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Application Fees for Non-Immigrant Visas to Increase On January 1, 2008

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athena_ny Proficient

athena_ny   1

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K-1 visas are not the only non-immigrant visas. F-1, B-1, B-2 - honestly, I'd rather have the nonimmigrants paying an extra 31 than seeing AOS and Removal of Conditions keep doubling every few years. As far as I'm concerned, K-1/K-3 shouldn't even be concerned non-immigrant visas, but what the hell do I know.

A person with an immigrant visa enters the US with permanent resident status.

K1 and K3 visas are non-immigrant visas with a path to permanent residence through status adjustment. (K1 requires marriage to the petitioner within 90 days of entry AND status adjustment.)

Relatively small percentages but fairly large numbers of K visa holders never adjust status to permanent resident, for one reason or another, thus they don't ever become legal "immigrants".

Yeah, I get that. I'm not sure what I was thinking, I think it was too early. For the reason that many don't adjust, it does make sense for them to be non-immigrant, so I guess that's just the way the cookie crumbles. And in the end, non-immigrant visas and AOS/etc are processed by different departments, so it wouldn't matter either way.

Oh well, the fees will continue to go up because that's how things are. Which is why we plan on doing citizenship ASAP.

this is the way the world ends

this is the way the world ends

this is the way the world ends

not with a bang but a whimper

[ts eliot]

aos timeline:

married: jan 5, 2007

noa 1: march 2nd, 2007

interview @ tampa, fl office: april 26, 2007

green card received: may 5, 2007

removal of conditions timeline:

03/26/2009 - received in VSC

07/20/2009 - card production ordered!

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greeneyedgirlfl   0

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: United Kingdom
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I agree, though...I'll pay the $ to be with the one I love again...

Dawn

Dawn

Our journey to be together (work in progress)

March 2007 - Met online

1/28/08 - Sent I-129F to VSC

5/13/08 - Visa in hand!!!

7/7/08 - POE

7/11/08 - legal wedding

7/20/08 - AOS/EAD/AP sent to Chicago Lockbox

11/18/08 - AOS approved!!!

11/25/08 - Received welcome letter...and Green Card!!!

12/21/08 - ceremonial wedding

10/9/10 - Sent I-751 and started the fresh hell that is ROC

10/14/10 - NOA1 for ROC

10/29/10 - received appointment for Biometrics

11/22/10 - Biometrics appointment

Currently: Living blissfully with my Essex lad...

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