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Community SpotlightFiance or Marriage Visa in 2025 ? Pros and cons?
KandB posted a topic in What Visa Do I Need - Family Based Immigration,
I'm 23F 🇨🇿, my partner is 29M 🇺🇲
We want to get our visa going sometime this year and want to be together as soon as possible but we are still unsure which visa would serve us better. I'd like to get married in my home country but on the other side i wouldn't mind getting married paperwise in the US and waiting for my work permit and etc if it would allow us to be together faster and then save up for and have our dream wedding in my home country.
What do you think ? All of this is so overwhelming and confusing and we just want to do the right thing.
I asked the same question on reddit, so many people recommended me to go with fiance visa, two suggested marriage visa. I need more input and advice from experienced people. Thank you
Ps: is it possible to have dual citizenship so i don't lose one from my home country? How does that work ?- 31 replies
Supporting evidence for AOS following K1 marriage?
smilingstone posted a topic in Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from K1 and K3 Family Based Visas,
I entered the US on my K1 last week and we'll be planning to get married over the next few weeks. Throughout the whole K1 process I had in my head that we will need further supporting evidence of our relationship/marriage for the AOS process, such as co-mingling finances, opening joint accounts, health insurance, etc. However, now that I'm revisiting guidance on our next steps, there isn't any mention of this.
I am wondering if I misread something early on and it just stuck in my mind, and that we actually don't need to provide anything like this. VJs AOS guide doesn't make any mention of it, and nor does any other immigration-based sites. Is this something needed for the potential interview (from what I understand not all people get called for AOS interview)?
Can anyone confirm or clarify what we need? A run down of the docs you provided, when filing and/or for interview, would be really helpful.
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Tourist visa denied.. worried this will impact future family visa
mnelove97 posted a topic in Tourist Visas,
Hi, I’ve been thinking about this for a few days and feeling a bit worried. I wanted to have my husband visit me while we await our I-130 as I’ve heard some people have been approved while waiting. However he applied for a tourist visa in Jan 2024 and was denied as he said he was planning on visiting with his brother and had no family members here (true we were just snapping/texting).
We got married in July 2024 and he went in Sept 2024 at his 2nd attempt at a tourist visa - this time mentioning our marriage. The embassy worker didn’t give him a chance to speak and just said he’s “lying” because he mentioned last time he didnt have any family members in US (which he didnt). I’m worried this was written down as fraud and he will never get any visa. I’m not sure what the embassy would have written down for his denial?-
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Wife was denied entry into her interview due to Copy vs Original Doc
Rollie New New posted a topic in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures,
My wife was denied entry into her interview on Dec 20th 2024 because she had a copy of my divorce papers and not the original. Our lawyer tried to argue that the original was not required. But the embassy sent us a link that clearly showed the rule has been in place since 2022. Her new interview date is now Jan 23, 2025-
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Can I Travel to the USA with a Pending I-130 Petition?
Rayman2025 posted a topic in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures,
I have been invited to speak at a conference in the USA. My partner, who is a U.S. citizen, has filed an I-130 petition for me as we plan to move there eventually. I also have a job offer, and the employer is in the process of sponsoring an O-1 visa for me.
1. Can I apply for an ESTA to attend the conference, and am I likely to be admitted?
2. Will traveling to the USA on an ESTA impact my I-130 petition or future O-1 visa application?
Thank you!
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DV Lottery of K1 Visa - Can I file for both?
Petrisaint Mpaka posted a topic in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures,
I applied for the DV lottery 2025 and hope to be selected this year. My fiancé and I discovered that there is a fiancé visa for the USA. Do you think if we apply for the K1 visa but are selected for the DV lottery that we can stop the fiancé visa process? What are the timelines and options here :)?-
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Recent Immigration DiscussionsF-1 Visa Placed in AP Administrative Processing After DS-5535 - What to Expect? 4:59 am today
Niki89
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2 RepliesHi everyone,
I applied for an F-1 visa in Vancouver in January 2025. the officer placed me on hold (221g) and later requested DS-5535.
I submitted all requested documents (resume, sponsor proof, etc.), but my CEAC status says Refused since February 2025. My program is mostly online just requires me to attend one to two weeks per semester in person and I am worried about missing my start date.
Has anyone in 2024-2025 been through a similar situation? How long did your administrative processing take?
Any advice or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
I can't log in to my US travel docs account 4:15 am today
lawlight.k
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1 RepliesEverytime i try to log in, it logs me out automatically. Why? I tried resetting my password and 100000 checking that my info are righ, but nothing is working.
Consulting with full time job - need to disclose if no work? 1:29 am today
pleasant_human
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2 RepliesA friend is a LPR. He is employed full time. He is thinking about putting out a word about a side consulting gig. He's curious if it is ok to put the word out (website etc.) about the consulting gig - give it a name "XYZ consulting etc." and see if there is any interest via Google ads etc. If there's any interest and anyone reaches out, he may then figure out whether or not, and how to proceed given his current employment etc. He just wants to gauge the market. Does he need to register the consulting site somewhere (like form a LLC etc.) before advertising it out on the internet?
However, if he just puts out the word and a site and never really accepts any real work/payment, would trying to get the consulting work need to be disclosed in the N400 in employment section?
How can he best navigate this?
Tax Return from Home Country 7:42 pm yesterday
RobertHopkins
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10 RepliesIn 2022 my wife was not a yet a US resident/did not have her green card. Therefore, I filed as married, but separate.
my questions are
1. do we still submit the 2022 return married but separate for her I-751 that I filed?
2. Does she need to submit hers from 2022 from her home country?
thank you!
What is the legal basis for conversion of family preference categories from one to another 7:24 pm yesterday
Walansa
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5 RepliesWhich INAs are the basis for automatic conversion of 1st family preference category to the 3rd and vice-versa?