US Immigration from Italy

Good morning/afternoon/evening fellow k1 filers!

My fianc and I are going through the k1 visa process as well. My case was approved a week ago (yay!) and now we are talking about the next steps.

He has had a very good job as a feeder driver for a big company for the past two years, and a usually steady and solid income. He got injuried at work last spring, received workers' comp for a couple of months, and he's back to driving at the moment since September 1st.

His injury hasn't healed yet though, and he's afraid he'll need to go back on compensation before my interview, that should happen around December.

So he was panicking a little bit about the documents we will need as evidence for the I-134, because I told him some pay stubs should do the job, but on the compensation checks there isn't anything like the YTD thing, only the money he's getting that time and that's all.

I'd like to reassure him someway that his injury won't compromise my possibilities to get the visa, and that he's still well above the required limit of income for the affidavit of support. Is it okay if we presents paystubs of a couple of months prior to the interview dates (like September and October), plus the past two tax returns, IRS official tax transcript and maybe the proof he just bought an apartment one month ago? Would it be enough? Can the workers' comp situation affect the process?

Thank you in advance to anyone who will answer!

hello,

two weeks ago I went to get my biometrics done (fingerprints + photo). On my USCIS profile, the status of my EAD and AOS says "Case is being actively reviewed by USCIS", and the date of this update is the same date of my biometrics.

My question is: am I supposed to receive a notification/message from USCIS about my fingerprints? If so, how long does it take/do I need to contact USCIS?

Thanks for your help,

Sara

I am pretty sure I already know the answer but I want to check in with someone who went through this and know what the consequences would be.

I have a family emergency and the stress it has put on me is making me want to get a flight tomorrow and go back to my home country to attend to everything. I came to the U.S. on a K-1 visa and now my Adjustment of Status is in process (received in July and haven't done biometrics yet). What would happen if I leave now? What would my options be if I wanted to come back to my husband after I attend to my family's emergency in my home country?

Thank you in advance.

Good evening,

I would really appreciate it if anyone could share their opinion/experiences on related current acceptable trends for a married couple in a scenario similar to the one I explained below, petitioning for a foreign spouse s permanent residency.

It has been a very strange past year and a half due to Covid.

I would like to know what if any changes have occurred to the adjustment of status/permanent residency application process due to what Covid has done to our society.

In the past, normally one would petition for adjustment of status and they would support their spouse and provide stability and security for them and demonstrate that in their petition.

I am curious to know have there been areas of the process that the requirements have become easier to satisfy or are more flexible when considering one s relatives immigration through marriage petition? Or have they become stricter?

The scenario I am in is a little complicated due to Covid and I would like someone s opinion if my scenario and future petition would possibly set off any red flags or possibly be denied and what adjustments could I make to avoid a possible scenario or denial?

My scenario is as follows:

I am a natural born American citizen.

I was once married abroad to a foreign national in 2007 and successfully completed the K-1 visa process and adjusted it to US permanent residency. After a couple of years, I was tired of the same job and same city and I wanted to relocate. As crazy as it sounds, we decided to leave the USA and live abroad. She surrendered her green card since we no longer needed it. Sadly, after about 7 years of marriage, she didn t want to have children and we seemed to want different things in life so we decided to go separate ways and got divorced.

Eventually, I returned to the USA and have lived here ever since.

I currently am engaged to an amazing woman and my fianc studies at a university and legally works with accounting, however coincidentally she is not an American citizen.

I would like to know have the permanent residency requirements been looked at differently by adjudicators since our current economy and everyday life have been far from a normal year due to Covid? I ask this because coincidentally I was laid off from my job right before Covid. I began studying and developing a business plan and developing products. I was in the process of organizing and starting a brewery business but then the entire country got shut down in the middle of launch and after months of waiting for things to improve, they only got worse and I decided to go in a different direction. So I decided instead of trying to start a business that relied on public interaction and exposure during a hectic worldwide situation, to not let the down time keep me from accomplishing something good for my family. So I utilized the scenario Covid had created to give back to my family and help out on my family s farm and renovate and transform it into something less labor intensive, more lucrative and with a brighter future. I also provided care for my nieces and nephews since Covid created a huge mess for working parents and school and daycare and the workplace. During that time is when I met my fianc .

Luckily, Covid didn t have an effect on my fianc and she works full time and studies and together we were ok.

Considering what Covid had done to mine as well as many other people s lives, is a combined income viewed as acceptable in regards to the proof of financial support/income requirement?

I collected unemployment and I imagine that normally doesn t look attractive on an affidavit of support petition. What is your opinion? Or doesn t it really make a difference since they are more focused on and concerned about a valid, strong and happy marriage?

Also I would like to know if I were to petition for adjustment of status/permanent residency for my future wife, would our combined income be considered to satisfy the income requirement since she is already legally here in the usa and working? How would it be viewed by an adjudicator that my foreign future wife makes more money in the USA than I do at the moment?

If my Affidavit of Support didn t satisfy the income requirement, would it really matter since my wife currently earns 2-3 times the requirement? How would this look to an adjudicator viewing our case and deciding whether or not to deny our request for permanent residency?

Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

All the best, CP

Hi! I'm going to finally move next week and trying to be prepared for all the following steps.

I was trying to fill in the SS-5 (application for social security card) but not sure on field n. 5 "Citizenship" what is the correct box to check.

I'm a K1 visa applicant.

which you did you use when you completed your form?

1. legal alien allowed to work

2. legal alien not allowed to work

3. other

i would go for number 2 as until you get a green card or EAD you're not entitled to work but on the SSA webpage it seems to be number 1.

https://secure.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0110211530 (look at K1)

can anyone help please.

thanks!