Verrou

its normal. refused is not equal to denied

helped filing for a friend under 5 years rule. 2.5 months early filing parents of USC and came to the US as GC holder ( consular processing) filing date (online) : 12/22/24 most likely will get biometric appointment since she never done it in the US at all evidence to submit : tax transcripts field office : Los Angeles

someone (USC) who didnt file tax for the past 2 years (2021-2022) got RFE for i-864 when he filed for his mother 2 months ago. situation : 1. he didnt make enough for the past 2 years 2. he need joint sponsor ( that he never submit in the initial submission) 3. this person said " i had a business and i lost / didnt make money. therefore i didnt file tax" i told him to go to CPA to file that tax 2021-2022. and suddenly voila, he can produce tax return report that he got from CPA. he cant produce tax transcript, something about website is closed for the moment to file tax ? ( not clear), but AFAIK, even when u lost for ur business, u still need to file tax no matter what, even when he finally got joint sponsor who made more than enough.

In my understanding : city / town = local FO where your mother reside

Most of undocumented immigrants ( eg : didn’t come on inspection) don’t have anything to lose. They usually came because they want to make a better life for them, most of them are poor therefore lack of education and didn’t think much about the consequences. If something happened what worst can it be for them ? Deportation. ( they are okay with that ) now the issue is when they met someone that’s USC and get married. Now that’s when they realized it’s not easy to change status just because they married to USC, applied for asylum and the list continue. Unfortunately that’s the problem lack of information and education. I guess now thanks to the internet/forum etc, more and more people know a little bit more about immigration than let say 30 years ago. So hopefully more people have more knowledge ?

Depend. U can’t just apply for asylum just because u have no other option “beside asylum”. Asylum is not a rope / thread to keep u stay floated (even though people think like that) most asylum case is not approved anyway and once you are in removal proceeding it will take long time to get out of the court (if there’s a path to adjudicate through something else ) people are so easy to apply for asylum but didn’t think about the consequences (eg removal proceeding / deportation )

I only have one signature all my life. for some reason I think its a best idea when I was 10 years old lol anyway, my signature is not spelling out my first/last name. it just a scribble that noon knows the meaning except me ( it actually combination of my baptist name that's not even on legal document) and I never have issue. don't know if my answer actually help u, but what I'm trying to say is, u don't need to sign it with ur old name, last name, first name, new name whatever it is as long its YOU who sign it. what they gonna do? reject u to become USC just because ur signature doesn't match ? if they complained u can explain to them WHY. just to my 0.02.

undocumented = came to the US without inspection ( eg. crossed the border without inspection from CBP). overstayed = came to the US with passport and inspected with CBP ( eg. arrived in the airport ) but then didn't leave the US when the time's up ( overstayed). which one in this case? big difference of those two asylum = real or fake reason? even real reason is hard to win let alone for fake reason. and also if the person applied a year after they entered USA, not gonna win even if its real reason. asylum is not a status

on what visa did u use the last time you enter? on the day when u filed, did u overstay ? no penalty or anything, u can always correct it if you get RFE or during interview (if you get an interview)

go to the US to activate ur GC, wait for ur plastic GC, go back to your home country (make sure its not over 180 days) and come back to the US again. even if you pay USCIS fee, there's no guarantee it will come in timely manner. it sporadic, some people got it in 30 days, some people wait for 9 months. you should pay before travelling still just in case. u dont need to receive it in person, they wont require signature but make sure its the right address

try to file by paper and include cover letter with explanation like what u wrote on ur original post. just my 0.002 along with short timeline explanation/detail

there's no rule that you have to change your name once you got married. just focus on co-habitation evidences, that's more important

i paid $375 only for blood work that was in early 2022 ( 2 years ago). no vaccine etc since i already got it up to date due to work (in the US), i just handed the paperwork to the surgeon, they checked on the database and mark it as complete. no civil surgeons will do just partial exam. because partial exam = not complete. if its not completed, the USCIS wont approved ur GC either.they definitely will send you RFE.

ur visa expire date wont be later than your 6 month medical. i wouldnt do that ( get a visa but didnt use it)

Most states only give unemployment for max 6 months. So the answer is no, UI is not equal income. When I got married with my spouse he’s been laid off for 9 months. The UI already dried out by then. We waited till he got a job while prepping the application. The moment he got a job (5 months after we got married) we sent the application right away because we know his salary from Nov ( when he got the job) and Dec are over minimum requirement income for 2 people in household. also you need to have joint sponsor. Better send the application with joint sponsor on file then get the RFE later im helping someone who got RFE for the same exact thing right now, it’s not pretty

it can be up to 120 days its sporadic and theres no exact average

that caller didnt even go to civil surgoen when they received RFE lol. the just sent copy of their medical and no i-693 signed by the surgeon

only civil surgeon can decide which vaccine that you need to take if you required to take bring a copy of ur DS 3025, bring any of ur vaccine history (if you have any) if surgeon need to find out about wether u need vaccine or not, he will / can do titer test as in married name, u just follow what u put on ur AOS package. dont confuse them with another name

KTP and family card wont be needed for evidence. never is. i filed for consular processing for other people in Indonesia and never needed to submit those KTP and family card. i really think your fiance /gf should join this group and read the thread. and i agree with @SalishSea u can always try to petition her, but who knows about the result beside the consulate who will adjudicate the case. can the consulate "pull" data? maybe yes maybe not. AFAIK they cant pull a data like that to indonesian government. can they ask for more evidence, ABSOLUTELY. the whole thing about her marital status just messy in my opinion. i will still stand the same with my original opinion, she NEVER married in the eye of Indonesian government, but it seems to me based on ur posts, she afraid and worried and keep dwelling about that issue. i cant help that because thats what she believe. i can only tell u what i know. you should have a long discussion with her regarding on that. good luck !

1. enter US with K1 visa with current name 2. apply for SS with his current name. note he cant work without an EAD. he need to have EAD to work and not just SS. just marry with USC didnt give him right to work until he got his EAD 2. get marry in the US 3. file AOS with new married name ( means all application will filled out with new name). his current name become maiden name. attached marriage certificate, that's legal document that acknowledge he take ur last name. bear in mind, he cant change his first name with that married certificate. he can only take ur last name because it considered not a "name" change 4. he will get EAD/GC with his current first name + ur last name. he can use that to apply for DL, etc 5. in the mean time he can use his new american first name that he pick, socially, just not legally. i never changed my name at all when i married my US spouse. not even take his last name too. but when i applied for job, i put his last name on the resume because my last name is foreign and i didnt get any single call from hiring manager because of that. the moment i put his last name on my resume, companies start to call me believe it or not. when a company finally hire me, i gave them my EAD with my legal name obviously, and by then they dont care because they indeed want to hire me. i use my husband's last name for everything like dry cleaning, ordering food bla bla bla. 6. no need to change his passport with new name, because he doesnt need too. thousand people did this without an issue 7. wait till naturalization and he can change his first name, middle name, last name whatever he wants without cost

Only during Covid. Not anymore.

Nothing Joe can do. DoS have the final say. If it’s bonafide marriage, it shouldn’t and hopefully won’t be a problem

joe lives in Lagos ? there's no USCIS officer outside america. outside america case handled by consulate. was wondering if its scam? i never hear consulate office went for home visit before.

the form itself or after the doctor sign that medical form? if the later, medical package good for 2 years after the doctor sign