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I doubt that will ever happen as there are always going to be exceptions, so what would you still carve out? Personally, I like this plan of bonding for an NIV, and would like to see how this trial works (it is not clear if it would still restrict AOS from an NIV). I am not fond of being restricted to specific PoEs, and would be curious as to why those. We shall see how it goes, but my wife and I would have gladly paid the bond for her to come and visit on a B2 prior to her eventual immigration just to make sure she could deal with a a move to the US. It worked out for us regardless, but how many stories have we heard where the foreign spouse, or SO really could not adjust and the USC spouse or SO did not really help.

Well you know what her initials are.

Going to put this here. It is amazing the way the extreme left will spin things, but whatever. It is ironic that this gathering is happening in the UK. I guess as long as they don't protest the UK government or their "progressive" polices they will be fine. The other thing I find ironic in this piece is the name of the political party "Socialist Equality Party". I know, in socialism, everyone is equal, but of course some are more equal than others. Trump’s war on free speech: The case of Momodou Taal Trump now declares that he has no obligation to uphold his oath of office to protect the constitution of the United States, openly declaring that the American people will no longer have any of the rights they have won over generations of struggle spanning 250 years. Our speakers will pose and answer the question, “Is America going fascist?” They will explain that Trump’s regime poses a threat to the working class all over the world. They will place his offensive in the context of his threats to annex Canada, Greenland, the Panama Canal and Mexico, including by military force, while colluding with Israel’s plans to complete the ethnic cleansing of Gaza, and his turn to trade war measures targeting China that are driving humanity ever closer to a new world war. The meeting will outline a strategy on which the working class in America and internationally can mobilise to defeat not just Trump but the turn by capitalist governments the world over to state repression, savage austerity and military violence. They will also explain why it is that Starmer’s Labour government in the UK has emerged as the chief accomplice of Trump’s repression of anti-genocide protests. https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/05/07/oplh-m07.html

Been hearing about this for sometime. Seems to be spreading to Canada to some extent, and more than likely to the EU. It is interesting that the examples shown were favored Leftist/Labor issues. When speech becomes suspicion: Britain’s free expression crisis Take the case of Marianne Sorrell: An 80-year-old retired teacher who was arrested in Cardiff for silently holding a placard at a peaceful pro-Palestine rally. She was detained and held in custody for nearly 27 hours. Police searched her home, seizing items such as books, percussion instruments, and a walking stick. Her bail conditions even barred her from returning to Wales. Her crime? Quietly dissenting. Then came Jon Farley: A 67-year-old former teacher in Leeds who, at a Gaza vigil, held up a cartoon from “Private Eye” — Britain’s longest-running satirical magazine, famed for lampooning politicians and exposing hypocrisy. The cartoon in question was mocking the government’s anti-terror rhetoric. And in response, Farley was arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000, handcuffed and interrogated for hours. “I was searched and treated like a criminal — for holding a satirical cartoon,” he said. And when he explained where the cartoon came from, by his account, the officers just looked blank. https://www.politico.eu/article/freedom-speech-suspicion-britains-expression-crisis-uk-police-palestine-democracy/

To be fair, a CR1/IR1 visa may also expire.

How long have you been legally separated? I agree with the others, the basis for AOS is no longer there, but I suppose you can always try.

Should not be an issue. Good Luck!

1. Yes, she can fill out the I864A. 2. I do not believe you need to update your own I864. 3. This one is a little trickier, make sure you fill out the parts at the end regarding the interpreter, and preparer sections. You may consider finding an impartial interpreter just to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest on your part. Good Luck!

DCF is no longer an option short of withdrawing the current I130. But that is a big risk as if the consulate does not accept a filing, then you have to start over with USCIS. I would not take this route unless I was almost certain of DCF. Good Luck!

I doubt anyone can predict the chances for approval, but you certainly can apply and it sounds like you may have a case. The question is where is the I130 currently? This is important as it will tell you where the expedite request needs to be sent (i.e. USCIS, NVC, Consulate). If at USCIS and the expedite is approved, you will need to submit another expedite request at the subsequent stages of the petition. Also keep in mind that an expedite may not result in immediate action, but if approved, it may speed things up a little. Good Luck!

