US Immigration from Hong Kong

Hello everyone,

I'm a DACA recipient and I came to the US legally and overstayed the visa. Got my DACA since before 18 and consistently renewed, so I'm well aware I don't have any unlawful presence.

Now my mother (LPR) petitioned for me and I already got DQ with the embassy. Had to delay my interview because of Covid and got rescheduled for later this year.

My lawyer is already telling me everything is going to be okay and I should fly back to my home country and do the consulate interview.

However, today while looking up the news I saw someone going back to Mexico to do consulate processing and got a 10 year bar as a result.

You can see it here.

The news article did mention she was barred because of her initial illegal entry.

Nonetheless, I'm now having second thoughts. I would assume my scenario wouldn't trigger the 10 year bar, right (at least theoretically)?

Anyone recently did their interview in HK Embassy?

If so, may I know when your case became Documentarily Qualified (DQ)?

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3/20/2020 - DQ

3/4/2021 - received email from NVC stating within 120 days, we'll receive either an interview appointment or a confirmation that we are still in queue

If we know what DQ date is being interviewed in HK Embassy, it'll help give us an idea how much longer we have to wait. It has been more than a year since our case became DQ. Contacting NVC always receive the same response - case is Documentarily Qualified.

Thanks

Obviously, K1 visa holders/those going through adjustment of status are not permitted to do any work for a U.S.-based company until they have received employment authorization, but what about non-U.S. companies? Is it possible to continue working for an overseas company in a remote capacity and earning income while waiting for the EAD?

Haven't been able to find anything from USCIS or DOS on this particular topic, so would appreciate any insights.

Hi all,

IR1 - Hong Kong US consulate

1.Any idea on the waiting time/estimate time frame from document qualified until interview appointment ?

2. We are document qualified by NVC couple weeks ago. What next? Just waiting for nvc send us the interview appointment letter? How can I know my case been transfered to the us consulate at Hong Kong ?

Any input is greatly appreciated.

thanks

Hello Everyone,

My husband (the sponsor) has $0 income right now, and we plan to solely use my husband's assets (savings, checking, and stocks) to satisfy the poverty guideline requirement for I-864. (More than 3X of the poverty guideline.)

I learned from this forum that we needed to prove the assets have been here for at least the past 6 months to be safe.

So we are wondering in form I-864, do we enter the MOST RECENT value of his assets stated on the most recent bank statement, or do we enter an AVERAGE value (for example, the average ending balance of a savings account for the past 6 months)?

Thank you so much for your help!