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My question is why can't your fiancé visit you in Canada? If it's always a one sided deal, that's a bit strange.

If you already have the K1 in hand, I wouldn't waste the money and time starting over. EAD seems to be coming more quickly than it has been traditionally and you can file for Advanced Parole so you could leave the US and travel home until such time that your green card was issued. Just make sure you apply for your SSN prior to sending your AOS paperwork. I-130's are still taking more than a year. You require that before you can proceed with Consular Processing. So, you can be with your partner now, or you can wait another 12-18 months. 100% your choice.

I was going to suggest a buckwheat pillow. My friend swears by hers.

6-8 weeks is standard time for Montreal to reply to anything and as @JEN SHAH pointed out, it's typically just some copy and paste, standard issue message.

They'll just mail you the card. Next update should be tracking.

Informed Delivery from USPS had the information in there before the information was updated in MyUSCIS account, just as a FYI.

I understand the nervousness, and sorry to upset you, but I think it's important for people going through the process to understand all of the potential outcomes and not be blindsided if things don't go quite as expected. It's easier to move onto the next steps in any scenario if you know what the scenarios are. The interview isn't difficult if your relationship is legitimate. It's really more the formality of checking documents and making sure you are who you say you are. Deep breath - it will be ok!

Book with the airline. It's much easier and in the event of cancellation or other potential issues, the airline can assist you; 3rd party sellers often leave you stranded. Agree, too, with pay a bit extra and get a refundable ticket. Might be a bit before you can go anywhere but having that credit on your airline account is better than a big ole kick in the behind!

If they have their passports, what was used in the absence of the father or did he sign a DS-3053?

Also, "expedite" is a relative term in Montreal. Typically, it takes 6-8 weeks for Montreal to even look at something, let alone action it. Interview letters for January came REALLY late, and I don't believe anyone received them in February; I'd have to check the other thread. Fair warning, too. Just because an expedite was granted doesn't guarantee a 221g or DS-5535 won't be issued. Montreal is a challenging consulate these days.

Just due to language differences and for clarity purposes, custody of what, exactly? If it's a child, a court order is necessary.

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This might sound harsh, but it sounds like you need to take a step back and remember that immigration is a privilege, not a right. USCIS expects that CPR's are in the US and will abide by the T&C of the visa which they were granted. The ROC filing window is well known when you receive 2 year conditional residency. This is a big deal and it's probably best to shelf any travel unless it's absolutely necessary until you have this sorted out. Yes, people travel, but you were out of country during an important part of your immigration journey and plan to be absent yet again for a long period of time. Biometrics is but one part of the process, but missing biometrics can be considered grounds enough for an incomplete application and lead to USCIS filing for immediate removal and you having to appear before an immigration judge. When issued a NTA for removal proceedings, the burden of proof for why you weren't able to complete the required tasks for your petition to remove your conditions falls on you. Because you didn't expect biometrics to be issued so quickly isn't going to serve as a strong enough argument.

CBP won't touch the status. I asked about it when we did ours. It is not within their jurisdiction to change the status of an immigration application. That is entirely up to USCIS. CBP pull the records from the repository, verify the records are available, they match and that the immigrant is entering prior to the expiration of the visa in the passport and that's where their job ends. The information is sent onto USCIS to issue the green card.

Yep. We just used the I-551 in the passport to travel as it was still valid. Also used it to get a SSN.

You should fill out your timeline so you can get more country specific information: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=468265 There is no specific timeline on when cases will be adjudicated after a person is issued a 221g or a DS-5535. Depending on why the 221g was issued, 6 months isn't actually that long for a number of consulates.

Did you request a combo interview? Are you 100% certain it's not a combo interview for both the ROC and the N-400?

As @JeanneAdil stated, if it comes incorrectly statused, file an I-90 and have it corrected. We had to have one of the kids' greencards fixed because of this. 2 out of the 3 greencards had been issued correctly, but one was CR. Filed the I-90 and it was replaced with an IR statused greencard, no issues.

You're welcome. Because of E-Verify and the new I-9 forms, businesses are supposed to be sending their HR teams to training. However, we all know how that goes sometime. I don't want to see people FINALLY reunited with their families losing out on really awesome job opportunities because an HR person didn't realize the laws. Immi is hard enough without added complication when it's supposed to be getting easier.

E-Verify instructions state explicitly that if an immigrant has applied for a SSN but hasn't yet received it, make a note on I-9 and continue to allow the employee to work. https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/guides/E4en.pdf New immigrants cannot be discriminated against. It's important to know your rights.

It's going to depend on the day and the time as to whether or not the MPC is open and whether or not it's faster. It's an option and if the line is shorter, roll with it.

What are the actual advantages to filing the N-600 for the purpose of obtaining a Certificate of Citizenship for minors who already have a US Passport and a US Passport card? It's an expensive form to file two times and I question the necessity. Maybe this is a question best answered by @Mike E