US Immigration from United Kingdom

Hello visa community friends,

I am after some help again .

I entered the US on 15th September and married my Fianc on 10th October ( I am a British citizen).

Our marriage license has been sent to the city hall ( last Tuesday) and I m awaiting my marriage certificate copies to arrive.
I have a US bank account already.

I am wanting advice about my driving license, my husband and I are looking to purchase a car together in the next week or so. My question is, should I await my marriage certificate to avoid having to change my name on my drivers license or should I just get on with the drivers license process. I am in Boston, Massachusetts and will have to do a written exam and a physical test in my own car from what I can gather.

I just don t really want to waste any time as we have a lot to do.

if anyone has any tips for someone newly married, changing their name to their spouses name and trying to navigate their first few months in the US I d be very grateful.

Thanks for taking the time to read this.

Lesley

thank you VJ for all your help previously in getting my wonderful husband to america! we are now, years later, considering moving us both back to his home country UK. is there a website you know of that is similar to Visa Journey for this? or any good resources we may not be aware of? thank you for your time

Hi - I have submitted my N400 a couple of weeks ago from the UK as my spouse is living here and working for DODEA which is an approved employer to apply from the UK.

USCIS have sent me a notification saying I need biometrics to proceed further and to arrange getting my fingerprints taken on an FD-258 card and to contact the US embassy or a US military base as there are no USCIS offices in the UK.

Has anyone had to do this and made arrangements to do so? I am planning to contact the embassy tomorrow and as my spouse works on a US military base I am going to contact them also tomorrow. I am struggling to find any information online that confirms exactly what I need to do.

Thanks

I feel like there is a lot of fear mongering on the internet right now due to Trump's changes. I simply want to know if the CR1 visas are still being approved at this moment in time? Or if anything has ground to a halt? We are hoping to submit our CR1 in February 2026.

He is approved! All he has to do now is wait to get his passport back!

For the update: I originally came on here asking for advice for our financial sponsorship. We were DQ'd at NVC but there was a note with the following:

The income reported as stated on form I-864, I-864A is insufficient to overcome the public charge grounds of inadmissibility for visa issuance. To avoid delays, an additional Affidavit of Support Form I-864 from a joint sponsor may be submitted. For more information visit https://nvc.state.gov/aos and https://www.uscis.gov/i-864p. A consular officer will decide if you meet these requirements at the time of the interview. Note: You, as the sponsor, and any other sponsors household members and joint sponsors, must provide updated or additional evidence for the applicant to present at the time of their interview such as: * Other income * Assets * Proof of current employment Note: You submitted documentation to the National Visa Center through the Consular Electronic Application Center CEAC. You can continue to upload documents to CEAC up until the date of your visa interview.

Most advice was that I needed another sponsor. Thing is, it was my mum sponsoring and she is $7000 over the required amount with assets.

But PUSHBRK flat out said, My advice is to simply ignore everything in the message, except that part that says the Consular Officer will decide. Just expect them to do their job and get on with life.

I have a lot of respect for PUSHBRK because I have been on these boards for a good while now and can see that he has a lot of knowledge. For that reason, I felt safe in trusting his advice. We did have a back up sponsor if needed but today, my husband was approved based on my mum's I-864 alone.

PUSHBRK, if you are reading this, thank you so much! The success of our journey has a lot to do with your advice to us throughout the process. So thankful.

CrazyCat, you are another that has offered us great advice and support, thank you too. We are so happy this part of our journey is nearly over. 600 days!