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    Abandoned AOS and now regret it
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    US Citizen with Foreign Fiancé: When and How to Get Married?
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    N400: Admitted to Weed during Green Card (was it a crime I was not arrested for?)
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    Fiance or Marriage Visa in 2025 ? Pros and cons?
    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. 

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    Help with next steps after case forwarded to embassy
    1:14 am today

    JenR



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    Hey everyone,

    this is my first post and I am in need of some support right now.

    as of March 27th my case was forwarded to the US embassy in Jordan.


    for context I filed a i129-f for a K1 visa for my fianc

    i have not heard back at all since then. My embassy does not allow for scheduling until the embassy sends an email.

    however I am growing nervous as before when I would use the CEAC tracker I would get the notification in transit

    however as of May 27th my search comes back as

    your search did not return any data

    anyone know why I would get this message now? Or any experience with a similar situation?

    I have contacted the NVC who says my inquires need to be directed to the embassy(as it was forwarded two months ago).

    as I contacted the embassy in Jordan I get an automated email saying unfortunately your case is at the nvc and we can not access it

    Any feed back would be greatly appreciated

    i added some screenshots of the emails I have been exchanging with the nvc and embassy

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    Does Beneficiary need to carry their US naturalized citizen petitioner's original foreign Birth Certificate for IR1 interview in Mumbai embassy?
    12:45 am today

    DJVJ

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    Hi, as expected, I got the "Attention Visa Applicant" email from Mumbai consulate today, about 6 weeks before the interview. It says:

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    This is an automated message about your upcoming Immigrant Visa case number BMBXXXXXXX at the U.S. Consulate General, Mumbai. Our office has reviewed your file and have provided the status of your documents below.
    Birth Certificate: OK
    Marriage Certificate: OK
    Petitioner s Birth Certificate:
    Police Certificate: OK
    Medical Reports: Complete your medical examination with an approved panel physician. Information on scheduling medical exam is available at https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/BMB-Mumbai.html#medical_exam_instructions . (ignore if already done)
    I-864/ I-864A/ Affidavit of Support: Ok
    IRS Tax Transcripts, W2, 1040: OK

    Please carry all your original documents

    Now, I already mailed original i864 & other required documents two weeks ago to my spouse in India. I was born in India, and have mailed a photocopy of US passport (same as everything uploaded in NVC CEAC). The above email does not say OK in point labeled as 'Petitioner s Birth Certificate: ' Does my spouse need to carry my indian birth certificate in original for interview? Thanks.





     
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    Invite wife from Nigeria to the U.S
    12:03 am today

    Silverback

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    This may be a stretch but is it possible to invite my wife to the U.S even if we have submitted all documents and have been qualified through NVC and awaiting for an interview? Will this postpone or interfere the process with interview?



     
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    I-751 June 2025 Filers
    9:16 pm yesterday

    pietrus1

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    Starting a new thread for fellow June 2025 filers.

    Case is being processed by VSC

    June 2 - Sent Package

    June 3 - Package Delivered (Carol Stream, IL)

    June 5 - first text message and email, case appeared in online portal

    June 7 - Personal Check cashed, one file with partial evidence scan uploaded to portal by USCIS agent

    June 10 - 48 month Extension Notice and Biometrics Reuse Notice available in online portal, 'Case Is Being Actively Reviewed By USCIS'

    June 14 - Extension Notice and Biometrics Reuse Notice arrived in the mail

    Looks like we covered all the first steps pretty quickly and now the waiting game begins. Will file N-400 ASAP in late May 2026, but we wouldn't mind a surprise I-751 approval in the meantime. I know it's unlikely, but one can dream :). Hoping we can be done with the USCIS for good in roughly 18 months.

    Good luck to everyone!



     
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    134 Form Question,
    6:36 pm yesterday

    Ronsnipe03



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    My fianc has her interview in 10 days. I already filled the 134 form, print, signed and scanned to email to her,

    however I just read an article that says the statement letters from the bank must have total deposits for 12 months and signed by the officer.

    The statement letters I got from my 3 banks, only have the date the account was opened, current balance and no signature from the officer.

    Does anyone know if the embassy will accept these statements or do I need to go back and get new ones with the signature and 12 months deposits?



     
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      Hello everyone I really need help right now my case is in US consulate Montreal but was placed on administrative processing but I’m back in my home country Nigeria and I’ve been having difficulty communicating with them in regards to the transfer of my case 
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