Marco&Bettina

2 minutes ago, Transborderwife said:

Part of me thinks he's either 

 

a) considering legalizing them with a path to citizenship (future voters)

 

b) giving a path to a greencard kind of like via the I-601.  Return and come back.

b) He won't deport them.

6 minutes ago, FloridaMinsk said:

 

There is no Russian hack scandal.   Certainly not trump related.   The DNC was hacked and podesta gave someone his login to his email.   

 

Neither of those is Trump related.  It's just more fake news to disrupt any real change to the government.   

 

Same with Flynn.... nothing to show he did anything wrong except not tell Pence everything.  And that's not criminal .... it's just rude.   

I'm not arguing with you over what is real and what is fake news. You believe what you wanna believe and I'll believe what I see happening.

2 minutes ago, greg1984 said:

Thanks so much!  Okay so I just checked.  The divorce is out of Texas although I currently live in PA.  So not sure which state rules apply.  PA has no requirement.  Texas 30 days.  So I wonder if that means I must wait 30 days to file the K1?  Because surely we are not getting married within 30 days unless this is the fastest K1 in the history of man haha

State where you apply for marriage license is what's important.

24 minutes ago, greg1984 said:

Thanks guys.  I had a free consult with an immigration attorney yesterday.  He thought perhaps my case would be scrutinized more because the actual date of divorce is so close to when I'm filing a K-1 to marry someone new.  He mentioned I may have to write a letter explaining that my relationship with my fiancée started while my ex wife and I had still not bothered to file the divorce paperwork.

 

I was planning to use RapidVisa because I don't think my case is that complicated that it needs at attorney and despite what many will say here I really (for peace of mind) want to have some other eyeballs on this thing.

 

But now I'm wondering...is this a big deal?  Has anyone heard of having to explain their personal life like this? 

is what they tell you to make money. Your case will be fine. No one will ask you to explain anything as long as you didn't file for I-129F until your divorce was final.

12 minutes ago, Kolya575 said:

We are on our second round of filing to try to get my other half a k1.   Today is the two year mark.   I thought the second round would be easier.....but God it's not.   I feel like we are getting tried as a couple much more this time.   Out application was accepted nov 14th.   

   Anyone's input, stories, or thoughts are welcome.   Especially fellow second rounders!   Lol

What happened the 1st time?

You might could order marmite online at https://www.heb.com/product-detail/marmite-yeast-extract/606191. It's a TX food chain but they carry pretty much everything from all over the world.

I'm happy you're happy here though. The world is good when you're happy where you're at.

8 hours ago, Ahmed & Amy said:

Yeah, a lot of people think that, even in the US. You would think that Americans would understand what a green card is and that's for all nationalities not just Latinos  

Most Americans never need to know anything about immigration. I had my own misconceptions about the whole thing until it was time I learn how it works. Same is how life goes. Most people don't learn about random topics until they need to.

2 hours ago, Leo7777 said:

You avoided my question.  Do you really think there has been a continuity of thought regarding your premise through all of these different administrations who have completely different ideas about everything else imaginable ?? YES

 

One can really get caught up in conspiracy theories . . . believe in programs to control our minds, believe that aliens have landed and taken people, believe that we didn't really land on the moon . . . the list goes on and on.  These things can screw up a person's entire life and hinder just . . . getting on with life. My life is just fine. My beliefs do not bother my wife one bit, nor will they bother my daughter. That is all that truly matters to me.

6 minutes ago, Leo7777 said:

Marco, it is easy to get caught up in conspiracy theories.  I have noticed in my lifetime that some people are very susceptible to such.

 

But think here man!!  We have had several different administrations with completely different people in charge who have completely different ideas about most everything imaginable.

 

And yet you think though all these tremendous changes in people that there is this one thing . . . guise and ruse with respect to terrorism . . . than continues on uninterrupted??

You think I started thinking like this because of Trump? I've thought like this since Bush.

