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This guy gives zero fluffs today; it's not like he pays the mortgage!

This guy gives zero fluffs today; it's not like he pays the mortgage!

agreed. MX primary language is Spanish so it makes no sense that they would need anything translated from Spanish.  I just wanted to answer if they need a professional to translate docs, which they don't and can save money. 

I translated all my husband's docs myself with no problems

I can't even compare to why we chose K1 in 2016 due to the current circumstances, and it obviously worked out for me with a miraculous processing time of barely 3 months and an equally miraculous processing time for his green-card (see signature)
 
Given that processing times right now really yield no difference between the 2 options I would echo what many others are stating; get hitched now! You already know that you guys want to take that step and you have a huge advantage of being together now. Having to involve yourselves in immigrations will of course complicate things a bit and certainly take the luster off of something that is so wonderful. Try to zoom out and get the bigger picture which are the many previously listed disadvantages and costs of the mandatory steps to be taken if you go with a K1. I looked at everything with USCIS glasses on for a while because that's just what I had to do with citizenship as the end goal.
 
My wedding ring is a cheapo stainless-steel thing and while its nothing to look at but it's very significant for me. I would think your family will be thrilled to celebrate your marriage no matter how much later it is from the ceremony. Save even more money and splurge on a nice ring for your 5 year or 10-year anniversary if that is something of importance to you.
 
Good luck in coming to a decision! 

I can't even compare to why we chose K1 in 2016 due to the current circumstances, and it obviously worked out for me with a miraculous processing time of barely 3 months and an equally miraculous processing time for his green-card (see signature)
 
Given that processing times right now really yield no difference between the 2 options I would echo what many others are stating; get hitched now! You already know that you guys want to take that step and you have a huge advantage of being together now. Having to involve yourselves in immigrations will of course complicate things a bit and certainly take the luster off of something that is so wonderful. Try to zoom out and get the bigger picture which are the many previously listed disadvantages and costs of the mandatory steps to be taken if you go with a K1. I looked at everything with USCIS glasses on for a while because that's just what I had to do with citizenship as the end goal.
 
My wedding ring is a cheapo stainless-steel thing and while its nothing to look at but it's very significant for me. I would think your family will be thrilled to celebrate your marriage no matter how much later it is from the ceremony. Save even more money and splurge on a nice ring for your 5 year or 10-year anniversary if that is something of importance to you.
 
Good luck in coming to a decision! 

I can't even compare to why we chose K1 in 2016 due to the current circumstances, and it obviously worked out for me with a miraculous processing time of barely 3 months and an equally miraculous processing time for his green-card (see signature)
 
Given that processing times right now really yield no difference between the 2 options I would echo what many others are stating; get hitched now! You already know that you guys want to take that step and you have a huge advantage of being together now. Having to involve yourselves in immigrations will of course complicate things a bit and certainly take the luster off of something that is so wonderful. Try to zoom out and get the bigger picture which are the many previously listed disadvantages and costs of the mandatory steps to be taken if you go with a K1. I looked at everything with USCIS glasses on for a while because that's just what I had to do with citizenship as the end goal.
 
My wedding ring is a cheapo stainless-steel thing and while its nothing to look at but it's very significant for me. I would think your family will be thrilled to celebrate your marriage no matter how much later it is from the ceremony. Save even more money and splurge on a nice ring for your 5 year or 10-year anniversary if that is something of importance to you.
 
Good luck in coming to a decision! 

Made turkey first time ever. I think I left in the oven too long as it was just starting to dry up. Lesson learned! but people went back for seconds so must not have been too bad. All the lefse is gone and they compared it to a very similar Nica treat (though not made from potatoes). Ate up a huge cauldron of rice in less than 24 hours and fried up some beef and leftover-turkey Nicaraugan tacos with a repollo salad and sour cream (and ketchup which I chose to not put on mine). Finished off the weekend by cheating and ordering pizza...we were all tired of the kitchen at that point hehe!
 

Made turkey first time ever. I think I left in the oven too long as it was just starting to dry up. Lesson learned! but people went back for seconds so must not have been too bad. All the lefse is gone and they compared it to a very similar Nica treat (though not made from potatoes). Ate up a huge cauldron of rice in less than 24 hours and fried up some beef and leftover-turkey Nicaraugan tacos with a repollo salad and sour cream (and ketchup which I chose to not put on mine). Finished off the weekend by cheating and ordering pizza...we were all tired of the kitchen at that point hehe!
 

