Brother Hesekiel

I would love to hear ONE, only a single ONE reason, why you as a Brit procrastinated for at least 13 years to become a US citizen, yet now find yourself in a situation where every day matters. I'm willing to learn . . .

I understand your question now.

You came to the United States in December of 2010. Your wife at that time was a Green Card holder, but not a US citizen. She became a US citizen in November of 2011, about 9 months after you got your Green Card.

Well, the "normal" waiting time for naturalization is 5 years. That would in your case be December of 2015. The exception to this is if two conditions are met:

1) You have been a resident for at least 3 years, AND

2) You have been married to the same US citizen for at least 3 years.

In your case, you have only been married to a US citizen since November of 2011, so only in November of 2014 you will have met the requirement number 2. At the same time, you have already been a resident for close to 4 years.

Not going to happen.

The F4 family preference category (sibling of a US citizen) is about to be eliminated entirely and the F3 family preference category will be limited to age 31 or younger. What they are trying to do is limit chain immigration, so basically exactly what your wife wants to do.

No problem at all.

I'm having trouble with this question. Of course I have committed a crime: I smoked pot when i was a kid and I drank underage. I stole cigarettes a couple of times. So my question is, if I answer "Yes", is it going to have an adverse effect on my application? And if I answer "No", will that be suspicious, since almost everyone has committed a crime at some time? I can't ask a lawyer of course, because he can't tell me to lie

You absolutely need to be honest. But if you are a honest and tell them that you were a druggy, they will deny your N-400 faster than a speeding bullet. I would presume you had to disclose your criminal history at an earlier stage of the immigration process already. So you lied back then, committed material misrepresentation? That, too, is a reason to kick your sorry *&% out of the United States.

So tell the truth, but keep the sh*t you did as a kid for yourself.

If I had any say in this, I would have a few simple rules in place:

1) Any presidential candidate who mentions his or another candidate's religion is immediately disqualified from the race.

2) Any media outlet that mentions a presidential candidate's religion is henceforth barred from reporting on the presidential race and elections.

3) Any presidential candidate who claims to be a "Christian" and believes the the Earth is only 6,000 years old is immediately disqualified from running for President or VP.

The previous answer is wrong and invites to commit perjury, which is a felony (and violates VJ's rules of conduct).

Your wife has been cited, so she has to truthfully state this -- under oath -- mind you.

While the instructions do not require to provide DOCUMENTATION for this case, you can expect the I.O. to request it, which is in his or her discretion.

His naturalization should be revoked, which is possible in a case like that, and he should be shipped off to Gitmo, thrown in a dark hole and left there to rot.

In addition, the U.S. should seriously do something to put an end to the abuse of "political asylum." Even the terrorist's daddy moved back to his home country, the country he claimed would want to kill him based on his political/religious beliefs. So clearly, it was all fraudulent from the get-go. Both sons' Green Cards should have been revoked when the father showed that all of this was based on fraud.

The moment you become an American, you seize to be a citizen of India. If you thereafter attempt to enter India with your Indian passport, they will throw you into a dark hole for false claim of citizenship and document fraud and throw the key away. You can then see what it's like to be a prisoner in India. It's not fun, trust me on that one. Afterward you'd be barred from India for life.

If you don't like the idea of never be able to set foot on Indian soil again, you'll surrender your Indian passport to the Indian embassy within 30 days. Thereafter you will apply for O.C.I. and receive a blue stamp into your US passport, identifying you as a person of Indian descent. With O.C.I. you can reside in India at your heart's desire, but you can't vote.

http://www.***removed***/nri/overseascitizenshipindia/

You need to be married to the same US citizen for at least 3 years AND you need to be a Green Card holder for at least 3 years before you can become an American.

You will only list the days you were outside the United States since becoming a Green Card holder.

