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Respond to the RFE with what they are asking for - resist the temptation to include 'extra' stuff they did not ask for.

If its advice on how you can circumvent US Immigration Law - you won't find that here on VJ (ask your attorney).
What is your life-goal here? To be married sooner than perhaps originally planned? Or to simply not be away from your loved one? If its the latter, there is nothing that says you can't visit the US while the petition is being processed - you just can't stay over your allowed expiration date.

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** Am going to ask that we all keep our posts/responses limited to the actual topic minus the judgmental remarks.
If you think this might be directed at you, it probably is. Everyone else, thank you for participating.
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** Posts containing personal insults have been removed and I'll leave behind a general reminder to please post responsibly.

Yes- laminated originals are usually viewed as unusable.
Lesson for others - don't do this to original documents (including birth, death, marriage certificates, social security cards, etc). You can store them in a sleeve (one made of the proper plastic so the documents don't stick or otherwise deteriorate) but don't laminate them.

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Yup.
n. Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a homosexual man.
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** Can we please refrain from overloading this topic with information not really being asked for? I'm not seeing where the OP is asking for religious content (certainly not in the amounts being copy/pasted here). If you'd like to have a separate discussion, there is a Politics & Religion forum here on VJ.
Thank you in advance.

-1 ratings easily lead to situations (in many forums) where people can rate folks down simply because they do not like them; or with a mob mentality at times. I saw the abuse when we had it open.

I am respectfully going to disagree with a number of members here and - not speaking as a moderator but as a member of VJ who is also familiar with the moderation issues - say this topic is valid in this forum. The question is a legitimate one and in my opinion, not inflammatory. It was not
"purposely designed to upset, antagonize, make fun of, belittle, or otherwise instigate an argument that takes away from the personal enjoyment of the Service by other users"
and yet, some of those who sometimes skirt around the edges of this TOS in Off Topic, responded to this post in the same way. It is kind of illustrative of the problem in Off Topic - people often respond more to who is posting the comment than they are to the actual comment.
In Off Topic, even seriously asked questions or innocently mis-placed questions that reveal some of the emotional pain or angst or fear of the OPs, are often thrown to the wolves and devoured as if the person asking is some sort of a toy to be batted about like a cat playing with its prey. While experienced members of OT are used to this, others are not and it does chase people away. I do know many people who will not participate in OT because of the way they or such comments made by others are treated. Many of these people retreat to their Regional Forums and participate in the safer and more supportive communities they find there. It is sad because there are often non-immigration related topics I know I would like to be able to discuss seriously and carefully, but I generally don't participate because the moment someone says something 'differing' from the OP or one of the strong-opinionated individuals, then the topic is no longer under discussion and the words become heated, devolving into insults, innuendos and attacks - both personal and generalized against segments of society united by some shared trait or situation. There is very little consideration, respect or kindness of others in the OT forum. Unfortunately, it may very well be a microcosm of the greater 'politicized' community at large where there is a huge silent majority and a very vocal minority who overspeaks anyone else's attempts at participation. Everything doesn't have to become an insult against Liberals or Conservatives or Obama's fault or Bush's fault, or Islamic terrorists' fault or Christian fundamentalists fault or black/brown people's faults or white people's faults - but that is how virtually everything is treated in Off Topic - even topics that start off without any obvious connection to one of these stances.
An even more troubling aspect of this it is that this 'attitude' does overflow into the Immigration forums - the place where people are supposed to be supportive and helpful. Sardonic black humour, irony, insinuations and jumping to conclusions about motivation are rife. There is always a choice to be made about how one responds to any situation - and if people would take the time to think and compose their responses to the benefit of the topic or the individual seeking assistance, rather to their own personal need for power or ego or control or some personal agenda, it would be a much more inviting and informative environment. It is the habitual and repetitive aggression that is most troubling. Everything becomes so black and white when in reality, life isn't black and white, it is varying shades of gray with few absolutes.
So, that is my personal perspective on this issue and as both a member and a moderator I do ask that everyone continue to discuss this topic calmly and seriously, if necessary giving the benefit of the doubt to Steven, and looking at the question, not the source if that is what it takes to see the shades of gray.

There you go.

i want my +1 back.

I'm very suspicious of this landlords legal right to change the lease or even to ask for someone's immigrant status.

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Your timeline is missing your US entry date but I'm assuming it was some time before your marriage date of January 07 - for SSA to issue a K-1 entrant a card/number, you would have had to have at least 14 days remaining on the I-94.
That has long since passed so you'll need to wait (now) until the EAD or PR/Green Card has been issued.

Each require their own supporting documents/evidence (even though they're being filed together) - no 'shared' evidence.

** Just to be clear.
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I'm not saying this has occurred in this thread/topic (because I'm not sure it has) but it is important to remind folks of our obligation to each other. Especially when the subject of 'intent' comes up.
I think we all want each other to have a quick and trouble-free journey to the US (or while in the US) but must stop short of giving legal advice or advice that could be misinterpreted.

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