US Immigration from Brazil

Hi

I read this WARNING here and am trying to make sense of the i30 process:

"If you are already married, and your spouse came to the US on a tourist visa with the intent of immigration and marriage, then he/she should return to his/her home abroad, and the I-130 (or along with an I-129f for a K-3 Visa) should be filed with the relative outside of the U.S. to avoid denial, deportation, or even being banned from re-entry to the US."

https://www.visajourney.com/guides/i130-spouse-inside-usa/

I am a native US citizen, and recently married a foreign national who came here in 2018 on a Tourist visa, then soon thereafter converted that to a F1 student visa, which is valid through September 2023. We met with an immigration lawyer who mentioned nothing about the need to return home abroad.

We have all the evidence and supporting documents and are just about ready to file, but these kinds of warnings are troubling. The fact is, she CAN'T return home abroad without a "permission to travel" - which is ONLY granted once an i30 has been submitted (F1 stduents cannot leave the US if their change of status was obtained in the US. They can only travel freely if their F1 was obtained in their home country) . So, what the heck?

Any advice is greatly appreciated!

Hello, I was wondering if anybody has had a similar situation where they had submitted an expedite request a few weeks ago and they haven't heard back from yet. However, some new developments came up during our waiting for this expedite with the health of a grandparent that is not able to undergo surgery and has limited time left. The first expedite was for financial loss, but since we haven't heard back anything in 2 weeks, I was wondering if we could submit another expedite for Humanitarian reasons while the 1st one is still active? Or do we have to wait until we hear back from the other one and wait 5 days if denied before applying again?

Hi,

My wife has applied for an emergency advanced parole because her sister is very sick and could pass away. We have an appointment tomorrow. My question is just about the list of things we're required to bring, that they sent in the email notice. The last item is "A completed Form I-131, Application for Travel Document, with payment (if payment is required)."

We already have a pending I-131 application for her and will be bringing the I-797 NOA for it. So, will we have to pay again?

Thanks,

Hi all,

So we got our biometrics notice about 2 or 3 weeks ago in the mail and went to the actual appointment yesterday. When we got back home, we checked online to see if there was an update and there was, they had changed the status to "Actively being reviewed by USCIS". The next morning (Today), my wife received an email saying there was an update, and we thought it was the same one we saw yesterday, but when we signed on, it said the card was being produced! We looked at the documents and saw there was the approval notice that was posted yesterday, the same day as our biometrics appointment, saying that we will receive the card in 7-10 days.

So now we're wondering if this is a mistake or if anyone has had a similar experience? Mostly asking because our AP status has not changed at all and we filed them together. Or if we'll be receiving two different cards for EAP and AP?

Hello,

My wife just got her conditional green card for 2 years after getting her K1. When it expires in 2 years, how will she be able to work and drive legally when it expires and we wait for her 10 year GC?

Looking for some help!

-Brandon