USCIS has no competition and no legal requirement to do their job efficiently and in a timely manner

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47 minutes ago, SalishSea said:

‘Our tax dollars’ do not pay for people to bring their parents, siblings, children and spouses here from the old country.  Or a fiancé met once for two magical weeks.

Can you imagine the uproar if they did?

 

The USCIS/DOS fees is why they are referred to as self-funded.

yeah our tax money goes to the Ukraine and endless wars as well as spying on our personal lives instead 

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2 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

Then go for it

happy to sign one that i agree on

the one thing i would change is Joint sponsorship/get rid of it  and only approve visa if USC petitioner can afford the immigrant and themself

with the income set so low,   $18,310 for 2 for K1 ,,   and joint sponsor is not required to support the immigrant,  to me there is just no way 2 people can live on that especially in NYC or Miami

 

if u read VJ  the requirements are different for embassies /don't like that either /if i have to prove multiple visits to have a visa approved,,   everyone in every country should

Would be nice if they gave a green card in arrival for k1 at least until the adjustment can take effect so they aren’t helpless and dependent. 

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12 minutes ago, godspeed said:

Would be nice if they gave a green card in arrival for k1 at least until the adjustment can take effect so they aren’t helpless and dependent. 

Opting for a marriage and a CR-1 is usually a much, much better choice.  Then, the "limbo" period is eliminated.

Edited April 15, 2023 by Crazy Cat

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26 minutes ago, godspeed said:

Would be nice if they gave a green card in arrival for k1 at least until the adjustment can take effect so they aren’t helpless and dependent. 

They already thought of that.   You have just described the CR-1 process.

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14 hours ago, SalishSea said:

They already thought of that.   You have just described the CR-1 process.

and why can't they provide a temporary work permit with a k1 visa? seems to be inhumane to make someone wait a year before being able to work

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17 minutes ago, godspeed said:

and why can't they provide a temporary work permit with a k1 visa? seems to be inhumane to make someone wait a year before being able to work

A K-1 entrant is authorized to immediately apply for a work permit which would authorize him/her to work, after approval, until the I-94 expires.  Not being able to work for several to many months is, yet again, a known drawback of a K-1.  If working upon entry is a priority, the a K-1 is a poor choice.

With the introduction of the Utah Zoom marriage, the K-1 is looking weak. 

Edited April 16, 2023 by Crazy Cat

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39 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

A K-1 entrant is authorized to immediately apply for a work permit which would authorize him/her to work, after approval, until the I-94 expires.  Not being able to work for several to many months is, yet again, a known drawback of a K-1.  If working upon entry is a priority, the a K-1 is a poor choice.

With the introduction of the Utah Zoom marriage, the K-1 is looking weak. 

 

yes and the work permit application takes a long time, it's probably not worth filing at this time and just waiting for the AOS to finish unless they can speed things up

 

yep the zoom wedding looks to be the best way, but the problem is filing a ROM with the Philippines and having more legal ties to that country which is never a good idea in my experience

 

the USA is bad enough with puppet politicians and corruption but the Philippines is much worse with a less engaged public and almost entirely celebrity media

 

 

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18 hours ago, godspeed said:

Would be nice if they gave a green card in arrival for k1 at least until the adjustment can take effect so they aren’t helpless and dependent. 

it would be a disaster

I551 stamp on passport or green card without marriage

there are those who would get the stamp or card and not marry but disappear into the illegal immigrant world 

we have enough  illegals

Edited April 16, 2023 by JeanneAdil

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29 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

it would be a disaster

I551 stamp on passport or green card without marriage

there are those who would get the stamp or card and not marry but disappear into the illegal immigrant world 

we have enough  illegals

ah well they could make it valid with marriage cert

 

the borders are wide open, they don't care about illegals

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6 minutes ago, godspeed said:

ah well they could make it valid with marriage cert

They already do when the K-1 entrant marries and applies for Adjustment of Status.

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4 hours ago, godspeed said:

and why can't they provide a temporary work permit with a k1 visa? seems to be inhumane to make someone wait a year before being able to work

Inhumane?

 

I'd hardly call it that.  The immigration process is voluntary.  As with any major life change, it pays to do one's due diligence in researching the options.  Every single time someone comes to VJ inquiring about the K-1, they are given a list of tangible drawbacks.

 

Own your process, do your research, make choices you can live with.

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22 minutes ago, SalishSea said:

Inhumane?

 

I'd hardly call it that.  The immigration process is voluntary.  As with any major life change, it pays to do one's due diligence in researching the options.  Every single time someone comes to VJ inquiring about the K-1, they are given a list of tangible drawbacks.

 

Own your process, do your research, make choices you can live with.

100% agree with this and I was a K1 AOS. Both my husband and I knew what this process entails and agreed that we can handle me not having a work/travel permit for ~a year or so. If this was something that we were not able to handle and come to terms with, we’d definitely have gone with a CR1. 
 

This isn’t it something that is “hidden” or a surprise. This is open information. It is what it is. If working and traveling immediately are of importance, K1 is not for you.

Edited April 16, 2023 by powerpuff

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Just now, powerpuff said:

100% agree with this and I was a K1 AOS. Both my husband and I knew what this process entails and agreed that we can handle me not having a work/travel permit for ~a year or so. If this was something that we were not able to handle and come to terms with, we’d definitely have gone with a CR1. 
 

This isn’t it something that is “hidden” or a surprise. This is open information. It is what it is. If working and traveling are of importance, K1 is not for you.

Same here for the K-1.  We evaluated the options and chose the K-1 because in 2018, it made sense.  If we were doing it now, we would choose to do a CR-1, since so much has changed since then in terms of processing times.

 

Also, being around VJ during the worldwide lockdowns really brought to light the inherent weaknesses with that visa.  Honestly, at this point I think the only remaining advantage is for people who have minor children to bring at the same time/within the first year.

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3 minutes ago, SalishSea said:

Same here for the K-1.  We evaluated the options and chose the K-1 because in 2018, it made sense.  If we were doing it now, we would choose to do a CR-1, since so much has changed since then in terms of processing times.

 

Also, being around VJ during the worldwide lockdowns really brought to light the inherent weaknesses with that visa.  Honestly, at this point I think the only remaining advantage is for people who have minor children to bring at the same time/within the first year.

Definitely. K1 is just not worth it anymore. The processing times are bananas.

 

Bringing children that are under 21 is really THE only advantage with K1. It used to be an advantage for same-sex couples but that has been eliminated due to Utah Zoom marriage. 

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13 minutes ago, powerpuff said:

100% agree with this and I was a K1 AOS. Both my husband and I knew what this process entails and agreed that we can handle me not having a work/travel permit for ~a year or so. If this was something that we were not able to handle and come to terms with, we’d definitely have gone with a CR1. 
 

This isn’t it something that is “hidden” or a surprise. This is open information. It is what it is. If working and traveling immediately are of importance, K1 is not for you.

 

don't make excuses for them, getting the 'i'm just a player in their system' mentality is why the options suck - and they all do..