Rocio0010

3 hours ago, Visitor User said:

To work together as a team. Nothing wrong with that.

Right, but when you say that your attorney has been with immigration longer than us, it seems that you're more on the attorney team lol. 

Plot twist: we have seen attorneys make horrible mistakes here. Seems that their teams were not really good lol

12 hours ago, Visitor User said:

Did anyone file on the day you were eligible on the Early Filing Calculator?

I did.

17 hours ago, Visitor User said:

My lawyer says it’s not a problem. He has been an attorney for decades so maybe he knows something we don’t?

So why do you even ask here if you truly believe what your lawyer says and will argue every answer we give you?

2 hours ago, Dante2019 said:

If I understood, once she enters the US, she needs to stay in the US and needs permission from US immigration to leave the country because here visa can be revoked

With a CR-1 visa, she will be a resident as soon as she lands into the US. She can leave a month later with no issues. Just keep her visits abroad shorter than six months, since she a resident can lose residency if their visits are longer than six months. However, if she does need to stay longer than that, she should apply for a re-entry permit, which would allow her to stay abroad for 2 years with no risk of losing her status.

You can call them just to see what they say, but I would still show up at that ceremony regardless of what they say on the phone. 

I think any answers you might get will be speculative. 
Both my 485 and 751 were approved without an interview. 
 

I did have an interview for N400 and even though my 751 had already been approved, my husband came with me and they still asked him one or two questions 

1 hour ago, OldUser said:

I think @Rocio0010 is pointing out this is a common knowledge? Outside of few exceptions for US LPRs, every country looks at the passport and doesn't really care about permanent residences elsewhere including the US.

Thanks

20 minutes ago, Boiler said:

As far as I am concerned there is only one outstanding caller to Hacking's show.

 

Did I hear Hacking mention VJ, perhaps he will be joining us?

 

I think the American term is Jailhouse Lawyer. I think there is an Army version as well, he does mention he has some sort of legal background but not the details. The cruz of this case seems to be that he persuaded a judge to release him and 99 compatriots on bail during the height of covid due to jail conditions and then argued he must have been paroled in because there was no other way he could have been released, sounds logical to me. And then as we always recommend found a USC to marry, Carol.

 

I always wonder what the Asylum claim was, he was a regular visitor, I am going to guess too regular and was being turned around so claimed asylum.

 

 

I also might be mistaken, but I don't think Kenya is in a turmoil worth seeking asylum

On 11/18/2023 at 1:09 PM, TheVans said:

We expected to send copies along but apparently we'll get the originals back. 

Congrats. I 100% understand how you feel. I applied for my passport October 1st through USPS. Passport came in the mail Nov. 10th. Certificate was in the mailbox exactly one week later.

I was going to put them away, but I realized I still have to go to the SSA, the bank, and the DMV to update my status.

Hi,

I have decided to create this post to talk about Hacking's most outstanding callers. @Crazy Cat @Boiler @Timona I would love to hear your thoughts on Carol's husband minute 27. 

I usually love the calls that involve a suspicion of marriage fraud. This one does not... But I just cannot imagine how someone can be so smart and advocate for themselves like Befon did. Enjoy. 

10 hours ago, LJ033 said:

Now the question is does the USCIS even need to know about the postnuptial agreement? Most likely if we divorce, we most likely won't even need to enforce it as Im fairly sure we can resolve things amicably without the postnup. If that is the case, we can just pretend it doesn't exists, its not files anywhere or anything?

I don't think you will have issues if you divorce and need to remove your conditions on your green card if you divorce. You seem to have solid proof, such as joint bank accounts, leases, health insurance, etc. I also do not think the postnuptial agreement is something you need to disclose. If they ask, of course you will be honest about it and explain what it is and why you did it, but if they don't, no need to say anything about it. And I doubt they will ask you about it, because how will they know?

Ultimately, a postnuptial agreement does not mean the marriage isn't bonafide imho.

Good morning y’all,

my certificate made it back yesterday, exactly one week after I got my passport in the mail.

All done. End of journey for me.

5 hours ago, pushbrk said:

You can file in the married name and change your ID later.  It's absolutely no problem.  It also does not cause any "delays" as one member mentioned, based on their own incorrect assumptions.  US Immigration does not "do background checks" on the foreign spouse.  You just get the applicable police report.  In this case, from NBI having obtained using both names.

Oh ok. Gotcha

6 hours ago, OldUser said:

Based on history, the OP probably came on K-1. But good question to make sure OP was inspected and admitted properly.

Yeah. To me “cross the border” has a negative connotation, but I might be wrong

20 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Did you file change of address (AR-11)?  This must be done within 10 days of moving.

Good catch.

59 minutes ago, puppydog said:

Not yet

Do you have the decree in hand?

Did you inform USCIS of the divorce?

You're overthinking it.

You can perfectly say "about 42k"

19 hours ago, Aelius said:

crossed the border in June

Exactly what do you mean?

1 hour ago, top_secret said:

Or, they could have paid the $23 and changed their passport in the Philippines prior to their interview.  Very highly recommended and definitely will not cause any delay at all.

It seems then that this is the best option.

It was my understanding that name changes in general could delay the process because they do different background checks. But again, I do not know how things work on the Philippines side of it. 

If I recall correctly, I think I requested my name change on my 485 (I adjusted my status from F1 student visa) and I went to SSA and banks once I received the green card.  My 485 took six months. Now when I applied for my citizenship it took longer than most folks from my FO and several attorneys told me it was because of my name change. Who knows.

I have no idea how name change works in the Phillipines, but what I do know is that, for the immigration part of things, it delays the process significantly because they have to do background checks on both names. 

39 minutes ago, zee baby said:

He got his citizenship through the DV lottery. He applied and was picked. 

Was he married when he applied for the DV? What’s his timeline? 
 

Where’s the ex now?

Are you a USC by birth?

Have either of you been married before?

Whats the age gap?

Please fill in your timeline. Are you a USC? 
where is the beneficiary from?

Were any of you married before?

How did your spouse get his citizenship in the first place?