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Thread is moved from the CR-1 Case Progress subforum to the CR-1 Process forum.

Thread is moved from the K-1 Case Progress subforum to the "AOS from K Visas" main forum. Again, all of the above. The instant you married, you should have drafted estate documents. If it's too difficult to draft Wills in a short time, look on your state's website for valid templates* for Powers of Attorney (durable and medical). Reciprocal HIPAA releases are also good to have -- not just for AOS, but in "life." *This is not legal advice, but in chatting with estate/probate attorneys, they say that they make the most money straightening out messes from people who downloaded generic estate templates from random or general websites and tried to do their estate documents themselves. If valid templates aren't available on your state's website, it's VERY well worth retaining an attorney to draft all these documents and to do it right. Remember that if you have children or move to another state, it's prudent to review and re-draft your relevant estate documents.

Let's please reserve political statements for the Current Events forum.

If your lawyer's office is doing this, I urge in the strongest possible terms that YOU check over the petition package (NOT application) first.

What do we think of this? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Oops! Arkansas Truckers Face $5,000 Fines If They Can't Pass an English Literacy Test Numerous countries, such as Mexico, mandate that individuals seeking citizenship demonstrate fluency in the national language, encompassing both reading and writing skills. The United States should adopt a comparable standard of linguistic proficiency for citizenship, yet regrettably, it does not. However, Arkansas has identified a clever workaround. The Commercial Driver's License (CDL), a mandatory credential for truck drivers, requires fluency in English. The state is now actively enforcing this regulation. [...] https://twitchy.com/justmindy/2025/03/16/arkansas-truck-drivers-must-speak-english-n2409921

Our answers coincided. Terminology thing: You're filing the I-129F petition. The K-1 Visa application occurs later, after petition approval. Your Congresswoman's office may not be able to challenge a ban, but they'll have avenues for learning information that can prove helpful to you. Get in their system.

I ignored your chief question. Yes, file ASAP -- meaningfully, without rushing. "Front-load" the I-129F petition with proof of bona fide relationship -- boarding passes, shared receipts, selected photos (a few from each visit), and selected meaningful correspondence covering the length of your relationship. Avoid including anything in which you refer to yourselves playfully as "husband/wife," because this would hose your petition at USCIS or the consular level. Avoid any engagement-party photos that might be construed to be a wedding ceremony.

Welcome to the forum! Yes, lean on your lawyer. In addition, contact your U.S. Congressman and speak with his/her immigration liaison. On the Congressman's website, you should be able to find a release form that gives the office permission to inquire/intervene on your behalf; have this completed and ready to send immediately. It's unclear whether the Congressman's office will know much of value this early in the game, but you should at least get your issue into their system. Keep us closely apprised in regard to developments and information that you learn.

Hamid0101, you've been hitting the "Report Post" button instead of "Submit Reply." You must redo each of your attempted responses. Do not abuse the "Report" function. VJ Moderation

Fling some poo and draw some attention.

Better late than never... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Colleges Are in Trouble and Suddenly Realizing They Have Few Allies Columbia University is just the start of a long-brewing backlash. On Monday of this week the Trump administration's Department of Education put 60 schools on notice that they will lose federal funding if they don't do more to crack down on antisemitism on campus. [...] On Friday the DOE sent another letter to more than 50 schools warning them that discriminatory DEI programs would no longer be tolerated. [...] Colleges are clearly getting the message which is why many of them put hiring freezes in place this week, in anticipation of being short on cash very soon. [...] https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2025/03/15/colleges-are-in-trouble-and-suddenly-realizing-they-have-few-allies-n3800818

Epic and hilarious! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Trump Mocks Biden's Autopen Usage with Epic Photo [...] President Trump, who actually shows up to work and signs his own documents, addressed the scandal during a speech at the Department of Justice on Friday, and he didn't mince words. "Crooked Joe Biden got us into a real mess with Russia and everything else he did, frankly. But he didn't know about it and he, generally speaking, signed it with autopen. So how would he know?" Trump's right—how would Biden know what he's signing when he's not even doing the signing? Trump followed up with an absolutely savage (and frankly, hilarious) post on Truth Social on Sunday. [...] https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/03/16/trump-mocks-bidens-autopen-scandal-with-epic-photo-n4937974

Great story and great news. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 'Oopsie...Too Late': Gang Members Arrive in El Salvador Despite Activist Judge's Orders On Saturday, we learned that Donald Trump had invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport violent members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA). Shortly after that, an Obama-appointed activist judge said not so fast and ordered for planes carrying these criminals to turn around. As Matt Margolis wrote earlier, "Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, apparently more concerned with the rights of foreign criminals than American safety, issued a temporary restraining order against Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act. This centuries-old law has been successfully used by multiple presidents to protect our nation from genuine threats." But do you know who is not more concerned with the rights of criminals than the safety of the people of the United States and our allies in Central and South America? El Salvador's president Nayib Bukele. [...] https://pjmedia.com/sarah-anderson/2025/03/16/oopsietoo-late-gang-members-arrive-in-el-salvador-despite-activist-judges-orders-n4937977

What happened previously might not apply to what's happening now. You'll just have to wait for clarity. You can e-mail the consulate, contact your U.S. Senator's office, or both. Uncertainty is tough, certainly, but it may take some time before things crystallize.

