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Hello!

My fiancee and I are concerned about the "proof of meeting in person" and the "proof of relationship" portions of the K1 application. She is from Brazil, which is apparently seen as a "high fraud risk" country. As such, we have seen some advice on these two points, and also paid for a consultant to review our K1 packet. But I'm finding it very hard to know who to believe, and we have slightly different views as to how lengthy and detailed to make the "proof of meeting in person" description.

Some concerns around our particular situation include:
* Our relationship is short -- we met in June of this year. In August we spent an amazing week together in Brazil, after which I proposed without hesitation (she is absolutely the one). I will be moving to Brazil in December for us to live together for 6 months while we wait for the K1. I am hoping that this will assist the interview if and when she gets to that point, but at the point of submitting the K1, we just have that one week of in-person time (and of course a lot of WhatsApp texts and calls).

* She drives for a version of Uber in Brazil, after some complications due to both Covid and law changes in Brazil forced her exit from her earlier career, so she doesn't have a long full time employment history to show in the 5 year span.

* The consultant remarked that there is also a risk as she has been married to a foreigner before (not from the US, over a decade ago)

The consultant's suggestion is to keep it relatively short, but also said we need to make it feel "real". Our current version feels very "legal" due to other suggestions I had read on here and other sources.

Does anyone have experience submitting for a "high fraud" risk country, and have ideas about what to include for these two requirements?

thank you!

Hi everyone,

My I-751 (filled jointly) has been pending for more than 1.5 years, and unfortunately, it looks like we'll be divorcing. I'm in California and the divorce process here takes at least 6 months (waiting period) before it's finalized, and in my case it could take even longer - possible up to 2 years (expecting for the worst).

My questions are:

1. When should I notify USCIS and convert my case to a divorce waiver?

2. If i file the waiver as soon as divorce case is open and USCIS sends me an RFE, I may not be able to provide the final divorce decree in time. Should I wait until the divorce is closer to being finalized before I switch?

3. What if i get scheduled for the interview while still in the divorce process? Can I attend the interview on my own and request to convert my petition to a divorce waiver there?

Hi everyone, I'm doing research and already looking into preparing parts of the AOS package.

I'm not in the US yet, but since I know I have 90 days after arriving to send in this package, and I need to send in two (for my son as well), I'd like to do some work already. Our K1 package took me months so I wanna be prepared I guess.

Now I have 2 questions, can I send my own package and my son's package in one 1 envelope or do we have to send them in individually?

And how does it work to get a social security card or number? I've heard you can apply for one once you arrive, but I also saw on the I-485 form you can get one there.

If anyone has any good tips of how to file with a child as well, please let me know since I can't find much about that.

Thanks!

Hello,

Question 15 in part 6. Asking the sponsor "Have you filed a Federal income tax return for each of the three most recent tax years"

That would be 2024, 2023 and 2022.

The petitioner moved to the US in 2023.

Should the answer be Yes and write N/A on the 2022 field and explain on the extra fields that they moved to the US on 2023? Or should they answer No and explain the same way?

They will be using a joint spoinsor anyway who meets and exceeds the requirements.

Thanks

I am about to start the i130 for a cr-1 visa for my Moroccan wife who lives in Morocco. Do her Moroccan documents need to be apostilled?