One way to avoid being mistaken for an Arab is to change your name from Abdul to Anthony when you become an American. You shave off your wild beard, drop the turban, get a cap or head instead, and if somebody still mistakes you for an Arab and asks you if you are one, you can truthfully state that you are an American and that your name is Anthony.

What I find ironic is that the man who is responsible for more bombings than any other human being on the face of this planet in the past 60 years, the man whose orders have killed more innocent women and children since WWII, speaks out against a bombing and condemns it.

Mr. President, stop throwing bombs on Afghan and Pakistani schools, and these people have no need to retaliate, even on the smallest of scales.

I was arrested and cited for retail theft as ordinance violation for greenfield municipal court with no appearence required just payfine.

It happened in wi, I am LPR from last 7 months by marriage to US citizen

I send citation back by post to municipal court with not guilty in writing and they gave pretrial date and Village atty gave me offer bcz of my clean record that attend theft class or community service and case will be dismissed.

I am not understanding one thing as I read it is not crime it is civil forfeiture. Am i right. Concern is this clas or community service is between prosecutor (correct) and not with judge because what i read to be conviction their should be finding or admission of guilt by judge or jury and their is no jury option in municipal court in wi.

This deal village atty is giving me I dont know about disposition village atty is saying their will be no disposition Village atty says he will dismiss the case and I will not even see the judge

Atty how it works and theft class or community service for sure will not be a conviction at all.

I read some where on avvo payment of court cost, fee, diversion program are conviction I am confused totally

Please can you tell me how municipal court work with this plea deal and what will be my best choices

You were accused of having committed a crime: theft. Even if it's petty theft, it's a crime involving moral turpitude, and you'll need to remember this expression if you ever plan on becoming a US citizen.

The D.A.'s job is it to decide on whether to prosecute, to suggest a plea in lieu of a trial, or not to do anything for a number of reasons. The D.A. offered you a pre-trial deal to do community service and, if you comply, not to let this case go to trial but to dismiss it instead. So unless you are formally charged -- which you have not been so far -- and enter a plea bargain, this case will be dismissed and you will have a clean record. Know, however, that it will still be in the federal database, so you will have to be open about this at the N-400 stage.

I agree that the best thing the NRA could do is give President Obama a huge trophy as the gun salesman of the Century and make a big deal out of it. They should also give him free NRA membership for life as an additional reward. Nobody has motivated Americans more to buy guns, AR15s, and 10+ magazines, than Mr. O. himself.

It's a good idea to have tax transcripts (not returns) with you, although you may not need them. You can order tax transcripts free of charge from the IRS, can have them mailed, faxed or pick them up.

Your Certificate of Naturalization is printed and signed by the time you take the Oath. Either it is in the name you requested or it is not. If it is not, you need to bring this to the I.O.'s attention before you leave.

Thank you!

In your opinion, is it necessary to write a detailed description of the speeding ticket's circumstances on a separate sheet of paper or is it enough just to mention the date of the event, and the outcome in the provided columns?

No.

The I.O. will spend less than a minute on it. It's a non-issue. What matters is that you were honest about it. I had a ticket for answering the cell phone at my naturalization interview and the I.O. looked at the ticket, said "nothing else?" and that was it.

Hi Guys well i just came here hoping someone would have gone through this well thing is my wife came with a K-1 Visa and we got married and now processing her adjustment of status. So anyways we got a baby girl last month we wanna apply for WIC program for those of you who havent heard about it its like a program providing nutrition which is done by the department of Agriculture , so question is since i signed affidavit of support if we get this program would that be considered as welfare or ? anybody who knows pleases help

WIC is for the baby, and the baby is a US citizen and entitled to any means tested benefits she qualifies for.

US Citizen Married Foreign Spouse Abroad

Foreign Spouse came on Spousal Visa

Foreign Spouse worked through entire immigration process to get two year green card.

US Citizen and Foreign Spouse have Child in USA

Now Marriage is in death throes

Coming up on deadline to adjust status, assuming Foreign Spouse will file adjustment, should US Citizen cooperate?

