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Does your local bank have a credit card?  I don't know how they handle new immigrants, but I would start with a major bank like Wells Fargo or Bank of America for a secured card.  For an unsecured card, to build credit, look at Capital One.  They also have secured cards..  Also, store cards from places like Walmart, Target,etc can help as well as gasoline cards.

21 hours ago, danie82 said:

The first RFE was because we didn't fill out the G325a forms.   Also, they wanted proof that we have been together and our intentions you get married. 

Well, the G325a is listed on the checklist for the old I-129, and fiance visa requires you have seen each other within the past 2 years.

So, RFE that could have been avoided

The requirements for EB2-NIW do not seem to indicate you need a job offer, so I do not see why a job offer letter would be required for the visa interview.  Have you called them to ask about it?

Are you suggesting the questions were inappropriate for a tourist visa?

Regarding the interviewer.  Did you get his name?  You can certainly send a letter of complaint about him.
Unfortunately, this is not Russia, where over 15000 tourist visas were granted last month, and where the odds of getting the same interviewer are quite a bit lower. 
If it were me, I would complain about this interviewer and request a different one.

6 hours ago, Lain said:

Most likely he's not married yet, so he falls in F1.

1 hour ago, Springrain22 said:

There's no such waiting time for children of USC. The current waiting time is 7 years if he's not married and around 12 if he is.

If under 21 and unmarried it would be IR-2 (immediate relative) and no wait other than the processing time (Maybe 1 year or more.)
If over 21 and unmarried, then F-1 and it would be whatever the wait  for that category would be  (7 years) plus the processing time through NVC.

It should be mentioned that for the non immediate categories there is a limit of 7 percent per country, (25,620 people for FY 2017) . 

https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Statistics/Immigrant-Statistics/WaitingListItem.pdf

So, if you look at Mexico in that list, you will notice what looks like a backlog of over 50 years (over 1.3 million people)

20 hours ago, Taradao said:

I have a quick question to anybody that knows the answer. I am 62 years young and have met a 24 year old Morrocan woman via Facebook. We have chatted for 3 months and I intend to visit her in another 6 months. After that if everything goes well, I intend to file a K1 fiancée visa. My question: does age difference matter for acceptance for a k1 visa.  Much appreciated for your answers.

 

Given the location it will be subject to more scrutiny.   How did you meet someone on Facebook.  Did she just  randomly send you a message?  
In any case, there is nothing more to be done here until you meet her in person, as you cannot file the petition until after you meet in person.

I understand what you are saying, but why does the checklist from NVC say "Petitioner's Civil Documents"?

Did you get the visa the same day or did you have to wait to receive it by mail?

One other question.  Have you been filing US tax returns as required for a US Citizen abroad? 
Even though there is an exclusion of over $100k in income (I don't know the current amount), you are still supposed to file tax returns

1. Report the arrest, provide all the documentation you can obtain on the arrest and outcome
2. I think that would be ok, but I am not sure

3. Temporarily living is residing.  I would include them

4. Write it the language the postal service of that country would be likely to understand.

I agree, the question is a bit confusing.  They want the address in the local language of where the address is located, not his native language.

On 1/27/2017 at 7:29 AM, Penguin_ie said:

This thread is to discuss what potential changes the Trump administration may make in the future.  It is NOT to be used to discuss actual, already published policies and their impact on our members- we have a separate thread for that pinned in our Immigration News forum. This thread is for speculation of the future.

 

Please use ONLY this thread to discuss the Trump administration's future immigration policies, in order to keep our other forums free from such discussion and not cluttered with political talk.

Interesting post considering it looks like the country 1/2 of you is coming from is Ireland.   Considering Trump's mother is from Ireland, I think there is NO chance of Trump banning people from Ireland.  I also think countries without majority Muslim populations will also be spared by Trump.   On Muslim majority countries, I think this will depend on what happens with SCOTUS and Trump's previous bans.  If they reject them, then it is not likely Trump is going to be successful in banning people from any specific country, unless we are at war with that country.  As far as I know, we are not war with any specific country. 

5 hours ago, WeddingWonderLina said:

Wow, these responses are hard to read as I am in a similar situation and want my cousin to visit me for my wedding. It is sad that this is how the system has been affected now leaving families without a chance of seeing each other.

A large part of this is based on past experiences.  That is, experiences with previous people entering on tourist visas and not leaving 

"I also have savings and pension plan that I could withdraw "

If you can prove you have the assets, you don't need to withdraw them.

What kind of petition?  
What visa did he use to enter the US?

You indicated he needed to go to the US as an immigrant in 2008

You are bringing your son to visit his father in the US who seems to not be here legally, based on what you have said so far.
On your previous visa attempts did you indicated you had a BF and the father of your son living in the US?

It is a bit difficult for them to approve you to enter the US, especially due to his status.
 

"Yeah he changed his visa to working visa so he can stay legally"

Not logical.  If he has a visa permitting him to work, then he would be able to leave the country and return.

6 hours ago, Ben&Zian said:

Once things get straightened out, if you have a bank account, you can generally open a 'secured' credit line with the bank. Maybe $300-500 or whatever with a deposit.  Doesn't seem like much but if you're just starting or trying to rebuild credit this might be the way to go.

Citibank offers $200-$2000, at least in an offer I got in the mail in FL

Do NOT attempt to hide what happened, whether you think it has been recorded or not.
It's kind of like car insurance and traffic tickets.

The record the insurance company gets might not show a speeding ticket if you went to traffic school to clear the points.
However, that doesn't mean the REAL information cannot be produced by DMV
Gather all of the documentation on the charges, sentence, expungement, etc

Why would documentation of your immigration be needed?  Wouldn't the CO have access to that information already?

I mean, when you show them you passport, do they see that you have a visa or petition in progress and what the current status is?

2 minutes ago, Transborderwife said:

No.  Not with living parents.  Immigration doesn't play that way

What?  Living parents is not a bar to  adoption as long as the parents agree to it.
My question was more related to adopting a sibling. I have never researched that.
I know you can adopt a child that has living parents.

Do you have some real knowledge that adoption would prevent him from sponsoring her?
 

Could he adopt his sister?  That way she would be his child and he could sponsor her.

54 minutes ago, Elsalove2016 said:

Good to know , I guess try to move on and life itself will punish him . 

Not always the case in life, but perhaps in death he will be punished
But, for the OP, I wish you well

Sorry to hear your bad news. 
You mentioned " I objected to this because we only had 90 days to get married. "   The 90 days starts when he entered the US, not when he got the visa.  
So, whether he waited 1 day or 1 month to enter, you still had 90 days.

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Your card is expiring NOT your status.  IT is not a problem.

 

The sponsor should know he is on the hook for support until the immigrant has 40 quarters of qualifying work or gets citizenship.

Isn't that 5 years after turning 14, or something like that?

8 hours ago, FELIX009 said:

My fiancée a US citizen  is 13years older than me. Do I need special luck as a male?? Pls help I need encouraging response from anyone in same shoes??

Are you running for President of France?   Kidding............this is not that abnormal, but as someone mention, the CO in Nigeria is going to be going to take a hard look.