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Plenty of time 👍

I hope you get somebody adequate helping you at the check in. Good luck!

https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-guidance/form-i-797-types-and-functions It's more about airlines and less about Mexico border control from what I understand. There's very few airline staff who can distinguish I-797 from I-797A. When I travelled with extension letter, one airline got confused about the letter (48 months) and called the manager. The manager said: "You need to add 4 years to expiration as extension letter says." I expect this level of education, unfortunately, which makes it hard to convince I-797, I-797A and I-797C are different forms 😊

I'm in higher tax bracket but it's still lower than what I would have paid in EU. Though I agree, the tendency for taxes to increase isn't great.

Absolutely not. It's not enough to enter Mexico. Enter the US by land - yes (after long secondary check)

Well, if you withhold more from income, then you'll always get the refund.

Typically 2-4 weeks before GC itself. Yes, it's an important document that I'd keep safe.

I wouldn't believe anything they promise until you have approval letter and GC.

No problem. If you have a house and it's too much hassle to update title, you can keep it as is. As long as you have other financials merged you should be fine.

1. Was DS-3025 marked completed? Did you have all vaccinations etc? 2. Should have sent a copy of entire DS-3025. I think one page may trigger RFE

That's great to know, thank you!

I'd say there's one to one relationship between I-751 and G-1145. I've never heard anybody trying to file two G-1145 with one I-751. You can try, here are the possible outcomes: - USCIS notifies based on information on both forms (as you want) - USCIS is confused and picks a random form to notify and ignores the second - USCIS is confused and doesn't set up any notifications I think VJ community will appreciate your data point, if you're going to try and update us with outcome.

Typically this occurs when somebody changed name? Did you change name when naturalizing?

I hope you're OK with me quoting your case? I'm not singling you out or saying you did something wrong. This is something that comes up regularly. I'm a credit card enthusiast myself and pay for 99% of things using cards. Good reminder

If you have the funds you're better off using personal check. Credit card / debit card payments get declied as fradulent by banks. Every few weeks somebody posts about it.

This is super optimistic. The portal's estimated time to approval is largely incorrect. I can have a better prediction by rolling a dice. With I-751 pending I'd say more realistic estimate for approval is 4-6 months if your N-400 case goes fast. Each case is unique. There's many variables affecting approval timelines. Building a strong case cannot hurt. Building weak case can add time due to RFEs. Most of the time the case sits in the queue. 1.5 years of wait could have been a result of external factors you cannot control: backlogs, inexperienced IO etc. When the child is born, upload the birth certificate. If anything it can speed up the application. You must disclose all kids on N-400. Disclosing kids at the interview or any new information probably increases the changes of "decision cannot be made". USCIS needs time to understand your case. They can either spend time before the interview or after. This kind of relates to "heavy" vs "light" application. In my opinion, USCIS will need the infromaion regardless. And either they call you in for interview sooner to issue RFE / gather more info, or they examine everything beforehand. It's impossible to split statistics for 3 year vs 5 year eligibility cases as USCIS doesn't make a distinction in their reports. I wouldn't think so.

Agreed, there's no strong correlation between medical exam and interview. In some cases yes, interview gets waived but everybody should be ready for an interview. Generally, WAVA requires a little more burden of proof from immigrant, so no surprises here.

If that's all you have, you need to use it. Not guarantees you will be let in, but 90% chance you will be fine (my subjective opinion)

I'll add to this. Spouse is encouraged to attend N-400 if filed under 3 year rule even if I-751 is approved. Based from what I've seen on VJ, sometimes IO want to speak to a US citizen spouse even informally before approving N-400."

Because I-751 was approved and USCIS knew about the divorce you're good to apply for N-400.

Were you on US soil as LPR?

My I-751 took 20.5 months and it was super fast for 2021 filers.

Only problem is if you get stuck overseas while your GC expires. If you enter on a day your GC is still valid (May or begining of June) - you're good! Enjoy the trip

Why are you confused? You are a permanent resident. You can can leave and reenter the US. When you apply for citizenship, your entire immigration history will be reviewed including divorce.

That's quick! Good luck !