It will be a very gringo Thanksgiving at casa Cruz in good 'ole NoDak to give our Nicaraguan friends a taste of the upper Midwest festivities: turkey, stuffing, cheesy/creamy hashbrown taters, veggies, apple & mini pumpkin pies, along with lefse or as I describe it to them - the Norwegian tortilla. I gotta include part of the ND food traditions thanks to overwhelming majority of us having German or Norsky roots. 
 
Turkey stuff on Thursday followed by a weekend of gallo pinto, Nica tacos, pollo a la plancha, rice up to our ears and all the Nicaraguan foods we can manage to churn out of the kitchen in a limited amount of time. Pics to follow! 

It will be a very gringo Thanksgiving at casa Cruz in good 'ole NoDak to give our Nicaraguan friends a taste of the upper Midwest festivities: turkey, stuffing, cheesy/creamy hashbrown taters, veggies, apple & mini pumpkin pies, along with lefse or as I describe it to them - the Norwegian tortilla. I gotta include part of the ND food traditions thanks to overwhelming majority of us having German or Norsky roots. 
 
Turkey stuff on Thursday followed by a weekend of gallo pinto, Nica tacos, pollo a la plancha, rice up to our ears and all the Nicaraguan foods we can manage to churn out of the kitchen in a limited amount of time. Pics to follow! 

You had 4 yrs to discuss all things needed to blend your two families. If she arrives at the border with a different address then you and they ask about why you all will be living seperate. You can bet your last dollar that she will be on the next flight out. If they catch any whiff of something off they will turn your fiance right back.
 
The visa as mentioned is to get married and adjust asap. They give you 90 days because sometimes it can be difficult to get a JP or someplace to get married. It is not a try before you buy visa. 
 
Kids will do better adjusting when they aren't living in a temporary place and then put into the next place and wondering what is next. I moved here with 4 kids ages 8-16 I can tell you for sure if we lived in a temp home first then moved to my then fiance's home it would still be just as much of a learning curve for all involved. It takes months, possibly years to adjust. 90 days will not cut it. 
 
Have you talked about expectations? Discipline? Bedtimes? From experience you discipline your kids and only your kids, do not step on the other parent's toes. The other parent handles their own kids. THis does not mean each other kids can be disrespectful at all. YOu two really need to come up with parenting plans. This can be easy or hard depending how you both handle things and the kids involved. If any have any type of learning, special needs, behaviour, disabilities and the other parent is not used to it that alone can cause issues. The way one handles a child who is not like the others can vary and many times if the other person has zero experience with things like that they will not understand. 
 
 
Check this forum too we have many posts like this about kids. 

get a family member/friend with sufficient salary and legal US status to be your wife's sponsor for the CHNV program. When you ask them, make sure they understand that they are not committing to sending a monthly check or anything like that since you will be the one providing for her - you basically just need them since he/she would fulfill the "living in the US" requirement as a sponsor. 
Relatively speaking, this will be the quickest way to get her paroled into the US legally; quick meaning months and not years. From there you can then file to adjust status/green cards et al.
 
The sooner you get the ball rolling on that, the better the chances are to maybe have wife's sponsor approval by Feb. No promises but get it done asap. 
 
Have you approached your employer and explained the situation? Perhaps they could reconsider renewing your contract in the current country given the circumstances?
 

no, relationship is not a factor as long as the sponsor and beneficiary kind of know each other - aka no human trafficking going on, if you are still talking about the CHNV program. My parents sponsored a friend and her family that they've known for 20 years.

no, relationship is not a factor as long as the sponsor and beneficiary kind of know each other - aka no human trafficking going on, if you are still talking about the CHNV program. My parents sponsored a friend and her family that they've known for 20 years.

