Crazy Cat

This is a refusal...not a denial. I assume they gave you a 221g. If so, I would comply with their written instructions. Your husband can file taxes from anywhere in the world.

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My research shows you can still file foreign income exclusion even while inside the US. This is a CPA question. Good Luck.

Seems to me that the proper course of action would be to report all world-wide income as required by law, and exclude qualifying foreign income as allowed.

Tax exempt? You have been reporting your world-wide income to the IRS every year, right?

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NVC and consulates communicate through email...other than the actual physical delivery of passports.

I would have joint sponsor documentation on standby. That source of income from outside the US might not convince a CO of your financial stability. Just my 2 cents.

Without the actual card or a boarding foil, I don't think they will let you board. See page 30 2019 Carrier Information Guide (cbp.gov)

I think everything is fine from her standpoint at this point. Just have to wait for the consulate to finish their part.

OK. Thanks for posting that. As the letter explains, the case is in administrative Processing (internal Consulate Process). There is no need for panic or worry. Once the AP is finished, they will continue the process. Patience is still the key.

I am speculating. If they needed more documents from her, the CO would have annotated that on the 221g. Did they keep her passport?

The consulate could be completing a background check. I would just wait a day or 2. It could change to administrative processing. No need to panic.

Another vote for a CR-1. Every couple has their own priorities, and each couple must decide which visa is better for their situation. K-1 More expensive than CR-1 Requires Adjustment of Status after marriage (expensive and requires a lot of paperwork) Spouse can not leave the US until she/he receives approved Advance Parole (approx 6-8 months) Spouse can not work untila she/he receives EAD (approx 6-8 months) Some people have had problems with driver licenses, Social Security cards, leases, bank account during this period Spouse will not receive Green Card for many months after Adjustment of Status is filed. A K-1 might be a better choice when 18-21 year old children are immigrating also In some situations, marriage can affect certain Home country benefits, making a K-1 a better choice A denied K-1 is sent back to USCIS to expire K-1 entrant cannot file for citizenship until after having Green Card for 3 years. Once an I-129F has been approved, delaying the case is difficult to impossible if the need arises. CR-1/IR-1 Less expensive than K-1 No Adjustment of Status(I-485, I-131, I-765) required. Spouse can immediately travel outside the US Spouse is authorized to work immediately upon arrival. Spouse receives Social Security Card and Green Card within 2 or 3 weeks after entering the US Opening a bank account, getting a driver's license, etc. are very easily accomplished with GC, SS card, and passport. Spouse has legal permanent Resident status IMMEDIATELY upon entry to US. The clock for citizenship filing starts immediately upon entry to the US. A CR-1/IR-1 case can be delayed indefinitely at NVC if the need arises.

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Sorry. I was never able to find reliable data.

Once they enter the US with a vaild IR-5 visa, CBP will stamp & endorse their visas. They are immediately legal residents. The endorsed visa will serve as a full-fledged Green Card for a year or until the plastic ones arrive.

Most B2 visas are denied because the applicant cannot overcome the assumption of immigrant intent (not enough strong ties to home country). It sounds like that is the reason. That "learn English in the USA" might have sounded like a weak reason.

You don't need a visa just to marry inside the US. You can enter the US via VWP/ESTA, marry, then go back to the UK prior to the end of your authorized stay. You would, however, require a visa to live in the US after marriage.

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That is exactly what I suspect. Last in-First out to lower average processing times. Unfair and corrupt, if true, imo. For my wife's case, USCIS collected the I-751 fee in early 2019, then sat on the case (no RFEs) until after she had applied for citizenship. Both the I-751 and N-400 were approved during our combo interview in Dec 2022. Of course, her extension letter expired during that wait, and we had to get an ADIT stamp for travel. It took 44 months for approval of wife's I-751...with no RFEs.

I am an advocate of just eliminating the I-751 completely. When some cases take almost 4 years while others take only 3 weeks, something is wrong. Besides, my stats show that only about 1% of I-751s are actually denied. That, alone, tells me the 2 year Green card is not needed. Elimination would certainly benefit us, the clients, as well as USCIS. I guess the I-751 is a cash cow.

Different question...different member.....deserved its own thread....which I created. Now, you will get answers specific to YOUR question in your own thread. In fact, you already have received good answers in your new thread.

They asked my wife. It's a legit question. You must declare amounts over $10,000. They counted her cash, then released her from secondary inspection.