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Just now, Happykid said:

Nope you can still do that ! 

Yeah I thought so. People should think a little deeper before making sweeping remarks lol

2 hours ago, The_Empyrean said:

You cannot work on Student visa, regardless of your circumstances

Last I was on a student visa, you could work upto 20 hours per week on campus. Have the rules have changed since then? 

Hey you can't leave a review but maybe we can

On 8/11/2019 at 8:22 PM, smile-miss said:

We are planning to get the marriage license & certificate soon. If I get married to him now (but don't file for green card yet), will this affect my stem opt extension application?

It should not. We got married while my wife was still on her F-1. She later applied for OPT and the extension while we were still married without any issues. We applied for GC 3 years after marriage and got the green card without any problems. Let me know if you have any questions! 

13 hours ago, Paatay Khan said:

I didn't put those quotes, they were originally there.

I think that was her point. Those quotes are there for a reason. 

Hey guys, 

So we are kind of confused here. We applied for my wife's AOS in November of 2017 and got her 10 year GC in May of 2018 after an interview (married for 3 years at the time). Things have been going well and she just actually returned from an international trip using her GC 2 days ago. 

What's weird is that we just got a letter from USCIS that her adjustment interview had to be cancelled and they will let us know about any further action from there part. We logged online into her USCIS account and we can see that interviews were scheduled and cancelled, without us ever getting anything before this letter. 

Is this just a glitch in the system? Should we be doing something on our part to make sure we are good? She just used her GC so I dont think its a big deal but you never know with USCIS so we just want to make sure we are ok. 

Thank you for your replies in advance!
 

Volunteer to give this info and this explanation at the start of your interview. Should be ok, they can make changes to your form. 

4 hours ago, Mistermanga said:

if, for any reasons, the IO will understand that you moved in US with the intention to STAY and Apply as Permanent Resident,  your case will be classified as FRAUD. as consequence, you could have a life ban and your petitioner could have consequences too.

Wrong. This has not happened. Intent is determined at the border and the officer cant use that as a sole reason to deny AOS. Please stop with this or produce a case where this happened. 

19 hours ago, Sarah G said:

I believe I would need to wait for 90 days from entry to file in any case as filing before 90 days is presumed visa fraud

Intent does not matter now and there is no 90 day requirement. You can file. 

26 minutes ago, LisaLisa said:

What does God have to do with your interview and or immigration application?

Absolutely nothing. I am not the one who is leaving in God's hands though lol. 

20 hours ago, Juddy said:

Turned out to be that I needed more than God's will... Needed more effort than I had put in

That was my point. Expecting god to swoop in produce evidence of bona fide marriage for you is kind of far fetched but whatever. 

On 3/14/2019 at 11:58 PM, Juddy said:

I am doing an interview in a weeks time from B2, am not really scared and I do not have loads of evidence..... Am just waiting for the day and hopefully everything turns out according to God's will

Turns out you need a little more than God's will. Best of luck. 

12 hours ago, Elbertviola said:

What consider a marriage fraud? If the wife cheated can this be a marriage fraud?she left her husband w other man after a year in US and got her gc

By that definition every cheating marriage would be marriage fraud. 

16 hours ago, DFWJimbo said:

I have a question on how the process works for my sister in law. My wife is a permanent resident now after having gone through the AoS process, and was interested in finding out more about the process on her sister to go to nursing school here.

Her sister in law is interested in attending nursing school (4 year degree) and work possibly in a hospital later here. We would sponsor her for living expenses. I know nursing is a high demand skilled field of work. 

Would we apply for a student visa, and later adjust her status after graduation to permanent resident, or transition to a work visa and apply for adjustment to Perm Resident then?

 If she comes on a student visa, does she have to go home between each year of study (eg, summer break) or can she stay here through her entire degree program?

If apply for an employment authorization can she also work here if she chooses during her schooling?

 

Others have told you how your line of thinking for this is not right. And they are absolutely correct. I don;t think there is a way your sis in law can "adjust" through your wife. 

That being said, nothing is stopping your in law to sit in the required exams (GRE/SAT, TOEFL) and apply to Universities of her interest. She can get a student visa (F-1), come here and work on campus (max 20 hours) during her studies. Once she graduates, she can apply for an OPT that allows her to work here for a year (and then a 2 year extension for STEM field). In these 3 years she can look for an employee that will sponsor her for her H1-B visa. 

