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^^ What Ontarkie above said. We also see a lot of (s)he wouldn't marry, can I marry someone else? Not on K1 visa you can't - it's a visa from hell IMO as USC has the upper hand and can string you along until I-94 has expired and then you're out of status, can't change to a different status, can't AOS. Next time, if you leave and do get married, spousal visa only should be your consideration - you're an LPR from activating your immigrant visa at POE, can work from day 1, faster time to citizenship, and I'd say peace of mind for the immigrant that should anything happen they're protected.

Email NVC to ask if it doesn't show up in the next couple of months?

You complete it in the US, notarize it (your bank should have a notary), and mail it off to your wife (Fedex, USPS, UPS, DHL).

Continuous residency will be your problem - how are you going to show you were in the USCIS district for minimum of three months if you're not stationary for that time? Go over the N-400 rules for application before you submit N-400.

As long as you complete the paperwork authorizing issuance of passport and your wife brings it to the passport appointment your son can get his new passport.

Then it's an error in quality control and printing. Call the passport center and ask to have it fixed. Should be free of charge and they should expedite it.

Go to uscis.gov and download the Guide for New Immigrants. https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/guides/M-618.pdf Do explain - if you just received your green card that means you've entered in the US, were processed by immigration at POE and have paid for your green card if you've received it to the listed address (Texas). You can change the address online on uscis.gov - you actually HAVE TO notify uscis of your new address within 10 days of moving. Depending on which state you live in - google drivers license STATE Credit score you get by opening bank account, credit card, utilities, getting a mortgage or another form of debt - car loan for example. Getting a job can help with all that.

Well given that the visa is only valid for the duration of the medical exam (could be less than 6 months), I'd think of it as arrival to the US on a valid visa + 85 days - you really don't want to leave it to the 90th day to get married.

I was going to say we had several instances of this from Bosnia (in movies and in real life) and clicked the link and wasn't surprised - yet another one.

You talking about post move to the US on immigrant visas? Yes, you just go in and sign them up - proof of residence will be needed in the form of a utility bill or lease.

Why didn't he go through CRBA and gotten the child US passport when he was born? Why wait until now? Anyways, yes, he can book an appointment with Kingston Embassy ACS, complete the CRBA paperwork and DS-11 form for passport and head down to await appointment. Make sure he has evidence of US residency for requisite number of years. Passports now need about 4-5 weeks so hopefully he can hang out until passport in hand. If it's really that dire, ask about emergency passport.

You need a new DS-2019 and a new J-1 visa. For the university you have J-1 visa for, hopefully you have notified them you won't be coming so they can close out your DS-2019 so it's not causing you issues with the new university.

~Topic moved to bringing family members of US Citizens as that's the category the OP is in (F3).~

The purpose of I-751 is to remove conditions of residency. Your marriage was under 2 years old when your wife received her green card - that's why the green card was for 2 years. You lift the residency conditions so she can get 10-yr green card which is unrestricted. All green cards regardless of type are to be legal permanent resident of the US. The expectation is you'll be living and working in the US. If you have never read the guide for new immigrants, now is the time to familiarize yourself with it: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/guides/M-618.pdf

Only if she has actually resided in the US for the requisite period of time. If you up and left as soon as she received her green card, she hasn't resided in the US since becoming an LPR.

Only if she's actually meeting the requirements for naturalization including the residency in the US.

You're never too old for education, especially in masters, phd area. She can go for that but that's non-immigrant student visa - she'll need to prove to the consular officer she intends to return to her home country.

If she gets married, the petition is invalidated - she won't get the visa. So if immigrating to the US is important to her, tell her to not get married until visa in hand, she has come to the US and activated her immigrant visa. After she's done that, she can go back home and get married. If she marries an American, easy - he'll petition her just like you did for your wife.

USCIS field office in India would have nothing to do with your petition. Once I-130 has been approved, it will go to NVC to wait until couple years before visa number becomes current. F1 visa (unmarried child over 21) currently has about 8-9 years wait. Make sure to follow visa bulletin on state.gov so you see how the dates change (or not).

How old was the stepdaughter when you got married? If over 18, your wife can petition for her after she activates her immigrant visa. It will be F2b category with about 8-9 years wait for visa number to become available.

The officers at PoE know what to do - you'll get a stamp with your immigrant visa - that turns it into temporary (1-yr) green card. Yes, you can travel and return on the temporary green card.

Your immigrant visa turns in temporary green card good for a year after activation at PoE. To get a physical green card you want to have paid the green card production fee before or after entering the US. Should take a month or so but it's all dependent on the USCIS systems. There's no expediting physical green card issuance as far as I am aware.

For starters, if you're thinking of 90-day rule - no such thing. Second of all, standard deduction is higher for married people: Filing Status Standard Deduction 2023 Single; Married Filing Separately $13,850 Married Filing Jointly & Surviving Spouses $27,700 Head of Household $20,800

Be smart and get married in December 2023- tax benefits are then there for 2023 and subsequent years (same as when having children - December better than January because of that tax break). Taxes are not the only reason to get married in 2023 - the sooner you get married, the sooner you can file AOS, get EAD/GC, the less $$ to pay for education (check with your school how to qualify for in-state tuition), the sooner to get to naturalization. USCIS.gov has locators for approved doctors who can do the medical exams. There are also lists here on VJ forums. https://www.uscis.gov/tools/find-a-civil-surgeon

Correct.