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I am almost ready to apply, and I just realize I have a problem (issue) with my name. let's say my name on my birth certificate is Chad Vader in my home country. When I moved to Canada as a kid, I used Chad as my middle name. I became Darth Chad Vader. All of my Canadian and American documents...

thanks Thank you kindly for your responses.....I don't have anything to worry about!

No stamps on passport Hi: I have a similar problem. I am up for USC application very soon. I am tabulating my dates of travel. I am a Canadian citizen. I go back to Canada very often, 5-6 times per year, sometimes a long weekend trip, sometimes a week-long trip. I've never been away from the...

Many short trips to Canada I've gotten my GC for about 4 years now. I'll be eligible to apply for citizenship in about 9 months. I am a Canadian citizen. I make trips to Canada 4-5 times per year. Those are short trips, never more than 1 week. I have never been out of the country for more...

Members, thanks for your advice and encouragement....I think I'll stick it out. Starting a biz, lowering standard of living are all good ideas. I think getting a GC the legal way will be harder and harder...the wait longer and longer. I wonder what will happen if the amnesty bill gets...

Thanks for your opinion, guys.....I am not planning to cheat the system. I am going to turn my GC in if I leave. Plus, then I don't have to pay taxes. The problem is, the longer I wait, the harder it is to leave (at least until after citizenship). I was so close to leaving last year but I...

Would you give up your GC when you are 1.5 years away from being citizen? I had a pretty good job when I got my GC. Unfortunately, I lost it. I went to a worse job for 3.5 years. Now, I am at a worser job. No room for advancement and little raise no matter how hard you work. To top it off, a...

I don't think there is anything you can do. You can apply for a re-entry permit. But, your continuous residence will be broken. This is not true if it's a US univ. Can you leave for 6 months for your studies, come back for 6 months, then go again to study for 6 months?

Conference "papers" don't count for much. You need to publish in peer-reviewed (high-profile) journals, e.g, Nature or Science. I would say your chances are slim to none. I suggest going for EB3. Word on the street is that EB1 and EB2 are getting more and more difficult.

mmed: you are on to something. With higher education, one can go farther in a developing country than a developed one. Many with higher education (PhD) got stuck at the glass ceiling in the USA, even for native born Americans. The competition here in the US is fierce. With a PhD in the USA...

Hi: I'll eligible to apply for citizenship in about 1 year. I wish to sponsor my parents for GC after getting my citizenship. At that point, my mother will be in her late 60s and my father mid-70s. My mother's health is in decent shape. My father is partially immobilized due to a stroke...

Thanks! Thanks everyone for their answers. It looks like I should be ok!

Hi: I got my GC through EB-1 in mid-Nov. 2005. Due to lack of funding, I was paid half time from Dec 2005 to Feb. 2006. I left for a new job in March 2006. I worked for that employer for more than 2 years on H1B. I am thinking of applying for citizenship in Aug. 2010. Would leaving the...

I plan to have at least 4/7 nights where my "head hits the pillow" on the US side.:)

I am a Canadian citizen with a GC. I am thinking of working in Canada (maybe for the next few years) because of personal reasons. I plan to maintain an address, bank acc'ts, etc in the US. I plan to drive back and forth between Canada and US. So, I might be able to maintain the 180-day...

Hello: I've been reading everywhere but I have not seen anything definitive, just speculations. :eek: When is it safe to switch fields after I-485 approval on an EB-1? Say, I am a PhD in theoretical particle physics with lots of math and computer skills, and I am using these skills to work...

Hello: I am thinking of applying for AP for a trip in March 2006. I may also need to travel in Aug or Sep. 2006 as well. If I am not sure about whether the travel is Aug or Sep., what should I put down? I imagine that once the AP is granted, it is good for one year, multiple entries...

Which service center did you apply to? Hello EB1_VSC: I am with the NSC right now. Thanks again to those who responded.

Do I need new Social Sec. number? Thanks to all for their answers. I just realized something though. When I was F1 and J1, I had a social security number that said "not for employment". I kept using this number to pay taxes and kept using it when I got my H-1B to pay taxes (I've been working...

Thanks for answering my post. Just wondering, do I need to write a letter to USCIS if I use the EAD?