US Immigration from United Kingdom

Hello all! My fiance's K1 visa was approved yesterday! As such, I'll be traveling to him in early June to help pack up, and then we'll be returning to the US together. Our port of entry will be Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.

Can anyone walk us through what to expect when we arrive with his K1? Will we just go through border control as usual and show the officer the visa in his passport and packet? Is there anything additional we should know? Both of us are a little anxious and just want to know exactly what to expect when we arrive in the US. Thank you!

@Ontarkie you seem to know a lot about these issues. I need your opinion on this issue. My husband has been in AP with the London Embassy for 6 months. Initially, they kept his passport but we requested for after 3 months of waiting. When we sent an inquiry through our congressman, they said the Application was under review. Now, 2 weeks ago, my husband received an email to redo his medical since the initial one had expired. He was asked to email them after he s done with the medical. He went ahead to get it done a week ago and sent an email to the embassy through the same email address he received the message. There has not been any update on CAEC since the medical was done and he hasn t received any instruction to submit his passport. Do you think the email was not read or received? Do you think they re done with the AP or it s just an automated email to update his medical? We re so confused.

Hi all!

I feel like I have read and re-read everything, gone through the guides, and even thought about just using a service such as Boundless because I am a confused and emotional mess. I feel like i'm reading and I cannot process anything i've read and im just hoping someone can break it down to where I can finally understand what the heck we need to do.

I (USC) and my spouse (UKC) both reside in the UK at the moment. We have been married for 7 years and I have been living with him in the UK for 3.5 years. I want to go home DESPERATELY. This is the information i've gathered so far:

• I know an I-130 needs to be submitted.
• I know I will need a sponsor and we have someone willing to do that for us.
• I know that it will take about a year which is really hard for me to accept since I just want to be back in the states but I am not willing to be apart from my spouse. We spent the first years of our marriage apart and I don't wish to do that again.

That's it. That is all my brain has absorbed and I get so overwhelmed trying to sort through everything. The US to UK visas were so easy in comparison so I feel stuck.

anyway.. this is partly a plea for help and partly a rant. Where do we start? Is an immigration service or lawyer even necessary? Is DCF an option if we need a sponsor? I've read that's for those that have a job offer in hand and need to get back to the states quickly? I spoke to a representive at Boundless and they said that I will not need to submit 3 years of tax filings if we have a sponsor. Instead, the sponsor must provide that. How true is this? Any help is welcome. Even if it's just telling me to calm down

Hi friends, I'm back again (though this time in the removing conditions forum)!

Yesterday I received my letter from USCIS to confirm that they've approved my request to remove the conditions on my permanent resident status - huzzah!

Now, after reading the letter, I'm a little concerned, as it says "You should not travel outside the United States until you receive your new Green Card, as you may have difficulty reentering the United States. If an emergency arises and you have a need to travel outside the United States before you receive your Green Card, you may make an appointment at your local USCIS office to request an I-551 stamp in your passport that shows temporary evidence of status as a lawful permanent resident."

I actually have flights booked for my husband and I to visit my family (in my home country) in 6 weeks . I had no idea my I751 would be approved now or I obviously wouldnt have booked them (it was filed in February 2023 and I haven't had an interview or anything).

Now, it's very likely that my greencard will get here before I fly (the letter says I'll get it within 60 days and I fly 55 days after the date of the letter)...however, I like to be prepared just in case! Sooo, I went to uscis.gov to look at how to book an appointment for an I-551 and read the attached (please see attached photo, particularly highlighted section).

I was issued an extension notice after filing, that is good until 2025. I also have my expired greencard. As such, does that mean I'd be ok to use those documents when traveling (if my 10 year GC hasn't arrived yet)? And I wouldn't need to get an ADIT/I-551? That's how the attached reads to me, however, the statement in the letter contradicts that, so .

Thanks in advance for advice!

I'm preparing evidence of marriage for my N400 (filing under the 3 year rule). We don't really have any many bank or credit card statements with both our names on. We do have 3 years of IRS tax transcripts showing that we filed jointly though. Are the tax transcripts the "gold standard" here? Other things I can think of that are in both our names are car title and maybe the car insurance docs.

Oh we also just had a baby...so I guess that's evidence too