iranisculpable

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/811337-speaker-of-the-house/?do=findComment&comment=10913710

On the civics test, one of possible questions is who is the speaker of the house.

There has been speculation that because the position is vacant, USCIS would omit that question and replace it with one of the other permitted questions.

However one naturalization applicant said the question did come up and it was skipped. This implies:

• the 6-10 questions are truly randomly selected

• if a question has no answer, the applicant is given credit for the answer

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/810898-n600k-experience/

This was the end of saga.

This case had everything working against the U.S. citizen parent a child:

• Physical presence was from a father, who was deceased

• Father had changed his name, and lawful change of name documents were lost

• Original documents that parent used to get U.S. passport were lost. In particular the evidence of grand parent’s physical presence.

• laminated birth certificates

In the end, USCIS let it all slide. An affidavit for name change of the grand parent was accepted.

Interestingly

• at the interview, USCIS wanted to see the return ticket

• the parent did not apply for a U.S. passport while

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/810449-i-485-non-sufficient-evidence/

The I-864 was rejected because the sponsor was self employed, and so the adjusted gross income was reduced from $50,000 to $7,000.

Surprisingly, a junior moderator (“organizer”) advised the OP to amend the 2022 tax return to show higher income:

OP:

I definitely made more than that though. Do you think i should adjust my taxes to reflect that

Mod:

You're going to have to and take the tax hit and possibly be audited for other years as well for such a drastic "change" in income

Sorry, but that is called immigration fraud.

Congrats on getting that LPR status as evidenced by your green card.

Please do the following:

• make a digital copy of the front and back of your new green card. A digital copy is made with devices such as a digital camera, document scanner, or smart phone. You can even make a photo copy of each side, and then use a device to make s digital copy.

• if you do not have an unrestricted SS card, go to SSA to get a new SS card.

1. Then on future I-9 forms for new jobs, you can use unexpired state ID or state drivers license in lieu of showing your green card. This is a great option for situations when your green card has expired or is lost. Even if you have a temporary I-551 or a green card

In https://np.reddit.com/r/USCIS/comments/176vk54/entered_illegally/k4ph313/ I replied to the question:

If someone enters the US illegally and get married to a U.S. citizen. What would be the case in such a situation?

User u/zerbey directed me to make my reply a separate post.

I take good direction, so here it is, slightly modified.

Options:

1- The U.S. citizen needs to join the military and then file for military parole in place.

This is by no means a sure path, and as user thelexuslawyer has noted before, it is up to the discretion of USCIS. Yet I have seen success stories reported.

Still, joining the military and going into harms way is a big step.

**2- The non-citizen

I have not been doing Visa Journey Post of the Week for several months, and probably will not again, mostly because there isn’t always anything worthy.

But from time to time there is stuff too good or too amusing to not highlight.

And I have decided which this is.

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/810323-losing-us-citizenship-for-living-abroad/

According to this law firm a naturalized citizen must continue to prove strong ties to the US when living abroad for more than a year

What?

See the source material https://www.machadolaw1.com/blog/2023/july/can-you-lose-your-citizenship-if-you-live-abroad

The lawyer provides no sources for this assertion.

I do agree with her though,

Am I?

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/801040-ir1-visa-with-class-a-or-btb-req-attn-of-usphs-at-poe/

The IR-1 visa holder received a visa with the cryptic remark. The VisaJourney community deciphered this.

One contributor wrote:

Class A (active) would mean she is contagious. If this was a Class A case, she'd be expected to complete a course of treatment before she could immigrate. If she has her visa in hand, she is not Class A.

I assume this is a Class B case. She is not infectious (in the opinion of the physician) but she has indications of TB in her system. She could be a "carrier" or it could be evidence of a past case that's no longer a concern. Either way she's okay to im

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/800471-is-there-any-harm-in-filing-foia-requests-with-uscis/#comments

The actual answer to the question was inconclusive (I believe the answer is no, as I do not think FOIA workers will tip a USCIS ISO about an entry in the file that would change a case, but it would be nice to be sure).

What I found interesting was that a a port of entry, OP was about a presumed history of casual drug use which the CBP officer seemed to have a note about on his screen. OP has no such history. The officer also asked about arrest history, again presuming OP had been arrested in the past. OP has no arrest record.

So OP is considering an FOIA request to see what DHS

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/800272-2-marriage-certificates/#comments

The couple is filing for an IR-1 marriage visa.

The couple made two mistakes:

• re-married in the U.S. (after marrying in a foreign country), without dissolving the first marriage

• sent copies of both marriage certificates to USCIS

Now USCIS sent an RFE for evidence the first marriage was terminated.

Advice from the community was to annul or void the second marriage. Personally, void seems better to me.