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I have a friend who just got a GC but has been barely in the US (two 6 month long trips) because of a sick father. Do you think a re-entry permit application will be rejected because of little time spent in the US since getting the GC (I think this is one of the questions on the application)...

My appointment was at 1:30 pm. If you don't hear that as an option it just means all slots for that time has been taken.

It was slightly over an hour's wait from the time I got there (15 mins before my appointment). Then I was called to the window, and the guy spent the next few minutes in a personal window with his neighbor before attending to me. There is an electronic sign at the entrance telling you how long...

Those were my thoughts exactly! I've been telling everyone that I only made up my mind about where I stood on healthcare at my naturalization interview ...

You have to check. Many countries have reciprocal arrangements so that you can travel right up to the date of expiration on your passport (i.e. the passport is automatically considered valid for 6 months after the official expiration date).

I don't know what you'd do if you have two different names. Normally the procedure is this: At check in: show the passport you will use to enter your destination. So flying from Mexico to the US you will show your US passport. At exit control (if any): show the passport you used to enter the...

I applied in the afternoon, around 1 pm right after naturalization and was told to pick up my passport the next working day in the afternoon. (I don't know if they will make an exception if your travel is sooner than that).

Had interview at Federal Plaza today. Officer was polite and professional - we even engaged in some small chat. She asked for Green Card, Passports, Driver's Licenses, Social Security Card. I also gave her my selective service letter although it looks like she was fine with looking at my...

Just wondering if they are strict about the interview times. I read about people who show up on time and then wait 2 hours ...

I believe the exemption that allows spouses to inherit from each other tax-free only applies if both spouses are US citizens. (Depending on when you die and how much assets you have, you may not care if you are below the estate tax exemption amount.)

I believe I have a friend in queens who had his interview at federal plaza. This was back in feb 09

US LPRs do not need a passport to enter the US; so congress can always amend the laws so that US citizens only need a passport card to enter the US. But to get on a plane (this is presumably where ICAO comes in), you need a travel document that conforms to some set of standards. If you are...

Strange, I've been out of the US something like 50 times since I got my GC and my passport has always been stamped.

Not for me. My status still shows (1)

Even if the law is on your side, it takes lot of money and time (USCIS is known for taking forever to do anything) to sort things out if they do something incorrectly, so why chance it?

Plenty of practices that would be illegal or legally dubious when applied to US citizens are fine when applied to foreigners in the context of immigration proceedings. For example if you are male and from a Muslim country and you are applying for a visa to the US, you will be scrutinized a lot...

I believe that discrimination in immigration situations is not illegal. I don't know specifically about naturalization, but discrimination that is illegal when applied to US citizens is definitely fine for many immigration applications. (For example the various LPR priority dates being...

Technically, the company's intention when you become an LPR should be to employ you permanently and your intention should be to work for the company permanently. So fraud could happen if it could be proven that either party did not have such intentions. Unfortunately, I don't think there are...

Everything in the last 5 years has been by air. Total number of days is around 180, so well under the threshold. But I thought they didn't have exit records?

Has anyone been asked to prove presence in the US? I travel a great deal, and I have kept a diary of when I have left and returned, but I don't necessarily have the stamps to prove it (the US has no exit stamp and my home country doesn't stamp my passport when I enter).