Need to find legal advice, maybe representation in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky Tristate Region

Foreign Spouse threatens to take child to country of origin.

Need to know the best way to prevent it

Unless the foreign spouse came with a K-3 visa, which is long obsolete, there is no Adjustment of Status for somebody who came with a spousal visa.

It is my opinion that the I.O. conducted a perfectly normal AoS interview, perhaps a bit rushed, but not unusual in any way. I would be willing to be money that the Green Card will be in the mail within 2 weeks.

As far as I know and remember from my own naturalization, the three copies of the name change petition have to be signed in the new name. Doesn't matter. The photos you already submitted, so there's no way for you to put your new name on them anyway, right?

All you need to make sure is that when you have your Oath Ceremony that you receive your Certificate of Naturalization in your new name and that the "Petition for Name Change" that should be stapled to the back of the Certificate is there as well and filled out correctly. In fact, the I.O. most likely asked you at the interview if that is all correct as written, didn't he?

If something is wrong, do NOT leave the building after the Oath but ask to speak with an I.O. and bring it to their attention. Once you leave the building you are what your Certificate says you are, even if it reads Minni Mouse.

If the U.K. leaves the E.U. the owners of the British economy (the Germans own Rolls Royce, Bentley, MINI; the Indians Jaguar) will pull their money and production out of the U.K. and put it into another E.U. country, and the U.K. will slowly sink into oblivion within a year or two.

For that very reason the U.K., despite all the bitching and the problems with immigrants from all over, will not leave the E.U. It's really that simple.

A speeding ticket is a citation, so you are required to list it. However, you do not have to provide documentation to the fact, although the I.O. has the discretion to ask for it. Most do not. Give information about the time to the best of your ability.

The question is indeed confusing. Write 1 as the correct answer.

You will need to provide proof of a payment arrangement with the IRS. The I.O. basically wants to make sure that you are on good terms with Uncle Sam.

Yes,

you are a natural-born US citizen based on jus sanguinis. In order for a US citizen to pass on citizenship at birth, the U.S. Department of States has 2 requirements:

1) the parent needs to have resided in the United States for at least 5 years previously to the birth of her child.

Your mom meets this requirement if she lived there 'til she was 18 years old.

2) At least 2 of those aforementioned 5 years need to be after the parent's 14th birthday.

Your mom meets this requirement as well as 18-14=4=>2.

If the parent does not meet these requirements, the residency of a US citizen grandparent can be used to make up for it. This is not necessary in your case.

If your mom did not report her child birth to the US consulate in London, she can still accompany you when applying for a US passport there. The worst thing that can happen, although I doubt it, is that they will strongly suggest you file an N-600K for a Certificate of Citizenship. I, personally, would try to avoid spending $600 on that.

Hi all. I'm Douwe from Belgium, 20 years old and have a holiday home in Fort Myers, FL.

I''m looking to get in the real estate business here in Florida, and live here, since I am in love with Florida (how can you not). I am having an interview with a real estate agent soon here in Fort Myers.

I have plenty questions, am fairly new to all of this...

Would I be able to apply for a real estate license as a European?

What visa would I have to apply for?

What would my future employer have to get done to have me work there?

THANKS in advance! Much appreciated!! :-)

Not sure about Florida, but here in California a lot of college classes are required until the applicant is eligible to take the real estate salesperson exam. Over 80% fail it, by the way. Then you'd have to work for 2 years under the supervision of a real estate agent until you are eligible to take the next exam which would allow you to work as an agent yourself.

There is no visa that would allow you to work in the United States and you can't work on a B1/B2. I know of several Europeans who have vacation homes in Florida, mostly condos though, and they visit for several months per year as snow birds. However, all of them are retired, so you may encounter problems one day if you show up at the border and tell them that you want to spend time in your Florida residence without having a proper visa or permanent residency (a Green Card).