In addition, the title of the thread asks what time of visa.

What is the plan? You have two options, stay and adjust status, or he returns to his home country and you pursue consular processing. Both take a similar amount of time, but if he stays and adjusts, he cannot work until the employment authorization or green card is approved, and if he leaves the country prior to getting advanced parole, anything submitted will be abandoned. If consular processing, then he would stay in his home country, but he can still use his B2 to visit at the discretion of CBP. Either way, both paths start with filing the I130 along with the evidence required for that form. Good Luck!

You can start applying, your SSC should come soon after your arrival. Good Luck!

A lawyer cannot really help there. This will be up to your boyfriend to find someone willing to step up and be a joint sponsor.

That is my big question. If a child derives citizenship from their parents naturalization, their names listed fully on the N400 of the parents, why are they not also included in the SAVE database? It seems weird that the only way they get recorded in the SAVE system is if they file for a CoC at some point, but possibly that is simply speculation, maybe they are recorded in SAVE even without a CoC (does anyone know for certain?). Again, I am not against anyone filing an N600, I just think the cost is way way excessive, and USCIS's explanation for the costs increases is a bit sketchy.

Hiring an attorney for immigration related petitions is not just a hire and forget endeavor. The petitioner (your boyfriend) will need to still gather all the required information required for the I129F, and check over anything filled out by an attorney prior to signing anything. Keep in mind attorneys make mistakes, and we have seen quite a few stories of that here on VJ, so both you and your boyfriend should study the I129F process and understand it as much as any attorney so you both can check over anything submitted on your behalf. As @Lil bear stated, VJ is a DIY site although there are certainly members here that have used attorneys, but if your boyfriend is confident in filling out forms, and there are no issues like a visa overstay, or criminal issues, it is fairly easy to go this yourself. Anyway, it is entirely up to you and your boyfriend, but when vetting an attorney, make sure they are competent, steer clear of any attorney that claims they can speed up the process, and make sure you review and check anything that they plan to submit on your behalf. Good Luck!

1. Seems pretty standard 2. Final background checks, etc.. The consulate could be waiting on information from the local government, etc. 3. No, this is all handled by the consulate unless they find some irregularities, and then they may request more information from you, or the beneficiary 4. Notification will come through CEAC. Good Luck!

On second thought, probably not a big deal. I remember we rarely dealt with wet signatures, even at the consulate stage and had no issues. Good Luck!

You will only file one I130 for your sibling.

For the original, yes, but since the N600 is an online form, it would be a scanned copy. Good Luck!

Wills and Living Wills are an option. Good Luck!

I agree, of course with the DoS, it would be hard to use SAVE as natural citizens are not included. Hence someone has to send in a BC, or CoN, or parents CoN, or CoC to get a passport and face the possibility of losing it via our mail system and the subsequent N565 fee ($505/555). As an aside, back in 2018 when my wife naturalized, the passport office/agency attended the ceremony and extended the offer for newly naturalized citizens to come to their office to apply for a passport within the next 30 days, without the need for immediate travel plans, and not requiring one to relinquish their CoN. My wife and I went the next day as her ceremony was in the afternoon and the passport agency was already closed by the time the ceremony was finished, they copied her CoN, and had a supervisor approve the copy, and since then my wife's CoN has not left the safe. COVID seemed to change that and at a recent naturalization ceremony I attended for my cousins (also in Detroit), there was no passport agency reps there, and I understand you can only go to a passport office agency in an emergency.

Thanks for the detailed update and I am glad everything worked out for you! Good luck with the quick move and the upcoming increase to the size of your family!

Interesting read. What piques my curiosity is if a child derives citizenship through a parent's naturalization, isn't that child also recorded in the SAVE database as a derived citizen? The posted review seems to indicate that only happens when the child gets an CoC via an N600. The discussion on fee increases, waivers issued, etc. was very interesting indeed going from $160 in 1998 to $600 in 2010 to $1170 in 2016 to now $1335/1385 depending on online vs paper filing, a massive increase in 27 or so years.

Not credible? I suspect Obama probably has plausible deniability and/or immunity, so I would not focus on him, but the likes of Brennan and Comey certainly seemed to be acting in a treasonous manner.