US Immigration from Morocco

Hello Everyone

I m in the process of completing our cr1 visa application and I have my maiden name on the application. But I started to get my name change and so far I have an updated SSN with the married name only, soon will have an updated driver s license but the passport will be later due to needed to travel overseas. My question is what do I do now with the application that is in progress, that is not filed yet. Should I put everything in the married name and explain I m in the progress of changing my name in the additional information about me part. I am the petitioner. Thank you for any replies.

Hello! My husband received a job offer so we thought we would try for an expedite request. Our request was received on June 7th and we were told that within 5 business days we would know if they were requesting more information or denying it. We haven't heard anything. I've called into USCIS and checked the status online but still don't understand why it is taking longer. I can only assume Covid has slowed this down too, like everything else. Visa Journey always knows the answers, so I thought I'd ask here to confirm.

Is anyone else also waiting for an expedite request? Or recently heard back from USCIS after submitting one?

Thanks

When USCIS is reviewing your case and determine you are missing an important document, does anyone know if they have finished reviewing the case and determined only one piece of evidence was missing or could there possibly be more RFEs after they resume reviewing the case?

Hi everyone! Please, I am looking for someone who has experience with (k1) living in CALIFRONIA, to guide me on what the next steps after into the USA and what is the form I need to do the Adjustement Visa from K1 to C9. Thank you in advance

Hi all,

I've been reading a bunch of posts in the forums since returning to the US, and I'm concerned about our chances for approval, mostly due to us having a traditional engagement ceremony, including an exchanging of rings.

Some background:

-I'm female American (25) and he's male Moroccan (21), no prior marriages nor children, etc. for either of us.

-We met initially in mid-2019 when I visited Morocco, kept nearly daily contact, began romantically seeing each other late 2020, and got engaged during my visit to Morocco last month.

-I am not muslim (more agnostic) while he is muslim. We're both fine with this as long as our children are muslim, inshaallah. I'm okay deferring to his preference since he is more religious.

-I just visited him and his family for 3 weeks in Morocco, but both of my visits to Morocco are within the 2 year period for filing.

-He is proficient in English as that is our main language of communication, and I know some elementary Arabic / Darija.

-I also keep in frequent contact with his brothers as they consider me part of their family. I also talk to his parents, but they don't know any English, so our conversations are less frequent.

-We do have a shorter engagement period (which is I know is a bit of a yellow/red flag), but we are both people who exercise caution with those we date and don't want to 'waste' our time on a superficial relationship.

-He has never traveled to the US / outside of Morocco

We have plenty of evidence as far as photos, chat logs, etc. are concerned, but I am now anxious because I have seen so many threads warning against having an engagement party before filing. It was a simple ceremony, lasting less than 30 minutes. We exchanged rings, fed each other a date and milk, kissed each other on the forehead, and held hands in front of his family. After that, we took pictures and had a homemade lunch. We wore traditional Moroccan clothing for the ceremony that his mother ordered in advance of my arrival. They don't match exactly, but it's obvious that we are together.

There is the possibility that I could not include the photos in my file, but we exchanged the photos over whatsapp, and I don't want to lie if we get an interview and they ask if we had an engagement party. Plus, if they ask if we had an engagement party, we say yes but didn't include any photos, wouldn't that also be suspicious? I'm trying really hard to get all of our documentation together, but it feels so sad that something used to celebrate our love with his family could cause us denial.

Thanks in advance