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Visiting my wife for Christmas with intentions of applying for CR1

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I am currently in the UK thinking abut visiting my wife and her family for 2 and a half weeks for Christmas and New Year. I have a new 12 month lease and have also been employed at the same business for 4 years.

 

Is it likely i'd be turned away for plans to apply for a CR1 and live in the us from phone conversations even with a lease and employment note?

 

(ps. would i need apply for a new ESTA after being married and visiting a new US address)

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Boiler Grand Master

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Why wait file now

 

Most people visit without issue during the process we have a Mega thread on it.

 

You do not need a new ESTA.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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6 hours ago, maku said:

I am currently in the UK thinking abut visiting my wife and her family for 2 and a half weeks for Christmas and New Year. I have a new 12 month lease and have also been employed at the same business for 4 years.

 

Is it likely i'd be turned away for plans to apply for a CR1 and live in the us from phone conversations even with a lease and employment note?

 

(ps. would i need apply for a new ESTA after being married and visiting a new US address)

Unless you plan to lie about your intent, there should not be a problem.

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I visited my ex-husband about a year into the CR-1 process for a couple of weeks, and I got in no problem. The officer I saw even thought it was super cute and hoped my spousal visa got approved soon. 

ROC from CR-1 visa (Green Card expiration date was Nov 24th 2016)

 

Link to the evidence I submitted. Be sure to send evidence spanning your entire marriage (especially for K-1) or as far back as you can. Just one or two bank statements will not cut it. I primarily focused on the two years of living here since I came in on a CR-1. If you don't have the fundamentals (i.e. joint accounts/policies), you can explain why in the covering letter. E.g. "While we do not have joint utilities, we both contribute to them from our joint bank account".

 

September 26th 2016: I-751 package sent to CSC

September 28th 2016: Package delivered
September 30th 2016: Check cashed
October 3rd 2016: NOA1 received with receipt date of 09/28/16
November 3rd 2016: Biometrics received with appointment date of 11/14/16.
November 14th 2016: Attended biometrics appointment
October 30th 2017: Infopass appointment to get I-551 stamp
February 26th 2018: I-751 case number (aka the NOA1 receipt number) becomes trackable
March 14th 2018: Submitted service request due to being outside of processing time.

March 15th 2018: ROC approved. 535 days (1 year, 5 months and 17 days)

March 29th 2018: Card being produced

April 4th 2018: Card mailed out

April 6th 2018: Card in hand. Has incorrect "resident since" date. Submitted service request on I-751 case (typographical error on permanent resident card) and an I-90 online.

April 2018 - August 7th 2018: Tons of service requests, emails and now senator involvement to get my corrected green card back because what the heck, USCIS. Also some time in May I sent a letter to Potomac telling them I want to withdraw my I-90 since CSC were handling it.

August 8th 2018: Card in production thanks to the direct involvement of Senator Sherrod Brown's team

August 13th 2018: Card mailed

August 15th 2018: Card in hand with correct date. :joy:

October 31st 2018: Potomac sends out a notice stating they have closed out my I-90 per my request. Yay for no duplicate card drama.

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