US Immigration from Indonesia

Hey everyone,

I m a EU citizen currently in the US and I just got married to a US citizen. I came in on an ESTA and I will be leaving as planned with my new wife in a few days before my ESTA runs out. We plan to live in Europe for a few years and come live in the States in say 5-10 years. I know that in the long term I ll need a visa to live and work in the US but my doubt exists in the short term:

Can I keep using ESTA when my American wife and I come visit family here in the US occasionally? How will the Customs and Border agents view this? Will I need to apply for a CR1? I ve read it takes forever and I m not currently looking to immigrate at this point in time.

Any help/advice/comments/suggestions would be very appreciated.

PS - For those of you worried about getting married on ESTA, it wasn t a problem at all.

Hi All,

We realized we make a stupid mistake by only sending one passport pictures in our I-130 package. We mailed it today, we tried to cancel the mail but they say it already sent. What should we do???? Please have anyone ever experience something like this before? we just can't afford to get deny/RFE over this silly mistake

Hi All,

I'm preparing the I-130 package, please help me (beneficiary) with these questions below:

1. Part 4 about the beneficiary, item number 46. Asking If the beneficiary is currently in the United States. I'm currently in the U.S with a K1 visa, getting married, and planning to get back to my home country for work. Should I mention it in this question although I'll be leaving soon before we submit this?

2. Part 4 about the beneficiary, item number 59. provide an address at which you physically lived together. I write "Never lived together" although practically I'm staying here for 1.5 months and I also have changed my address on driver's license. so does it count as lived together?

3. For evidence of bonafide marriage, we prepare:

a. Wedding Related Documentations: Marriage Certificate, Photo at the Wedding shower and wedding, Airbnb receipt for the wedding night, the receipt for wedding ring purchase, and Congratulations card from friends.

b. Honeymoon Documentations: Photo, boarding passes, some receipts from our spending, the ticket to show, bank statement showing our spending during honeymoon

c. Proof of Joint Ownership: the act of donation entitling beneficiary own 50% ownership, both our names on utility bills, copy of our driver's licenses showing same address

d. Proof of Joint Responsibility for Financial Assets, Liability & Welfare: establishment statement of joint bank account, authorized CC on Petitioner's account, power of attorney for Petitioner only, receipt petitioner pay for beneficiary insurance

e. Affidavits From Family and Friend(s): Notarized

f. Proof of Shared-Activities & Relationship: Other photos & Travel document from our k1 timeline until now. like boarding passes, pictures, visa stamps, our bank statement showing our spending at the same place, chat, and phone log.

g. Synopsis of Marriage in the U.S and Living Apart Explanation

are we missing something? will it become a red flag if we only send power of attorney only for petitioners? or should we take this out?

4. Most of the time, the petitioner is paying for our expenses like during wedding, honeymoon, and travel. should we concern about this?

I appreciate your help.

Thank you

We submitted I485, I765 and I 131 to the Chicago address, in less than two weeks we received three I 797 , one for each form we submitted with the receipt number starting with IOE, and no where on the Notice of Action does it say where is the processing center. The IOE means is the Electronic Immigration System - ELIS - but how does one determines where is your case being handled, whe you do the search ELIS is not one of the choices to pick to see the timeline. Thanks

Now that the CDC said that the Covid vaccine is required when doing your medical exam, not sure who that will apply for a AOS application from a K1 visa as there is no medical as you submit your vaccine records that you brought from the Medical Exam in the country you had the interview at. It will be interesting how they will handle. My spouse was vaccinated on the 4 day from arrival so that is not an issue, just how we provide the proof.