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This is good info! I have seen a couple of I90 filings recently and, of course, there hasn't been much info out there on the actual timelines. Nice to have a data point!

Do you have a community page (FB, NextDoor, Ring, etc) where you can ask? Our local community FB page often has people posting their used moving boxes or others asking for. Quite common and the price is definitely right - $0.

Did your spouse ever go into the SSA after obtaining citizenship, certificate in hand, and update their citizenship status? That's something that has to be done in person and cannot be done online. That said, I had created an online SSA account prior to obtaining citizenship and had no issues. They mailed a security document to complete online sign up. Yes, it does have an expiration on it because it is a security verification document.

You have 2 options, essentially: 1. Marry, adjust status, stay put until you have Advanced Parole 2. Marry, leave and complete Consular Processing, which will have you away for 2+ years You can't have your cake and eat it too, unfortunately. You'll have to decide your priorities. Is it finishing up your assignment with your J1 and being with your partner or is it heading back to the UK to visit? If going back to the UK for Christmas is imperative but so is being with your partner, the closest thing to having your cake is to marry now, celebrate in October and cross your fingers and hope you get AP in time for December. If you don't get AP in time, plan to visit once it's been awarded.

It's always advisable to have the instructions, which are separate, open in another tab while filling this stuff out.

What's the gap?

Understand completely. Airline loyalty benefits go a long way, especially coming off of a long haul!

Any reason you have to fly Delta? I get it if it's points/loyalty dollars and a significant cost reduction. But, United and AA also fly into St. George so there's potential options.

Biometrics can be changed, too. Honestly, you could probably show up with your letter in hand to the center and they'd do them early. Maybe you'll be lucky and they'll just reuse your biometrics and then it's a non-conversation.

How much more time does she need before she can petition for citizenship, if that's something she's considered?

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This is what I was thinking. Even in September, it's still hurricane season and depending where the storms land, they often drag across GA.

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The divorce waver has been covered. As for your child, you will require full custody or permission from the child's father to move the child to the UK. The US are quite strict about US born children and parental rights. Regardless, I would definitely get your Little their British citizenship: https://www.gov.uk/apply-citizenship-british-parent/born-on-or-after-1-july-2006 and their UK passport. So sorry you're going through all of this!

Jokes aside, I used "US Citizenship Test 2025 Plus" from the App Store and just ran through questions, 50 at a time, until I consistently scored 96% or above. It all worked out well!

Miu is trying to force you to slow down and take a minute for yourself. Miu recognizes that you're stressed out but sometimes just taking that time to just pet the kitteh is a great way to take a breath and remember Miu loves you unconditionally. Miu's demands are also much easier and more self satisfactory, too. Who doesn't love purrs from pets - easy demand to fulfill and you're unlikely to be told you're petting kitteh incorrectly. Just sayin'...

Google "benefit in kind". That is what she did and you allowed her to do. The unfortunate reality is the totality of the circumstances mean she's very unlikely to secure another tourist visa.

Ahhh....big hugs, @TBoneTX. Everything is happening so fast and so furious. Definitely not easy. Have faith better days are in the future! Just gotta get through this rough patch.

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Considering you need either a birth certificate or a naturalization certificate, I'd agree. But it's the derivatives who either never get a passport or let theirs lapse or lose it that don't have the certificate. If you're on the ball and keep it valid, sure. That said, only 48% of Americans actually have a passport. I'd be curious to know what percentage are born Americans vs what percentage are naturalized/derivative citizens.

If you search, you will find a number of people who have no proof of citizenship and have lost their passport. They end up screwed. I haven't seen the alternate where the passport has been reissued - just the opposite. No proof of citizenship and no passport.

Yes. Interview March 9, 2020, 2 year anniversary was March 31, 2020 and we entered the US on April 1, 2020. I had both. My GC and Kid1's GC came statused as IR1/2. Kid2's GC came statused as CR-2. I had to file the I-90. The funnier part was that even though Kid2 was issued a new, IR-2, 10 year GC, we still got a NOA reminding us not to forget to file the ROC 🙄. Water under the bridge. We have CoC for both Kid1 and Kid2 with no issues. Important to note once in the US, the DoS's role changes and they will issue that passport for a derivative citizenship child, but USCIS has to issue the CoC for the child to have undeniable proof of citizenship. In the event the derivative beneficiary loses their passport or allows it to expire, that CoC is needed. DoS doesn't override that need.

CBP, USCIS and DoS are individual entities housed under the same umbrella. The CBP officer told me straight up it's not their job to determine the status because they don't have access to all the information (think marriage license to verify dates). They go by what's issued on the visa. So, they stamped mine as a CR-1 but my greencard came as an IR-1.

Don't worry too much about photos - yes, put like 4 to a page and submit a few with captions using identifiers in the plural, but better evidence are things like boarding passes for the pair of you for the same trip, evidence of shared accommodation and then the things like income tax filings (filing as married, not single), listing each other as beneficiaries on life insurance policies, pensions and investments, etc...the stuff that lasts longer and is harder to just toss someone off of.