mam521

There are many naturalized Canadians who've applied for LPR in the USA. You are not a first by any means. Your parents will require their birth certificates from their home country and if they are not in English, a certified translation will be required. Same goes for the marriage license. They will be required to provide the police certificates, as you've indicated. As long as they don't go back to that country between obtaining the certificate and their interview, no issues, even if it expires. So, it is something you can work on now. The I-130 is pretty easy. The DS-260 is a pain because they will have to list all of the addresses they've lived at since they were 16. I recommend starting a spreadsheet and getting those in order because it might take a minute to figure that one out. They'll also need a 5 year travel history for trips to the US. Also a ways out is the medical, but if there are any series of vaccinations that need to be completed, might as well get them while they are covered under provincial health care. That in mind, have you looked into the cost of medical insurance in the US for them? It may be eye wateringly expensive, depending on how healthy they are or aren't.

Also good to note, is just because you get a marriage license, doesn't mean you can marry immediately in all states. In TX, we had to wait 72 hours. Not a big deal, but something to be aware of as you plan everything.

The baby is going to have to go through the same process as any LPR. You can attempt to have the case expedited, but there are no guarantees. It's just how the rules of the game are. Your wife's visa will be good until 6 months after her medical. You guys may have to consider her activating her PR and immediately returning to Canada until baby's case has processed.

Are you a US citizen that meets the requirements for CRBA? If you do, then you will have to obtain the CRBA before bringing baby to the USA. If not, the baby needs their own I-130 and to go through the process like mom did.

You need a letter of compliance from the manufacturer. Does it have TPMS (not TPLS)? If not, just sell it in Canada. When(if) you get it to Houston, you're going to have to get a VIN inspection done, the emissions inspection and find insurance for it. You may want to check what the insurance would be for the salvage title and what they'd give you if something happened. That may also determine your decision.

Did you pay for tracking to ensure that the passport made it to the Consulate? Montreal is notoriously slow for actually receiving packages and updating cases. 6 to 8 weeks is pretty average for there, although there have been more people reporting updates within a month. Being of Indian descent, there will be more scrutiny on the AP background checks just due to the similarity in many Indian names. Don't panic yet - this is not unheard of with the Montreal consulate!

An asylum seeker is granted the right to stay in the US while their case is being adjudicated. It's basically permission to be in the US until they have a date with an immigration judge, but that's as far as it goes. During that permitted time, the person must file the appropriate paperwork to request that they not be deported and be allowed to stay legally. They only have a year to do this. I'm guessing the 4 years is how long it could potentially take for that case to be adjudicated. The information is here: https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/refugees-and-asylum/asylum But seriously, I'm with @Daphne . on this one - if you didn't know her previously, this whole scenario seems really hasty and somewhat suspect.

It's not a matter of the Consulate or Embassy, but a requirement by USCIS in accordance with the CDC. https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/pdf/vaccine-requirements-according-to-applicant-age-p.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/panel-physicians/vaccinations.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fimmigrantrefugeehealth%2Fpanel-physicians%2Fcovid-19-technical-instructions.html#covid-19-vaccination

You're looking at the short term game when you should be playing the long game. Lying to CBP will come back to bite you. Maybe you get through the K1 process fine, but then you still have to adjust status AND remove conditions. After that, naturalization. At any time, your hopes and dreams could be dashed because you made an unintelligent decision to lie to CBP. Is your fiancé ready to move to Malaysia if you mess this up and get caught? Don't lie and don't do devious things. Immigration is a PRIVILEGE, not a right. There are rules for a reason and lying to CBP is doing yourself and your partner no favors.

Just on a side note, has there been any consideration of getting married and filing for a spousal visa, rather than a fiancé visa? There are pros and cons to each, but a big pro these days is the spousal visa is significantly less expensive and would allow your partner to enter the US without restrictions on work and travel.

Yes, but I had to be prepared to go anywhere, if need be. That said, we did expedited passports for my kids in December. Appointments at the Post Office on the 19th, both were printed on the 26th and shipped out. One came on Dec. 29th and the other just after the New Year. Pretty darned fast considering there's a pair of holidays in there.

It's probably good to note you'll be entering the US on a K1 visa. Greencard holders aren't required to adjust status, so the process is a little bit different. Don't want anyone to get confused and panic by reading AOS when it's not applicable . Good luck with the rest of your journey!

As long as you follow the rules for consular processing and have no abuse of the ESTA with reasonable visits, you shouldn't have any issues. Good luck!

Maybe, maybe not. Many people believe the right to vote is the primary reason for immigrants to want to naturalize and are a bit blind to other benefits. In my case, voting wasn't the top of the list. The potential educational resources for my kid were a top priority (and I don't like giving USCIS money every 10 years ).

Agree, however I do think might is the operative here.

I told my interviewing officer (who was a judge) because I'd already been in the US on a work visa prior, so I had nearly a decade in the US and my oldest will be headed to university soon so I want said child to be eligible for any and all scholarship opportunities, including ones only available to US citizens. He must have taken that as satisfactory because here I am, a citizen, waiting on N-600's for my kids.

K3, not K1.

As stated previously, your new husband can apply immediately.

You can check the fees here. It would seem you need to do more research on what it's going to take to actually come to the US. Fiancé visas require the initial filing, the adjustment of status and then the removal of conditions. A marriage visa will require the initial filing and then the removal of conditions if you enter the US before your 2nd wedding anniversary. https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-fees Immigration is never cheap, easy or fast. Keep that in mind. Another factor potentially is what country you're originally from.

Doesn't have to be in SA. They could meet and marry. Or Utah online and meet after to complete the requirements.

I'm chuckling at this because we all know that Montreal is slow to update anything! This is just another example of the cherry on top.

The CBP officer won't be able to do anything there. However, if it's after your 2 year anniversary, it should trigger with USCIS and automatically change. I know the CBP officer can't change anything because I asked when I did the exact same thing . We entered the day after our 2 year anniversary. My GC and Kid1's GC came as IR, 10 year GC's. Kid2's didn't. I had to file an I-90 to get them to fix it but it was not a big deal and didn't cost us anything other than the time and annoyance to fill out the forms and send the information to them.

I'd still call, ask to talk to a Tier 2, explain and see if they will expedite. Once the I-130 is approved, do the same for NVC and again for the consulate.

My husband moved from the UK to Italy for work at one point in his career. He had no choice but to learn Italian at the time because there was very limited English in Milan. He had sticky notes taped to everything with what the Italian word was and he hired a language coach who would spend a couple of hours 2x a week conversing with him so he could understand and learn the pronunciation and cadence of the language. He will tell you that's the only reason he was able to survive there for 3 years! English isn't an easy language and as has been pointed out, there are a large number of colloquialisms and unusual rules that don't really make sense. Half the time I don't understand my kids and have to follow up with a "#######" so they explain the new slang they are using. It would likely be 100% beneficial for her to take ESL classes and maybe get a conversation coach just so she learns how to speak and understand, like my hubs did. Absolutely no shame in it. Then, she'll rock the N-400. Good luck!

I'd have delayed her interview, TBH. But what's done is done. Is baby not eligible for CRBA?