11 hours ago, MancRed said:

best chance we’ve had to beat them in years

Weirdly, I pick you guys as the lesser of the two evils so I was secretly rooting for you haha. 

11 hours ago, MancRed said:

Lmao Barca game was disappointing, best chance we’ve had to beat them in years! We blew it! ☹️

 

Thanks mate! Appreciate it! I will for sure be dropping you a msg in the future! 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

Anytime, feel free to message - I check visajourney regularly although its been a while since my wife has been done with AOS lol. 

17 hours ago, MancRed said:

I'm looking to get a head start on the AOS process. If possible, can someone provide some use links to forums etc. (which steps do I need to take first)

 

Not with that display picture, no...

Just kidding. I know others have pointed you to the right direction. The only thing I would say is - take your time, be thorough and double & Triple check everything. 

Let us know if you have questions. Good luck with the process. 

And good luck with Barca today  

4 hours ago, payxibka said:

It is rare but it can happen in the right circumstances 

Like if the spouse of LPR is here on a F-1 visa. I realize I am not adding a lot to the discussion by saying this lol. 

4 hours ago, LisaLisa said:

Not worth wasting my time!!!

Yet here you are wasting everyone's time with incorrect info. 

19 hours ago, H&T said:

From B2 to AOS is not a proper way, and most members will say it's fraud. You go back home, your USC spouse file I-130 and get an interview oversea.

Yeah, don't listen to this advice at all, OP lol. 

19 hours ago, H&T said:

From B2 to AOS is not a proper way, and most members will say it's fraud. You go back home, your USC spouse file I-130 and get an interview oversea.

Adjusting within USA is completely legal and yelling it is otherwise doesnt make it so. 

If it was me, I would take my spouse with me to the interview regardless. Have them wait in the car or something, but I would have em around. 

2 hours ago, Jaime'n'Jenny said:

I thought we can submit I-693 later because if I submit it now it might expire.  Can anyone clarify?

  

You can infact take the I-693 to your interview. You will get an RFE stating that you need to do so. 

Make sure the packet is sealed!!!

On 2/19/2019 at 6:25 PM, Sansh said:

Hi all,

 

My current status in USA is F-1. Currently I am holding a STEM OPT EAD card and working full time. My STEM OPT expires on July, 2020.  I got married to an US citizen last week. We are planing to start a green card process. So, we know that we need to file form I-485 and I-130. Is there any other forms that we should consider filing?

 

Also, since I am on STEM OPT which expires on July 2020, do I need to file a form I-765 for the EAD?

I have asked this question here, i have also asked this on legal websites and I have also asked this to lawyers in person. Let me tell you that we go different responses from different people - lawyer or not lol. 

My wife was in the same situation as you. We ended up sending the I-765 with the packet. While the I-765 was being processes, she continued to work on her STEM OPT. When we received the new EAD/travel combo card, my wife informed her employer that her status has changed and she has a new EAD. They asked for a copy and that was it. No issues. So, from personal experience, it doesn't hurt to send one in..specially if you are sending the advance parole form as well. 

Hope this helps and let me know if you have any questions. I know this process can be daunting. 

On 1/31/2019 at 6:04 PM, Salomon421 said:

Is 90 days rule a thing actually? Is there any certain time that i have to wait?

 

90 day rule is definitely not a thing. It is also not a USCIS policy but a DOH policy ( I am at work and cant find the source right now, but someone please correct me if I am wrong). 

You were inspected and cleared at entry and that clears you from any "intent" issue. 

I would go ahead and file. You can read through VJ, lots of cases of people filing before 90 days and having no issues. 

3 hours ago, Jaret&Rachael said:

But it is absolutely frowned upon and is legally considered immigration fraud

You are absolutely wrong. Intent is determined at the border. 

Please don't give bad negative advice. 

On 1/10/2019 at 8:23 AM, ykowalski said:

She entered in April and filed in May? Did she come in under K1 visa? Us Canadians don't need a visa to go to the US but we still have to adhere to the same visa rules, we cannot go in with the intent to get married and adjust status.

Wrong