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Don't do it. File the paperwork yourself. Follow instructions, and you will be fine. If you feel the urge to pay somebody, send your money to me.

Don't do it. File the paperwork yourself. Follow instructions, and you will be fine. If you feel the urge to pay somebody, send your money to me.

Don't do it. File the paperwork yourself. Follow instructions, and you will be fine. If you feel the urge to pay somebody, send your money to me.

Don't do it. File the paperwork yourself. Follow instructions, and you will be fine. If you feel the urge to pay somebody, send your money to me.

Don't do it. File the paperwork yourself. Follow instructions, and you will be fine. If you feel the urge to pay somebody, send your money to me.

Hi again,
 
Obviously, with the adjudication for removal of conditions (ROC) processing taking over a year - and at least until recently seeming to get longer and longer - most of us have been wondering what's going on. Well, I asked an immigration officer about it at our InfoPass appointment last week.
 
Though she reminded me that "a one-year wait is considered normal", she said she thinks the processing has been slowed down by (1) an increase in green card renewal/application activity after the current president was elected (perhaps from people fearing, rightly or not, that things could get more difficult in the future) compounded by (2) the federal government hiring freeze that came into place around the same time, making it difficult for them to increase their staff to handle the bigger workload.
 
She mentioned that the hiring freeze was now over, but that it takes time to fill the jobs. Seems like that could be a good sign that the processing times might gradually speed up from now though.
 
Good luck everyone! :-)

I think they mostly want the sealed packet so there is no possible way for anyone to tamper with the medical records.  Your medical records are protected by U.S Federal law to be kept private from anyone other than your doctor or immigration officials related to your case.  For example if a police officer approached you during a layover, if they opened your packet without your permission, you will be protected by U.S. Federal Law to not be discriminated against due to what your medical file contains.  Here in the U.S. We have special laws that protect our privacy when it comes to medical information.  For example, an employer can not ask if you have any diseases. You can learn more by googling HIPPA Laws. 

Questions on this site are getting better and better...

Well there you go. That's the problem. The attorney "sent" the documents. I got an RFE using an attorney.  Now I know that had we filed on our own, we would have not made the mistakes that were made. 🙂  I think I would handle the paperwork from here on if I were in your shoes. 

You're only 18. If I were you, I would take the time to let the relationship (and yourselves) mature before making such commitment. Visit each other a few times, finish your degree, get a job, and then you won't need to worry about income requirements. Do you really want to move to another country just to become someone else's financial burden?
You may be missing the bigger picture here. Just saying...

You're only 18. If I were you, I would take the time to let the relationship (and yourselves) mature before making such commitment. Visit each other a few times, finish your degree, get a job, and then you won't need to worry about income requirements. Do you really want to move to another country just to become someone else's financial burden?
You may be missing the bigger picture here. Just saying...

You're only 18. If I were you, I would take the time to let the relationship (and yourselves) mature before making such commitment. Visit each other a few times, finish your degree, get a job, and then you won't need to worry about income requirements. Do you really want to move to another country just to become someone else's financial burden?
You may be missing the bigger picture here. Just saying...

Goodness! Slow down! You're 18 and have never even met face-to-face and you're talking about her parents making a contract with the government which could last many years (that's what the I-864 is, which is needed for AOS if you do the K-1 or for the CR-1). Go and visit, see if things even work out, get to know each other much better than you do already and then think about the next steps. I know it probably all sounds very exciting and exotic right now to have an American "girlfriend" and potentially the chance to live in the US and I'm sure a lot of your mates are jealous but there's a lot more to this than what you see in films. 
 
Whichever visa path you eventually take, it will cost a few thousand. With the K-1, not only does it cost a lot more than a CR-1 but you also will find yourself unable to work for several months. Call me old-fashioned, but I don't think married couples should be relying on parents to support them. If you're mature enough to get married then you should be paying your own way. If that means waiting and saving, so be it. The CR-1 would be far better so that you can earn your own keep from day one and not rely on the bank of mum and dad. 

You're only 18. If I were you, I would take the time to let the relationship (and yourselves) mature before making such commitment. Visit each other a few times, finish your degree, get a job, and then you won't need to worry about income requirements. Do you really want to move to another country just to become someone else's financial burden?
You may be missing the bigger picture here. Just saying...

You're only 18. If I were you, I would take the time to let the relationship (and yourselves) mature before making such commitment. Visit each other a few times, finish your degree, get a job, and then you won't need to worry about income requirements. Do you really want to move to another country just to become someone else's financial burden?
You may be missing the bigger picture here. Just saying...

Sorry you had to go through this. I think you'll be fine, but just in case, look for a good attorney, as geowrain suggested.

So many people got in trouble, I lost count. Do not do any kind of marriage, legal or otherwise, unless you do not mind starting over with a spouse visa.

She is from the philipines and they have never been married.
The children are 12, 8, 6 and 2.
I am supporting her the children her elderly parents as she cannot work with all these kids.

OK.
Step 1: Stop dating women you met in the Facebook Church group.

OK.
Step 1: Stop dating women you met in the Facebook Church group.

Wait, was this a different one than the one in prison for fraud that you petitioned for in 2015?
Maybe it is time to look at American ladies, eh?

Being a nurse certainly doesn't matter, but there are some occupations that wouldn't work, like prostitute for example.