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  1. My wife got a divorce 5 months now and we just got married a month now and she went back to usa . Can she apply for me there so i can come live with her or she have to wait a year to do so Because i heard that she have to wait for a year to pass since the previous marriage. before she can apply to bring her current husband to the state
  2. Hello, I’m planning to bring my husband to the U.S. I am a citizen and we’ve been married for less than 2 years. We got married 8 months ago but we have been together for almost 6 years. We live separately, he is from Peru and right now I’m living in the US. I’m concerned our case will not be taken seriously because the only bona fide marriage evidence we can provide right now are pictures from the wedding ceremony and reception, travel vouchers back from 2016, passport stamps, I have him as a beneficiary on my savings and credit card account, calls history, chats, pictures with our families, he has me as a co-owner of his car and a beneficiary on his credit card account. That’s about all the evidence we have now. Has someone gone through this situation before? If so, how did it work?
  3. Hello everybody I have some questions in my mind and I need your help with answers : I recently moved to us through marriage visa and I have a green card now , and unfortunately things are not work out between me and my wife and she want me to back to my home country 1 .is separation and living a part will effect to my status ?! 2 . can she divorce me and revoke my green card ?! 3. Will I face problems with the citizenship in the future ?! thanks in advance …
  4. I am a green card holder(US permanent resident) and my spouse is/was a F1 student. Her i130 was approved 9 months ago. But we have not filed for her adjustment of status yet. She was going to pursue a higher degree in the same university after her graduation in May. Her university did not notify her that she needs to update the i20 within 60 days as a result she is out of status now for one month. Her university is advising her to apply for reinstatement. But to decide that we need to know if we can still file for her adjustment of status(i485) at the same time or should we wait for one or the other? Can anyone please suggest the best way to get out of this deep trouble or share their insight into the situation?
  5. Hello, I did apply for my parent's visa IR-5 in July, 2019. Case was transferred to NVC after all the required documents were correct. I did submit all necessary documents to NVC and paid their fees. Cases were delayed because of the pandemic. Both of my parent's cases were document qualified on November, 2020. Now everything is open in Mumbai and still didn't hear anything about the interview. Tried to email and call many times but never got an answer. I found out that I am expecting and my due is February, 2022. I last saw them in 2017. They are old and having very hard time emotionally without me in this pandemic and situation that they cannot come here. I am the only child of theirs. I cannot even go to see them as I am pregnant and having difficulties managing house and job and appointments. Can I request NVC to expedite these cases because of these reasons? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
  6. Hi everyone, we attended the green card interview on 2/8/21 in Hartford, CT and then waited 5 months for them to send us a letter that the medical was lost and that they needed another to make a final decision. During this time of waiting, we moved from Connecticut to Florida. Of course, we updated the mailing address. They know we live in Florida because they sent the request for a new medical to our new address here. We completed the medical and sent it out. As of today, they updated the website requiring a second interview in Connecticut. They know we live in Florida because I got the letter here. Can something be done so we can attend the interview in Tampa, FL instead of both of us getting on airplanes and traveling across the country for an interview?
  7. Hello everyone, maybe someone knows a bit more about the subject here. My spouse and I have had an online relationship for nearly 2 years, we decided to meet in person. Due to travel restrictions, we met in Mexico to quarantine for 14 days. During these 14 days I proposed to my now-spouse, but marriage was not planned for a long time. Afterwards we both returned to the US, she is the American citizen. I arrived on an ESTA, met her Family and we spent our time together for one month and a half. We decided that after my return, we would file for a K-1 visa. At the day of my flight, however, it was such a hard personal situation that we decided it is best that I do not attend the flight back and instead we get married and start the CR-1 process. The flight was non refundable, which we just had to accept. We also enrolled me to college, as out of state student, since we wanted for me to take part in online courses while within Germany. After some research, we noticed that AoS may be possible. We are incredibly unsure about it, simply because we are scared that I would have to leave the country because of a failed process and that we perhaps could not see each other again. That being said, we don't want to be apart, that is why I am here explaining our situation. I have a few worries and am unfamiliar with the process. I know that I am allowed to overstay once the AoS process is active. Is the fact that I proposed to her in Mexico problematic, I was not sure if I would be let into the US, therefore I made the decision to propose to her there? We did not have the intention to marry, that only came into existence at the time I was supposed to leave the US. We married after 30 days of entry, what does that mean for us potentially? What happens if I get denied, will we be unable to start another visa process? My spouse is unsure about the chance that I am allowed stay, do we have to prepare for the worst? I apologize for all these questions, but this topic is dear to us and we want to make sure everything is legally acceptable. I hope someone knows a bit more about it, I would appreciate it a lot. Thank you for reading
  8. My husband's AOS interview is coming up on August 23, and I'm trying to understand if I am supposed to go in as well. The notice says a bunch of times to not bring anyone into the interview with you, but now I'm getting information that sounds like I should go in because I will also be interviewed. Could someone please clarify this? Should I just go in and let them send me away if they don't need me? (This will be in Indianapolis btw)
