I don’t get the kids in school argument. Public school in the US is totally free and it is better for the children to get them into the US education system sooner rather than later if you’re planning to move permanently. 

 

As for the 6 months and what someone said “technically” you haven’t broken residency, that is not some kind of rule that you can rely on at all. To remind you of what uscis officially says on this:

 

Abandonment may be found to occur in trips of less than a year where it is believed you did not intend to make the United States your permanent residence. While brief trips abroad generally are not problematic, the officer may consider criteria such as whether your intention was to visit abroad only temporarily, whether you maintained U.S. family and community ties, maintained U.S employment, filed U.S. income taxes as a resident, or otherwise established your intention to return to the United States as your permanent home. Other factors that may be considered include whether you maintained a U.S. mailing address, kept U.S. bank accounts and a valid U.S. driver’s license, own property or run a business in the United States, or any other evidence that supports the temporary nature of your absence.

 

https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/after-green-card-granted/international-travel-a-permanent-resident

 

 

Thank you for your input and advise. We misunderstood the 6months rule thing and took chances on that tbh. I am being honest here and all and i really appreciate your reply. 

Here is our plan and we do understand the consequences: 

Option 1. Go in, in Fev 2020 for 2 weeks again (following 6month rule according to some people)

Option 2. Move for good in Aug 2020 that would be 11 months apart from last Sep 2019. 

Option 3. Go in Feb and apply for re entry permit.

Any thoughts? Thank you

6 hours ago, Lil bear said:

Expect to probably .. but not necessarily ... be questioned about why you were outside the US for the  length  of time .. and for multiple blocks of 6 months .. expect to be cautioned about this .. plan to be able to explain simply your plans to live in the US after this return .., suggest you have documentation showing ties to residency , jobs etc ..  the CBP takes into account not just length of time out but frequency and evidence of US residency ties as well. The CBP Officer cannot revoke your LPR status or take your GC away., bit they can start the process to put you before an immigration judge if they assess you have failed to maintain residency   Technically you haven’t .. but they have wide discretion. Be prepared , polite, succinct and gently confident.  Answer precisely and honestly ... don’t offer more information than requested. 

Thank you for this. Tbh when we went in Sep 2019 we were very honest to the IO. We told him that my husband is working outside US and kids are still in school. We also mentioned that we will be moving for good Aug 2020. The IO didnt have much question but of course we have no idea if or what notes did he put or if he ever did when i came in. 

Hi all,

First of all please dont judge as i needed some advise or anyone who went thru the same thing. 

I got my 10 yr Green Card and Date of Entry to US Feb 2019 (it is on my GC too). We were in US for 2 weeks

Then We entered US again Sep 2019 for 2 weeks.

I know that we are supoosed to move permanently once i get my GC but we have our reasons.  we are definitely moving to US in Aug 2020. I just found out that i am pregnant and we are also aware that we have to go in to US every 6months. I couldnt file re entry as we are outside US. My Edd is end of may 2020 and i will out US 11 months before we moved permanently. 

Anyone here had the same or similar situation? Any advise or anything? Thank you so much

5 minutes ago, M&B7 said:

Yes, had my interview Jan 23, 2019 and went for medical at fullerton Jan 28. All the slots were taken when I called the clinic for medical appointment. The US embassy asked me to just attend my interview without my medical being done and the CO gave me 221g form after my interview. I sent back my passport to the US embassy after my medical and it's been there for one month. The panel physician submitted my medical report on feb 15, 2019 anx since then, my case date keep updating, it was last updated feb 22. I sent an email to the consulate, and they said that my application is under consideration. Is this a good sign? It's been two weeks since they received my medical report.

 

Thank you for the response

I am not really sure about the timeline. But i remember the CO mentioned before that I should received my Passport in 2 weeks but i just got lucky i got it early. 

Did they ask for other documents or papers? Have you provided it? If they didnt ask then i think it should be on the way soon dont worry to much

35 minutes ago, M&B7 said:

Hi, I'm under AP too. How long did you wait from AP to Issued? I don't have my medical report also when I had my interview. Now, the panel physician already submitted to the us consulate Feb 15, 2019. Since then, date case updated changed many times. Case last update is feb 22, and my status is still AP right now. 

Took about 2 business from AP to Issued got my passport and about 5 bd from AP. They processed in SG. You too?

10 minutes ago, geowrian said:

I'm assuming they were referring to the receipt notice (aka "NOA1").

Otherwise it might have been an expedite.

Otherwise yet it may involve some animal (or human) sacrifices.

Nope. It is NOA2. I was surprised too. And it was not expedite too. My NOA 1 was feb 22 2017 and NOA2 March 30 2017. No kidding though. It wasnt even Direct Filing. And not expedite at all.

28 minutes ago, IloveDanang said:

36 days?  Care to give us your secrets?

No secrets. The officer might have been in good mood that day lol

On 12/2/2018 at 9:13 PM, NikLR said:

We qualified to use the I-864ez and did.  It's shorter by far.  If you qualify for it, use it!

We used this too. By mistake because the Petitioner is living abroad. But luckily we didnt get a checklist for this.

But yes theres 3 questions in there, and you can take it from there.