36 minutes ago, JFH said:

I'm surprised the U.K. didn't make it into Trump's list (which was also Obama's list). I can think of three British people who have attempted to kill or have succeeded in killing Americans since 9/11. Richard Reid (shoe-bomber) who attempted to blow up an American Airlines plane over the Atlantic with explosives in his shoes. "Jihadi John" - the British man who was shown on ISIS videos beheading American (and other western) hostages. The young man who recently tried to kill Donald Trump in Las Vegas. And let's not forget that the whole "liquid bomb plot" (where individuals planned to board aircraft with explosives disguised as soft drinks) originated in the U.K. British citizens have been responsible for carrying out and planning to carry out some of the worst atrocities against USCs in recent times. But we are still welcomed with open arms. 

Because there is no real war on terrorism. It's all a guise. They have their own hidden agenda. The war machine must keep rolling at all costs. How would it look if America banned and tried to wage war against UK, Saudi, and UAE, among other countries? But it's easy to target such countries as Iran and Iraq and invade countries like Afghanistan and have hidden operations inside Pakistan. It's a ruse. Always has been; always will be.

2 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

The reality is the Executive Order did in fact stop the immigration process dead in it's tracks for some people (based on the information contained in the Renaud memo before Gen. Kelly scrambled to walk that back), and if it is allowed to stand as written would likely continue to do so. And if this could happen to some immigrants that were here legally just like your wife, it could happen to anyone. I'm beginning to wonder some immigrants think they are in a safe bubble, and that surely he would never think a European would be inherently harmful or to be treated in this way, but I'd ask to seriously consider that the actions against some legal immigrants could very well happen to all legal immigrants no matter where they come from. That concerns me greatly. The GOP was supposed to be about stopping illegal immigration and fixing the legal immigration system  in essence closing loopholes and making it easier and more fair to legal honest immigrants. But that doesn't seem to be the direction we're going...

My husband has never been asked to produce his diploma or university degree. They took him on his word and were more interested in his skills and previous experience with an American based company than anything else. He is the most educated person in the office, where a lot of his American coworkers are just starting to work on certificates and low level degrees. They ask him for tutoring advice even. :/  I don't mind allowing in very educated immigrants or even not so much educated immigrants - so long a they are willing to contribute to this country and employers are willing to fairly hire them. I find it hard for an immigrant to roll into an American job straight away, without having to work a lower level job first to gain experience. It just doesn't seem like a lot of employers want to take a chance on someone with good experience but no 'American' experience. If a person has a high level degree, but no employer wants to hire them because they don't have 'McD's' on their work experience.. it seems kind of odd to me. I'm glad his employers were willing to give him a chance, but most of his coworkers feel like his job is beneath his skill. One even urged him to apply for a higher level position a couple days ago.

I should've clarified. I don't think he will do it from certain countries. I believe more countries will be added to the list but I don't think Germany will be one of them. That said, a possibility exists. Anything is on the table.

3 minutes ago, N-o-l-a said:

 

I've actually had to produce my high school diploma years into college when I was transferring schools after I already had enough credits for a degree.  No one ever asked for my transcript and thank goodness because they probably would have wondered how the heck I got into college in the first place.  My husband, likewise, has had to produce his GED diploma (or HS if he had) to do his technical training and I believe for one of his plumbing licenses.  When he came to America, he had only completed the 10th grade.  He found employment right away that no one else wanted to do because they were "too good for manual labor" (so he certainly wasn't taking jobs) and then went into the trades.

 

I'm not actually a huge fan of letting in specifically more educated immigrants from other countries for a variety of reasons.  We have enough people in this country, we just have to sort out our domestic education system and do things like open more medical schools, provide more incentives for pursuing technical fields, etc.   I'm sure that when I actually finish my math degree, my husband will be earning more than me as a plumber anyway.   He is also a really active part of our community and volunteers, etc.  He is probably way more useful than I, the native American, am.

Exactly. My wife started at 7-Eleven just to have something to put on a resume and because she was struggling to get hired anywhere. Next she was a nanny, even with no formal training anywhere in that field. Her next gig was in the Tech sector working for Apple. Now she works for another Tech company. All this in 2 years. She has not been asked to provide proof of education. But if she is, we will see if they will accept her German one or an English-translated version. Other than that, she will have to get a GED.

