US Immigration from Brazil

Hello, everyone! My friend came to the USA with her husband and two kids. Her husband is an engineer and came with a work visa from Mexico, but now he is thinking he may lose this job and will have to go back to Mexico. The problem is that she just got a job as an ESL teacher at the school district, and she does not want to go back to Mexico yet. Is there a way for her to get a work visa for herself and stay in the country? How does that work?

I asked my CPA, the following question, but he wasn't 100 % sure . My fiance arrived 8/22 and we go married in 10/22. We filed the I-485 in 11/22. On my 2022 tax return, I filed "married filing separately". Im a little concerned that the IRS may look for a tax return on my spouse, and of course there isn't one since we are STILL waiting on his work authorization. I hope this doesn't affect the AOS. Just being cautious

Hi! I was looking at my consulate feedback and reviews here on VJ while I prepare myself for my interview.

I noticed that when I filter the reviews to only see "poor" reviews, many of them have no stars given and no feedback given. Wouldn't this pull the embassy/consulate rating down? When in fact the user really didn't give any rating or feedback at all, even though he took time to submit a review?

I understand the user had to select the 0 star when he submitted it, so it was a conscious choice, but it's honestly not helpful for other users. Maybe as a solution, whenever a user selects zero, then a written feedback of at least 100 characters is required? That way it will help people to actually think/pay attention to their review before submitting it, and not just submitting anything that is not helpful at all.

Or maybe would including a requirement of minimum of one star for the review to be submitted be an option? Maybe this would be a big change on the whole rating and it may and not be possible. You know better than me.

Just throwing ideas here and wondering if this is possible seeing the website is going through so many changes too. I just feel frustrated many users gave the embassy 0 stars with no explanation whatsoever about what was so bad about it.

Also, if I may add, Rio de Janeiro has a terrible typo on this page: https://www.visajourney.com/consulates/index.php?ctry=Brazil&cty=Rio De Janereiro
It's not Janereiro. It's Janeiro.

Hello everyone,

I am new here and as the title says I am applying for both of these forms and 2 more (I-130 and I-864). I came to the US with a student visa and after I graduated I filed for the Optional Practical Training (OPT) and I was able to work in the US for a year. My OPT has expired and I need to file the I-765 again to be able to work legally, now that I am married. So, I am thinking if I should renew my permission or if I should make a new one. I believe I should apply for a new one because I need to get a job and not just to get another OPT.

I would really appreciate a feedback! Thank you in advance!

Hi,

I've been married for 3 years to a US citizen. I adjusted status from an F-1 visa. I got my conditional green card and have since applied for removal of conditions, which I'm waiting for now. I'm eligible to apply for citizenship in February 2024 if I stay married.

I love my husband very very much, but we have some potentially irreconcilable differences that have me thinking of divorce more often than I would like to. We've gone to couple's therapy (but he has all the receipts), I've gone to therapy specifically to discuss whether to get a divorce about a year ago, and I decided to stay. A year later, I still think of divorce frequently, but I'm afraid of the implications for immigration.

My husband has visited my home country once, and my parents have visited us here in the U.S. once. I'm close with his family and he's reasonably close with my cousin who also lives in the U.S. (we have pictures and airfare tickets to support all of this).

Other than adding the two years for citizenship eligibility, what are my risks here? He's been known for some "petty revenge" (never against me) in the past, so I'm afraid he could do something to negatively affect my status. Does he have any recourse?

If I want legal advice, do I go to an immigration attorney or to a divorce attorney? How do I find an attorney that specializes on both things?

I'd love to get a no-fault divorce due to irreconcilable differences but he's not open to discussing divorce as a real option right now -- I've mentioned it a few times and he just shuts down.

What do I do? There's been no violence or cheating involved (thank goodness), just good old "we're too different and we fight too much and I'm unhappy about my marriage and feel like I've tried everything else already."

Thanks!