On 12/18/2018 at 1:16 AM, Queenie2017 said:

I am a US citizen and I petitioned for my spouse. Currently waiting for an interview date from NVC since we received an email in October to notify us that we are in line. We have been married for almost 3 yrs now and have a child together. However we dated for 10 yrs before we got married. (We started dating at a young age).  I would like to know what to submit during the interview to show that our marriage is bonafide. Below  are what we have so far

Marriage certificate 

Pictures of us when we started dating till date

Marriage pictures 

Emails from 10yrs ago till date

Call log from 10yrs ago till date 

Child's birth certificate 

Life insurance (spouse is the beneficiary)

Money transfers receipts from when we got married 

Thank you 

 

 

Joing bank statement is good too.

And agreed to other about the tax. My husband does this same, married but filing separately

On 12/17/2018 at 10:30 PM, missileman said:

To be completely honest, I think you opted for quantity over quality.  I would concentrate on 3 areas:

1.  Evidence of time actually together such as the rental contract., etc....documents showing same address for both people.

2.  Financial co-mingling such as bank accounts, etc.

3.  Legal documents which are normally created during a marriage (insurance, wills, trusts, health care, etc).

 

The personal affidavits, wedding ring receipts, engagement letter, postcard mean very little in my opinion.......  I don't mean to be critical, but I would concentrate on quality rather than quantity....

Good Luck on your journey.

 

 

This. 

And how long have you been married? Married 2 years before we applied and I submitted the following:

1. Marriage Certificate

2. Joint Bank Statement

3. Lease Contract

4. Travel Itinerary ( I actually submitted this to prove that we have been traveling to US each year as proof of domicile) 

On 12/19/2018 at 11:48 PM, DERICK said:

Hello everyone,

how long will it take to be notified or get an update on uscis website after my reciept date is due ?Thank you 

It depends. I got mine 36 days. Extremely happy, but we were expecting that it will take 6months to 8months at least. Especially ours is Nebraska.

54 minutes ago, CarlHamilton said:

A permanent resident is supposed to reside in the US permanently, not one month a year.  The clue is in the name.  Forget citizenship, your plan jeopardizes your permanent resident status.  Apply for a green card when you're ready to move to the US permanently.   

I totally understand this. We planned to moved to US for good before i found out i was pregnant. So we had to delay it intervuew. Plus, we calculated the approval of I130 to NVC to Interview it took 8 months only (lucky we got it fast) but we expected or thought it will take a year at least. We have paid everything already so we dont want to abandon it. 

I will get re-entry permit to make sure that all is good. Thanks

5 hours ago, Russ&Caro said:

Applying for reentry permits on each long visit out of the country would seem to be the best way to hang onto your green card. That's what you have to worry about most, not the citizenship issue. The continuous residence and physical presence requirements are spelled out in detail at the link that dwheels posted.

Thanks. I planned to get reentry permit too.

6 hours ago, dwheels76 said:

it doesn't restart in 2020. Here's the link to better explain.

 

https://www.uscis.gov/us-citizenship/citizenship-through-naturalization/continuous-residence-and-physical-presence-requirements-naturalization 

Thanks. This helps a lot

Hi Fellow VJ's

I recently got my IR1 and i have a situation here. First, please no judging and here's out story:

My husband, 2 kids and I were all ready to go back back after giving birth to my 2nd child in Feb 2018, however his current job offered him good. I supposed to have my IR1 interview last Oct 2017 but i postponed it due to being pregnant. I did my interview Sep 2018 and got my IR1 Dec 2018 (I was under AP as i had to get my renewed Police Clearance from Philippines).

Here's there situation. We are going back to US in March 2019  and will most likely stay for 2 weeks. I will be in and out US, trip outside US will be less than 6months but staying in US will be less than 1 month. So to sum it up, i will have to do this for  1.5 years. In 1 each will total 10-11 months outside US and 1 month in US (2 trips each year of less than 6months). Yes, I admit this is very carefully calculated. I read as well that officer might count this as breaking continous residency. 

We are definitely be stable in US most likely by August 2020. So my question is, the 3 years based on marriage will it start again in Aug 2020 (we will definitely be in US and most likely no outside trips unless emergency). 

We dont rush in applying US Citizenship but i just want my husband to understand this as well and here some of fellow vjs advice. Thank you so much.

Since your visa has already been issued, you should provide your new address to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer who admits you to the United States

HI all. Above is the reply from USEM SG where i did my interview. May I know if anyone here has successful received their GC when they updated it when they paid the IV Fee before entering US (and not after or not at CBP) thanks a lot

1 minute ago, Ann&James said:

When paying your green card fee you will be given an option to change or edit address. Even after you pay you can edit the address.

Oh thank you. Maybe ill do this. Planning to enter US mid March 2019 and wanted to pay the IV Fee as soon as possible so i can get my GC. 

1 minute ago, missileman said:

Yes, you can ask for an address change there at POE.....

Thank you. Then i guess i can pay the IV fee after i enter USA. 

6 minutes ago, missileman said:

You can change your address here: https://www.uscis.gov/ar-11   Other than changing your address there, I'm not sure how to ensure your GC will go to the new address.  You can try forwarding all your mail to your new address, but I don't know if they will forward that type.....Good luck.

 

 

If you are entering the United States on an immigrant visa, we will mail your Green Card to the mailing address in the U.S. you provided at the time of your immigrant visa interview or when you were admitted entry into the United States. 

At POE, do immigrants usually provide an address as well where they wish for thier GC to be sent? 

Im so lost🙁

Hi. I recently got my IR1 visa but i havent paid my Immigrant Fee. I was about to do it but i need to change the address where are they going to mail the green card. May i ask how do it do that? Thanks.