US Immigration from Germany

Hello everyone,

I just read the instructions on the documents you need to bring to your K1 visa interview. It states you need to bring proof of your previous visas to the interview. In the past I had a J1 and F1 visa. However, I do not have the old passport anymore that contains the visas. When I renewed my passport a while ago, they took in my old one and did not let me keep it. What kind of evidence am I supposed to bring instead?

Would appreciate some help. Thanks

Hello everyone,
My fianc and I want to apply for the K1 visa soon. I met him in 2021 during my exchange year, for which I was issued a J1 visa. I have already calculated the days I have stayed in my home country up to this point and came to the conclusion that 2 years have passed. However, I am wondering at what point USCIS will ask me for evidence that I have stayed in my home country for two years. Will they send me a notice, does my fianc have to send it in with the initial petition or will I be asked at the interview and am expected to bring evidence? Also, what type of evidence should I compile? Are my university enrolment certificates, job contract, apartment lease, bills, along with my I-94 of the times that I travelled to the US in the past years, enough?

I would appreciate some help from someone who has already done this before Thank you!

I came across the O 1 and EB 1A visas a few months ago and figured I might have a shot at obtaining them. I also did a ton of research on the topic, especially from people in my industry (software engineers and other tech workers).

I'm posting here because I know some of you have already been through this process, and I'd love to hear any tips or opinions you might have.

I'm speaking hypothetically, since I haven t achieved all these accomplishments so far.

A little about me: I m a 22-year-old German citizen majoring in computer science. I co-founded my tech startup with a buddy when I was 20, and we're focused on modernizing the government sector in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. We've also partnered with another company that's a major player in our regional market. It's a win-win for both of us, and we expect huge growth this year and next.

Here s a breakdown of my accomplishments (some are still hypothetical):

- I co-authored five publications, though my contributions were minor and have nothing to do with my startup.
- 15 letters of recommendation from former college professors, one letter of recommendation from my co-founder and our employee, one letter of recommendation from a someone in Portugal with whom I built a software product remotely, one letter of recommendation from someone in the Bay Area, CA, who I met at a conference, and one letter of recommendation from the person who runs our partner company.
- I'm CTO of my own company, earning an annual salary of 150,000.
- 15 different articles highlight our company's product, and one magazine features it regularly.

- I was on the jury on my college's hackathon.

I included the hackathon judging experience because I ve heard that immigration lawyers can interpret the O 1 and EB 1A visa requirements in different ways, meaning the criteria are pretty broadly defined. In other words, serving as a hackathon judge might count toward the requirement/criterion of having reviewed the work of your peers in your field.

So, I'm just interested in hearing your opinions and any advice you might have. What I really like about the O 1 and EB 1A visas is that they're tied to my personal achievements rather than being based solely on my company, for example, holding a managerial role in my company (like the L 1A visa requires).

Just to be super clear, my goal is to achieve a green card and eventually US citizenship.

Thanks in advance for any insights you can share!

Hello,

I became LPR (CR1) later April 2019. I stayed one week and went back to Germany. Then returned after 5 months 14 days for 2 weeks (where I was sent to SSSS and was asked when I am going to move permanently) for 2 weeks. Then returned to Germany for the last time and returned to the US after 4 months 29 days (no BPO issue at all). During these years I left the country for only 12 days for one trip. I have paid taxes in the US since 2019, Removal of Conditions didn't require an interview.

My question is now, being 2 months away from being 5 years here physically and having my GC for almost 6 years would it be smart to wait these two months to file N400 or doesn't it matter since once the interview takes place I'll have hit that mark. Or does it matter at the day of filing N400? I could do marriage based N400 but it's a lot more documentation (that I have but I recall the work for i751 to put everything together).

Thank you

My kids received their N-600s after more than two years of waiting in April last year.

Their USCIS accounts still show "interview scheduled". It didn't bother me initially but the reason why we filed their N-600 was to make sure, USCIS tracks the kids as citizens and not LPRs. Is there a second, internal database which is showing they received their certificate and the one we have access to is not that important or would I need to schedule an info pass appointment to show they already have it in hand?

I just like to have everything in order in case I am not around one day to help out with all the documents, (paper) trails etc. At the same time, I am still recovering from USCIS and the thought of contacting them is something else...