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  1. SalishSea
    The topic itself is political. It was moved here by a mod.
  2. SalishSea
    Yup. I fully expect to get censured/cancelled by writing that. But, it's the truth, as ugly as it is. Best wishes to you in your journey. Ours is over and we had nothing but luck along the way. Being from a wealthy, white country helped immensely, and we realize that not everyone is so lucky. I am a proud US citizen and I did not vote for the shameful current administration.
  3. SalishSea
    Many (MANY) of the people here on VJ voted for this. We reap what we sow....
  4. SalishSea
    Immigrant intent was established with the IR application. Changing the visa category is not likely to convince the consulate otherwise.
  5. SalishSea
    They have clear immigrant intent....
  6. SalishSea
    Oh, the irony!
  7. SalishSea
    This will require falsifying his intention, as F-1 is nonimmigrant. I would stay away from anything dodgy, given your family's history.
  8. SalishSea
    They can, but they need a plan in place to pay for the immigrant's health care and all other expenses, because public benefits will not be available to the immigrant.
  9. SalishSea
    I was more confused about your rude reply to one of the most senior, well-respected and knowledgable members of VJ. He knows what he is talking about, you should listen to him.
  10. SalishSea
    Health care in the US is so expensive that it can lead to bankruptcies, loss of houses and other assets. And the public charge inadmissibility is something consular officers are required to consider when evaluating eligibility for immigrant visas.
  11. SalishSea
    YOU can of course move back and work in the US at any time. What you are proposing is to bring your wife over as an immigrant, and as the petitioner, there are domicile requirements. Montreal is notoriously more strict about this than consulates in other countries. If you don't have a set timeline or a concrete job offer, consular processing via submitting an I-130 to USCIS is probably the best route to go. Make sure you are up to date on filing your federal US taxes.
  12. SalishSea
    That program has always been rife with fraud, on par with asylum and U visas.
  13. SalishSea
    Yup. And the "overstay is forgiven for immediate relatives of USCs" should no longer be an expectation.
  14. SalishSea
    The I-864 comes later in the process, but you will want to have a plan in place for how you are going to support an immigrant who may not be able to work for up to one year.
  15. SalishSea
    What do you mean "refused status for immigration visa." Has the interview happened?
  16. SalishSea
    You would have to visit in person after marrying before eligible to file a petition.
  17. SalishSea
    It's a dodgy time to be trying to adjust status from a B visa. Hopefully whatever she said at CPB won't come back to bite. The smartest and safest would have been to do consular processing.
  18. SalishSea
    As long as the second marriage clearly occurred after the first divorce. Expect lots of scrutiny with that fast timeline, especially if you are bringing multiple people over from the same country, or bringing over someone from your country that you knew before marrying a USC.
  19. SalishSea
    In my business, we would be fired if we shared passwords with anyone (HIPAA).
  20. SalishSea
    It's not like they're asking for passwords.
  21. SalishSea
    Why would there be an RFE? Nothing will be looked at for a long while. And if you do eventually get an RFE, the brief delay will not make a difference overall in the timeline. Do your relatives realize it will take 30 years before they will have a visa available to them?
  22. SalishSea
    In light of the 30 years you will have to wait to bring them over, a FOIA adding several months to a year is nothing.
  23. SalishSea
    If you spent two years living together in person, shouldn't be any issues with the bonafides.
  24. SalishSea
    But no one on VJ is purporting to being a lawyer, or offering legal advice.
  25. SalishSea
    The interesting thing to me is that the party line here at at VJ (and I’ve been reading here for ten years) has been “intent is established at the border,” and “overstays are forgiven for immediate relatives of USCs.” Personally, I’ve always thought this condoned lying at CBP, and circumventing the long queues the rest of us doing consular processing encounter…
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