Allaboutwaiting

Some eons ago, in what seems now as another life, I lived on my own in a small apartment. One day, a humongous cockroach entered my place. Fortunately I was prepared, so I calmly walked to get the spray that would end its life while the unsuspecting bug awaited for its demise. Once I fetched the deadly liquid, I sneakily approached from the back, firmly holding the container while staring at the being, when unexpectedly, it turned its tiny head and looked at me straight in the eye. I heard a horrifying screech and I quickly realized it was me, screaming in horror. I tried to pull myself together and shakily aimed at it; I sprayed until the bottle was almost empty. The roach fought but in the end, it succumbed. I shiver when I recall the moment and the image of that tiny head slowly turning around to look at me, still haunts me to this date.

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You must offer something that cannot be found here. It can either be extensive experience, very specific areas of expertise and/or numerous official certifications. An impressive CV is key.

All these lawyers should be reported to the bar.

When we did it, we just filled it with some random dates and places we would travel to. We received the combo card some six months later. Mind you, that was years ago. As mentioned by @powerpuff, it can be for leisure. Look at the actual form, it is amazingly simple. Btw, it is now $630 (used to be free when filed with AoS) and the GC might be approved soon after or even before the AP, so think if you will really need to travel while waiting (remember that if necessary, you can always get an emergency travel permit that will be issued the same day).

CR1 is quicker and WAY cheaper as you'll skip adjustment of status. You can even skip removal of conditions if by the time of entry to the US, you've been married for two years. Forget the K1, not an option anymore -except in very few cases where for some reason the couple cannot get married-.

On the comment section of a random post on Instagram, a woman that adjusted status some years ago, shared that she had to pay her lawyer the fees for the EAD/AP even though it was filed along the I-485. Even though many comments pointed out it should have been free, she was pretty triggered and insisted it was not free. She was also told that applying for AP has numerous requirements, it is very hard to get it approved 😑 and traveling on it was very risky and she would most likely be denied entry back into the US. It is sad that these lawyers, on top of charging insane amounts of money for things applicants could do themselves, blatantly lie and charge people extra fees they should not be paying. Why this woman so wholeheartedly defended the lawyer is beyond my comprehension. Not that it was necessary to share stories of lawyers lying and scamming people, but it is always shocking to read this kind of thing.

I bet you have lots of evidence already. Don't overthink and don't get stressed. We didn't send THAT much and were approved... after getting an RFE, responding, being transferred twice, being placed in the queue for an interview and then randomly approved like a million years after we filed. LOL! 🤣

Well, I assume you have a life in your country and you cannot just leave it willy nilly. So marrying and going back to sort things out is the best choice IMO. Now, if you marry and slow things down enough for two years to pass before your spousal visa is approved, it would be even better, I think, as you would skip removal of conditions.

Marry, go back and apply for spousal visa.

You are fine, don't send the 60 pages. Unfortunately, the process will very likely take over a year so they will probably require you to send newer evidence, such as next year's transcripts. So, send what you have and hopefully they will approve without requesting further evidence. Good luck!

It works on the app but not when I try to open with Chrome. My thread has absolutely zero relevance but the forum is pretty slow today. Guess people are out having a life? 😅