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Start with the I130/I130A for a spousal visa. Here is a good guide. Good Luck!

I could not find any specific information about that field office and the only reviews here on VJ only cover AOS. If you want to officially change your name, why not use the N400. Good Luck!

What office? My cousins changed their names processing through the Detroit off which only does judicial oaths, and the oath ceremony was less than a month after the interview. Good Luck!

Hmm. https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/parker-road-closed-near-the-pinery-due-to-ev-fire/ar-BB1nhbVG

This may be helpful. Since your absence was under 12 months, you may be able to overcome it. Good Luck! https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-d-chapter-3

I liked this version. The prosecutors look like they are about to start laughing, and the public defender looks exasperated. https://www.yahoo.com/news/watch-judge-baffled-man-suspended-022200678.html

Based on my limited experience, waivers to the HRR seem to be very rare.

All you can do at this point is review the package you sent in and see if something jumps out at you. Good Luck!

This will be important as well. Now that he knows about the child, how is he supporting the child. Good Luck!

If you take the spousal visa route, of course you will need to get married, then maybe about 6 months after she returns to start her 2 yr requirement you can submit the I130’s for her and the children. It will take 18-24 months for those to process to the consulate phase, and then when the 2 years are close to being complete she can schedule the interviews. Good Luck!

It is just we know very little of the situation of your girlfriend and her children. Does she have sole legal custody of the children? Is their father still in the picture? You have to look at situations like this when bringing children to the U.S. as if the father is still in the picture, he will need to grant some level of agreement to allow the children to immigrate. You don’t need that to actually file an I130 for them, but it will be needed at the consulate interviews if they are required to have one. Good Luck! P.S. I would suggest pursuing an I130 over a K1 here.

Are they both under 18? If you marry before the children are 18, they are considered children with respect to filing I130s for them. You will also have to navigate the legalities of immigrating children with respect to the other parent. Good Luck!

Yes, you will need two I134s and supporting documents for both. You as the petitioner are always considered the main or primary sponsor even if you make zero dollars, and anyone else would be considered a co-sponsor. Good Luck!

So another 4-5 years of waiting. We filed for my stepson in the F3 category back in 2020, so we are in the waiting game as well. Good Luck!

I don’t disagree, but it is interesting how the company responds (see below) in a hypocritical fashion. Maybe the company should say if you want better tyre life, don’t buy an EV. One of the big marketing strategies behind EV’s is they are fun to drive with instant torque, with 0-60 times regularly emphasized, low CoGs so cornering is great, etc. I remember @Mike E telling us this was the main reason he bought his Tesla which is just fine. The problem is that this marketing works for the early adopters, but as the vehicles go more mainstream, people will be surprised by how poor the tyre life is on EVs simply due to the massive weight increases of the vehicle, and not just because they are launching themselves from a stop sign or red light or trying to take a corner at 50. We also need to remember that the tyre wear directly translates into emissions of particulates and VOCs. A spokesman said: “Tyre longevity is influenced by a wide range of factors, most importantly the way in which the vehicle is driven, for example, hard cornering, braking and acceleration can cause more wear than gentle driving.”

I don’t disagree with anything you wrote with one exception (see below), but there is a reason property crime is rising in areas like this, and why thieves feel brazen enough to do what they do. I know many that label themselves “progressives” like to deride “broken windows” policing/prosecuting, but they work. It works not just for the rich and well off, but it works for the middle and lower class that just want to live their lives in peace. There is a reason these criminal gangs do these things in places like LA, NYC, SF, Seattle, etc., because they can with little or no risks. As to my disagreement, it is using statistics for crime rates. Statistics can be massaged to show almost anything. Does the LA Police even make reports for car parts theft anymore? Are all crimes actually reported to the FBI to show the statistics? Anyway, I hope they find the people that did this and prosecute them fully, but I am not holding my breath given the person that runs the prosecutor’s office in LA.

I hope everyone has a very nice Memorial Day while remembering the men and women that made the ultimate sacrifice in service of this country.

Thanks, I forgot USCIS does not list the I485 biometrics fee separate anymore. To the OP, money order or check works, or you can pay with a credit card using form G1450. Good Luck! https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-fees

No form is needed, you just have to pay the fee. Good Luck!

Do a search on I130 expedite approved here in the VJ search function, and you will find some. YMMV. Good Luck! https://www.visajourney.com/sitesearch/?cx=partner-pub-3407508467788263%3A9725800110&cof=FORID%3A10&ie=UTF-8&q=I130+expedite+&sa=Search

Fair and balanced? Does anyone believe FoxNews when they say it? Looking up the writer who wrote the screenplay, Gabriel Sherman, I find it hard to believe it is fair and balanced.

LA appears to be a cesspool. I knew in San Fran the rule is don’t leave anything valuable in the car, and if possible get a rental car with a stack of insurance forms, but I did not realize it has gotten so bad in LA. General Hospital star Johnny Wactor, 37, is shot and killed in Los Angeles after robbery gone wrong https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13462311/General-Hospital-star-Johnny-Wactor-37-shot-killed-Los-Angeles-robbery.html

Maybe let a fox or two loose in the area.

IR5’s should take a couple of years. Since they are separate I130s, one may process faster than the other at USCIS, but you can regroup them when they reach NVC, and schedule their interviews at or near the same time. Good Luck!

In my wife's case it was a minor error on her N400 form, and she was able to correct it at the interview. I agree with your attorney's suggestion. Good Luck!