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That happened to us as well. We figured the "action" was just them sending the case to the local office, assigning it to a specific agent, or some similar boring behind the scene administrative task. Probably no real actual meaning, but it is probably an indication they are actually working on the case which is theoretically "good".

What is the basis of her diagnosis of latent TB? A positive IGRA test but clear chest X-ray or a finding on a chest X-ray but negative sputum testing? The quality of whatever testing she had is an unknown variable. Basically Saint Luke's will do their own testing and could care less what any other testing said. If it really is actual latent TB most likely Saint Luke's would find it on the IGRA test and follow up with a chest X-ray that would presumably be clear if it were actually latent and everything would be fine. But that's all just guessing. The other issue is that by merely starting treatment that might trigger other protocols at Saint Luke's. I don't know for certain but I think previously that anyone with a history of TB treatment automatically triggered sputum testing based just on the medical history. Starting treatment early might increase the odds of successfully passing sputum testing if there were active TB but might cause extra testing if it was truly latent.

Sometimes it takes a day or two for the PDF notice to show up in documents so if the status just changed to "interview scheduled" you will probably get the date very soon. If it goes a couple of week and you still don't have a date you can make an inquiry on "Ask Emma" live agent chat.

Is there a PDF interview notice in the documents tab of your online account?

Was it just latent TB found by IGRA testing but she had a clear X-ray and she started treatment on her own? Or did she fail the chest X-ray, sputum testing and get refered for DOT at Saint Luke's??? It's a very important detail to clarify. If only latent TB it may not be a problem at all, but the details are important. Did they send her for vaccines and give her completed medical paperwork???

If you married in Utah then you need a Utah marriage certificate. A PSA Report of Marriage is considered a marriage certificate in the Philippines but it has no legal value in the US. You can submit the PSA ROM as relationship evidence but the Utah marriage certificate is the only one that counts to in the US.

An endorsed IR-2 visa IS a temporary green card as soon as he enters the US with it. No need to wait for the actual card. File for his US passport with that, plus his birth certificate proving you have legal custody and evidence he is living with you in the US.

Today we received an email from CBP including a case number and saying the case had been escalated. It says the wait time is currently 3-8 weeks. If it's closer to the 3 weeks it's fine for us. If it's looking like it will be closer to the 8 weeks we may still do it in person. Next trip is in April.

The church can hold wedding-like ceremony celebrating and reaffirming the already existing civil marriage in front of friends and family. The church cannot and did not perform an actual second marriage.

I just noticed this CBP press release which sounds promising. They are directly saying you could process changes in citizenship status, passports and names by using their online web form rather than having to go in person to an Enrolment Center. That would definitely be a huge convenience if true. My wife and stepdaughter just tried. I'll update if they are successful or not. from https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/cbp-enhances-trusted-traveler-programs-online-services I also noted that there may be an undocumented 1 meg file size limit for uploading scans. I had to shrink pdf file size for them to not get rejected while uploading.

Then definitely continue the K1 option. It is the ONLY way his daughter could immigrate with him at the same time. If she arrives before age 21 on a K2 visa everything is easy. If dad instead immigrated on a CR1 visa, she is ineligible to come with him and the waitlist for her to come as his adult daughter is almost 9 years starting only after he actually arrived.

There is no requirement to show anything other than being able to convincingly discuss how and why she would return to her country after visiting the US. Anecdotally, older retirees sometimes have slightly better than average odds. She should be well prepared to discuss how happy, stable and well settled she is in her current circumstances and with her family in Mexico and how she is only interested in temporarily visiting relatives in the US.

I'm sorry but I'm a lifelong Republican born during the Soviet Union and becoming politically aware under Reagan. Putin is a monster and modern Russia is every bit as evil as the Soviets. Trump sucking putin's @|(|< is humiliating to America. We literally do not get a damn thing out of it and are surrendering our position as a world leading country for nothing. It's total capitulation. Xi must be ecstatic because all the friendly nations we are betraying will most certainly be inclined to cozy up. I support about 90% of everything trump is doing domestically and about 0% of what he's is doing internationally. The damage to America's standing in the world is incalculable.

