Kerri1972

Update on our end. Mailed our application via FedEx on Jan 15, 2021 and was delivered and received on Jan 19, 2021.
Credit card was charged $680 by USCIS on Feb 18, 2021
No text/email notification received yet nor a NOA

Hello all!
 
I can't believe it's almost time to send off these packets. I am going to send ours tomorrow 1/4/21 which is the earliest date they'll accept.
 
We don't have as much evidence as other people just because we live with my parents, so no lease or utilities...but we do have a kid and we file taxes together, so hopefully that will be enough? 

In case anyone has this same issue. It turned out fine and is not an inadmissible charge. 

In case anyone has this same issue. It turned out fine and is not an inadmissible charge. 

I have the reverse situation, I suppose, having to get permission for the USC to enter Canada with a misdemeanor charge.  
 
I’m thinking the process would be quite similar?  Here’s what we did:
 
1.) Look up the charge in both countries so
they can see what each entails and dispositions for it, to make sure they are similar. (Literally print the relevant sections)
 
2.) Contact the court and ask for a copy of everything related to the charge and sentence.  There may be a charge for this, but it should be like an actual record that has date of arrest, court date(s), charges and reductions, and the ultimate disposition.
 
3.) Proof that you completed conditions of the discharge.
 
Good luck!!

Just birth certificate and divorce certificate was all I used also from Canada 

I included a copy of my Birth Certificate and Divorce Decree

Hello All,
 
After months of painful waiting (like the rest of you) i’ve decided to turn to the forums as a source of reassurance that all is not lost.
 
I’ve seen some of you being approved with similar dates to mine so HOPEFULLY i won’t be waiting much longer.
 
Timeline:
 
Arrived on K-1 Visa: December 27th 2017
Married: February 13th 2018
AOS Packet Sent with EAD/AP: March 25th 2018
Case Recieved: March 26th 2018
Cheque Cleared: April 3rd 2018
Biometrics: April 26th 2018
 
Since then, no updates. Case’s still showing as “Case Was Recieved”, “Fingerprint Fee Was Recieved” etc. Timeline for EAD/AP has now gone up to 5-7 months, currently 133 days in and really hoping that something changes soon. Best of luck to those that are still painfully waiting.
 

Circumstances differ, and some people's situations actually are best suited to the K1 even from Canada believe it or not. In my case I have a baby with my American fiance (I'm from Canada). Since I'll be staying home with our child upon arrival in the US anyway, we just wanted the fastest option (which at the time of filing was the K1, as they were being processed in 3-5 months). So if you are not planning on working right away and the K1 processing times are on the lower end of the spectrum then it would be the better option. I now kind of wish we went the CR1 route but you can't predict these things. 

Read the wording of your discharge.  Conditional means it will be on your record until the time stated in the conditions has elapsed, at which time it can be removed from your record.  I remember from my early days in law that it was generally 5 years, but would vary if it was indictable/summary/hybrid.  It's technically not a conviction, but it's not an absolute or unconditional either. 
 
Not entirely sure if it just goes off your record automatically or if you have to apply for a record suspension to have it removed.  I'm inclined to think the later only bc everything in Canada comes with a hefty price tag.  Last I touched a record suspension application it was a fee of $631.  
 
Either way, you're likely going to have to disclose the arrest, but it would bode better if the result was removed from your record.  
 
Have you had problems entering the US before for visiting?  (There's a reciprocal agreement where CBP can view your record)
 
If you don't have a copy, go to he court that held jurisdiction to request it and start there.  :-)