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So I do need both? I didnt know if it was sketchy looking to have both passports on me. 

OP, the decision on whether or not to retain an attorney can only be made by you. One thing that can guide your decision making is this, look through all the instructions for the necessary forms and the forms themselves. Make a determination on your own comfort level in filling out the forms. If you are comfortable filling out the forms yourself and there is nothing in your background that could cause major problems, then an attorney is probably not necessary. On the flip side, if you are not comfortable filling out the forms yourself, then legal or professional assistance would probably be for you.
Regardless of what you decide, it will still be your responsibility to gather accompanying documents and evidence for your file.
Also, I wholeheartedly disagree with the prior poster's assertion that having an attorney will make the process go smoothly. Retaining an attorney will in no way guarantee your process will go smoothly, I've seen other members post on many occasions that the attorney they hired screwed up their case causing delays that would not have otherwise occurred.

I just came back from visiting family in the UK in September.
I actually went into London and got a new UK passport in my married name that now matches my green card but travel wise everything was fine. I never had any issues leaving the US and when flying back from LHR I showed them my passports (old & new), marriage certificate and green card. They spent a few moments typing away and handed us out boarding passes.
Entering the US I had no problems at all either but had everything with me to show I was legit

The language barrier has nothing to do with her life here in the US, only between the two of you. The reason for them is that in cases of language barriers more fraud is involved. For example, my spouse doesn't speak English very well yet, and didn't speak any at all when we were interviewed, but we both speak Spanish. They care about you guys communicating with each other, not about her speaking English. So if you guys both spoke Vietnamese, it wouldn't matter if she didn't also speak English.

Yes some consulates rarely require the petitioner to be present. In my country the petitioner is typically required to attend because both are interviewed, at least in fiance/spouse cases anyway.

If you do not want to file for them, do not. I love my mom, I am sure you do too, but we'd drive eachother crazy living in the same home, and I have a whole house, not just a one bedroom apartment. PLus with elderly parents there is the concern of the affdavit of support.
Maybe instead have them look at why they were denied for the tourist visas- having more ties to home, or taking a few short trips to other countries first, may help get them approved next time.

You are viewing your current situation as an unfortunate innocent mistake. You expect the CBP and/or Dublin to accept your POV. You are not considering that CBP and Dublin have the job to screen out illegal immigrants.
Look at how much your boyfriend looks like he is illegally trying to immigrate to the US. 1. Illegal immigrants quit their jobs because they don't intend to go back to them. 2. They take their money with them, so some will have lots of money in their bank accounts. 3. They have US girlfriends or boyfriends whom they could marry and become legal. 4. Many people have used visitor visas to skip the wait for an immigration visa and marry and adjust. 5. They make the mistake of buying a one way ticket, thus showing no intent to leave the US.
Your boyfriend looked like he was quitting Italy to come live with you in the US. He had no proof that he intended to leave. The new round ticket, AU visa application, etc. will be viewed as made up to deceive CBP and Dublin.
The burden of proof is not on CBP or Dublin to show your boyfriend intends to illegally immigrate to the US. The burden of proof is on your boyfriend to prove that he does not intend to immigrate illegally. Generally, people who intend to return to their home countries to continue their lives with round tickets do not quit their jobs.
You need to apply a more cynical POV to your situation.

Only 6 months and he has betrayed his wife who paid all of the expenses for him to come to the U.S. and be her husband. I hope he gets denied removing his conditions of his 2 year green card. People like him make me sick to my stomach. His wife is the victim. What a shame.

It means you have a greencard coming in the mail soon.

The online system is extremely unreliable and not actually connected to your case. Someone didn't push a button. No big deal.
Do not rely on what the online system says. Rely on the letters you receive.

If it helps I had my interview yesterday.
When I was called to the first window they took my birth certificate and copy, police certificate and copy, 2 US Sized passport photos, Affidavit of support(original), my fiances tax transcripts and W2s, passport and MRV receipt.
I bought with me copies of all the documents I sent in to the embassy and a few forms of evidence of our on going relationship but none of this was asked from me.

Hold up, hold up, hold up, back up, there's one sentence in there that disturbs the Hell out of me.
Are you telling us you actually entertained the notion of ABUSING your wife?
I'm trying really hard not to get incredibly rageful, but it's hard.

Sounds good Welcome to VJ as well!

I started laughing so hard when I read that comment! That character will never die, shes like a cockroach! Even though she looks like a hamster haha

Just because you don't understand how it could happen, doesn't mean it can't happen. The majority of cases I see on VJ are perfectly legit. A lot of people don't research anything visa-related beforehand - they go to see their bf/gf and then get engaged or something and then say "well what now?" A lot of people getting married are also young with no property etc and they are able to leave their possessions behind for a few months - I hear a lot of people saying they don't have the right type of clothes because they weren't planning on staying. A lot of these people have employment that they can leave or work remotely, they are self-employed, something like that.
Furthermore, a lot of these people are long overstays. You can disagree about overstaying (I think it's bad) but this courtesy is extended to the USC spouse. I can understand that you are a USC, minding your own business, and you meet someone in your town and fall in love and want to get married. This person overstayed their visa. It's not your fault that they overstayed and you were able to meet them in your own town. If the gov were on top of it the person would be deported and you wouldn't have met.
Adjusting in-country has no bearing on anyone else's wait times.
So no, it's not a lie. I think if you think more flexibly about the circumstances then it will become clear.
Unfortunately, I don't think this topic will result in anything fruitful, just misplaced anger based on misinformation. Everyone who did K-1 will say "it's not fair!" - we've seen it too often before.

