US Immigration from Netherlands

Hi guys! I figured I'd type out my experience. Especially since I haven't seen a lot of detailed experiences/reviews, might as well!

Our interview was the 10th of September. 9:30am, bright and early! We arrived at 9:07am and saw a few people arriving. There's a LOT of parking for visitors, so no need to worry about that. We left our phones in the car, but you do not have to. We walked in to the building and had to go through security. Have your appointment letter ready! That's the first thing they ask for. Then you have to put your phone, wallet etc in a little box for the xray thing. Walk through a detector. Then you walk over to a little podium where someone points you to the right window. There were about 4 couples in front of me, not too bad. They took my ID, appointment letter, photo and 2 fingerprints. She then wrote a number on my letter and told us to go upstairs. They'd call us by our names.

We then went up to the next floor and saw quite a few people waiting. I wanna say around 40. I kinda panicked knowing we didn't have our phones. Last time I did my K1 interview in Germany there was about the same amount of people, probably even less, and I waited for about 4-5 hours. Without food, entertainment... So that sent me back there. BUT, I think we waited for less than 15 minutes. We were fooling around checking receipts in our wallets when they called my name.

We then followed the officer to her cubicle/room. She didn't say much, that made me nervous, but I just went with the flow. We got sworn in and she started by confirming our adress. We moved a week before and I had changed it in USCIS, but it hadn't changed on her end. So we confirmed my new one. She then asked How we met/how our relationship started. I started explaining, then my husband started adding information. I think she didn't hear me clearly or didn't listen, because she didn't understand we met online until AFTER my husband added some things to the story. She then asked How did you build your relationship/life since moving? It was something like this. My husband took the lead on this one and was very vague. This made me EXTREMELY nervous because I could tell the answer was not what she was looking for. But she continued with another question before I could add anything. She then asked Did you work unauthorized? I was honest and told her no. I even joked saying I was glad to not have to work for a little bit and just relax at home. She laughed, this put me at ease. She also added I'm a full time dog mom anyway (dog was mentioned in the previous questions+pictures). She asked if I had any new evidence to add, which I did, a new 864 due to a job change. She kinda skimmed it and didn't seem to want to do too much with it. I forgot to give her the paystubs and employer letter, so that sent me in a panic once I realised while we were driving back home.

She then started asking the yes/no questions. She began with the ones I put 'yes' on on the 485. It was 13 and 76 top of my head. It was about overstaying/violating the terms of my visa. I explained that our AOS got rejected twice, and due to the rejections I overstayed/filed AOS too late. She nodded and seemed satisfied with the answer. A few questions were asked, like if I helped traffic people, drugs, if I ever killed someone, stuff like that. At one question, one about government assistance, my husband cleared his throat right after I said no. I looked at him in panic and said Babe now she thinks I'm lying!!!! We all laughed. She mentioned she is sniffly too due to the aircon being on on that side, another officer has a space heater and it trips up the AC. Was kinda funny.

She then asked if we had anything else to add. I said nope. I offered her stuff we brought like my husband's birth certificate, but she didn't need them. We joked about the BC since we had to drive to Oklahoma to get it, so it was a 7h round trip. She said it was a good bonding experience and we laughed.

She then explained that the case would now be reviewed again and once we hear back, it usually takes 30-60 days before you get the card. Something like that. She said a few other things but nothing that really stuck in my mind. I was honestly kind of dissapointed that we weren't approved on the spot. Atleast I thought. We then went to the car and it was 9:52. So that was crazy! I kept checking my USCIS account for news until Edward & Jaycel here told me that the system takes 24h to notify us of any changes. So then I gave up LOL.

The next morning I woke up at 10:30, checked my phone and saw the email. 'We have taken an action on your case'. I quickly logged in, hoping but thinking it would just be the change to 'reviewing'. BUT! It said I got approved!!!! The email arrived 10am, so I'm guessing we were approved on the spot but just not told.

I think that's all? It all feels like a fever dream now LOL.

