Bigmeg

Hello all, 

I went for my joint interview (N400&I-751) on 12-13-2020, I passed the civic test and answered questions under oath. however, I didn’t have my 2021 taxes with me, the officer said the couldn’t decide on the interview due to that missing piece of information. my concern is if the local office will request for the evidence on time or am I in for a long ride?

8 minutes ago, mushroomspore said:

Really sorry to hear. That's a big mindf***. But if she's not agreeing to a marriage counselor or anything else that could help the marriage, it means she has checked out mentally. Divorce is your only option now. Get a divorce lawyer and start the process. Send a letter to USCIS to request your file be updated with a divorce waiver. Send evidence that you've started the process and will provide the official divorce decree when it comes in. It's a common situation and USCIS doesn't see divorce as a "strike" against the immigrant or anything like that. And I still suggest seeing a counselor, but for yourself to work through this situation because it is not over emotionally for you.

She already prepared a divorce paper she wanted me to sign. I’ve been withholding to sign with hopes we could reconcile. Then she took the next step asking me not to return home after I finished my fall semester exams.

1 minute ago, powerpuff said:

Well, you can’t really force her to do something she doesn’t want. I think it would be best to have a face to face conversation about this since it’s a pretty serious topic. Just a personal opinion but if you’re saying you want to save the marriage, you should move back/transfer to a college near your wife to try to reconcile (that is if she would be open to it).

Regarding immigration, the simplest thing would be to get a divorce, you can request USCIS to switch your I-751 to a divorce waiver and provide a copy of a divorce decree once it’s ready and in your hands. 

Hi, my school is just 3hrs away. I go back and forth. 

Hello, 

The weirdest thing happened lately, after my fall semester doing grad studies my wife wouldn’t let me return home, She said I couldn’t return home and we have to figure out a divorce. This is happening after we’ve filed I-751 jointly. Since I didn’t want to make any hasty decisions I suggested to her for us to see a marriage counselor, she’s not agreeing anyways. I’m just confused and feeling not so good today, I want to save my marriage but it requires effort from us both. However, I’m left with lots of questions in my head, but I want to ask for the most practical solution on going about my immigration? Any advice will help. 
 

bigmeg

2 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

***Moved to Removing Conditions on Residency discussion area***

Hey not to be rude but you often move my posts to areas with less audience.. I observed this with the last post. Just saying. This was meant to be CR1 related. 

Hello, 

My residency card expires Nov. 16th 2021. However, I submitted my evidence to my counsel sometime Aug. 13th 2021. Been two months ago, my lawyer hasn't completed my filing yet and it's making me extremely uneasy. I try expressing my concern of urgency to him but he keeps knocking it off and giving false promises. Meanwhile my spouse doesn't seem to see anything wrong with what the lawyer is portraying. Both are saying "Take it easy", well that's not what my gut is telling me at this time. So, what do you all think my next step should be as I'm running out of time and patience with my counsel, I do not want a situation where I have an expired card in my hand with no guarantee of extended stay in sight. Please advice. 

Kind regards, 

BigMeg. 

Hi guys, I’m just confused to say the least. My wife and I were suppose to sign my immigration documents and send to USCIS. But at this point our marriage is cloudy, although we respect and love each other for some reason we can’t tolerate each other anymore. My conditional is due nov. 16 2021, shall I proceed to request for a divorce waiver from USCIS, how will this legally impact my case… or should we proceed with the filing and stay separated? What’s a feasible option that won’t adversely affect my case? 
Ps: she’ll be happier with a divorce it seem… 

Hi VJ family, my removal of condition is almost here and I’m preparing towards it. However, I will like to solicit with you all to advise me on documents that should be provided. Though, I read some requirements online but nothing beats general contributions from those who went through the same process and experience it first hand. My wife owns the house we live in so we do not have shared utility bills or mortgage. Also we don’t have shared liabilities or copay on anything. However, I pay the utility bills but the bill itself doesn’t reflect both our names. Please your contributions will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

42 minutes ago, payxibka said:

I think you need to read again.   

 

1.  You never submit an original document to the USCIS with any petition or application 

 

2.  Marriage certificate is not even mentioned as a requirement.   

Thank you for this, I have the soft copy of this document... do you think that will suffice during my application?? 

7 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Have you looked at the evidence requirements for the i751?

Yes and the require your original marriage certificate...

9 minutes ago, Lemonslice said:

See here which documents are acceptable: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country.html

The problem is I’m due to remove my condition this august... so they may need my original certificate for that.. I don’t know if I should call uscis to address this question 

Hi guys, I woke up this morning to an unfortunate event, my car got break in and my marriage certificate was in my bag... negligence on my part. However, I call the Marriage Registries in Nigeria for any supplement to make up for this loss. My only option according to the registrar was a certificate of true copy. Will this suffice uscis request for original copy and has anyone had similar experience? If so your input will be greatly appreciated.

5 hours ago, Rosemichelle said:

Thank you for the information concerning your experience with Embassy in Lagos. 

 

My dear, it’s money o and tell your spouse to make sure his tax returns and W2’s are intact.

Hi guys, name is Bigmeg and I’m a Nigerian married to a U.S citizen. I met my wife “Online” and she’s “30” years older than I am. All I can say is God’s been faithful because after a year of waiting I got my visa from the dreaded “Lagos consulate”. I’m not here to write an epistle of my life story but I’ll be brutally honest with y’all cus I’ve seen people post about red-flags and I’m here to tell you that I’ve been through red-flags and made it. One thing you need to know about these red-flags, the consulate doesn’t give a ‘rats ###’ about your personal life issues with your spouse, the United States consulates are more concerned about you being a public charge to their economy, I repeat, that is their primary concern. If your spouse is financially capable, forget it you’ve gotten your visa. They don’t care about age difference or class difference or what not, all they care about is MONEY!!!!!! 

Could you believe I went to the consulate and they didn’t even ask me to bring any of my wife’s documents, pictures, taxes etc. he asked me a few questions and congratulated me. Listen don’t kill yourself with stress, if your spouse ain’t financially capable start seeking for a joint sponsor, don’t wait until you fall in the black hole “AP”. Guys, it’s all about MONEY and nothing else, that’s what the U.S embassy cares about. Thank you.

9 hours ago, Juli. said:

Is not your case. The CO would told you if you are in a bad AP.

My case, after interview, was in AP for 2 days and then my visa was issued. 

 

Just breath and enjoy!! 🙃

Yeah it changed to issued and passport was sent to DHL... I’m glad thank you 

1 hour ago, Talo said:

If the CO said that the visa was approved then that is totally normal. It happened the same to me next day of the interview, and after 1 day it said issued. Congrats!!

Yeah, They just informed me that my passport is with DHL

10 minutes ago, Sparkle Sparkle said:

Means they are putting finishing touches to your visa... Congratulations 

Well I’ve been reading some scary stuff online about AP that startled me

Hi Guys, so I concluded my interview at the Lagos embassy, after my interview “29th Oct 2019” the consular told me my visa will be ready in two weeks time and handed me some papers about immigrant rights, USCIS fees and stuff, funny enough during the interview he asked very few questions and he didn’t request any document from me, My question is; I woke up this morning “30th Oct 2019” checked my status and it says “Administrative Processing” please what does this mean to my case?