Processing time was about 1 month when this program first came out. I saw people getting approved within 2 weeks - it was absolutely mindblowing. Now it is taking much longer due to the huge, growing backlog but definitely not 2 years. If you are looking for something relatively quick this program would probably be the best way to get her to the states legally and then legally adjust via marriage. Make sure her Nica passport will not expire during that time. As someone mentioned you will fill out the i-134a online for her as her primary sponsor, upload supporting documentation, and wait! 
Another option is send her to Spain if you have to go back and then lose the residency. Nicaragua and Spain have this funky reciprocal agreement that they don't need visas to go to each other's countries. If she would want to work she'd have to go through whatever the process is.
Avoid going back to Nicaragua at all costs; the country is such a mess politically and economically right now. I feel so bad for the people that have no option but to live under the Ortega regime right now. 

A THREAD ABOUT CATS!!??? YES!!! PLEASE allow me to join this thread. Cats have been in my life throughout my short 34 years of life. I was the cat-lady at the farm that cared for the all the barncats, walked in the shelterbelt with a whole gang following me, found most of the new litters, and had names for all of them...even the un-tame ones. 
Here are our two doofuses Mac and Minino. Hand raised since 5 days of life after their mother died.

A THREAD ABOUT CATS!!??? YES!!! PLEASE allow me to join this thread. Cats have been in my life throughout my short 34 years of life. I was the cat-lady at the farm that cared for the all the barncats, walked in the shelterbelt with a whole gang following me, found most of the new litters, and had names for all of them...even the un-tame ones. 
Here are our two doofuses Mac and Minino. Hand raised since 5 days of life after their mother died.

A THREAD ABOUT CATS!!??? YES!!! PLEASE allow me to join this thread. Cats have been in my life throughout my short 34 years of life. I was the cat-lady at the farm that cared for the all the barncats, walked in the shelterbelt with a whole gang following me, found most of the new litters, and had names for all of them...even the un-tame ones. 
Here are our two doofuses Mac and Minino. Hand raised since 5 days of life after their mother died.

A THREAD ABOUT CATS!!??? YES!!! PLEASE allow me to join this thread. Cats have been in my life throughout my short 34 years of life. I was the cat-lady at the farm that cared for the all the barncats, walked in the shelterbelt with a whole gang following me, found most of the new litters, and had names for all of them...even the un-tame ones. 
Here are our two doofuses Mac and Minino. Hand raised since 5 days of life after their mother died.

A THREAD ABOUT CATS!!??? YES!!! PLEASE allow me to join this thread. Cats have been in my life throughout my short 34 years of life. I was the cat-lady at the farm that cared for the all the barncats, walked in the shelterbelt with a whole gang following me, found most of the new litters, and had names for all of them...even the un-tame ones. 
Here are our two doofuses Mac and Minino. Hand raised since 5 days of life after their mother died.

I know each interview is unique but they didn't even ask us our wedding plans. We did a courthouse wedding the day my husband got off the airplane, wasted no time! Did another ceremony later that year to include family and friends. 

it wouldn't be her that files the petition, but the church or religious organization that would be sponsoring her from the states. However, you mentioned that she is not going to be working with/for the organization state-side which defeats the purpose of a religious organization petitioning or sponsoring her. She would have to demonstrate proof of self-support as part of an established missionary program or proof from the organization on how it will compensate, denominational membership, and evidence regarding her prospective position according to USCIS website.
 
This is not an option for her based on what you've shared.
 R-1 Nonimmigrant Religious Workers | USCIS
 
 

Wiiiierd. I've worked at a bank since 2011. Unless the banker was a having a bad day there should have been a reason that they couldn't open one for her and you SHOULD have been told that reason(s). Can you add her on any of your accounts, or add her as a co-signer or authorized user to any of your credit cards? That way when the next statement cycles, her name would be listed along with the address. The only reason we wouldn't open an account at the bank I work at is if the person has unsettled charge-offs with other banks. No credit history is not a factor where I work but I supposed that doesn't mean other banks may look at that. Bad credit is another story, which I'm sure she doesn't have anyway.

no problem. The first things I did with my then-husband when he got here was add him as an authorized signer (to help build up his credit) and add him to as many bills and accounts I could think of: banking and retirement accounts, apartment rental lease, phone & utilities, car insurance,. If they questioned why I would state that it was for immigration purposes as proof of shared finances to support his change of status. We also created notarized durable and medical power of attorney documents.
 
Good luck! If all else fails, take your accounts elsewhere and let them silly bankers know you are going to find someone who better serves your needs. Get them where it hurts lol. Would be even better if it was a bank across the street or something!