Lil bear

1 minute ago, pushbrk said:

I don't know the process, but the UK to Australia seems not to be a problem.  If they don't already know the how and how long, they need to look into it, for sure.

 

Exactly 

3 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

 

 

Emigrating to Australia isnt a quick action .. So i guess my question still stands open ., what visa type ? Seems a bit strange “emigrating” then leaving the country after 12 months. 

44 minutes ago, CamBla said:

My partner (US Citizen) and I (U.K. Citizen) currently living in the U.K. and are unmarried. Our long term goal is to move to the USA; however, we are considering a move to Australia after filing the I-130 document post marriage. The plan is to marry in the U.K. and then move to Australia in August 2025 and stay for one year, leaving August 2026.

 

Can the I-130 be filed in the U.K. in say, March 2025, and the application continued after emigrating to Australia? Additionally, how long can we wait after the I-130 is approved before starting the I-485 petition? The reason for this would be that we want to have a full year in Australia and are trying to determine a rough timeline. 

On what basis will you be legally in Aust? . You must have residency in order to interview in Aust .. otherwise you would return to the UK for the interview 

9 hours ago, AMZJ said:

Thanks! I read the letter quickly when I was making sure all my papers were together and I didn't know if I needed it or not since we are divorced and I'm applying based on my time here, not on the marriage. 

What letter are you referring to ? 

25 minutes ago, AMZJ said:

I got divorced last year and I'm applying for my US citizenship. On the paper it asks for a spouses birth certificate. I can ask but I'm not sure if he'll let me borrow that. I have all the other required paperwork and divorce decree. I've been in the US for almost 8 years now and my daughter is a US citizen from birth. Has anyone else filed after divorce and did they require the birth certificate of your ex spouse?

Thanks.

Where in the instructions are you seeing that you must submit your ex spouses birth certificate. 
 
If you were applying based on marriage to a USC, it is required. But as you are not applying under this rule ( you do not meet the requirements to do so) I cannot see where the ex spouses birth certificate is even mentioned . 

Moved to “major family changes “ forum as this reflects OP’s situation 

10 minutes ago, RPete said:

Hi,

 

Canadian Citizen, Moved to US in 2020, conditional green card was approved December 21, 2021. We moved back to Canada October 28, 2023 and are not returning. Since I only had a conditional green card and did not apply for ROC, it's expired. Do I have to file an abandonment form? Does it affect taxes?

 

Thanks,

You need to file 2023 taxes as LPR. You should file I407 to formally abandon you lpr status. Not

 filling for ROC doesn’t automatically trigger this.
The date you sign the I407 will be considered the end of your lpr status .. You need to include in  2023 taxes any income earned anywhere in the world for whole of the year.. And,  depending on your income up to the date on the I407, you may need to file for 2024 also, at least for the period from Jan 1 to that date.  

34 minutes ago, GEOntificator said:

Some of you may remember my posts from a few weeks ago. My mother who has a pending AOS from B2 visa (concurrent filing) just got her EAD approved. If we decide to own property in a different state and be back and forth a lot can she claim residency in both states while her AOS is pending? By claiming residency I mean to have a registered address and possibly a DL in that state? She would maintain her current address as well (where we live now).

Cant have residency in 2 states at the same time . Cant have DL from 2 different states at the same time . Can own property in as many states as you want. But one will be primary residential state 

1 hour ago, tmrtng said:

NVC manually added my husband to my parents' cases, I assume because we file taxes jointly.

They added him as a household member and requested his birth certificate, our marriage certificate, and proof of domicile. and after I submitted the documents, the system gave me a message original documents needed to be presented at the interview.

That is correct. The original documents of anything uploaded to NVC is required to be in the hands of the beneficiary at the interview. No way around this. 

38 minutes ago, northusa44 said:

Just want to give this a boost--can anyone else confirm that legal residents are eligible for Obama Care AND the subsidies that are offered with the plans?

Yes 

7 minutes ago, scaredCat said:

thank you for link, i reviewed it but it made me more confused  

Link says, I can mark my wife as "us resident" but she is not. 

I'm just looking for most plain simple path. 

 

As far as i learned, i should file "married filing seperately" and not include her income, is this correct?

 

much appreciated the help

Without getting an ITIN for her, your only option is MFS. You can always refile previously submitted returns  to amend MFS  to MFJ when she is here and has a SSN 

3 minutes ago, DanielGaviria said:

Sorry I meant to say visit her family and be able to return to her life here, she wants to maintain her life in the U.S but have the freedom to go to Colombia and back

Suggest that she join the discussion group her self. As a single person, her status in the US and her ability to travel home and re-enter  USA is her responsibility not yours. 
 

