NorthFlatworm495

I know it's a moot point that I can just have my spouse bring up when entering into the United States with the border officer when activating the visa but I've heard that once the 2-year anniversary of the marriage goes by, the "Visa Class" section in the top right of the CEAC portal once logged in will change from CR1 to IR1. I haven't seen that happen just yet (2- year marriage anniversary was August 4th). For reference, we were DQ'd January 29th, 2025. Is it worth emailing the U.S. Consulate (case is currently in Montreal, Canada and our interview is September 8th, 2025) to maybe have them update it, bring it up at the interview or just let it slide until we're ready to activate the wife's visa?

Thanks for the reply! My wife is from the state of Punjab. If that’s the case, with no current plans to return until hopefully after our case is finished, I’m thinking it may be best to start the PCC process now.

Hey everyone, My wife was born and raised in India and lived there until she was about 19, so she needs to obtain a police certificate from there (she currently lives in Canada which she will also be getting a police certificate from). We plan on getting the police certificate soon, but I have a question about future travel. If my wife needs to travel back to India for a short visit (e.g., to see family), would she need to get a new police certificate after her trip? Or is that only required if she takes up residency in India again? Just trying to understand if short-term visits could affect the validity of her police certificate. Also, according to the VisaJourney estimate timeline (standalone I-130 consular processing in Canada, US Citizen petitioner), our case is estimated to be adjudicated from October 30 - November 1. Should that be the case, is it best for her to obtain police certificates for the NVC stage now or better to wait? I figured I have everything ready to upload to CEAC as soon as possible, when able. Thanks in advance for your help!

Hello everyone! Hope this is the correct place to post in but have been looking for a straight forward answer on the questions I have after reviewing threads for the past few days here and on other sources. I am a U.S. citizen and my wife is a Canadian permanent resident (she is an Indian citizen) who currently works in Canada (no U.S. based income whatsoever). I currently have her I-130 filed with USCIS as of September of 2023. We got married in August of 2023 and this will be my first year filing taxes not being single. I’m confused on whether if I should file as MFS or MFJ really. I’m hoping to get some clarification on what are the benefits and options here. My income was around $60K USD and hers was around $50K CAD if that helps. I had read about foreign tax credits but not too well versed on what that meant. Thank you for the assistance!