Hi friends,

We got our invite for the interview, yay. Now my question is, my husband changed jobs since we filed the 864. Is there something we should bring? Should we bring a whole new 864? Or file this online ahead of the interview?

I can't find any information on what to do if your employment changes.

If anybody can help me with this issue, I'd be much obliged :).

I am currently in Authorized Stay pending my I-485 Adjustment of Status application from a K1 visa. I am a Florida resident.
In the past half year or so I went through the pesky business of acquiring an American driver's license. I did the test and written exam and 'passed with flying colors'. So far so good.

Besides that, I supplied the relevant documents as stated by Florida statutes, which are proof of address (two), evidence of pending adjustment of status (NOA1) and evidence of lawful entry (stamped K1 visa and certified marriage certificate). The employee at my county's designated tax office for non-US residents checked and accepted the evidence. They issued me a temporary license (a piece of paper to be used with my passport) and told me my license should be produced and sent within 60 days. So far so good.

However, on June 18th I received an order of cancellation (see below). I falsely assumed this was just a warning that my temporary license would expire (not my brightest moment). Today I found out through the MyDMVportal system of FLHSMV that this is actually a cancellation of my entire license. I am confused by this, as I have a valid basis on which to apply for a license (pending I-485).



I would like y'alls advice on how to proceed, as the letter seems to show several avenues of action. What do you think I should do and what do you think this letter means, exactly. What am I missing?

Hey all,

I will try to be as detailed as possible, but if more information is needed, do ask.

Our I-130 petition was approved early May. Since then, we have been submitting documents to the NVC. The only remaining documents are those relating to the Affidavit of Support. We're deliberately holding off on sending these in because of a trip to the U.S. (mid-July till end of August) that was planned before the I-130 was approved. To be clear, the USC is domiciled in the U.S., but we'll be travelling back to the U.S. together because we're in the Netherlands right now (foreign spouse is from the Netherlands and male).

I (Dutch spouse) just finished my Master's and will not seek employment in my home country because - if all goes well - I will be moving to the U.S. around the end of September. However, that leaves me with few concrete ties to my home country. I live in my parental home, do not own property (house/apartment/car) and I am no longer a student, making it difficult to prove to CBP that I intend to go back home.

However, we were thinking:

1. I have a perfect history of compliance with the terms of my ESTA (with trips going back to December 2021). Trips were sometimes a week long, but also as long as a month and a half.
2. We are going through immigration the legal way. This is especially obvious since our case is already at NVC. We won't have an interview date by the time of entry, but in order to successfully complete the immigration process, I would need to fly back to my home country to attend the medical exam and the interview at the U.S. Consulate General in Frankfurt. Which I absolutely intend to do.
3. I have a return ticket that was booked and paid for before the I-130 was approved.

But we are not sure whether this will be sufficient. For that reason, we are asking for your advice.

Thank you in advance.

Hi friends,

I know it's a long shot, but I am someone who likes to stream on Twitch occasionally and have made a few bucks from it.
After getting my EAD, I made some more, but I have to change my Tax interviews etc.
So I did that. But I can't say I'm a resident, or gc holder etc, so I have to select the 'Non US-citizen' option. They then asked me to provide proof that I am not etc. I'll copy the direct info below.

You have provided a treaty country that is different from the permanent address country. In order to remedy the discrepancy, please provide a written explanation establishing entitlement to treaty benefits, or you may provide documentary evidence that establishes tax residency in the treaty country claimed. Some common examples of accepted documents are Passport, Certificate of Residency or National ID card. The documentation must be issued by an authorized governmental body and contain your full name, address and photograph.

So I can't select I'm a US resident, as it asks the following: Are you a United States (U.S.) citizen, U.S. permanent resident (green card holder), or other U.S. resident alien? and according to all my research, no I am not. But then it rejects my explanation of 'I recently moved to the US on a K1 visa to live with my now husband. I am not a greencard holder yet, but I have an employment authorisation. So I'm still only a Dutch citizen.'

I'm so confused on what they want from me.. LOL. Anyone with experience in this field?