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Just had a power-outage of Many seconds' length, man. Had to reset Many (2+2) -- si man, Many (2+2) -- clocks, man. The correct time and month were Many:Many p.m. on each, to be precise man.

Whichever is cheaper and more convenient for you. The petition package will languish in the USCIS warehouse for many months regardless.

Welcome to the forum, and congratulations!

Thread is moved from the K-1 Case Progress subforum to the Social Security Numbers subforum -- OP is at this stage.

It's good that you tried. It's up to you now whether to accept your lawyer's recommendation. Keep us apprised.

Your intent is clear, because you started the series. You'll have the last booster before your interview.

Answers would probably be all anecdotal and not indicate a pattern or a policy. Waiting is hard, but try to hang in there -- it WILL happen.

And under no circumstances sign the I-407.

Welcome to the forum, and terribly sorry to hear this news. Another option would be to involve your U.S. Congressman's office (the immigration liaison there). Given the time, expense, and uncertainty that you face, you have nothing to lose by trying this route. They'll have a Release Form on their site to authorize their intercession with USCIS on your behalf. Try this, and keep us apprised.

Thrilling Tuesday report, see man: We miserably non-zzz'd till after Many (2+2) a.m., stomach issues man. When alarm rang, we beelined* for our ultra-comfortable Pre-Owned Toilet Seat**, race we man. *without first doing our back calisthenics, ow ow OW OW OW man **buy yours today, si man! Should've done that before, we man. And no, none of it was even remotely flingable, no Charles man. Was about to errand when window/siding contractor called, show up he man. Thi$ $ound$ expen$ive, $igh and man. Formal e$timate will follow at some point, unmotivated-now we man. Went to Aldi to stock up on shepherd's pies, successful we man. During this, Mama T-B. called to request our presence, predictable man. We dropped stuff at casa and went, ignore needy miu man. Mama T-B. kept us just long enough for cold-front monsoon to start, build an Ark man. We got relatively soaked when trying to return to T-B.-mobile, How Dry We Weren't man. In monsoon, fought traffic to go to Mama T-B.'s old casa, fight we man. Recycle cans held Subway coupons, jackpot man. Rainwater papers in casa 'hood held BK & Popeye's coupons, man. We are nicely fixed through the end of Manyvember, man. Finally serviced indignant miu, compliant we man. Breakfast/lunch/din-din (at nearly Many (2+2+1) p.m.) was TG***, ingest we man. ***delicious, appetizing, balanced, and filling, so there Bro G man No untoward effects resulted, hopeful we man. A wonderful siesta was then zzz'd, zzz we man. Cold-front wind already happening, man. We hate winter, man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. We must spend all Wednesday decluttering, new maid coming Thursday man. Wednesday is probably Two Guys eve, too, Two Guys man. And that was/is our thrilling Tuesday, report we man.

Blatant needling with gratuitous use of non-P-Math, si man! Reported!!!

USCIS and the consulates thrive on the truth. Do not lie, EVER.

Scintillating Monday repartee, yawn man. ----- Thrilling Monday report, see man: Zzz'd through the night without nightmares, amazing man. Lolligagged through most of the day, torpid we man. We did locate a new maid, who will come on Thursday, si man. This should motivate us to declutter the detritus left from Mama T-B.'s move, long overdue man. Left the casa after 2 p.m. for errands, including Costco, Costco we man. We went for Many (2+2) items and returned with 2 of those plus Many (2+2) others, oh well man. We found some beef lasagna on sale, unadvertised special and F$WM man. Breakfast/lunch was the Costco hot dog + (yuck) Coke Zero, ingest and we want Diet Pepsi back we man. Ministered to needy miu upon return to casa, bored needy miu man. A siesta was entirely successful and without nightmares, two consecutive good zzz's man. Din-din was one-Many'rd of the tub of Costco chicken salad bought in weakness earlier, ingest we man. More would have been consumed but for attention of intensely interested miu, attempted miu-participation man. No party with the rubias, no cavort we man. Weather supposed to suck starting Tuesday eve, winter finally here man. We shall errand a couple of places beforehand, make hay while the sun warms we man man. Mama T-B. shall probably also request our attention, hopefully not exhaustingly so man. And that was/is our thrilling Monday, report we man.

Welcome to the forum! --- How about: "I'm a self-employed independent contractor in the ____ industry/field, and I've worked on behalf of company X, company Y, and others. I really enjoy the aspects of ___, ___, and ___." However, let's back up: Where do you (or the YouTube producers) get the idea that such concentration will be focused on your employment when the idea is to pass the comprehension and civics tests?

Miranda Devine knocks it out of the park. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Trump Derangement Syndrome has morphed into something far more lethal — Trump Projection Disorder Democrats have lost their minds. This time last year, the conversation was about what is the acceptable number of apartment complexes in Colorado that we can tolerate being taken over by Venezuelan gangs of illegal migrants. Now the big issue is the president's big, beautiful ballroom. The "No Kings" folk are melting down. In just two days last week, there were 10,000 comments on The Washington Post's website railing against the ballroom, which is being built at a cost to the taxpayer of zero dollars. "I can't wait for the day they hold Trump's funeral in that gaudy ballroom," was a typical "recommended" comment from someone calling herself CindyintheSuburbs. Donald Trump is living inside their heads. [...] https://nypost.com/2025/10/26/opinion/miranda-devine-trump-derangement-syndrome-has-morphed-into-something-far-more-lethal-trump-projection-disorder/

Eye-opening stuff in here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Superficial Reporting on 'No Kings' Protests Left Out Key Details [...] But the biggest disservice left-leaning media outlets did to their readers and viewers in reporting on the protests was to fail to look beyond the superficial. So far as I know, none sought to pull back the curtain on the most troubling aspect of the "No Kings" leviathan. To organize and coordinate such a massive, nationwide event requires an enormous administrative and communications infrastructure—along with huge sums of money and paid personnel to pull it off. Conservative online influencers have tracked and documented some of these professional protesters, who have reportedly appeared at other demonstrations. [...] https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/10/25/water-bug-journalism-leaves-most-important-aspect-no-kings-protests-unreported/

Yee-HAAAAA! Yes, parts of this experience can be traumatic, but it's done. Better times are ahead. Edited to add: Thank you for so diligently updating your timeline and writing your consular review. If everyone did this to your standard, the site would benefit.

It's the best part, trust us!

It's gratifying to hear your good news. I echo Edward's sentiments.

1. "Marry in haste, repent in leisure." Be sure that you truly know the person. 2. On the other hand, CR-1 lends more authority to the process, all considered. 3. On the third hand, if the beneficiary is somehow ineligible for the visa, you'd either have to move to their/a third country or reconsider the status of the marriage.

It's usually better to request through one or the other, to avoid double inquiries. However, no one will blame you at all if you ask both.

If it's not specifically precluded, assume that it's permitted. Consider Babu Frik's cautions about it.

All else equal, he should definitely bring the original to present to CBP, if he tries to return.

Workarounds have been mentioned in other threads, if I recall, but I can't locate the information. Someone will be along to answer.

Fixxored.