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Yes I filed taxes. Very easy as income was very low in the summers. I should mention that I never stayed out for more than 6 months at a time, meaning I came back for ALL holiday periods and stayed as long as I could. Documentation wise, I showed immigration stamps, boarding pass stubs, taxes...

If you can wait, you should. It'd be less hassle. I managed to get citizenship after studying abroad (and I had 907 days outside!), but I had to sue them in the end so I don't know if they would have denied me. The interviewer was generally dour, so I was pessimistic, but I pushed through. It...

The airline might not allow you to board, unless they are very clear that NICOP allows entry to Pakistan as a dual national. If I were you, I would do an expedited renewal at a passport agency (IN PERSON!). In general, this is cutting it EXTREMELY close with passport validity. A six month...

AFAIK, most ignore this requirement and are fine. It's up to you, but it seems they don't bother enforcing it.

Do you feel you can safely visit your COP? If the answer is yes, either because the situation has changed, or visiting the country doesn't pose the dangers that living there does, then by all means go. You are unlikely to be questioned about it, and if you are, you can explain your reasons.

You were clear, so the answer is still no, because the RTD serves a similar function to AP, in that you can leave and re-entery the country without your AOS application being affected. I speak from personal experience. Others can weigh in in the event the rules have changed, but I think this is...

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/dual-canadian-citizens-visit-canada.html Until the ETA requirement, you could enter Canada with a foreign passport and just show proof of Canadian citizenship in other ways. You can travel on a US passport because...

Yes, you definitely should. I mean, it goes without saying, doesn't it? Why would you return otherwise? Having said all this, rememeber that this DHS is very aggressive and impulsive, so be even more cautious. If the election leads to a more deliberative government, you might be more...

The RTD serves a similar function to AP, so you can travel.

As mentioned, it is dependent on each person's case. If circumstances in the COP have changed for the better, there is no reason one would be judged to have misrepresented oneself. Also, a visit to one's COP is different from daily life there. For example, one may be denied employment or...

The reason I asked if you were aware is because, at this point if they ask you why you traveled on your B visa to adjust status, you can truthfully claim that you were unaware that this was frowned upon, and that you then consulted an attorney who confirmed that you could. My point is that if...

Yeah they don't necessarily check the stamps. Mistakes are made surprisingly often.

Were you aware at that time of the rules regarding the intent to immigrate?

Good motto.

Well, passports also belong to the government, but you get to keep them. There is no issue per se in holding on to such documents once they are expired.

Maybe an immigration attorney?

Yeah you have to be very careful because as you can see being even a day early can lead to an expensive denial.

You are an LPR the moment your status is activated, so yes, your GC should show that date. Whether or not the 4 year 1 day rule would apply for naturalisation is still unclear to me. I remember a discussion where I read that this rule applies after you have at least a year of physical presence...

Sounds good.

You don't necessarily need to send in the old RTD depending on when you applied. May is a bit far, so it's possible they will ask for it when they start processing it, but if they take a really long time and it expires by the time they start, they are unlikely to ask for it. When I applied for...