Questions tagged [usa]
Questions regarding emigrating from, immigrating to and living in the United States of America
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As my blog is centric to southeast Asian audience so it’s not available in other countries. Can I continue writing blogs in F1 visa?
I have a small blog where I post marketing, branding, and online business development related articles. It’s been like 2 years now into blogging after graduation.
As the blog is concentric to mostly ...
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I-765: most recent passport, vs passport used on last arrival?
When filling out the I-765, it says under,
Information About Your Last Arrival in the United States
There is a prompt for,
21.b. Passport Number of Your Most Recently Issued Passport
Obviously ...
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Approximately how long does one have to wait for the naturalization interview after submitting the N-400 Application for Naturalization Form?
The estimates I read regarding long one has to wait for the naturalization interview after submitting the N-400 Application for Naturalization Form (mirror) vary from 4 months to 14 months:
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N-400 Application for US Naturalization: In the travel history, what counts as the "Date You Left the United States" when crossing the border by car?
When applying for U.S. citizenship, in the N-400 Application for Naturalization Form (mirror), in the travel history section, one has to indicate the "Date You Left the United States (mm/dd/yyyy)&...
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CAN/US citizen living in US, working for a Canadian company
I am a Canadian/US dual citizen and recently moved to the US. I kept my existing job as it was a remote IT job. I am currently on payroll in Canada but would like to transition to paying taxes in the ...
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Working in Germany for U.S Company with German subsidiary
I work for a U.S based company. It has a German subsidiary. I am asked to re-locate to Germany to help support the company. What are the possible work permit options? I am still employed and paid by ...
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Can I get a job offer in the US?
I live outside of the US and I study at a branch of American university in my country. The university has a platform to connect students and employers. Through this platform several employers text me ...
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How has your experience been with US based www.onlinevisas.com?
The onlinevisas.com claims to have software that will make tremendous applications and a high chance of success. I want to know if someone has encountered this company. I didn't find anything about ...
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US visa type for international student offered CTO position
Background: I am from India. I came to the USA for my MS in computer science and am currently on an F1-student visa. I have a significant amount of work experience in one field.
Situation: There is a ...
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Place of principal residence when J1
I am a French citizen, and have been on a J1 visa in the USA for a year-and-a-half, and will become a "resident alien" the 2nd of July 2017.
I will switch to a H1B visa soon, and need to fill a DS160 ...
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Working remotely until I get visa
A US company just offered me a job and will apply for my H1B also. But they want me to work for them as a full-time employee in my current location before they get the visa approved. The pay is ...
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Diplomatic Family in USA - J1 visa problem?
My parents are Indian diplomats (on A-1 Visa) in the US, posted for 3 years fixed term. I'm an Indian university student in Canada looking to get a J1 for a software engineer internship in the US at a ...
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What shall one do after becoming a US citizen?
In the spirit of What shall one do after receiving a green card?, I wonder: What shall one do after becoming a US citizen?
One step is getting the US passport (not compulsory but useful in some cases ...
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Filing I-765 with I-485: do I pay the I-765 fee too?
According to the I-485 webpage for under "Special Instructions",
Filing Forms I-765 and I-131 with Form I-485
If you submit Form I-485 and pay the required fee, you do not have to pay an ...
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Can changing one's address within the same USCIS field office delay one's US naturalization application?
Assume a US naturalization applicant moves to a new address, which they indicate on an AR-11 form. The new address is attached to the same USCIS field office as the old address. Can this address ...
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Can I leave France and re-enter with French student visa?
I have a US passport and long-term student visa for France. I want to go to the US for my spring break (half way through my visa validity). My visa is valid until July, I would go to the US for one ...
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Why does the estimated completion time until case decision differ between the USCIS public website and the USCIS applicant private account?
E.g., in one case, I see x months on https://my.uscis.gov/account/applicant and x+4 months on https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/, for the same USCIS field office, even though the naturalization ...
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Overstayed in Germany by a day, applying to work at US university
I am an Australian citizen who entered Germany in 2019 on a 3-month tourist visa, and I ended up overstaying by one day (accidentally by miscalculation).
I was taken to the police station within the ...
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Can I send two-sided copies to USCIS?
My tax returns are 80 pages long EACH when printed from TurboTax. I want to send three years. Can I print double-sided?
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When concurrently filing, should in include a copy of documents previously filed?
I previously files online an I-130, and I-130a. Now I'm going to file concurrently the I-485 and necessary other documents. When I send these to the USCIS lockbox and include the receipt that I filed ...
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Why does the processing time for the N-400 Application for Naturalization Form vary so much within the same USCIS field office?
I read that the processing time for the N-400 Application for Naturalization Form varies a lot within the same USCIS field office. The processing time the 93% slowest application is quite higher than ...
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H-1B renewal: 240 days rule implications
I am puzzled about this extract from the USCIS H-1B information page.
By law, the timely filing of an extension request automatically “locks in” the foreign national’s legal status and ability to ...
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For the purposes of USCIS I-864, what proves you're a US Citizen?
The information on I-864ez: Checklist of Required Initial Evidence (for informational purposes only) says,
Checklist of Required Initial Evidence (for informational purposes only)
Proof that you are ...
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What does the date exclusion for i-693 cover?
In the documentation for I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record it says,
From Dec. 9, 2021, until Sept. 30, 2022, we are temporarily waiving the requirement that the civil ...
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I-864EZ vs I-864: Any downside to filing the -EZ variant?
If an I-864EZ and I-864 are both applicable for your use-case, is there any reason not to use the I-864EZ? I've read the "Instructions for Affidavit of Support Under
Section 213A of the INA",...
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What requires an I-864, "Affidavit of Support"?
