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Thank you for the response. The main challenge is health insurance (Medicare/Medicaid) coverage, as the health expenses are unpredictable. Where as other usual expenses are generally predictable I can afford to cover them. When I looked up it appears that the Supplemental Security Income...

Your concerns are very legitimate. I don't know if the plan works. What if I employ her as a contract/cash employee (for example household work or lawn work or baby sitter) and she pays taxes as self employed person? Will that be doable? Any thoughts?

Thank you all. She is not a professional. She plans to pick up a job as Walmart door greeter or something like that sort to keep her occupied. Is something of that kind of job is hard to get? Will it still qualify for social security work credits?

My 62 yrs old mom (DOB: FEB 1949) will get GC next month based family immigration (I got citizenship). She wants to work for 10 years after getting SSN. Is she eligible for Social Security Retirement benefits? I know it needs 40 credits or 10 years of work. 1. By the time she puts 40 credits...

My N-400 online status changed to "Current Status: This case has been sent for a standard interview. Your case has been transferred to a local office and an interview will be scheduled...blah blah..." What is mean by standard interview? Is there a low level or high level or special interview...

Thanks...A file is electronic or paper file? Thanks to all the information...Is the A file is electronic/digital or paper file? I am I going to see it on the desk of the IO doing my interview?

Dear Experts: There are several occasions it is mentioned in the posts that IO at Citizenship interview looking at or having A-file and N 400 file. I guess N 400 file is the application we submit. What is an A-file? Where does this come from? What does it contain? What an IO does to it...

None of that trouble No, none of that trouble. Over 50 trips out of US. Over 300 days of stay outside US, None of them more than 30 days. Do you think that will be a issue Thanks.

Dear Kaatupaadi, Dear Kaatupaadi, Please stop calling names and use of abusive language here like” DumbA$$”. Would you like it if I call You or Your Mother or Your Father with the above quoted name? Thanks

India similar situation too! This thread may appear as mindless talk, however one thing for sure is....implication of returning GC is that you will not be able to renew your home country passport. All consulates ask for proof of status in US to renew the passport. Concerning India, it...

Thanks to you all. Lots of insight in to various issues. Lots of thoughts. Lots of laughs! My idea was that green card could be cancelled and returned. Like when you apply for a new passport the old passport is normally returned. In any case if my Citizenship gets approved, I will talk to...

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Dear Experts, I just mailed my N-400 (regular, non-military, after 5 years of GC) this week. If I am approved is it a must to give the green card back to USCIS? Mine has a validilty for 5 more years? I paid $$$$ and YYYY time to get this plastic! Why should it be given back? What are the...

Dear Experts, I just mailed my N-400 (regular, non-military, after 5 years of GC) this week. The St. Louis, MO center has my jurisdiction. Any one with experience at this center? Any pit falls to avoid at this center? What are the time lines? Good center or a bad center? Interview and...

Thank you Thank you so much.