3 minutes ago, Transborderwife said:

I meant she could never get a work visa

You're right. My wife could not have gotten one of those.

But under the proposed changes by Trump, there will be a new group of Americans trying to marry foreigners here on Work Visas because their pay is about to be insane.

Correct. I digress but the point I was trying to make is who's to say whether a particular immigrant can immediately contribute to society or not or wind up being a burden to us all. Only the immigrant really knows. What I know is this country was founded on immigrants who wanted to be here to make a better life for themselves and they felt like they could accomplish that here. Part of that ideology continues to this day. However, yes, now there is this big illegal immigration issue which comprises of both the people I mentioned above and criminals. Agree that something needs to be done about it. And although I'm not a Trump supporter, I applaud his efforts at doing something about it. No longer do we have a lip service president but we actually have an action taker. And yes, parts of that scare me. Reality is, he can stop my wife's immigration process dead in its tracks if he wants to (currently waiting till Sep 1, 2017 to file ROC) but I don't think he will. He has no reason to make too many changes to legal immigration other than to perhaps curtail the numbers some.

2 minutes ago, Leo7777 said:

Marco, you have made some illogical and contradictory statements here.

 

You said 'useless in America' and 'makes more money in America than me.'  So surely not useless.

 

You said 'technically completely uneducated,' when no one would draw that conclusion just because of lack of paperwork.

Not useless to me obviously. Her job and her education are not in the same fields. Her field was in the hotel industry, which you don't need education here unless you plan to manage the hotel, where a simple management degree would suffice. And yes, her current company or any company in America who asks for a copy of her high school diploma would not hire her because she doesn't have one. Trust me. I've been asked for mine before. Luckily, I have one. I see no contradictions.

On 2/5/2017 at 3:00 AM, Jb1 said:

Okay thank you, also can you tell me what the right filing address is..i heard some people had some trouble sending it to the right address.

It should be on the official I-129F instructions (USCIS instructions on their website).

Just now, N-o-l-a said:

 

Like DACA?  That was an executive order too.  

No one overruled but could have.

1 hour ago, Sam3443 said:

Just wanted to let everyone know that I passed my citizenship interview two days ago and I'm scheduled for the oath ceremony next month, I'm a citizen of one of the banned countries. I'm here to answer any questions.

No question. Just congrats!

12 minutes ago, Suss&Camm said:

It's just another point in case that Trump has no idea about how immigration, traveling and screening works. He would like for it to be black and white.... which is normally how ppl with limited insight into any subject approach things. "How hard can it be?, just do the same for everyone and have it be strict". It's so binary and simplistic and just not doable...  I agree with that conclusion.

He'll get with the program. Our government was designed to not allow one person to have final say over anything.

Officially I guess; DHS saying they're going back to normal & reinstating Visas: http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/03/politics/federal-judge-temporarily-halts-trump-travel-ban-nationwide-ag-says/index.html?adkey=bn

2 hours ago, Jb1 said:

Then what else do i need?

http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide

Assembling the I-129F Package: Checklist

#4

1 hour ago, Medz70084 said:

Hi 

 

For all those in my situation (dual citizens of the 7 countries), so a British like me born in Iran, I got my interview date today!!! For the 6th of March. 

 

Congrats and good luck!

7 hours ago, Jb1 said:

Isnt the I-129F that i submit proof of intent already?

No.

1 hour ago, jamaicankim said:

Get rid of spouse visa. Why can't you find a spouse in your own country.

Like you did?

15 minutes ago, Roel said:

No grudge. It's just my opinion.

But there should be rules and honestly love have nothing to do with the law.

People adjust from tourist visas or VWP, very often coming to the US with the intent to stay, because waiting few months for the spouse or fiancee visa is such a horrible, horrible experience and their weak hearts can't handle the separation. Sorry, but I always laugh at those people. If you're an adult and can't survive few months without your partner, there is something wrong with you. Find a job or a hobby, don't play the system.

 

Yes, I do think people who can handle doing the right thing should be more privileged.

Who gets to judge who played the system and who didn't? It's impossible to tell either way.