US Immigration from United Kingdom

Hi all. My interview was set for Wednesday the 20th but have just had an email stating all interviews on the 19th and 20th are cancelled due to safety issues and will be automatically rescheduled.

Has anybody got experience with rescheduling interviews and if so how far out was your new date?

After being so close to the interview I really hope the wait isn t too long.

Do they count how long you ve been married from your interview date or the date you enter the US at port of entry?

Hello

Firstly a big thanks because everyone on the forum has been super helpful throughout our visa journey, would absolutely not have made it through with some semblance of sanity in tact without everyone's contributions, so THANK YOU!

Here again to seek some advice. I will try to keep the background brief, but informative so those that have some experience or insight can answer questions or provide guidance.

My spouse (US citizen) and I (UK citizen) were married November 2019, my CR1 visa issued December 2020. The plan, of course was for me to head over to the US with my spouse as soon as I completed my notice period at work (end of February 2021). We are currently unsure how best to proceed because my spouse, is US air force and was given an assignment to the UK this month. (Yay.. kinda!) Documentation still needs to be completed but April 2021 is the absolute latest (very short notice) my spouse has to be here in the UK and will likely be here for 3 years as a minimum.

Both of us have called the USCIS military helpline (separately) and found them less than helpful.

The very earliest I could be in the US would likely be 24 February and that would be finish work and head straight to the airport the following day, COVID test dependent..

We don't want to close any doors or have to go through the visa process and be separated again in future should the next assignment be somewhere in the US.

Our questions are as follows and of course if there is anything I haven't thought of, please do let me know:

1. Do I have to physically enter the US at all in order to get my resident permit and or social security number?

2. If I am going, or in our case remaining in the UK, will I by default be abandoning my resident permit?

3. Do I need to or should I apply for a re-entry permit?

4. If I do enter the US, do I have to stay in the US until I receive my resident permit in the post or will changing the postal address to an APO be sufficient?

5. We understand that I-485 (to adjust status) form needs to be filed and immigrant fee needs to be paid (likely before entry) - is there anything else we might have missed?

6. We will have to apply for removal of conditions before November 2021, can this be done overseas?

7. Should we just abandon the visa, let it expire in May and hope that when it comes time to re-issue it may not be as much of a headache?

8. We think consulting a lawyer might be helpful, has anyone been in a similar situation and consulted with one? If so, would you recommend we do too?

Trying not to overthink everything, but also this curveball is a bit mental considering I've just given up my job and flat here!

I would really really appreciate anyone's help or guidance, even on some of the questions.

Thanks so much again!

Best wishes and stay safe!

Hello everyone,

I m understandably confused. A couple of days ago there was a notice on this site wishing a K1 couple good luck for the interview in London. I thought interviews were not possible right now. Are we able to have interviews or not? Was this an error on their behalf?

Your thoughts are most welcome.

Andrew and Michelle

My Fianc and I have been traveling around the world for the last few years including the time we spent while we were working in Australia but we never had a fixed address as we bounced around in hostels and Airbnb's I am not sure what we should put for our address history for this should we list all of the places we have stayed? It would be a painfully long list. Of course we will include the our work history in Aus. but would that look weird if we don't provide addresses of where we stayed at the time? Please help thank you