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Hello! I am a US citizen (divorcee) who will be getting married to a divorcee girl from India in the next 2 months. She also has a 10-year old son, living with her, and has custody of him, though father has meeting rights. Currently, they do a zoom meeting, since dad lives out of country. For...

Hello! I am a US citizen (divorcee) who will be getting married to a divorcee girl from India in the next 2-4 months. She also has a 10-year old child, living with her, and has custody of him. I have read and it seems that it will be better to bring her here after getting married, in India, and...

I, US citizen, was divorced 4-years ago. I have been talking with a girl from India, for last 15-months, and want to get married to her. She has a kid, 10-years old. We are not formally engaged yet, though we both have committed. Covid has made travel difficult and put a wrench in the plans...

Hi! I am filling N-400 for my parents. When I enter my details, it asks for A-number. I know that green card mentioned A-number, but I dont have my green card now. Can I just select "My son does not have an A-Number" or I should use the USCIS Registration Number, that has Axxxxxxxx on...

Hi! I am filling N-400 for my parents. I have been claiming them as dependents on my tax return since they dont work (both are old), and I take care of all their expenses. Also, I believe when I sponsored them, it was one of the requirements to not be a public burden (or something like that...

Hello We applied for GC for my mother-in-law under family category (we are US citizens). Her visa was approved and she landed in US on 5th December 2015. We received her SSN on 14th Decmber. It has been over a month now but still no sign of green card yet. I thought it takes about 3 weeks, and...

Hello, My parents I-130 is approved, and I am currently collecting documents for DS-260. One of the documents is Petitioner's Original Birth Certificate. Thing is that I dont have original birth certificate. When I applied for my citizenship, I submitted secondary documents (affidavits &...

Hello All: I filed I-130 for my parents back in April 2013, haven't heard anything other than the receipt notice yet. These days, we are getting the paperwork ready for the next step (thanks to the advice received here). I have a question or two regarding the PCC process: 1. Do we get the...

Hello Friends: We recently became citizens and applied for US passport. Yesterday, I received a letter from Department of State regarding my child's passport. They are asking for the following document: Your birth certificate does not have your given name listed. It is necessary to submit...

Hello Experts: I am getting ready to file N-600 for my child (after I take my oath on 17th). I have a couple of questions on the form. Hope experts can help me with these. 1. How do I know which USCIS office granted my permanent resident status? I was living in Michigan when I filed my...

Hi All: I successfully passed my interview today and have my oath on 17th. Now, I need to get ready for the next step, i.e., apply for US passports (self, wife, and kid) and may be (??) apply for N-600 for the kid. I have a couple of questions for these, I am sure experts here will have answers...

Hello All: Today we received a yellow letter (for my wife) telling us to bring the following documents to the interview: 1. Driver's license. 2. You indicated in your application that you have been arrested. For these arrests and other incidents in which you may have been involved...

I submitted my N-400 in Jan, and am currently in line for interview. I am debating if I should change my name or not. I just want to see if it is a lot of headache for getting the name change. Couple of questions that I wanted to ask if one goes for name change: 1. It looks like changing name...

Hello experts: I met one lady today who was looking for the oath place (oath on 14th Feb), and asked me for directions to the place. I guess she asked me because I looked like someone from her place, and found out that actually we are from the same state in India. Anyhow, her interview was...

Hello All: I am still not a USC (applied in Jan 2013, so still some time), but just getting ready for next step. I want to sponsor my parents for GC (Indian citizen) after I receive my citizenship. Couple of quick questions: 1. How soon after I receive my citizenship can I sponsor them...

Just wondering if anyone has done or tried doing a walk-in FP at West Sacramento office? How did it go? It is a Social Security Administration office. Our FP'ing is scheduled for February 8 & 11, and I was wondering if I can do walk-in FP before that. Appreciate any advice and/or feedback...

Hello guys, Did not find another one so I am starting this one. My details are in signature. I mailed my application last week. Please share your updates, dates, Interview experiences. Thanks and good luck to all applicants!

Hello Gurus: I shall be completing 5 years of my PR on March 18, 2013. Excited that time has finally come (albeit in a couple of months) when I will be able to apply for citizenship. I have read the Guide to Naturalization, some threads here, but still have some questions. Hopefully, someone...

My GC was approved in March 2008, and so I still have a while before I can apply for citizenship. I am aware that one can apply for citizenship 90 days before 5 year anniversary, which in my case will be in December 2012. I was living in Michigan when I applied for my I-140/485 and have...

Hello Friends: Well, we will have about 8 hours layover at Amsterdam airport in the end of December, reaching the airport around 6:00 AM, with our connecting flight leaving around 2:00 PM. On our last trip, I saw that tours are offered at the airport itself, but I didn't have enough time then...