US Immigration from Netherlands

One thing I noticed is that most of the immigration lawyer websites use form I-485 rather than consular filing when filing for a green card. I'm an LPR myself and have plans to file I-130 for my (foreign) spouse, but am debating how I could get her in the US so we'd have to spend less time apart (even if not allowed to work). It says that the requirements for using I-485 are that you entered the US legally, but I think entering using an ESTA might look very sketchy and might get us denied. What would be the correct visa to enter the US that form I-485 is designed for? That is the part that confuses me.

Hi, quick question about the DS-160 form. My name on my birth certificate is Nikki. My nickname since I was a kid is Nicole. I never use my nickname on documents only my social media and email. Also everybody calls me by that name. Should I put it on the given name option section? Because I did put it somewhere in the I-129 form. But if I have to bring a police clearance form for that name, or of they do a background check, they won t find anything. Please help me out!

Hi all,

I (petitioner) am disabled and am my mother's dependent. I am planning on using my SSDI payments for the I134, however since I was young when I started receiving them, they are not enough and I need my mother as a joint sponser. For reference, we both also live together. I understand that both my mother and I need to fill out the I134. On the form where it says to list all income contributions from yourself/dependents/others you financially support, does my mom include my payments, since I am her dependent, even though I'll be putting them on my own form? It just seemed odd to me that we will have two forms listing the same source of income and I don't want to get it wrong.

The expiration date of my Green Card is Febr 23, 2023

I filed and mailed the I-751 on Febr. 22, 2023, so one day before it expired.

USCIS received the I-751 on Febr 25, 2023.

I enclosed a letter with an explanation with the reason for the late filing.

Am I too late?

Hi all,

This question has been asked a million times, yet I find it hard to find a similar case and therefore I'd like to get it clarified for my own peace of mind.

Last year in July 2022, my wife and I filed the I-130 to start the CR1 visa procedure. My wife is US citizen and I am Dutch. My wife works in the Netherlands for a US-based company on a Dutch contract. Her company is also willing to move her. If we cannot make this happen so fast, then she can continue working on a Dutch contract. Both options resulting in her income being continued whenever we move. Either on a Dutch contract or a US contract from the same employer.

My question is, by the time we have our interview/NVC stage, what is the best way to demonstrate this? The options I am thinking of are:

If US contract is formalized before the interview:

1) Letter that her US contract will be effective as of x-date (somewhere not too long after the interview, our immigration date) + last paystub in the Netherlands

If contract is not yet formalized (I don't want to lie to the officer):

2) Letter that her contract thus income will continue on Dutch contract for this big US based employer + that the company will reform the contract to a US-based contract + last paystub in the Netherlands

Will this be sufficient? The income is conform all the rules by USCIS + we both have good education.

Thank you for reading and responding.