9 minutes ago, ghanighani said:

I am helping my husband with his DS-260, and one of the questions is to list all the countries he has visited in the last five years. He's only spent time in two - where he lives (Poland) and where I live (US). However, he's had connecting flights through Germany and the Netherlands on trips to and from (never left the airport, just got on the next flight). Does that mean I should list Germany and the Netherlands on his list, or not? I am a bit confused. Thanks for any advice. 

Do not list places that were transit stops only 

On 12/7/2023 at 1:15 PM, steve-phuket said:

He's trustworthy but very busy and I worry he might forget something, but I think it will be ok. So long as my wife's signature not needed I guess it will be fine. Thanks 

Sign up for Informed Delivery so you can see the day it arrives .. text or call your tenant to let them know it’s arriving and what you want him to do with it .. put it in a secure specified place in the house.. and call again to confirm he has done this 

1 hour ago, adrianlaxd said:

And all that time I have to stay in the U.S., right?

 

Yes 

Useless!! 

14 hours ago, Marinahm said:

Even If the children never came to the US and live currently in India. (it was a distant marriage). So It means at the time when they got married they automatically becomes his step children and considered his dependent right?

Yes 

23 minutes ago, Marinahm said:

The children are not his. But they are not mentioned in any of his tax return.but he is only filing i-130 for  3 of them not submitted yet? children are not mentioned in any document yet.

He is married. They are his step children   They are all considered his household   .. 

50 minutes ago, Marinahm said:

I'm  the petitioner using a joint sponsor which s a friend of mine for my mother I-864. But at the same time the joint sponsor is in the process of bringing his wife and wife's 2 kids to the US (filling out I-130 for them). He has not filed i-864 for them yet ? Since he  married 6 month a go. So they are not his dependents yet. The joint sponsor income is enough for supporting multiple people.

How can he mention these 3 peolpe for my mother I-864? Do they count as household? What should he write the household size? How to answer part 5 in I-864 If you are currently married enter 1 for your spouse. Should he enter 1? And should he mention her two kids as dependent children? Really confusing and I will appreciate any help.

 

His spouse and children are considered his “ household” no matter where they live. 

13 minutes ago, DaveAndAnastasia said:

There are a few countries where US permanent residents can normally visit legally without a visa, but they're in the Americas.

Yes. Understood. Just not the countries OP is considering visiting 😞

10 hours ago, John951 said:

@OldUser @Lil bear Or, should we wait for 14 days from and expedite at an agency?

I would be applying now and paying for the expedite.. if it has not arrived 14 days prior to departure date , then she can get an appt at the passport office. But it might come through.. and of it does, then you will have saved yourself the hassle and round trip 

3 minutes ago, Pooky said:

At the end of the day, it all comes down to gravity. 🙁

And you know what they say.

.”Gravity sucks!” 

32 minutes ago, Nishris said:

I did the submission from USCIS website from my online account, not sure if that is called AR11. Yes I do have the screenshot of the page that says I submitted change of address online with a confirmation number and status as "Submitted". 

Yes. That is the Ar11

17 minutes ago, Nishris said:

Hello members,

 

My conditional green card (K1 visa) expires in May '24 and I am preparing for filling Removal of Conditions I-751 currently. I moved to different city in the same state in 2023 where I applied for my green card I-485 initially. I updated my address on USCIS website in mid Jan'24 and the status only said submitted all this while and today I checked the record in no more shown on the USCIS under Address change submissions. 

I will be using my new address for the I-751 and even the older address my in-laws are residing. I am hoping I do not have to do any other steps in order to notify USCIS about address change as currently I do not have any active case being processed. Does USCIS notify by email or letter to acknowledge the address change without any active case (receipt number)? Appreciate any feedback or suggestions if you had similar situation.

 

TIA.

The on screen acknowledgement when you submit the AR11 is all you get.  It is recommended that you always print the completed form and note the on screen confirmation number.  But you are fine to file for ROC using your new address  

57 minutes ago, Spinnors said:

Hello, my wife recently arrived in the USA (from the Philippines) and has received her Green Card.  

 

Now we want to travel to Europe for a small 2-week vacation.  It appears she still needs to get a Visa for Europe even though she is living in the USA?  If that is true, who does she send the Philippines Passport to?  Does she have to send it to a Philippines embassy?  

 

The other issue is we're wanting to go to Ireland, UK, and France -- which apparently all three of these require separate Visas.  Can anyone offer advice on how to handle this?  We wanted to leave in about 10 weeks (seems unlikely now).

Visa requirements are based on Passport country ( eg Philippines) not country of residence 

Google will easily provide you with information about getting visas for those countries for her . Search it, apply .. i would be hopeful that you can get out done in time.  But start now !!