  9. Hi everyone I work as a Medical Technologist & recently received my EAD. I have a pending i485 (case was updated to show fingerprints were taken) that was filed since October 2020. My I140 has been approved since since June 2020. I paid for all my green card filing expenses (not the employer). I recently started a new job to help with Covid testing. Do I necessarily need to file AC21? I still work at my sponsoring company but I want to go part time or Per diem and be Full time at the new job. Do I need to stay full time at the sponsoring company? Thank you
  10. I'm sorry if I selected wrong topic. My question is can we file GC (485 to final stage) with outside immigration team (not from Office). My priority date is April 20 2015 with Employer A in EB3, I changed my job and joining new employer B on Aug 16 2021. I expect on Sep 2021, filing date for EB3 will move and I will be eligible to start the process. In this case, is it possible to contact private Immigration lawyer who can help with this process (new employer will not file I-140 until 6 month complete with them). Thanks, Vanaja
  11. Hi, My name is S A and that is what's written in all of my documents. I just got my green card a few months ago. I wish to have my husband last name so my name becomes S A M. My green card expiry date is February 2031. If I change the name in my SSN and DL to S A M (my state allows me to get DL with a new name even if my GC is in different name as long as I have proof of name change and new name in SSN), and keep my GC and passport in my maiden name, would that be a problem for work or traveling or is that against the law by USCIS? I have done my research for weeks and still can't find an answer. I might change my passport name to a new name in a few years (it's a complicated process to change name in my country and also I need to attend court in my country for it) so I will eventually change my green card to my new name when it expires. As of now I haven't decided to naturalize yet as my country doesn't allow dual citizenship for adults and me and my USC husband wants to retire there. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
  12. Hi everyone, I have received my EAD/AP combo card and plan to use it for a new job but I heard it will automatically void your h1b status since you are no longer in nonimmigrant status. So if my green card gets denied, I will be considered unlawfully present in US and have to leave the country. Just wondering if anyone has experience or heard about extend h1b to maintain status (which takes a while so cannot wait for it) while using EAD to work? If not, what are alternatives if your green card is denied. Thank you!
  13. I am about to start Community college and I was considering applying for the Dream Act, which is not part of FASFA. But I am wondering if the Dream Act would affect my Adjustment of Status (have not sent yet), in other words, would receiving money for educational use through the DREAM Act be considered a public charge and thus deny me my green card? Many thanks, Sara
  14. Hi all, I'm not sure if this is a correct forum to ask but I have a question for my wife that had been approved as a conditional permanent resident. We did the civil ceremony for the wedding on August~September on 2019 and applied for the green card and my wife got her conditional green card a couple of months ago. We are now planning on doing the actual wedding in our home country, which is South Korea, this coming winter. People are not advising us to go out of the country until the condition has been removed just to be safe for more than a couple of months while my wife is planning on staying there for at least 3 months. Is this not a safe thing to do while you have a conditional green card?
  15. I got my 10 yr green card a few months ago through marriage. I met my spouse almost 8 years ago, and after being in a relationship for 4 yesrs or so, we got married. I got a conditional green card, but I got the condition removed and got my 10 year green card. My marriage has been rough since a few months before I got my condition removed, and now I really can't stand it anymore. 1) I now have the 10yr green card, but does a divorce afffect my immigration status in any way? My attorney told me that if the divorce has to happen, make sure it is not due to mu fault, but should be my spouse's. For example, even though I have the 10 yr GC, if I am the one who got violent, or even cheated on my spouse, and that was the cause of the divorce, it would look bad. My attorney said the divorce should be due to my spouse's, but I dont even think this is true. Can anyone clarify? No one in our marriage has cheated, but I want a divorce asap. 2) It has only been a few months since I got my 10yr green card. Would it be bad if I divorce too soon? 3) If one day I want a citizenship after 5 years from now, would my divorce become an issue?
  16. My husband came here on his k1 visa last July. I left my job a couple months ago to become self employed, so we now have marketplace insurance. We were able to get the coverage just fine, but now they're stating that to keep the coverage, we need to provide a document with 'either the admitted date or allowable duration of stay'. I already gave them his I94 and visa with the date he was admitted on it. I submitted two different letters explaining that there literally is no document saying the duration of his stay, because he is here indefinitely. They continue to state that his documents are insufficient and seem to be ignoring my explanation. They don't give any context other than the message above, and continue to demand a document that does not exist. There is no reason this should be happening because Adjustment for LPR is listed as an approved status on the marketplace website. We've given them EVERY document we have (I797, I94, marriage license, visa/passport), which are all on their approved list. The last thing we got from USCIS is the I797 stating that his I485 is pending, but haven't heard ANYTHING since that came on November 6, 2020. He doesn't have his EAD yet, that's also still pending since Nov. So we have nothing else to give them. I have spoken to 4 supervisors who understood and said that our documents should be fine. I have submitted multiple letters clearly explaining the situation. I have submitted an appeal which I'm waiting on. I've tried to schedule a call with a case worker (they have to call me though, I can't call them, and they kept trying when I wasn't available). I have done absolutely everything I can think of. Has anyone else faced this? I don't think my spouse should have to settle for some crappy short term/catastrophic insurance that doesn't cover anything, which we will have to do if he loses coverage. To me that shouldn't happen, especially when the marketplace's own website says that folks waiting on their green card are eligible! If that's really true, then they should understand that not all immigrants are given a document in the interim until they get their green card. This has been so frustrating... any input is appreciated.
