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3 hours ago, PuraLocura said:Check out notaries, they can also marry you, and cannot charge over a certain amount, varies by state.
Indeed. Notaries can only perform marriages in Florida, Maine, Nevada, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Montana. And even then, notaries cannot marry couples who are from another state and can’t leave their state to perform a wedding.
Source: Am notary.
- SalishSea, yuna628, top_secret and 2 others
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18 hours ago, ShawnK said:
Canada might suck
... excuse me?
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22 hours ago, 854Turbo said:
Oh good, so we have very similar dates of approval - please keep me updated when (if) you get the Card was Produced status update. I'll do the same.
I got an update last night that the card had been mailed (dated Feb 1st even though it was still Jan 31st, but ... whatever). Haven't yet seen any update that it's with USPS or what the tracking number is, but it should happen soon. I expect it'll arrive early next week. EDIT: I can now see the tracking number in Informed Delivery!
3 hours ago, Strontium said:Ours didn't update to "card mailed" until after 7 days this time around, unlike AOS which was very quick (1 day). Someone said they have fewer people working at the card production facility, now. Which would explain it taking longer.
Interesting. This go 'round for me also took longer than AOS did (8 days from "Approved" to "Mailed" vs 3 for AOS).
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32 minutes ago, SouzaGarcia81 said:
Unfortunately that will be such a hassle. It is what it is, but WHY April 1st? Why not July 1st or something? 😆
Beginning of a new fiscal year.
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My ROC changed to "Card is being produced" on Jan 22nd (last Monday) and "Approved" on Jan 23rd. My status hasn't yet updated with the mailing details, but among those who were approved at the same time, neither has anyone else's (yes, I've been checking). They're probably doing them in batches and I expect to hear something by the end of the week, if AOS was any indication.
As others have said, with your expired GC and the extension letter, you're fine. I know you're excited to get the new card - I am too! - but just chill, it'll happen soon.
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2 hours ago, NorthByNorthwest said:
I had to learn how to write cheques moving to the US, in Europe they went pretty much extinct 40 years ago and I never learned how to fill one out...
They've been mostly dead (yes, that was a Princess Bride reference) in Canada for roughly 20 years now. Hardly anyone accepts them, and the government sure doesn't take them for passport payments or other official services.
I'm still gobsmacked that I was able to buy my current vehicle here in 'Murica with a personal check!
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11 hours ago, OldUser said:
Your case is definitely annoying (though you didn't pay for it?)
Since I applied for EAD/AP as part of AOS, no, I didn't pay extra for it on top of the regular I-485 fee.
Still annoying, but infinitely less so than what looks to be the future billing scheme.
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11 hours ago, jackiegringa said:
This is not to scare you into getting EAD and AP, and honestly there are cases that the GC is approved before you get them, making them a moot point (and more reason continue to be free but I digress).
My EAD/AP took over 9 months to be processed, and finally showed up a week before my green card did. 🙄
Such a waste of effort ... thank goodness I didn't pay extra. If they expect people to fork out $$$ for EAD/AP now, they darn well better guarantee that they'll be processed within a matter of weeks.
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Just now, Albinjr26 said:
Congratulations, what office was your case at?
Sorry, I should have mentioned that, haha. It's Nebraska (Lincoln), or LIN-LB for "Lincoln Lockbox" on Casestatusext.
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Looks like I skipped "Approved" and went straight to "Card is Being Produced". 😁
Another shout out to https://www.casestatusext.com/, there's been a lot of movement in the Nov-Dec 2022 block lately.
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To clarify: a Colorado self-solemnization requires that BOTH PARTIES BE PRESENT. An officiant or witnesses need not be. Canadian immigration requires the physical presence of the couple at the marriage, not of an officiant.
See the current regulations here.
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On 7/19/2023 at 9:46 PM, Mike E said:
In Colorado an officiant is optional. I believe my daughter (a dual citizen) went that route. Gonna be fun if she ever tries to import hubby to Canada. Luddites (Parliament, not my daughter and son in law).
It's called a self-solemnization. While you don't need an officiant or witnesses, it is still signed by the county clerk and is 100% a legitimate marriage.
Source, please, where this is problematic according to Canadian policy?
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11 hours ago, powerpuff said:We had zero wedding plans in our application and no engagement ring either. No RFEs during any of the processes, no questions asked at K1 the interview, no questions asked at the AOS interview.
Same. Our "proposal" was "So, you think we should do this? Yeah? OK, let's file the paperwork then."
There was no ring, as I had zero desire for one. Whatever minimal plans we had vanished due to COVID, so our "wedding" was a a Colorado self-solemnization in a darkened DMV office in late March 2020 -- no officiant, no vows, no extraneous silliness, just the county clerk, two signatures, and 3 certified copies of the marriage certificate. Nobody changed their name.
You know how many issues we're had since then? ZERO. Remember, it's not about traditional stuff, it's following the rules and having documented proof and factual evidence. That's all that matters!
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14 minutes ago, Misscloud said:
i asked same question on Reddit and got roasted. they adamant no matter if u gave list B + list C, as LPR u still need to show the GC because of the alien number? is that correct ?i highlight that u can use list A OR list B+list C and got downvoted 😁
Typical Reddit.
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On 3/14/2023 at 7:48 AM, HawaiiLuv said:
Hi LIN filers, anyone here received 48month
extension letter? I almost checked all the posts and I only saw national, Potomac, Texas and other centers sending out letters. Are we forgotten by LIN?
Nov 2022 filer at LIN, just received my 48-month letter yesterday. If you haven't received yours already, it should be coming very soon.
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Have any LIN (Nebraska) filers received their 48-month extension letter yet? Nothing here.
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6 hours ago, TeddyFazBear said:
The funny thing about 751 is too many people are going too in depth with the "in love" stuff on their application packets.
The love part is over. You got a conditional green card because they believe you love each other, the 751 is for showing you have a continued life together, if you want to avoid interviews focus on this type of evidence. Leases, Insurance, Utility Bills etc... pictures and affidavits hold very little weight as evidence and would be best left to a minimum unless you really don't have much other evidence to show, which is not good. In fact I know a lot of officers browse straight past these types of evidence given how easily forged they are.
Again, focus on sending the correct evidence guys. You will avoid RFE's and interviews if you do. And we all just want our cases approved as fast as possible
Well said. The I-751 interview is the time for facts, not feelings.
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The official announcement wasn't made until Jan 23rd. It hasn't even been two weeks yet.
It is highly unlikely that USCIS would have replacement letters out by now. Give it at least two to three more weeks.
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7 minutes ago, Catseal said:
I just got my naturalization interview scheduled in Denver, still no word on the LIN ROC (Pending since July 2021). Did anybody successfully request a combo interview before their N-400 interview date and if so, how did you do it? Not sure it's possible at all, but happy to hear what others have tried.
Edit to add that ROC is stuck on "Case Is Ready To Be Scheduled For An Interview" since February.
Hello fellow Denverite, looks like Nebraska also updated a whole slew of November 2022 ROCs to "Fingerprints were taken" status as well this evening. Looks like they do these things in batches, apparently ...
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Props to Colorado and their self-solemnization option, no officiant or witnesses needed at all. 😎