Me&myLove

One member has been thread-banned and two more inappropriate comments have been removed.
In response to the other comments, we have an individual who is not very fluent in English, knows virtually nothing about the immigration programme and equally little about how internet forums work, especially Visa Journey, and is trying to wade through cultural differences.
His scenario, from what I can see, is he is involved with an American woman. They met recently in person. They had a 'religious' ceremony that was not official, nor was it registered in any way, in some sort of a church (not Muslim) as a means to obtain 'permission' for having a sexual relationship - something that is not part of many cultures until after marriage. This marriage is not a legal marriage, rather one that makes them feel that there is enough legitimacy to their relationship that it can be pursued. The OP himself is confused about what this means - does this make his girlfriend his wife, or his she is fiancee because they plan on having a legal marriage to make them husband and wife?
Yes, the OP would like to come to the US, but he has asked his American partner to move to his country as well, where he is well off and knows where 'what is what'. She doesn't want to, so she is sponsoring him on a fiancee visa. When and where she applied is unclear and we have no timeline.
Perhaps the OP isn't what he claims to be - but we do not have the right to go after another member, especially one who is not conversant in our language, our customs, our culture and our processes - because he is not conversant in our language our customs, our culture and our processes. If you doubt his posts,then don't respond. Do not treat the immigration forums like an Off Topic free for all. This violates both the intention and the spirit of Visa Journey.. If you have to 'give the benefit of the doubt' in order to respond, then do so. It costs you nothing to be helpful to another, and if he turns out to be someone other than what he claims, it has still cost you nothing to respond with respect and courtesy.
Imagine that you are a stranger in a strange land trying to find out information that you believe you need. You may not know what questions to ask, so you ask a lot of different questions. You may make mistakes or have misunderstadings about certain situations, so you seek clarification. You may use the wrong words in this language with which you are not very familiar. Would you appreciate someone responding to your inquiries the way so many of you have just responded here? Would you wanted to be treated this way? You act this like a game because you have your expectations of what a legitimate poster is like and the OP doesn't fit your mold. Because he doesn't match what you believe he should be, you have decided that there is something flawed or false about his situation without trying to make allowances for the language, and culture, and technological differences and limitations.
Yes, it would help to have those fact and details, but you don't. Because you don't, you do not have enough information to negate the very real influences of language, culture and technological sophistication.
So, my warning is repeated. If you cannot respond with courtesy and politeness, answering the questions or asking for clarification without resorting to the pack mentality of 'ganging up' on someone who is different than you, then don't post in his threads.

