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Driving, you don't need a passport. Flying requires a passport. The "issue" is without CRBA, baby enters as a visitor, not a citizen and can technically only stay in the US for 6mo. Nice to hear @Aferrari has been through the process and has been able to provide further guidance. Congrats on your visa and good luck with your move!

Her Canadian passport will take WAY less time than her American passport. When you do apply for her American passport, both you and hubs have to be present with baby. If one of you isn't present, you have to get a notarized permission form for the present parent to present to the passport officer stating the other, non-present parent supports getting baby's passport. I think it's easier just to show up in person as a little family of 3. Immigration is pretty hard on the emotions. I can't imagine being pregnant and doing it. You're a superhero! There is definitely light at the end of the tunnel, though!

My boy cat now resorts to peeing every time I stick him into the carrier. I've resorted to putting 2 puppy pads in there so he pees, I pull the soiled one out and we continue on our journey. He still complains loudly the entire ride there and back. True story! Cat T-B recognizes that carrier as prison. Prison might lead to a pawdicure or it might lead to the vet for torture....who knows! Tiny kitty brains think the worst.

Barring no issues, that should be fine. We basically did the same.

You need baby's birth certificate (long form) for both the CRBA and a passport. A Canadian passport only takes about 3 weeks. She should have one irrespective of how you choose to travel. Once you have the CRBA, you can cross the border with it and her birth certificate by car. You don't require a passport for land crossings. I can't answer how long the appointment will be for CRBA. Your visa will be good for 6 months from the date of your medical. If you don't have baby's paperwork in hand by the time you're getting close to the 6 mo mark, I'd probably vote to "flagpole" or activate your visa and come back to Canada, recognizing there are implications for things like health care, etc for yourself. I'd also make sure your house is in order - no real estate you're trying to sell, etc. because you'll be considered a US permanent resident. It's ok, mama! Deep breath and big hugs! At least your daughter will be born in Canada and if she chooses to have her own children, she can pass on Canadian citizenship to them, should she choose. She wouldn't have been eligible had she been born in the US AND you guys would have had to have paid for her delivery. There are some silver linings.

@Nikulinbala you should fill out your timeline. https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=456890 It helps people answer your questions without them having to ask you so many before providing advice.

Abandoning and reapplying gets you nothing but a minimum of a 2 year wait, a whole lot of added costs, and a potential denial because the T&C of the original LPR status weren't adhered to, so why risk it again?

I'm with @OldUser - you're WAY overthinking this. I think in your heart, you know you're overthinking this. Remember, sometimes less is more. Including what you know are weak sources of evidence can pollute your case and then raise questions that would normally never have been asked.

This thread has your answers.

There's usually one on the main forums. @dwheels76 tends to moderate them. I-130's are a USCIS thing, so they aren't as country specific as the process is after approval when your case is sent to NVC. It's also helpful if you fill out your timeline. Just click Timeline under your profile and fill it out.

Crazy the things that we just begin to accept as "normal", eh? At least she doesn't have to deal with that anymore!

Excellent news! Good luck on the rest of your journey!

We're not quite done yet because I need to get passports and certificates for Kid1 and Kid2. I have digital copies of everything, but my dedicated immi flexifolder can just keep it's documents. I'm a bit gun shy about shredding the contents of that puppy...

It was quick...couple of weeks maybe and we got notification that the kids I-130's were approved.

This. 100% this. I think a lot of people watch TV and see 90 Day Fiancé and other shows like it. They give the process a bad name. @mark_adders, if you want to marry someone, you should KNOW with 100% certainty that's what you want to do. The shortened timelines of years past for a K1 were intended for people who 100% knew, hence why it was a truncated timeline. If you've moved to Canada and gone through the experience of "in between" visas, then you understand how challenging that was for you personally. Now, repeat that, but add dependence on your partner for everything. Being 100% dependent on your partner when you are supposed to be forming the foundations of your marriage and foraging a path on how to live and communicate under a single household is lop sided and rather hostile, IMHO, especially when you had the opportunity to enter the US on a more even playing field. Marriage is a team sport that should last a lifetime, so when you have the opportunity to participate on a more level playing field, it's advantageous to take advantage of those easy wins. You want to do everything you can to set yourselves up for success, not leave anything open to failure.

What Crazy Cat said. We did the same. My petition was still with USCIS and the kids' petitions actually leapfrogged mine and were approved 11 days before mine! Call, ask to speak to a Tier 2 and ask they expedite baby's petition because yours is approved. Apologies in advance because you'll probably be on hold for forever! Good luck!

Did he ever formally rescind his previous PR? If not, then he has some other issues to contend with - file income tax, get his house in order and head to the States. The only ways to truly get rid of LPR are to formally rescind it or have it taken by an immigration judge. It sounds like it might take a minute to get that house back in order, though.

I probably wouldn't pay to basically rebuild the family home of someone I'm meeting for the first time after I've paid for flights, hotels and an interpreter. Just sayin'...

You used to get a big packet in a sealed envelope. Now, everything is typically digital. When you get your passport back, on the visa page, there will be a little section down the middle next to your photo called "Annotation: IV DOCS IN CCD 221(g)(2)(B)". That indicates the required documents are in the USCIS database for the officer to review. You'll probably also get a piece of paper in the courier envelope reminding you to pay your $220 GC fee and possibly your chest x-ray if you don't already have it.

Just a reminder to users to fill out your TImelines to help others understand what they are facing.

What a lovely experience! Yes - when I naturalized here in the US in April, we all got hauled into a room, handed a package of papers (the oath, passport application, some other bits), told to stand and when the judge read the oath and got to the end, we had to say "I do" as in agree to the Oath. Definitely not personal at all. Hubs did his at a big auditorium and same thing - nothing personal. Kind of a let down considering how long and challenging the US immigration journey is!

I'm no accountant, but I am a person who lived abroad while awaiting my turn to immigrate. I'd probably find an accountant who is versed in income tax law and amend your returns. You have to claim married when you're married, irrespective of whether your spouse resides in the US. You are trying to build a strong case for a bonafide marriage, after all. https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/nonresident-spouse

Your spouse needs an ITIN. You need to file income taxes appropriately. That's a big red flag. https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/nonresident-spouse

Congrats! You'll probably be happy that you did your oath in Canada. In my experience, it's treated as a pretty big deal. You're likely to be disappointed in the US when you cross that bridge because it had a much more cattle'esque and not so personal feeling.

You cannot book your actual immigration medical until you get your interview letter, but yes, you can go to your family doctor and have a titres test done to prove immunity for the required vaccines. Anything you're missing can then be administered now, ahead of your immi medical. This is important because some of the vaccines are multi dose, so it should give you time if you get onto it now. Yes, get a new passport now. Make sure you request for your old passport to be returned and you can update the passport information with the new one when you go to your interview. It will be far less of a pain if you do it now and you'll be good to go for 10 years.