US Immigration from Canada

Hi everyone, My fianc and I are waiting for our K1 interview which might happen within the next few months since our consulate is now open. My fianc (beneficiary) was previously in the US on a J1 visa in 2018 and was NOT subject to the 2 year rule. His country (Canada) is not on the exchange skills list, he did not receive government funding (his DS-2019 says personal funds for the source of funding), and he did not receive medical training. However, his DS-2019 is not marked where it says if he is subject or not and Canadian citizens do not receive a J1 visa (see here: https://ca.usembassy.gov/visas/canadian-students/)

i was wondering if we should bring anything related to the J1 at his K1 interview to prove he is not subject to the 2 year rule. We plan on bringing his DS-2019, his invitation letter from the program sponsor, and his funding source letter and proof. Will this be enough? What can they see about previous J1 s? Can the officers see things we can t already see regarding the J1? I ve been so anxious about his past J1, please help. Thank you!

Hi everyone.

I got another interview notice. October 20... exactly two months to the date of our original interview on August 20.

the interview notice looks just like the first one without the USCIS letter head and instead of saying initial interview it just says interview.

see attached (marked out personal info).

I have no idea what to make of this. I am going to call them on Monday to confirm and of course re-prep all my docs for this second interview.

My fianc and I are preparing docs for the interview and he was here previously in 2018 on a J1 visa (not subject to 2 year rule). Has anyone (K1 or CR1) here had a previous J1 visa for an exchange program? Did they ask about it at the interview in Montreal and if so what did they ask for? Did they ask anything related to the 2 year rule?

Hi All,

My wife and I sent off our AOS packet without the i944 (in early September before the ruling was reversed). Because it is retroactive, we will likely receive an RFE for this. Can we go ahead and send the i944 to USCIS to add to our packet before an RFE to keep this as efficient as possible?

Anyone else in the same boat?

Thanks!

On the I-944 there is a question about health insurance. Each month I renew my travel insurance from Canada. I was under the impression I wasn t able to obtain health insurance here until I had an SSN number? I am in Florida. Any help would be great!
will the travel insurance be sufficient for the time being? Or should I look into another option?