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  1. Welcome to America, @Karmo! Thank you for sharing your experience with us. God bless you.
  2. The IRS does not state a passport is the only document one can use to apply for an ITIN. A passport can be used but the IRS states: "There are 13 acceptable documents, as shown in the following table" - see "Supporting Documentation Requirements" here: https://www.irs.gov/instructions/iw7#idm140054953680896
  3. @Liya S. I commend you for coming to Visa Journey to ask about this. I am glad to see that you are stating you are not in a rush. Many wise and experienced members have already brought up excellent advice and tips. I'm also wondering how easily he would be able to sponsor someone. If a US citizen's income is not enough to meet requirements, there is the avenue of joint sponsor. But we have seen parents posting on VisaJourney that they aren't comfortable being a joint sponsor for their son or daughter's spouse in cases and ended up refusing to do so... And these were situations where neither the son/daughter nor the spouse had committed any type of crime. It was just that the parents didn't feel comfortable signing up for the responsibility of sponsoring an immigrant. So yeah, I wonder if this young man has looked into the sponsorship aspect of what he was suggesting.
  4. This is definitely a sad, messy situation with no simple, convenient solutions or path to closure. I would underscore that it is extremely odd that she was able to obtain a visa with that criminal history. If it were the case that a country's law enforcement/judicial system took such a long time to "process through" felonious acts that such history would legitimately not appear on the country's police certificate, then wouldn't the US consulate in such a country not be aware of the legal slowness? And in countries where fraud is so high that its citizens could pay off someone for a "police certificate" that hides criminal history, we see an abundance of examples on VJ of visa applicants waiting for months or even years until the consulate can make a decision on issuing the visa.
  5. Does anyone happen to have experience with Austrian Airlines and how that airline handles green cards with the extension letter?
  6. Another "vote", so to speak, for the parents' address on the husband's ID being a red flag. I would even go as far to suggest getting your own Real ID may be not worth it if the parents' address is still on the husband's ID.
  7. I second all the excellent suggestions on how to show proof of address. Regarding the assertion, "by law you are required to have some sort of health insurance," this is inaccurate to my knowledge. Trump did issue an executive order requiring immigrants to have health insurance or show proof of how they would pay health costs, but Biden revoked the order in 2021. (If a law requiring immigrants to have health insurance now exists, anyone with evidence of such a law is welcome to provide it.) https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/553629-biden-revokes-trump-era-order-barring-immigrants-who-cannot-afford/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/05/14/a-proclamation-on-revoking-proclamation-9945/
  8. Ditto. I have even more respect for him now... How a good deed shines in a weary world. God bless his widow.
  9. Giving a shout out to @geowrianfor his helpfulness. Haven't seen him post for months; nonetheless, I want to give credit where it's due.
  10. I'd be pessimistic in regards to the IO's decision, based on what the OP has stated so far. One factor isolated by itself -- separate sleeping rooms, or that bank statement problematic for the IO -- is one thing. Two (or more) factors are what makes it difficult to convince an IO of the bona fides.
  11. @PGaffney Sorry to hear of this denial and praying for your success. (Kudos to you for screenshotting their website and keeping good records.) Please keep us updated on the outcome. Thank you!
  12. @nerdcouple Thank you for the update. That is truly amazing. I also wonder whether Global Entry played a role. (Nonetheless, despite the amazing outcome in this case, I wouldn't recommend any LPR push his chances by intentionally trying to enter the US without the green card.)
  13. @jundc Congratulations! Praise God! Thank you also very much for coming back to update the thread with the results.
  14. Is there any official source or data backing up the notion that the I-751s approved in approx. 3 months is exclusively due to a military spouse being involved in those cases?
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