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Or she can get a H1B visa after graduating, which is a dual intent visa.

One area where you have to be careful is that after you file for her GC, she will NOT get a new F1 visa stamp. It's fine as long as she's in school and all, but if her visa stamp expires, and she needs to get a new visa, then she will be in trouble.

If your sister is smart and talented and if majoring in a STEM degree, I don't think this path is worth it. If she finished her Phd and gets a decent job, she should get her GC through work in a few years. Which will be FASTER than this sister GC process.

Assuming you are not from India.

OP please postpone your vacation for after filing the AOS.

You are going to save yourself from a whole lot of trouble.

You can't stop living your life in fear of missing a mail from USCIS. There are several steps you can take, but do change the address online.

1.) Keep a good relation with your landlord or neighbor - tell them to inform you if they see any mail

2.) Rent a PO Box near you

3.) Do file a USPS change of address form. This definitely works unless you happen to be so unlucky to fall on the few dates this takes to process.

4.) Keep an eye online. I think there is a way you can check online or call to see if you are missing any documents. 

Looks like the Consular Officer does not know the rules around OPT.

5 hours ago, Roel said:

I saw in on the Border Security show - they have US, Canada and Australia versions. It really nicely shows how border officers works.

God knows how many hours I have wasted watching all those episodes. 

This guy is clearly a troll. Please do not feed. 

When we filed our K1 visa, our home country had faced a devastating natural disaster. We wrote a simple, one page letter asking for expedite based on humanitarian grounds - and it was approved faster than normal processing times.

I imagine if you are from one of the eastern provinces of Ukraine with "little green men", you might as well write a simple letter asking for help. You have nothing to lose.

How many days after entering the US on a K1 visa did you get married? Hopefully within 90.

File. I think this will work out.

@BlueBuy

I think the I-751 is a "front-load" application since there is chance there will be interview whereas a N400 is a "back-load" application since there is a guaranteed interview. When I applied for Citizenship, I sent only one thing with the application - a copy of my GC. Granted, this was not based on marriage.

I would assume you don't need to submit everything again since you already submitted the required proof with theI-751 app. You probably need to take updated documents (newer bank statements et all) to the N400 interview.

1 hour ago, ShanghaiSurfer said:

If you want to cut down on paper take the tax transcripts which are just a few pages instead of tax returns. 

Exactly. Take your Tax Transcripts which are only a few pages and are "official" proof of you having done your taxes.

No, you need to send the "original" version.

9 hours ago, Sukie said:

I printed photos on regular paper - about two per page.  ACCO fasteners are great!

 

Include ALL pages of statements, especially checking accounts.  If your financial co-mingling data is strong, then you might consider one statement per quarter, as we did.

 

I did a Table of Contents and I am glad I did, as it helped me organize all the paper. I had Section pages, and any explanations went on the section page.  For example, I did not have a lease or deed because my spouse purchased our house before we met.  I explained why there was no lease or deed, but added that I was including 3 years worth of homeowner’s insurance with both names.  The section page was a good place for explanations like this.

 

I have heard that highlighting is discouraged, but I know that I did highlight things  on documents such as bank statements - especially when cross-referencing.

 

If you have tax transcripts DO NOT include 1040s or W-2s.

 

We sailed through the ROC process with no RFEs.  Others will have different opinions on your questions.

 

Sukie in NY

Sukie -

If you have personal/individual accounts other than your joint accounts, would you need to include them?

Thank you,

Some states mention "Temp Immigration Status" on your DL. If you state does not do so, I see no reason for this. Just update it the next time you need to renew your DL.

I don't like that Temp Imm Status written on my DL.

We submitted a photo copy of the original. AOS approved without any issues.

I think you should both go to the N400 interview. Just to be safe since you have not had the I751 interview.

Treat this as your combo interview even though it might just be your N400 interview. You will not have to deal with USCIS after this.

N/a

1 hour ago, Orangesapples said:

You can always have a reception in the US later. 

Exactly. Get legally married in Canada - you can always have the wedding reception in the US.

Don't make this more difficult than it needs to be. Get married in Canada and file for a CR1 immediately.

Does the 30-60-90 day rule apply in this case or not?

Trust this forum's advice and go very light.

Do not show anything that looks too formal or religious. A lot of people have gotten into trouble over that.

Buy the cheapest tkt and try. I am very curious to see how this goes.

Good luck!

The OP is a troll. First post on VJ.

Lol...coming from country where rumors like this are prevalent, this one gave me a good laugh. 

A popular rumor my home country is that if you win the DV Lottery, Uncle Sam will give you a house and a car to welcome you.

8 hours ago, Marco&Bettina said:

It's a BBG. And Germany is one of the few countries that America allows dual citizenship with.

The USA allows dual citizenship with any country. It's dependent on the "other" country.

When I acquired my USC, I automatically lost my other citizenship as per their rules, not America's.

1 hour ago, EmilyW said:

Not true that they won't get a tourist via or NIV because of immigration intent.  It makes it more difficult, sure, but there's no law precluding it.

 

True. But 99.99% not likely.

@kzielu   @EmilyW  @SusieQQQ

Guys, you are definitely right. It seems like some, if not all lawyers are completely useless when it comes to giving the right advice on Immigration issues. I feel like we in VJ can give better advice. Lawyers have a vested interest in saying you need to apply ASAP hoping that the nervous applicant hires an attorney in panic mode.

DV Green Cards are granted on the basis of Case Numbers, and definitely not on a first come, first serve basis. There is, however, one situation where applying (i.e sending your packet to the KCC ASAP) might mean the different between getting a Green Card or not.

Let's say your DV eligibility is from a country that hits the per-country quota for DV (Egypt, Ethiopia and Nepal as per the current VB) and your CN is very high and your interview is going to happen in Sept  and there is a chance that visas might hit the 7% limit (Remember that, by law, the visa has to be issued by Sept 30 and can not cross the 7% per country limit).

What I realized going through the process myself in the month of Sept is that for a given range of Case numbers in a month, they do interview on a first come, first serve basis. Let's say the Current Range for Africa in Sept is 55000 - 60000 and CN58000 applied earlier than CN56000, CN58000 will have their interview in September before CN56000.