US Immigration from Malta

Last Friday saw the end to my immigration journey as I took my oath and officially became a US citizen.

I just wanted to say thank you all for this forum and for the guidance that is available here. Your messages are seen by many more people than just those who post/comment and sharing your experiences provides valuable insight into a stressful process. To those in the midst of the process, just starting - or thinking about starting, hang in there. It's not a short journey by any means but the outcome is worth every minute of it.

I'm off to begin the next chapter of my life as an American. Until we meet again.

Hello,

So soon after I arrived on a K1 visa, I applied for SSN on my maiden name before we got married. When I went back to the SSN office to change my last name to my married one, they said I cannot as I need the AOS first to be done. Is this correct? Can I still add my SSN with my maiden name as proof in the AOS package? Joint bank account is also on my maiden name because they will not change it unless my SSN shows my married name. My husband added me to his medical insurance and they used my married last name, same on the rental lease.

I guess I'm just worried as some stuff are under my maiden name and others under my married name, is this okay to use?

Hello,

We just received our NOA2 after 289 days, we are so happy.

I have some questions though please. If anyone could help me out I would be so grateful.

1. I know my fianc the petitioner has to fill in the I-134, does he need to mail it to me after he fills it in or can he just scan it for me?
2. Do I need the I-134 filled in in order for me to be able to go ahead and do the I-160 online?
3. I booked my flight for February a while ago to go and see my fianc in the US, if by some miracle the interview is done before then and I get the K-1 visa, can I not use it and use my ESTA as normal and then use the K-1 visa with the sealed envelope later within the 6 months time frame that I have for moving? there's no way I will be able to move by February unfortunately.
4. If not, can I ask the Embassy not to schedule my interview before February? as the flights are non refundable.
5. What are the original docs that my fianc needs to give me for the interview? and which can be scans only?
6. For the interview, do I need a copy of the I-129F form that we sent to USCIS, as unfortunately we forgot to make a copy of it before we mailed it out.

Hello,

As I understand it, the sponsor must earn 125% annually from the poverty guidelines to qualify for the affidavit of support for the k-1 visa, so more than 24,650k annually?

Can someone please explain how does it work exactly?

Do they take in consideration the debts, loans, and child support payments of the sponsor if he is divorced and has a child from a previous marriage and deduct those from the annual income sum?

Do they take in consideration if the beneficiary has a sum of money from a previous property owned and that was sold? Would that qualify for self support?

Hi all,

I often heard about the limbo state after one has moved over to the US, got married and have applied for their AOS. I am wondering what are we allowed to do during this period of time. Maybe people who are going through it can shed some light.

Can we do the below whilst waiting for our AOS?

• Buy a car
• Apply for a driving license (Oklahoma in my case)
• Open a bank account
• Buy property or land
• Work
• Have a medical insurance (not job-related if working isn't possible)