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manyfudge

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  1. We are also 2 for 2 with same day international travel as oaths. My spouse and I had our oaths scheduled for the same day as long arranged vacation plans 8 years apart. We took our oaths and went up to the passport agency and got same day passports with print out of travel plans. Having of course (pre Covid) gone around to the passport agency and asked what exactly to say and do to skip the line.
  2. My memory is hazy as this was summer 2019 (1 year after a hellish wait at EWR which prompted me to apply for the entire family) 1) either that or Canadian passport (don’t remember) 2) we never got nexus (too lazy to set up interview) 3) 100% pre facial recognition Back to OP - I use my US passport to book airline tickets. Use my US passport at security checkpoints at US passport. I use my Canadian passport to enter Canada (no nexus) and use my U.S. passport to enter US (and at security checkpoints in Canadian airports when leaving). I also use my Canadian passport when there is a small advantage - some visas cost less for Canadians.
  3. My spouse did, yes. The rest of us were US citizens when we applied for GE.
  4. This section is lifted from the regs. I read that to mean if a petition was approved March 1, 2023 and the priority date was current for March 2023 but the priority date subsequently retrogresses for the next 12 months that if there is “seek to acquire” action, that the CSPA age is locked as of March 2023. 9 FAM 502.1-1(D)(7) https://fam.state.gov/fam/09FAM/09FAM050201.html
  5. So this happened to my spouse. Swore oath and received passport same day. Left the U.S. when we returned to the US, used global entry with no issue at US preclearance Calgary. We are all up for renewal and now have added 2 passports in the renewal app.
  6. 6 years actually. It was current earlier this year. 6 years of retrogress in 4 months Then, there is hope! b. If a visa availability date retrogresses before the visa had been available for one full year, any actions taken within one year of the visa becoming available and that satisfy the "sought to acquire" requirement (see 9 FAM 502.1-1(D)(6)) above will be sufficient to lock in the applicant’s CSPA age as of the first day the visa became available during this period. @Mike E, does this mean that OP has one year from March 2023 to fill out his DS260 and lock in CSPA age? @Zeeshan0321, pay attention.
  7. Nope, as long as his date has never once been current, there is no CSPA calculation and “seek to acquire” does not come into play. DQ is irrelevant. Filling out DS260 is irrelevant. @Demise, @SteveInBostonI130F2A has gone backwards. July 2023 - Sept, 2020 Aug 2023 - Oct, 2017 https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2023/visa-bulletin-for-august-2023.html Has retrogressed almost 3 years. @Zeeshan0321, has your father applied to naturalize?
  8. Same amount of time as wife petitioning husband.
  9. You will age out. Unless by some miracle, your priority date becomes current when you are 21 + (approval date - priority date). The only way to save your case is if he naturalizes before you turn 21.
  10. Note the “or” - any one of those documents.
  11. Me neither. I think OP fudged details a bit between the 2 fora.
  12. I think this is OP. They did for 1 kid, not others.
  13. I already replied you on Reddit. You can use her original C of Naturalization, copy of her passport. Explain that she is going in to renew passport if it’s the same day. Maybe she can come with you to your appt. I thought Reddit was unanimous on your claim to citizenship, but lawyers IRL said no. You should absolutely get them on written record saying you need i-130 and get your $ back. I would still report them to the state bar.
  14. Not true. If you live in the US and have lawful status, you can CONCURRENTLY file i130 and i485 (F2A). This opportunity will not last much longer. File both asap. It is crucial that you pick the adjustment of status option on i130 and leave the consular processing section blank.
  15. Where do you live? US citizen spouse? Non citizen spouse?
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