SalishSea

Right, I get that. No one is accusing you of fraud. We are trying to help you avoid pitfalls though, and your previous experience is a great illustration of this- it underscores the need to really properly get to know a potential mate before even petitioning her. That person’s actions (ghosting you) serve to reinforce the reasons why K-1s are often denied for Pakistan. That person was obviously in it for reasons other than love and lifetime commitment. And the fact that you already had a failed situation with someone who was after a green card and a path to the US means the Islamabad consulate will heavily scrutinize your next one. My main advice is to take your time to get to know someone before petitioning them. Your hurry to get a wife won’t save you any time if she’s put into extended AP because your relationship does not look legit. again, good luck and please let us know how it goes.

Be aware that regardless of your religion’s limitations on time spent together in person (dating, as referenced in your thread from last month), it is a requirement to have met in person for both a K-1 and CR-1. And for high fraud countries (Pakistan is one, and a Pakistani in UAE still “counts”), the bar is raised even higher with regard to the bonafides of the relationship. Picking out a “match” from a matchmaker lineup and endeavoring to bring them to the United States without putting the normal types of effort into building a relationship does not bode well for visa approval. Also, if the timeline is your biggest priority, you’d do well to realize that nothing is quick with US immigration. It will absolutely take several years from petition to visa issuance, full stop. good luck.

If it’s a paid family/medical leave type of situation (we also have that in Washington state), then afaik it is not considered a public benefit. Employees and employers both pay into it via involuntary payroll deductions to the state, like an insurance plan.

“Looking into a match that lives in Abu Dhabi”?

So you’d just leave your apartment intact and continue to pay rent on it for a year, without being able to go there? Or did you pack everything up before coming here?

Yup, totally agree.

Odd to be able to drop your life in Canada and not return for up to one year, if the plan was just to be here for Christmas? Don’t you have jobs, a home, pets, lives there?

Nowhere during the immigration process does it explicitly ask if you’ve cheated on university exams. However, honestly and the truth are critical to your success from initial petition to U.S. citizenship. So, it’s best to be honest throughout this entire process.

In that case, you may be someone who would benefit from hiring professional help to be successful at the process. The VJ ‘partners’ tab at the top has such help.

You read wrong. Maybe read the guides to try to understand these processes? The USCIS website is also a resource available to you.

What happens in that case? Decision can’t be made, or denial?

Or, consider booking directly through the airlines? Not sure if that eliminates the losses, but maybe the value of the trip would be preserved via a voucher/credit at least.

The obvious bit of advice is to make sure that all of the tickets and arrangements are refundable, in case of a denial.

No one else commenting on this thread has done that. Just you.

OP, this thread has been reported for multiple TOS violations. Might I remind you of the terms you agreed to by opening an account here. You may not: Make comments in a Post either direct or implied toward another member that are purposely designed to upset, antagonize, make fun of, belittle, harass, insult, or otherwise instigate an argument that takes away from the personal enjoyment of the Service by other users. Restrict or inhibit any other user from using or enjoying the forums.

You have no idea how the visa bulletin works, and yet you’re telling other people they’re sharing incorrect info?

Nope. We submitted loads of quality primary evidence.

We did a K-1, husband is from a similar low-fraud country. We have never submitted any snapshots whatsoever, for any part of the process. "Relationship proof" is not part of the K-1 process. You need to show that you've met at least once during the preceding two years.

As long as she didn't lie to CBP, shouldn't be a problem. She should be aware that she may not be able to work or leave the US for up to one year.

You’re hoping to jump in front of people who filed before you by filing a mandamus?

People conflate ‘90 days’ with ‘3 months.’

The CFO is an internal Philippines thing, and has nothing to do with the United States.

Do they realize that spending so much time out of the country puts their LPR status at risk?

Very, very unlikely. It's free to ask though.

Oh, I see what you're saying! Here in Washington, EDLs are only available to USCs, because Washington state residents are eligible for regular DLs without regard to immigration status. I just assumed it was different in other states.