  17. hello , we have f4 case application and scheduled Interview at 22june , but consulate asked from us again to upload new Police certificate , our lawyer tolding me its to early to upload new additional Documents "NVC will fast trasnfer Doc to our embassy , but im little scared NVC sometims Delays to review Reuploaded Doc , it will be to late then , bcs 22 june is for 11 days and i dont think NVC have time to Tranfer moddified Documents To our local embassy , what should i do?
  18. Hi, I had received a 221 (g) green slip during my H1-B stamping. The VO at the interview said that my visa was approved and kept my passport. But it had a green slip with a request to submit a new passport when I went to pick it up a week later. My passport was stamped with the H1B visa but ‘Cancelled without prejudice’ was also stamped on it. I submitted a new passport shortly and got the H1b visa in the new one without any problems. I’m now applying for my green card and am wondering if I need to say yes where it asks if I have ever been denied a visa in some of the forms. It is confusing as the green slip does say refusal but it was overcome easily and quickly. Also, the actual visa wasn’t denied as my H1b status had already started in October the year before and I had the I797A that showed the approval. Please let me know if anyone has been in a similar situation. Thanks in advance:)
  19. Hi, I had arrived with my family in USA in Oct 2019 on L 1 A and all paperwork had been done by Zencode Jaipur for me and my family. Visa was issued for 2 years and renewal is due but there are no dates available in US Consulates in India. How can I get an extension while being in the US itself? Aniket
  20. Hello Everyone, I hope that this message finds you well...I am curious about a couple of things and hopefully some of you who recently, 2021, became US Permanent Residents can help with the following questions: After US Entry or Arrival on US Immigrant VISA issued by Consulate or Embassy: 1)How long did it take you to receive your green card? (entry Year 2021) 2) Did you select "YES" on the DS-260, if so did you get your SSC? If not, how did you make it work to get one since the SS-Offices are all closed and only taking "emergency" appointments. I have been reading the forums for the 2020 year (not a surprise) and apparently, it was a such a mess! In my personal experience, even if you chose the DS-260 option, not a single person I know in over two decades gotten theirs that way (I assume some may have gotten theirs that way)... they always had to go in person and apply at their local SS-Office. The green card arrival upon US entry was a big range between 1 week to 2 years. Anyway... any recent experience/advise is appreciated.... best regards,
  21. I'm am a US citizen, my wife is a US citizen and we plan on sponsoring my mother and father who live in eastern Europe to apply for green cards. Is it better to start the application process while they are oversees, or is it better for them to come here (they have 10 year visitor visas) and apply here within the first 6 months of arrival. They've visited before for a few weeks. Never had any issues. I'm wondering if the apply here... could they get denied the green card for some reason? The whole plan is a little too complicated to get into but it all comes down to them selling most property back home and come live here. If they get denied the green card it would not be good for them with most property sold. Generally what are the statistics when it comes to green card applications rejections? Thank you so much.
  22. After staying overseas for about 8 months as a greencard holder during Covid19, should one still apply for a Citizenship? Add any foreseeable issues with that? Asking for a close friend. After questioning her upon return, they allowed her back in. I told her I would help her apply for her citizenship. She's been a permanent resident since 2016 via marriage. Your thoughts and tips/insight please....
  23. Hi All, I have a question regarding getting a Social Security # for my wife. Her Visa was approved in March, 2020, she came here July, 2020 (delayed due to airport closures b/c of Covid). We were married late July, 2020. She is now in the process of getting her Green Card but we need a SSN for her for various reasons. Has anyone had any experience getting one during the Green Card processing phase? When I contact the SS Administration, some representatives state that she is able to get one, some say she can't. I have tried to read various info. on it and still cannot get a clear answer, and am hoping someone here has experience they can share. She is not allowed to work currently due to restrictions, so the SS # that we are looking for is the one that will state "Not valid for employment." Any info/advice is greatly appreciated. Have a great weekend!
  24. Hello everyone, I am considering sponsoring my mother and sister to come live with me in the US. I am a citizen. I work all the time and I can't travel to see them very often. We hate the distance and I need them to be with me, mostly my blind sister, for obvious reasons. I am reading horror stories online, about petitions for siblings being denied. Is this something feasible that I can pursue? If this doesn't work out, I will have to move back overseas and take care of my family. Thanks!
  25. We mailed out our AOS application a couple of weeks ago and haven't heard any confirmation that it's received. USPS tracking says it reached its destination, which is in Chicago. However, the check for the application fee has not been withdrawn. Should we be worried that we haven't gotten any confirmation from USCIS so far? If anyone else is currently going through this, how long did it take to just get a confirmation?
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