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Hello Everyone, I am an Indian citizen and my wife is a US citizen. We both are in the US right now. I am here on L1-B visa. We were looking into doing the adjustment of status by ourselves without the help of a lawyer and came across a small issue. My passport and birth certificate have different places of birth. Passport has the name of the hometown where as the birth certificate has the hospital where I was born as the place of birth. Now, for filing the I-130 and I-485, is birth certificate mandatory for me? If so, is this mismatch an issue? If so, what should I do to get it fixed? Thanks

Hello everyone. We had interviewed today in CLEVELAND ohio office. Interviewed at 9.15 am. Women call our name but after really weird happen IO didnt ask about relationship or about my wife all she ask me about marriage, when i came, and yes or no questions. Even didnt want see documents that we bring. Almost after 30 min she hand over me paper. Paper says Interview complete but case under review ?? What is this mean now please help me

Hello AOS gurus, I'm following the visajourney timeline for K1 to AOS https://www.visajourney.com/guides/k1-fiance-visa-flowchart/ Since many of the AOS Field Offices processing times are over 2 years https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ And if the interview date is after the 2-years of marriage from K-1 and AOS is approved, is the 10-year green card granted or the 2-year green card? If the 10-year green card is granted, then it would save a Removal Of Condition process, and we should be rooting for the AOS interview delays? Thanks for any responses.

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My wife submitted her I693 prior to entering the US on a K1 visa in May 2021. We have the green card interview for AOS in two weeks and aren’t sure if she is required to get the covid 19 vaccine as it wasn’t required for the medical exam prior to October 2021?

Please help! A friend and his mom arrived in the US together on a K1/K2 visa. My friend was younger than 10 years old at the time of entry. His mom and stepdad married within the 90 days. Again, this all happened before he turned 10 years old. HIs mom and stepdad are still together and have had kids together. However, his mom and stepdad never filed for AOS for mom and him. My friend is now over 21 years old. Can he file for AOS on his own without his mom? Or does he need his mom to apply with him because he is a K2 derivative? Is K2 still dependent in K1 at this point? I looked and it said that as long as marriage occured within the 90 days, K2 can always apply for AOS but does he need his mom to apply with him at the same time? I understand his mom needs to apply for AOS as well but l am only asking for my friend. He spoke to a few attorneys (free consultations) and they said yes to applying on his own. But found out a lot of applications get denied. I did some research and it said that as long as marriage between K1 and USC is bonafide and within the 90 days, visa overstay in this situation is forgivable due to marrying the USC within he 90 days and green card will be available to them granted they fill the forms out correctly and provide all documents. Is Matter of Le relevant because he entered the US before 21 and marriage occured before he was 18 years old and within the 90 days. Also, because he arrived in the US before 21 years old, he wouldnt 'age out' of getting a green card. He has gotten forms together: i485, i131, i765, i864 (stepdad will fill out) and supporting documents such as i797, visa, passport, birth certificate, etc.

I hope this is the correct forum to ask the question and get some advice! I recently moved back to the us after living abroad for six years, I have been in a relationship with my Korean boyfriend and lived together for the past 3 years. I recently moved back to the us and he came with me on an esta vida to visit. Originally, our plan was to just have him visit and then we would do the k-1 fiance visa application, but after the controversy with roe v Wade, I didn't want to risk how it could affect same sex marriage. So we decided to get married before he leaves in two weeks. Is this fine and what kind of issues could this path to marriage/green card cause? Does anyone have any advice on the steps we should take or have experience in a similar situation? Thank you for any advice!

When I was a child, under 10 years old, I was brought to the United States with a K-2 Visa and have been here ever since (am now slightly older than 21). My K-1 visa mother married my stepfather during the 90 day period, but they never went through the application process for the green card for my mom or myself. They have not made any progress on my, or my mom's behalf, so I am taking things into my own hands as I would like to get my green card so I can finish school, gain employment and travel. I am hoping to be able to complete all required documentation with minimal involvement to get signatures, proof documents, etc. from my stepdad and mom. From free consultations I have gotten a list of documents that I need to complete including I-485, I-765, I-131, I-864, etc. I am getting these completed and going to be talking with some free resources I have access through college that I attended for a period of time. Just to help my anxiety, if I go through this process and get denied at the end, what are the chances I get sent back to my mothers home country that I have very little relation to. Any tips and advice, as I wasn't able to find any similar posts to this situation, would be helpful. I think this is similar to the Matter of Le case from 2011. Thank you.

Hey everyone, this may be a little confusing, but my wife is currently in the process of adjusting from her B2 status based on marriage. I'm a US citizen. My father has been an LPR with Mexican citizenship all my life, and my parents never got me dual citizenship. Now I'm exploring the process of obtaining Mexican citizenship which seems incredibly simple and straightforward as I am the child of a Mexican. My question is can I pursue this at the same time my wife and I are awaiting her EAD and our interview? I would continue living in the USA and have no plans to reside in Mexico. I would love to become a dual citizen and the only thing that is stopping me is our current situation and the fear that this might complicate anything for my wife and I. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks so much.

Hey So, I have a complicated question. I am married to US Citizen, and applied for AOS and just received my EAD yesterday. Now my question is I do not want to lose my F1 so I am thinking about not using my ead. However, while filing out AOS it asked for "Have you ever worked without Authorization?" and I said yes since I have. So, my question is let's say if my I-485 were to get denied will I still lose my F-1 since I said yes to that question? even if I keep my F-1 active? Thanks

Hello! I want to get a piercing (nostril) but I'm not sure if I'll need one more photo to force me to take it off (?)... I already had the biometrics appointment and also the photo when I went to take the written test for my driver's license, so I'm not sure if another photo is coming any time soon in this process to migrate to the US? Thanks in advance!

Hello everyone, I'm a F-1 student married to a USC, had a question about Employment history for the last 5 years. I worked two different desk jobs at my university during the same time in 2018 but I don't have 2 w-2s for them since it was the same employer (the University). Should I include the 2 jobs separately on my work history and include an explanation at the end or do something else. I'm really confused and any help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance

I am in the US on a F-1 visa and got married to my wife last month who is a USC. I am currently filling up the form I485 and can't seem to find the right answer for this question. I haven't filed any forms yet.Thanks

My wife and I just got married on a K1 visa and wanting to file AOS soon. My 2021 IRS tax transcript does not meet the poverty guidelines for i864, as I was unemployed for 2yrs and 2 & a half months due to living in my wife’s country. I just started a new job as of the end of March 2022. My question is; when filing AOS I864, can I use my 2022 predicted income backed up with paystubs and an EVL?

Hi guys, I know it's a bit too early to start the forum for Dec filers 😂 but I figuered we can share our package lists and stuff, even feelings 😘 I've been collecting proof for this since AOS 🙃 I saved anything that's related to our marriage, so I could be less stressed out when it's close to the time for filing. My GC will expire on Feb 28, 2022. The earliest day I can send out my application is Nov 30. I plan on sending it out on Dec 1st. I will share my timeline when I do. Here's the USCIS link if you aren't sure when: https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-calculator-for-form-i-751-filing-jointly-with-your-spouse