US Immigration from United Kingdom

Hi all,

I have read and read until I can not read anymore, so I need your advice please. Quick recap, married my American husband in September 2023, I have been back and forwards to the states over the past 2 years, staying 6 months at a time. My husband brought us a house in 2021, while I was there I started renovations, decorating, ripping old bathrooms outs, nothing major. After we got married, a few months later we returned to the UK for our honeymoon and it was at this point that we decided that we would apply for my green card and that I would remain in the UK while this process took place. He left and before we knew it it was February. We were extremely naive about this whole process and honestly hadn't really looked into all that in entailed, he filed the I-130 in February. While I was living there I was obviously helping pay bills, now I am back in the Uk, I have my own bills, but without me helping towards the mortgage he now risks losing the house. This was supposed to be our forever home and I am devastated. We thought the process of the green card would take like 3-4 months, I know, please do not come at me, neither of us have been in this situation before so yes were were very, very blind to it all! Would the risk of losing the house be enough to expedite the process. My husband has a great job and earns enough to support me, but not if he has to cover the mortgage and bills all alone. (Not that I would ever expect him to keep me) I send what I can but living separately, obviously means twice the bills now. I m so worried and just want to be back there to support my husband but is this reason enough to expedite the case?

Unfortunately, I have decided that I no longer wish to continue with my marriage. My husband has done some things that I just can t forgive.

We are in the ROC phase - we filed for ROC last summer, and I received the 4 year green card extension while USCIS makes a decision on my case.

I have a few questions:

- My understanding is that I will switch my ROC application to a waiver filing - is that correct?

- At what point do I notify USCIS of this? Is it when I have the divorce decree or sometime before?

- What documents (if any) should I save down for the rest of ROC and for naturalization? I have copies of all my immigration paperwork filed to date. Is there any additional evidence / ID documents it would be wise to make a copy of before filing for divorce? I do worry that the divorce will become messy + my husband won t be cooperative if there s anything I need down the line.

- Anything else I should know about the ROC process?

thanks in advance

Hello,

I just finished the I-130 myself and I am wondering can I have someone review my application before I submit ?

I did the application with my wife and we would like for someone to review our portal with all of the documents we uploaded before we officially submit.

Would reaching out to an immigration lawyer be the right move or are there other ways to have this application reviewed in the portal ?

Thank you!

Apologies if there's a thread already here somewhere, but I cannot quite seem to find anything that answers my particular query.

I'm aware of TMVN and the fact that it's a monthly subscription which claims to provide you with a reasonably accurate estimates for key points along visa processes.

I'm also aware that VJ users opinions on this service vary greatly.

I find myself wondering, bar using the service to gauge dates that aren't even set in stone, what else does it provide? If I'm not really that concerned with knowing exact dates because I can be flexible with my plans, or if I'm happy to stick with the free VJ timeline estimate, is there anything else I'm missing of value that TMVN could provide for a subscription fee?

Also, if you do recommend it (either for date estimates or something else), is there a certain point in the process that you'd advise signing up? For example, would it provide any benefit to sign up at the NOA1 stage (longer sub, more money) versus signing up later down the line at NOA2 and beyond (shorter sub, costing less overall)?

FYI, I created an online account (for free) on USCIS website using my (beneficiary) email. This has case tracking and I believe it will notify me by email once the status of our application changes - something that TMVN also offers (at a price).

Thanks in advance for any input.

Hi - I was DQ on 25th March 2024 and am waiting eagerly for my appointment at the embassy. Can anyone tell me how we get notified of the appointment - is it by letter or email? I am hoping to find out within the next week or 2.

Also - from anyone else's experiences, how long did it take to get the notification of appointment

Many thanks in advance