US Immigration from Italy

Good Sunday everyone,

I would love your help for a friend that has a question about continuous residency requirement after applying for American citizenship.

She applied for citizenship in October 2020 and then had to go back to Italy for a few months.

She returned to the States few weeks ago but will have to go back to Italy in a month or so to take care of her baby (the father lives in Italy).

She knows the general rule that requires to spend in America at least 6 months and a day every year; however, she is not sure if this requirement applies in exactly the same way also after applying for citizenship.

Would you please share your knowledges on this regard?

She is very confused right now and your help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you so much

Hello all!

I am currently helping my brother who is active duty military (navy) with his K-1 visa process. He submitted the initial application before deployment and it was received. He has since received an RFE which I am helping him and his fianc get sorted. The RFE is asking for more evidence (ongoing communications, statements of relationship support etc) and one of the things the notice mentioned was "evidence of financial support". This request is confusing because the 129F application does not require financials, the visajourney K1 guide doesn't mention financials until after approval of 129F, and USCIS states that affidavit of support is not required until the 129F is approved. Can anyone please advise me on what exactly they would need as evidence of financial support at this point in the process? Also if anyone has any advice on processing the 129F while being active duty in the navy would be appreciated! We have been able to compile all the other evidence requests in the RFE but the financial evidence is stumping me and I don't want to leave anything out.

Thank you for all your help in advance!

I have question on my case: once our I-129F were soon approved, how could the following process interfere with an ESTA or L1-B petition for the same person that could potentially happen soon?

The background is the following.

Last August 2020 my american fianc e sent an application for a K1 visa for me, italian citizen, so we could get married in the US to consequently apply for a green card.

Today Visa Journey forecast for I-129F approval is April 11.

Two weeks ago I discovered that my employer is urgently looking for several skilled employees to support a new operation recently opened just where my fianc e lives.

I've applied for one of the positions and I had a first interview with the european hiring manager who described me the possible scenarios in which, given the urgency, they suppose I could quickly support the colleagues in US starting with an ESTA and several weeks of business trip and, in the meanwhile, ideally start the paperwork for a working visa, possibly a L1-B as I was granted in 2014 in a location nearby.

I don't know how high the chances I have to be selected for the position (I would optimistically estimate 55%) and 'win the lottery' of being quickly, at least temporary, being in the US on a totally different pathway than the one I'd been planning and acting upon.

Can someone advise if there could be possible CRITICAL interferences between a running K1 visa process and the petition for ESTA ESTA and L1-B/H1-B?

I just realized I haven't introduced myself yet, so hello everyone!

I'm an Italian postgrad student, dealing with my last exams, the life at my parents' place again after many years alone, and an intercontinental long-distance relationship!

My fianc is a purebred Wisconsinite, and he was my very first contact with the US. I am from the very South of Italy, but I lived for 9 years in Tuscany, and one in the UK.

We met on a penpals forum, started chatting cause I had just moved back to Italy after a year in Scotland and I wanted to keep practicing with English, and he speaks Italian (he loves Italy and was planning to move here when he retires. I always tell him that he wants to marry me only to obtain the citizenship) but it was getting rusty. None of us was looking for a relationship, but the good intention to stay friends lasted maybe a month, or less haha.

So here we are now, with our journey with the k1 visa just at its beginning. We haven't met since late april last year due to the travel ban, but we're looking forward to hugging again, and starting to plan our life together.

Hello my Citizenship interviewed was previously scheduled for 2/2 and then canceled because the Northeastern and rescheduled to 3/16. Upon interviewing me, the IO found out my entire "printed" folder was missing so as a formality he has to wait and retrieve that before closing the case. I passed all the tests and everything looked perfect to go. I will receive the updated notification between 3 to 6 weeks. Apparently it happens often when you change the first appointment? Anyone else experienced the same?