SteveInBostonI130

There are many "I wish we did CR1 instead of K1" posts here. I have not ready any people regretting CR1 and wished they did K1. Marry as soon as you can and file for CR1. You can file from Japan: the I-130 form is online. The affidavit of support is not needed until the I-130 is approved, which would take about a year. I am glad to see you have a more realist concern - the traditional wedding vs "court" marriage. Many think K1 is faster than CR1, which is incorrect nowadays. That is something you'll need to come to terms with. The engagement ring is, in my opinion, not a big issue. You could just get wedding bands now and get the solitaire later, after saving enough. It may feel like eloping instead of going the normal route, but as others posted you can still do a ceremonial wedding with as much or as little traditional events you want (engagement party, bridal shower, bachelor(ette) parties, rehearsal dinner, etc).

Original? Typically the original is filed at the court where you got your divorce. I assume it was a certified court copy?

Citizenship: US.

I assume they revoked your LPR status when they deported you?

Did they deny both I-485s?

1. No. If you submitted the I-130 last week, expect about a year for it to get approved. It will expire before your interview. 2. No one. Once your case gets to NVC, get all the police clearance certificate(s) and upload them to NVC. What is your category? Spouse, child, parent or sibling of USC; spouse or child of LPR?

Good. Filing US taxes is one proof that you intended to remain a US permanent resident. It would help you counter the claim/accusation of abandonment.

Deportation would be very rare. You have not stayed away for more than a year, even when combining both trips. You probably don't qualify to apply for citizenship just yet. I just see the N400 being denied and you'll need to re-apply in 2024 or 2025, whenever that fist 180 day trip is more than 5 yrs ago. Did you file US taxes in 2018 and 2019?

Hi. The timeline doesn't seem to match. You were married for 5 years. And you filed for ROC in Dec 2022. That means you were married for 4 years when you filed the I-751? 4 - 2 = 2: you had a conditional GC when you were married for 2 years? How did you enter the US? With a CR1 visa, or did you enter as a tourist and then adjust status? It would be helpful if you can share your immigration dates, vs the marriage date. I have a suspicion that you should have received a 10 yr GC but was given a 2 yr GC by mistake. Regardless, either your husband is lying to you about getting you deported or the lawyer is taking him for a ride. The only thing he can do is send a complaint to USCIS. If he accuses you of fraud he will have to provide evidence, vs the evidence you both submitted of a bona fide relationship when applying for the CR1 or AOS and the ROC. In fact, the threat he made of "deporting you" can probably used against him in divorce court. He is on the hook of providing you support via I-864, which is also something a divorce lawyer can use. It is his best interest to get an amicable divorce. If it was him asking for advice, I would suggest that he works out the divorce terms as quickly as possible and make a clean break.

You are putting the cart before the horse. Your current aim is for a student visa. You need to check with someone who specializes in that. The various references you posted was about USCIS not considering your juvenile event as convictions in regard to immigration. Your challenge it to find out if the US State Department also has the same policy or guideline about ignoring/forgiving juvenile offences. From what I have read, it doesn't seem so. But that is just an educated guess on my part.

There is the old saying: You can get it done correctly, get it done quick, or get it done cheap. Two of the above can be combined, but it will exclude the third: -Cheap and quick, but not correctly. -Cheap and correct, but not quickly. -Quick and correct, but costly. There are horror stories here of "affordable" lawyers causing delays and/or making major mistakes.

Instructions states "court certified copies" or "copies of court certified copies"?

You are applying for a student visa. You are not applying for immigration.

What "online" account? Your IRS account or H&R account. Check your IRS account and download the tax transcripts.

From the website you linked: CR1 is faster than K1, according to them. EDIT: Go to USCIS official processing time website: https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ Select I-129F, then K1, then California processing center (California is the default center for I-129F's). Today they are showing 16 months to process 80% of K-1 cases. I-130, for Spouse of USC, at the 5 service centers is 13 - 14.5 months.

Were you arrested? Were you charged? Was the charges dismissed? Did you go to court? Were the charges not dismissed and were you found innocent? Were the charges not dismissed and were you found guilty or plead guilty? This is a consideration under the USCIS's immigration handbook. F-1 is not an immigration visa. It is a non-immigrant visa handled by the State dept. https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/ineligibilities-and-waivers-2/arrest-caution-conviction/#:~:text=Arrest%2C Caution%2C Conviction&text=In cases where an arrest,to United States visa law. UK's DOS website doesn't distinguish between juvenile and adult convictions, so the website above may or may not apply to you.

For Philippines, as long as your AGI qualifies the occupation doesn't seem to matter.

I assume this is supplemental income? That is, you do not consider yourself a full time manager working 40 hours per week for your rental property? Technically your status is unemployed or retired. Self employed people would pay quarterly taxes and also pay double SSI and medicare. You can claim $53k as your AGI, as evident on rental income in your transcript or schedule E.

You cannot apply for a B2 visa from within the US. You will have to return to the UK and apply from there. As others have mentioned, there are risks when pursuing the B2 from a VWP country.

AWA is enforced for K1 fiance petitions. I have not heard it being applied to I-130. I assume that is because for a K1, the gov. want to help prevent the marriage to a potential DV abuser. For I-130, the couple are already married.

OP was DQ'd at NVC June 2021. Petitioner died Feb 2021. I would assume the I-130 was approved before the petitioner passed. F3 would mean the case was approved and sat at NVC for several years, typically. @Tina A, when was the I-130 approved and sent to NVC?

Nov 28 is 3 weeks from now. You could probably reschedule to the first or second week of Dec? Transferring would most definitely take longer, and would take some coordination to get both consulates to agree.to a transfer. Do you have exceptional circumstances that warrant an expedite? Having to reschedule is not a valid reason.

Make sure your CR1 visa doesn't expire by then. You should be given 6 months from the medical, but there have been cases when it was less.

No. 5 years ago the fiance visa was quicker. After the pandemic, fiance visas take about the same amount of time.

I-130 and I-130A can be filed online. If you do, you will use the online receipt number for the I-130 on the I-485. I-485 has to be paper and mailed. Same for I-864. It is easier just to do everything on paper and send it in as one package. G-1145 is for text notification. I-131 for advanced parole, I-765 for employment authorization. If she they have their EAD and SSN, i would skip I-765. I would file all the rest.