Thrilling Sunday report, see man: Spectacular weather, Texas weather Many man. Of course, we did not leave the casa all day, perfect Sunday man. Conquered the Many (2+1) LLs, domestic we man. Breakfast/lunch/din-din was Tuna Glop, ingest we man. Miu was soundly zzz-ing on Mini-B.'s bed, zzz miu man. We thought it opportune to snack on a tin of sardines, snack we man. Of course, miu comes all the way downstairs the instant the lid is off, man. We had to hold the tin high and keep pivoting to avoid intense miu interest, man. We're surprised that we didn't get sardine oil all over the place, somehow-proficient we man. We managed to consume the entire tin while dodging interested miu, ingest we man. Meeting PJC (Proximal Junior Chica) Monday afternoon, meet we PJC man. Lunching with RJC (Rubia Junior Chica) Thursday, lunch we man. Two other chicas are initially interested in us, too, see what happens man. Party with the rubias tonight, cavort we man. And that was/is our thrilling Sunday, report we man.

She seems to have that down pretty well herself, amazing man. Aspiring to Ontarklar-level production, obviously. Impressively fecund Ontarklar! Impressively fecund, IMPRESSIVELY FECUND Ontarklar! Rubias get more leeway in these matters, si man. We recommend more evolution on your part, conclude we man.

Quinnipiac just got 21%. I really wonder who these 29% and 21% are, and what happened to their minds.

Post a new thread. (This old one is now closed.) You can also e-mail the consulate to ask them directly.

Sorry for her torment. It's rough. Keep us posted! We care.

You're all hat and no cattle, D ma'am.

In addition, the consulate isn't able to refuse the visa on the basis of information that USCIS has seen and passed on.

It is Sunday! We have proven (that is, if correlation = causation) that our jokes bring about approvals and positive progress. Accordingly, here is our Official Weekly VAWA-Thread Joke: =========================================== THE BLONDE BANK-ROBBER A redhead, a brunette, and a blonde robbed a bank and were trying to evade the police. They came upon a farm and hid in the barn. The redhead hid near the horses, the brunette hid near the cows, and the blonde hid in a pile of potatoes. The police came to search the barn and stopped first near the horse stables. The redhead let out a hearty "Neigh!" The cops were convinced that the horses were indeed alone, and the redhead escaped. The police then searched near the cow pens. The brunette let out a hearty "Moooo!" The cops were again convinced, and the brunette was able to escape. The police then turned to the stall where the blonde had hidden. The blonde, seeing how easily her companions had gotten away, said, "POTATO!"

Report: Texas Has Saved Humanity Over 3 Trillion Seconds By Shortening 'You All' To 'Y'all' TEXAS — A new report out of Texas A&M University revealed that Texans have thus far saved humanity three trillion seconds by brilliantly shortening the term "you all" to "y'all." According to researchers, no other linguistic development in all of history has saved the human species from more wasted time or syllables. "Many lifetimes have been literally saved by 'y'all'," stated lead researcher Dr. Marty Schmitt. "Well, not you all, like the people gathered here in front of me listening. I don't know if you guys have done anything for humankind. I'm betting on pretty neutral. But the word 'y'all' has saved so much time and opened countless windows of opportunity for the human race. Thanks, y'all. Again, not speaking to you people." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/report-word-yall-has-saved-humanity-over-3-trillion-seconds-by-shortening-you-all

Get Pfizer working on a vaccine for this -- they'd surely be happy to help. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Minnesota Republicans Introduce Bill Classifying 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' a Mental Illness Senate Republicans in Minnesota are set to introduce a bill that classifies "Trump Derangement Syndrome," commonly referred to as TDS, as a mental illness. For those not privy to the latest medical journals, TDS is a condition where otherwise normal humans turn into frothing, wild-eyed lunatics at the mere mention of a particular golden-haired president. Symptoms include spontaneous outbursts of "Orange Man Bad!", an uncontrollable urge to blame him for everything (including, but not limited to, their burnt toast), and a knack for seeing Hitler in everything he says. The bill, already logged into the legislature website, will be formally introduced and read in the chamber on Monday. It has five Republican authors added to it. [...] https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2025/03/15/republicans-in-mn-just-introduced-a-bill-classifying-trump-derangement-syndrome-as-a-mental-illness-n2186689

Good luck, health, and safety to all related Saffers.