Several posts containing inappropriate comments have been removed. Please do not speculate. If you have no constructive advice to offer, then please do not participate in this thread. Please remember that English is not the first language of the poster
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Aram22 - You are using some words to describe your situation in ways that confuse people and I think it is because you are not clear on what they mean. Here is what the meanings of these words are:
Girlfriend - a woman you are dating but do not have any plans yet to get married
Fiancee - a woman who you have asked to marry you and she has said yes (or she asked you to marry her and you said yes)
Wife - a woman who has married you in a legal process that may also include a religious ceremony (but not always) and with whom you plan to live as husband and wife
A wife cannot be a fiancee or a girlfriend. A fiancee cannot be a wife. You start with a girlfriend. You ask her to marry you and she becomes your fiancee. You marry her and she becomes your wife. If you don't get married in an official way that is recognized by law, then she is still your fiancee and not your wife. If you get married in an official way that is recognized by law, then she is your wife and not your fiancee.
A K-1 Visa is a document that gives the fiance of a US citizen permission to come to the US and get married in the US within 90 days. You cannot be married to get a fiance visa. You must have met at least once in person during the 2 years before you apply for a K-1 visa. The US citizen starts the process by asking the US government for permission to have their fiance come to the US so they can get married. When they receive that permission, the foreign fiancee is then contacted by the US Consulate in their country. The Consulate gives them instructions and tells them what they need to do. They will need to have a police records check; a medical exam, and fill out a lot of paperwork. Then they will have an interview at the US Consulate. If the interview goes well, the Consulate will put a K-1 visa in the passport of the foreign fiance. The foreign fiance uses the visa to enter the US. The foreign fiance and the American fiancee then get married.
The newly married couple then has to request permission from the US Government for the spouse (husband or wife) of the US citizen to stay in the US. When they receive this permission, the foreign spouse gets a green card (becomes a permanent resident of the US) and is allowed to live in the US. It is good for 2 years only. After 2 years, the couple then must prove to the US Government that they have a real marriage. If they can prove this, the government gives the foreign spouse a 10 year green card.
A Spouse VIsa is a document that gives the foreign spouse permission to enter the US,and it also gives permission to live in the US. If the couple has been married for less than 2 years, that permission is only good for 2 years. The couple then has to prove to the US Government that they have a real marriage. If they can prove this, the Government gives the foreign spouse a 10 year green card. If the couple has been married more than 2 years when they get the spousal visa, then the foreign spouse gets a 10 year green card when they enter the US.
To get a spouse visa, the American wife or husband asks the US government for permission for their non-American husband or wife to come and live with them in the US. When they receive this permission they have to prove they can support their spouse and that they have a real marriage. The foreign spouse is then contacted by the US Consulate in their country and told what they have to do. The foreign spouse will need to have a police records check, a medical exam and attend an interview at the US Consulate. If it is successful, the Consulate will approve the visa and when the foreign spouse arrives in the US, immigration at the airport will put a stamp in their passport that is a temporary greencard. They will then be a permanent resident when they enter the US and do not have to apply for permission to live in the US.
So, aram22, we would like to help you but you are confusing us right now. We do not know if the American woman you are with is your girlfriend, your fiancee or your wife. We do not know when you first met in person. We do not know what visa your American woman has asked the government to give. We do not know when she contacted the US government to request permission for you to come to the US. We do not know what the interview you are having is for.
If you can tell us this information we will be able to help you better.

Please stop with the inappropriate and judgmental comments. Several inappropriate comments have been removed. Just because an individual is not fluent in English and makes errors in what he asks or how he asks does not give you the right to assume he is other than an honest applicant seeking information. If his motives turn out to be less than honourable, it is not your call to make; The US Consulate and USCIS are quite capable of doing that job and they will be in possession of far more facts and evidence that you will. Any further inappropriate or 'off topic' type of comments will result in their poster being thread banned from further participation.

I called 800-375-5283. The people were very nice, but unfortunately, they had no information to offer me. I'll bet your situation will be the same. Maybe we just got placed on the bottom of the pile.

There are lots of American women who are treated as badly by their American husbands. If the fact that you are a foreigner had anything to do with it then you probably wouldn't have a green card. Your husband is a jerk because he's not a good person. It's not because he's American, and it's not because you're a foreigner. Divorce him and move on with your life. If you have sufficient evidence that you entered the marriage in good faith then you can remove conditions and get a 10 year green card on your own.

Read the N-400 US citizenship guide. You do not get a US passport until you become a US citizen.
You have 3 years after becoming a LPR before you can apply - you need to look into removal of conditions guides for after your 2 year card expires.
If you want to travel you use your green card and you own passport from your own country.

Yes, but she also asked "Do I use my old one, get a new one from my home country or one here?"

Yes, but she also asked "Do I use my old one, get a new one from my home country or one here?"

You arrived on the K-1 visa and at the POE you received the I-94. The K-1 visa is now null and void as it was for one entry for the purpose of marrying the petitioner. You have 90 days to get married. You did that. You have met the requirements of the K-1 visa. You now must file for AOS and you can file for EAD/AP for the same filing fee of $1070. Should your I-94 expire you are out of status. This just means that you should avoid getting too close to the Southern border or you may be detained by CBP that drive around especially on I-10 in NM. You mightg get hauled in front of an immigration judge who will tell you to file the AOS and may give you a court ordered deadline. Your out of status will be forgiven.
What you are referring to is that as a K-1 visa holder you can file for EAD before getting married and before the I-94 expires. When it arrives you will be eligible to work. The catch is that it expires when the I-94 does, cost $340 AND IS BASICALLY WORTHLESS. You are filing the I-765 based on marriage to a USC and filing for AOS and use code "C9" for line 16.
Good luck,
Dave