Veronica & Eric

Alot of us are trying to do the right thing. I'm getting close to my 2 year marriage anniversary and we are stuck in our immigration process because we haven't found a sponsor. Being apart from your spouse is so difficult. There's times that it hits hard and don't know what to do than just find another way, but then we come back to reality and keep praying for a miracle. Good luck to you and your spouse hang in there.

Alot of us are trying to do the right thing. I'm getting close to my 2 year marriage anniversary and we are stuck in our immigration process because we haven't found a sponsor. Being apart from your spouse is so difficult. There's times that it hits hard and don't know what to do than just find another way, but then we come back to reality and keep praying for a miracle. Good luck to you and your spouse hang in there.

Nobody "forced" me to fall in love with and marry my wife, but now the government is definitely forcing us to be apart for years for no reason.  None of this is a choice I made, like buying a new car or deciding what to eat for dinner.  Wow.

The whole issue is that it doesn't have to be like this.  The arbitrary interview to grant the visa can happen just as well after the Consulate opens, and we could be together in the meantime.  It could be done over Zoom for that matter.  If the argument is about safety due to Covid, it's much less safe to travel back and forth 20 times on a plane than to hold one interview.
 
I am really surprised how many people on here who have supposedly gone through these things are so callous in defense of the absurdity that is our horrendously broken system.  The fact that others are suffering the same thing is more cause to be against it, not a reason to embrace it!  I'll be writing to my congress people and anyone else who will listen, and if I get anywhere with that I'll update this thread.

Send your congressman/woman a letter. Something needs to be done, 3 years is too long.  Don't listen to some of these people who are negative and are okay with people being apart for long periods of time. If you check their timeline, most of them havent even come to close to waiting as long as you have.

Alot of us are trying to do the right thing. I'm getting close to my 2 year marriage anniversary and we are stuck in our immigration process because we haven't found a sponsor. Being apart from your spouse is so difficult. There's times that it hits hard and don't know what to do than just find another way, but then we come back to reality and keep praying for a miracle. Good luck to you and your spouse hang in there.

This is a great argument for why this issue should be raised and something done about it!  Being able to visit each other, at a cost of hundreds of dollars per trip, is a poor substitute for living and having a life together as husband and wife.  Even worse for those who don't have that option.

The website is currently down, might be back in a few days or so, I would keep checking every day until it’s back

I suspect you will not need his information as a person filing as Head of Household is considered "Unmarried" for tax purposes.

If you are married, you can not file as single.   You must file as Married Filing Jointly, Married Filing Separately, or Head of Household.  If you choose to file Married Filing Separately, you should enter his name on the 1040, then hand write "NRA" in the SSN box...........cannot be filed electronically.