Those fees were paid to the US Dept of State related to visa processing overseas. The immigrant fee is paid to USCIS for processing the green card after they arrive. I'm pretty sure it was a thing back in 2018. https://my.uscis.gov/uscis-immigrant-fee

It is always preferable to submit the tax return transcript if one exists. However, if no transcript is available yet and you do have to submit a copy of the actual return for some reason, then include every schedule, form, W2, 1099 and anything else that was part of the actual filing.

Presumably it means they detected non-active latent TB infection. Then they probably followed up with a chest x-ray and apparently did not find any evidence of any active infection. If she wasn't referred for sputum testing then everything is probably fine.

Since the I-751 was not approved until January 30 you could surmise that the wait for scheduling of the oath ceremony did not start until then. If you are seeing others commonly taking 4-6 weeks to get scheduled at your local office then it is probably a valid comparison to look at 4 to 6 weeks from January 30. It sounds like everything is fine. USCIS is just slow sometimes.

Everyone's tax situation may be different but it is not uncommon that filing jointly results in a significantly lower tax bill and thus a much larger return. It doesn't make much difference at all from the immigration standpoint.

We are headed to Brazil on vacation this April. It turns out that Brazil is reinstating their visa requirement on US Citizens based on reciprocity. IE, since the US requires visas for Brazilians, Brazil is reinstating their visa requirement for US Citizens. So I have to get a Brazil visa for the trip, whereas my wife and stepdaughter will be admitted visa free using their much more favorable Philippine Passports. My wife thinks this turnaround in passport power is hilarious.😆

Filing a ROM is not a prerequisite for applying to retain Filipino citizenship after naturalization. Only for having marital status and name listed as married. In cases of married women applying to retain Filipino citizenship after naturalizing to the US, where no ROM was ever filed and no name was changed in the Philippines, but when US Documents do exist in the married name. Philippine Consulates generally issue the new Philippine certificates of citizenship as "Full Maiden Name AKA Full Married Name".

We did just that. Applied for wife and stepdaughter at San Diego Passport Agency the day after naturalization. Large books and cards were both available for pickup by will call the next day.

Amongst VJ members who updated their timelines, it been taking about 180 days on average over the last 6 months and is trending towards a good bit less than that more recently. https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/apstats.php?history=180

If you get married and are petitioning your wife rather than your fiancée, then there is no requirement to declare or disclose any type of arrests or convictions. Unless a petitioner had a record of specific immigration related crimes, sex crimes, crimes against children or extremely serious relationship violence, any other type of "ordinary" criminal record is very unlikely to be raised at all during any point of the entire immigration process. There is no requirement to disclose it and they are very unlikely to even mention it. We initially pursued the K1 route and I have several 30-year-old convictions that I would have had to disclose. I had started digging up old court cases and arrest reports but the process was becoming a little daunting. Based mostly on the other benefits of a CR1 spousal visa vs a K1 fiancée visa, but also in part due the hassles of digging up old criminal records, we decided it was best to get married and pursue the CR1 visa instead of a K1 visa. For us it was one of the better decisions I ever made. I imagine @Crazy Cat will be along here shortly with a better comparison of the two options.

I am not familiar with a "self-uniting marriage" but if, as it implies, it does not involve some kind of officiant who is legally authorized to perform marriages then I could see how it would run afoul of Philippine laws. "Presence of the solemnizing officer" is an absolute core requirement for any marriage to be considered valid by the Philippines. That was originally a sticking point on legality of Utah online marriages in the Philippines before they finally decided that an online virtual "presence" did satisfy the requirement. I assume it must be recognized by the US since it seems your wife is here???? https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1987/07/06/executive-order-no-209-s-1987/ If that is the issue with the consulate(??), I am not sure how you go about fixing that???? In terms of the name issue. It is not really a problem for traveling. People do it all the time. She should probably just use the name in her passport when purchasing airline tickets and then if she needs to show the green card as proof of the right to enter the US at either check-in immigration, show it and the passport with maiden name along with the marriage certificate to explain the difference.

The I-130 was submitted by the petitioner so it should be exclusively in the petitioners account. The beneficiary or anyone else that has an interest could track its progress with just the case number at https://egov.uscis.gov/ Creation and mailing of the green card, as well as future USCIS cases such as removal of conditions and/or naturalization are filed by the beneficiary and should be in the beneficiary's own account rather than the original petitioner's.