There form called an I-864 "Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the INA" But, what requires this affidavit?
Is it needed when filing an I-130 or I-485? I see different mentions of ...
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What is your status and what happens if you file an I-130 without an I-485?
I'm asking about these two forms,
I-130 is a "Petition for Alien Relative"
I-485 is a "Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status"
These can be filed ...
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When is an I-864 required when filing an I-485?
According to the "Checklist of Required Initial Evidence for Immediate Relatives and Family-Based Preference Form I-485 Applicants", and I-864 MAY be required,
Form I-864, Affidavit of ...
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Citizenship Application and Interstate travel and/or relocation: how does this count towards 3 month state residency requirement?
Fiancee moved here as a child and has had his green card for over 10 years. Due to abusive parents and not having been able to afford the filing fee until recently, he doesn't have citizenship. He has ...
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Can a US citizen who's never lived in US vote in US?
Suppose a person is born outside the US to US citizen parent(s) and meets all the requirements to be a US citizen. The person fulfills all the requirements, such as filing US tax returns and ...
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How does the consular officer decide whether to grant a 1-year or 5-year F1 visa to Chinese students?
I read on bu.edu/isso:
The U.S. Department of State (“DOS”) has issued guidance to consular officers in China that could result in shorter visas for a small number of Chinese students beginning June ...
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I-130 approved (I-797 received): Why do we have to file I-824 (and do we)?
My wife (US citizen) submitted I-130 online in Dec for me (currently living and working in Canada). Today we received I-797 that the I130 petition is approved. YAY!
According to everything I had read ...
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Filing form I-485 and I-864 online
I just submitted form I-130 and I-130a online petitioning for my wife. I want to know if I should submit form I-485 concurrently on my USCIS account, or should it be my wifes account? As well as ...
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Becoming a permanent US resident E-1 visa
My wife and I (UK citizens) are in the US on an E-1 visa. We have one son born in the UK (aged 5), and one son born in the USA (aged 2).
Is there a path for us to remain in the US after our E-1 ...
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How long can I expect to wait for the approval of a K-1 (fiancée) visa?
My fiancée is an American citizen and I'm from Spain. We got engaged in Spain, but we wanted to marry in the US (and we would like to stay there after). I saw the K-1 visa and it is exactly our ...
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How will the U.S. retrogression affect CSPA
I’m a U.S citizen, and in 2010, I applied for an F4 green card for my sister who is Iranian. It got approved in 2015. We were hoping that once my sister gets her interview, her daughter, my niece, ...
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Unpaid Leave in non-US Company on F-1 Visa
When in the US on an F-1 visa, is it permissible to be on unpaid leave in a non-US company? As far as I know, working for a non-US company is not permissible on an F-1 visa, but in this case no work ...
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Can I monetize my YouTube channel on a F1 Visa in the US and get paid in India?
I have a YouTube channel and hired a content creator, who is in India, for all of my videos. I won't be earning money in a US bank account. My AdSense account will have details of my Indian bank. Isn'...
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Remote working in Netherlands with Residence Permit while wife is in University
My wife recently acquired a student visa through the University of Amsterdam. I'm working remotely for a US-based company. We're both US citizens. Our original plan was for me to get a residence ...
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What problems can having 2 passports with 2 different first names cause?
Assume one has 2 passports:
A US passport with first name "Robert" and last name "Balladur".
A French passport with first names "Robert Paul Etienne" and last name "...
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What is the equivalent of the "President's Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition" in the People's Republic of China?
The President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition (PCSFN) is a
federal advisory committee that aims to promote healthy eating and
physical activity for all Americans, regardless of background ...
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How to counter a citizen who objects to my criticism of various aspects of USA politics?
I am a green card holder in the USA in a mathematics academic career. Recently, in a discussion, I criticized various aspects of the USA, especially its politics. A citizen rebutted with "If you ...
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Combination of I-130 and J1
I am a naturalized US citizen, and this past January I have started the process to sponsor my brother for US permanent residency. His case is still processing and has not been approved yet, it usually ...
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When applying for an EB-2 NIW green card as a French citizen, can I somewhere in the process ask the USCIS to only use my 1st first name (+last name)?
French citizens may have more than one first name. When applying for an EB-2 NIW green card as a French citizen, can I somewhere in the process ask the USCIS to only use my first first name (+ my last ...
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Should British Virgin Islands be listed as British Virgin Islands or United Kingdom in the N-400 travel history?
One has to indicate in the travel history in the N-400 Application for Naturalization Form (mirror). If I went to the British Virgin Islands, should British Virgin Islands be listed as British Virgin ...
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Does concurrently filing for I-140 and I-485 speed up the green card obtention?
I wonder whether concurrently filing for I-140 (Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker) and I-485 (Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status) speeds up the green card obtention, ...
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Unpaid Leave in non-US Company on F-1 Visa
Is it permissible to have pre-existing employment with a non-US company, then go on unpaid leave, then enter the US and study in the US with an F-1 visa while being on unpaid leave with that non-US ...
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Can I work remotely for my US Company on a dependant visa in UK?
My husband's company is moving him to the UK on a Tier 2 visa, which will qualify me for a dependant visa to go over there with him. I am trying to figure out if I can still work for my US company and ...
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India and US tax agreement?
India taxes non-residents on income earned from within India. Imagine some Indian in the US, if they have an India-sourced income, will it be taxed twice (in the US and India)? Is there any tax ...
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Are there any nuances around 30 month physical presence requirement when applying for US citizenship N-400
Is there any basis for thinking that USCIS would frown upon a case where somebody who applies for citizenship has accrued the physical presence days mostly at the first half of the 5 year period?
Let'...
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