HopefulAmerican35

Thanks so much for the help.

I do see the CR-1 still has an income requirement. If I have a job offer can I use that?

Just now, payxibka said:

Why not?  The US has many destination marriage venues.  

All the immigration law sites I've seen say it can cause problems in the future. Thanks for that info then. I was scared they'd consider it marriage fraud lol

15 minutes ago, aratamorne said:

Get married, take the time for your wife to begin working so that with a co-sponsor there are no issues.  Then you can file for a Spousal VISA which will let you begin to work immediately after arriving in the US if you have a job lined up.  At 22 you are young and have plenty of time to do it right so that you are not facing stress and hardship the minute you are in the states.  On a K1, you will not be able to work until you receive an EAD, 6 months after you are married if you are lucky.

Obviously it isn't the only way to do it but I don't think I can just fly to the US, get married and then come back home on an ESTA can I?

My home country wants $8000 for a marriage visa too.

35 minutes ago, NigeriaorBust said:

 Churches can't sponsor, a member could but not the church.  Are you currently in the US ?  On what status ? 

I meant a member. I'm not in the USA at the moment.

35 minutes ago, payxibka said:

What does someone's criminal past have to do with sponsorship ability 

I thought it made them ineligible actually.

Two posts in two days, I'm having some trouble here... lol

My partner and I are both 22 years old, she hasn't had a job before and I have been working for 3 years full time in my home country. I have a skill that is in wide demand but not enough to get a work based visa, however I am confident that once I receive a work permit I will be working full time without any problems. 

Unfortunately the problems begin here, since she's never worked she doesn't meet the income requirement. Her parents work full time as contractors however she lives with her family of 7 others... None of these are dependent so I believe that at least means the legal household size is just the two of us (someone please correct me if I'm wrong) but we won't meet the 125% requirement. 

Even with her father as a sponsor there would be roadblocks as he has a felony and honestly I'm not even sure he makes enough to begin with. The other source of income in the household is her sister's partner who works minimum wage and has a dependent child, raising their income requirement.

I have no idea what to do. I feel so stuck. I have all the money I need to start applications and forms but once I leave the country I'll be relying on them. I've stayed with them for months at a time before and survived but in the eyes of the US govt. this is not enough.

The only other idea I had was to speak to the local chapter of the LDS church that they're a member of to see if they'll cosponsor me. 

Does anyone have any ideas? I really don't know how to continue.

10 minutes ago, geowrian said:

In particular..

 

https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/may/15/citizenship-agency-faces-drastic-coronavirus-cash-/

and

https://1010wcsi.com/fox-politics/us-immigration-agency-says-it-might-not-make-payroll-without-congressional-help/

 

Thank you.

Hopefully they don't raise the costs.

12 hours ago, payxibka said:

Not only that, but the uscis is complaining that the number of new petitions/applications submissions are at record lows

Not that I don't believe you but do you have a source for that? I'd love to show my partner to keep us feeling hopeful.

1 hour ago, Greenbaum said:

Here is a short list of what is examined during the medical.

 

• Review all available records, including chest radiograph (ask for overseas records)
• Complete a history and physical examination, including vision, hearing, and dental evaluation
• Conduct mental health screening and, when clinically indicated, a more detailed social history, including any history of trauma, torture, or rape
• Evaluate for infectious disease including tuberculosis, HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, and malaria and other parasitic infections (schistosomiasis and intestinal nematodes, including Strongyloides), depending on local epidemiology
• Review overseas records for presumptive therapy for strongyloidiasis, schistosomiasis, or malaria, depending on point of departure
• Evaluate for chronic diseases, including obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and nutritional deficiencies, such as vitamin B12 deficiency in select populations
• Perform age-appropriate cancer screening, such as mammography, colonoscopy, or Papanicolaou test
• Update immunizations as needed
• Complete laboratory testing as clinically appropriate: hematologic testing, urinalysis, lead, HIV testing, hepatitis B testing for those arriving from countries with prevalence >2%, specific sexually transmitted infection testing, or other screening, such as basic metabolic panel and liver function testing

I can only speak for the Philippine process, but your case would be referred to a phycologist who would conduct an interview. If you have been found to be on medication and recovering with satisfactory results (no additional action to hurt yourself) then you would be given the green light to complete your visa process. 

 

You may be better off asking those in your sub-forum for your region to get the "boots on the ground" interruption.  Good luck and stay engaged. 

 

BTW now is the best time to complete and submit your I-129f, Petition for Alien Fiancé(e).

That's great, thank you so much.

I haven't been on medication since February, I'd say these results are pretty satisfactory.

What makes now the best time btw?

3 minutes ago, payxibka said:

I know who they are, just don't know why you think they are impacting your situation.   USCIS offices are open and processing petitions.

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Oops

My bad.

They're suspending some in person things.

Australia has closed borders though!

9 minutes ago, payxibka said:

USCIS?  

US Customs and Immigration

Due to what I mentioned in the title I've been worrying about a million different things before even being able to apply for a K1 Visa. I'm stuck in Australia and USCIS are closed because of COVID-19...

Anyway. I'm very worried about my depression making me inadmissable. Here are the facts.

I've been seeing psychologists for depression for years now, I'm currently 21 and when I was 20 I sent myself to the hospital with lacerations. I don't need to go further into detail on that but needless to say it wasn't great. Since then I've been doing a lot better and my scars have been fading. Unfortunately I called an emergency number and police came to do a wellness check on me. I'm hoping this doesn't screw me in the future. I'm doing a lot better now and haven't needed to see my psych as much.

This is probably the least of my worries as I haven't even been able to apple for the visa yet but what should I do?