Recent content by John Spencer

NOT NECESSARY TO WAIT FOR APPROVAL BTW, it is not necessary to wait for I751 approval before filing for citizenship, as long as it is three years (less 90 days) after original conditional GC approval. I applied for citizenship before my approval, and got my citizenship before I got my...

No Title Collect all, and any, evidence of a "good faith" marriage (joint owenership of cars, houses etc., children\'s birth certificates, joint insurance certificates, joint bank accounts, joint tax returns etc. etc. etc.). There is no way that the INS could admit to bias against...

No Title Yes, you will almost certainly have problems (at both ends) if you try to travel on an expired passport. I find it hard to believe that you cannot get your passport renewed remotely, or at least get some form of valid travel documents. What does it mean, that they can\'t renew it...

No Title I don\'t know the answer to your problem. However, I do know that it gets very confusing when there are two threads going about the identical question, from the same person. Please delete one of your threads (this one, perhaps).

No Title Married in September, 1996 and filed for AOS in Los Angeles, granted conditional GC in November, 1997, filed to remove conditions in August, 1999, passport stamped again, June, 2000, (still waiting plastic card) filed N400 at California Service Center in August, 2000, oath ceremony...

No Title Do you really think there\'s a chance of picking up where you left off? If so, see a good lawyer. But, IMHO, I think you\'d be wasting your money. Also IMHO, you\'re going to get a real grilling from INS. Marrying one US citizen raises their eyebrows, marrying two sure looks like...

No Title What is your status, are you a citizen? It seems that he could be deported, if you can prove your statements.

No Title If you can, get married to a US citizen WHILE YOU ARE STILL LEGAL and file all the necessary paperwork immediately you get your certificate (get licence from a county that gives immediate response, we drove 600 miles to get ours but still married locally). It will take a month or...

No Title That\'s an interesting question. I believe that we are required to carry proof of status at all times. In my case, at present, that\'s a passport with a stamp. However, I don\'t think that US citizens need to carry their passports, so it doesn\'t seem particularly fair (but then...

No Title Unless you are on the point of getting your green card approved, why would you want to do this? Residency, then citizenship, through marriage to a US citizen is (relatively) quick and simple. It is the "fast track" to citizenship. I would consider the timescales in...

No Title My first advice would be: Please delete your second message with the same content. It is pretty boring when we get multiple postings (yes, I know I\'ve accidentally done one or two myself, but I\'ve alwasy deleted them when i\'ve noticed it).

No Title Try the I-485

No Title I\'ve only just seen this, so sorry if it\'s late advice. It sounds to me (and I\'m no lawyer) as if the INS have got it wrong (again?). Presumably you can prove that you were resident in Canada for that period? Did you pay Canadian or US taxes during that period? Did you visit...

No Title I think that you need a good attorney, fast. Beware, there are a lot of bad ones out there. If you want to email me privately, I could say more about attorneys, good and bad. From my limited experience, if your marriage isn\'t in good standing when you go to your I-485 interview...

No Title Shashi, If he can enter the country legally (he should not mention "fiance" or anything other than "vacation") then you can get married, during the period of his legal stay (usually 90 days) and file forms I-130 and various others to get his GC. The process is...