No offense, but theres something a little off about your fiances story. He believed his wife and child were deceased, yet continuously said yes on his visa applications. (claiming it was an emotional issue, even though he had a death certificate) Then when it came time to obtain the transcript, he had to have someone else obtain it for him, because he couldnt get off work... The death certificate he also had then turns out to be fake as well.
So now you have a fiance in possession of a two fake death certificates and two fake transcripts and there is NO sign of the wife or the child. He is claiming complete ignorance as to how these fake documents came about into his possession and youre posting how do I secure a future with this man??

This is simple.
In order to get an I-129f petition approved you must BOTH be eligible to marry. You are not, you are married already to each other! The I-129f is dead, you killed it the moment you got married. You do not have to like it, want it, or agree with it. It just is. Nothing bad, nothing new and you are not the first or the last to change their mind (you think I am guessing about this, right? )
You now have an I-130 in there also. The I-130 REQUIRES that you be married to the person you are petitioning. When they see you also have an I-129f for the same person,(they WILL see that) they are not going to approve the I-130 because you have another document on file which says you are NOT married to this woman.
You have one official document saying you are NOT married to Jane Doe, and another official document saying you ARE married to Jane Doe. You cannot be both single AND married to Jane Doe at the same time. USCIS is not going to try to decide which is correct. Why would they waste their time and make someone else wait while they sort out the nonsense? They just deny both and let you re-apply. "Kill them all and let you sort them out"
Withdraw the I-129f with a registered letter to the Service Center referencing the case number on the NOA1, explain what has happened and also reference the NOA1 case number of the I-130. There is nothing bad here, nothing wrong. You changed your mind, just tell them and get on with it. You are out the cost of the I-129f petition and the brief headstart. So what? It is nothing in the scheme of things overall.
OR...don't. My wife is already a citizen, makes no difference to me.

These may be my favorite posts of all time.

We'll be here to read all about it.

Is it really that easy Cali420? Maybe you should lay off the 420, the smoke is clouding your judgement.
The consular officers at the US Embassy are trained to know local customs. You can't pull the Islam prohibits them from meeting scam. That is simply not true. Islam does not prohibit a couple from meeting before marriage iespecially in the presence of family. Getting the iman to lie for you is not going to help.

I think the best thing of having a family are the rewards worth -0- dollars that come your way but you would not trade for anything.
Going into this K-1 business with a mother of two boys, one wonders if you are doing right by them. We discussed this at length and decided that the boys will have, really, better opportunities with multi-lingual educations, educations in multiple countries and the opportunites that the US offers.
We have not been disappointed. Sergey graduted with "Faculty Honors" (valedictorian) from MIPT with a masters in Physics. US universities embarrased themselves offering him positions and paid tuiton for a doctorate and at age 21 he is an asst. Professor at Rice University and a doctoral candidate. Could we be any more pleased?
Pasha now is applying for colleges. He has the highest grade point avarage in the school, Received the top award in the state for Mathmatics when he was a sophomore, and will graduate high school already having 6 college credits in Statistics, Physics and Writing (English writing, he barely spoke English 4 years ago!)from the University of Vermont
He just did an interview with one the nation's most powerful Senators, Patrick Leahy, regarding small business in Vermont for his senior seminar project.
I reviewed his essay for college entrance and it was about how, when he came here, he was confused as to why he was losing his friends, his social stature and everything critical to a 13 year old to be dragged away by his mother to the USA. He put in wiritng many of the fears Alla and I had, and never discussed with him. We knew this but felt we were doing the right thing. After a page and a half of how difficult it was for him, even with help at home and in school...he finished with perhaps the most incredible paragraph I ever read. Listing all the things he has been able to achieve that he would never have had the chance to do had he continued his life in Ukraine.
I am not bragging, I do not take the credit...how could I? I just know that one day when I am not around anymore, there will be two boys we, Alla and I, made a difference to and their families in the future.
For those who have children, enjoy them, aren't they great? For those in the visa process...it passes and I hope your experiences are as good as ours have been. You will forget all about the visa nonsense. For those who may be joining a person in the USA and you have children and you wonder "will my kids be OK?" The answer is..."Why not?" It is not easy but if two people put forth the effort, the opportunities are great.
We will send off the last of Pasha's applications this weekend and then await the results. He is going heavy on Texas universities (makes a Texican proud) but mostly I think for warmer weather.
Good luck to everyone!

Maybe the background check did show this. Whatever it was I am so grateful! I just wish that everyone could get approved just as fast as us! Were very much in love and plan on spending the rest of our lives together. I've seen so many others on here since I joined who seem just as in love and I can't believe how long the process is taking them I have just texted him telling him that you thank you for his service. He's come across a few people in his time who don't appreciate the fact he puts his life on the line for months at a time so it's always lovely to hear people thank you.
I hope everyone who hasn't received their NOA2 yet gets approved ASAP!!!

OMG! ARE YOU SERIOUS!!!

Haha I cant concentrate tbh! Doesn't help I manage something quite important in my office and right now my keyboard skills are all over the place and I just emailed a client with love you at the end haha!
Lol im pretty sure it wasn't expedited unless my fiance forgot to tell me haha