TBoneTX

Welcome to the forum! Others here will comment and perhaps offer differing advice. My suggestion is that you attend the interview and gain advice from the consular officer.

Welcome to the forum! The K-1 is a "hybrid" visa -- a nonimmigrant visa with immigrant intent. This is why it's always processed by the Immigrant Visa Unit of the consulates. If the consulate has made its decision, you'll be fighting a steep uphill battle, probably fruitlessly. Consular decisions can't be overcome by means of Congressional influence. Realistically, expect to wait until the DoS directive is relaxed.

Welcome to the forum! My thought is that you should list your c-less name under "other names used," and attach an explanation like you've told us. Others here will comment.

Welcome to the forum! Sorry that you're in this mess. This is definitely a matter for a GOOD attorney. Hopefully, folks will be along to offer specific experiences. This is a very low-traffic subforum, so be patient.

Apparently, and surprisingly. Definitely.

Back to topic: The Dems/leftists are going aysheep about the SOTU extravaganza. Will provide links later. --- Of note, I had my first experience with tariff charges today, consequent to windshield replacement: -- Tariff relief = $3.78 -- Tariff China 2 = $15.03 -- Tariff row = $2.13 Total = $20.94. This was for a DuPont laminated safety-glass OEM-equivalent windshield. Insurance paid for all, so I care not. However, had this been out-of-pocket, I'd now be actively raving in some protest against Mandarin Mussolini, Fat Orange Nixon, or whatever what's-his-face here used to call him. Or not.

You can visit Canadia anytime during our winter, mam ma'am. Southeastern Texas has two seasons: Summer, and January.

Welcome to the forum, and thanks for adding your data! Wishing you a speedy process.

Thrilling Wednesday windshield report, see man: T-B.-mobiled Many (2x2x2x2 +2) miles to windshield caucus, no reason for this man. Arrived right on time, punctual we man. Only customer there, o solo we-o man. Very affable tech dude waiting, prepared he man. Finished job in half an hour (!), proficient he man. By request, off-cleaned stubborn inside dirt from rear windshield, Clean for Gene we & he man. New windshield is DuPont laminated safety glass, satisfied we man. We feared having to replace our toll-road e-tag, told it was mandatory man. However, tech put our old one back on, replace he man. We queried him about this, ask we man he man man. He used (outside) heat to remove old one, preserve its internal cheap man. Said it should be as good as before and he's never had one come back in Many (2x2x2 +1) years, no man. We T-B.-mobiled away very well-pleased, pleased we man. The bill (paid by insurance, F$WM) shows these charges, see man: -- Tariff relief = $Many.ManyMany, outrageous man -- Tariff China 2 = $Many.0Many, outrageous man -- Tariff row = $2.1Many, outrageous man Total tariffs = almost $Many (~$2x2x2x2 +2+2+1), outrageous man But all paid by insurance, so who cares F$WM man. We Costco Business Centered after that, Many (2+1) items* requested by Mini-B. man. *chocolate-covered almonds, grape tomatoes, potato salad, prospectively ingest wee man man Returned to casa and brushed demanding miu, brush miu we man. Breakfast was 2 buttered bagels, ingest we man. Now we shall siesta, zzz we man.

Thrilling Tuesday report, see man: We consumed major bedtime HSM, including doc-prohibited one, ingest we man. We were actually able to move upon awakening, too bad prohibited med can't be a Major Food Group man. Mini-B. stayed up far too late, Tuesday morning as of Monday night man. He over-zzz'd, no kidding and no surprise man. We continuously yelled at him to get his carcass in gear, displeased we man. He intentionally dogged it to miss the skoolbus, displeased we man. We had to take him to skool, in both senses man. He was not happy when we off-dropped him, unwilling chauffeur we man. We barely made our T-B.-mobile caucus, albeit q.v. above and it ultimately worked out man. Breakfast was 2 buttered bagels, ingest we man. A siesta was then taken, zzz we courtesy of HSM effects man. Invested most of afternoon in up-cleaning kitchen counter & table, declutter we man. A surprising amount was passé and recyclable, recycle we man. Found some 10ManyMany-INT stuff for our taxes, buried man. Mini-B. returned from skool in grouchy mood, grouchy wee man man. He retired straight to his room, ensconced wee man man. At din-din time, we found him zzz-ing on his back, exhausted wee man man. Din-din was nuked pasta, Aldi meatballs, Aldi meat sauce, and r'b'r, ingest Two Guys man. Movie night postponed, watch SOTU address we and partially Mini-B. man. Mini-B. self-motivated to get earlier start on bedtime, learn-lessoning wee man man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. Wednesday is T-B.-mobile caucus by morn, maid caucus by afternoon, double-caucus we man. Betwixt, we hope to procure a new Toll Road tag, won't survive between windshields man. This should handle most of the pressing T-B.-mobile stuff, think we man. And that was/is our thrilling Tuesday, report we man.

The Zoo address probably threw them, si man...

The progress made so far. All hopeful.

Keep us apprised. We care.

Boo, Pooky. --- Longest SOTU address in history, but I was never bored. Nearly lost it a few times. That cute little 5-year-old girl. The military honors, especially the last two Congressional Medals. Other events. It was amazing but not surprising how he chastised the Supreme Court. He needled the Democrats extensively and rightfully. Al Green (D-Racist) was ejected almost before things began, for his juvenile sign. Ilhan Omar (D-Mogadishu) and Rashida Taliban (D-West Bank) were scowling. Can't the Democrats exhibit any decorum?

Yee-HAAAAA! (That's Texan for "Congratulations!") --- Take care of business with Social Security, and get the passport book with extra pages for no extra cost. We hope to hear more from you in the "Passports, etc." subforum here.

Partially heard that Pres. Trump invited all of the network anchors to (?) lunch, or perhaps dinner the night before the SOTU. Not a bad P.R. move, although it probably won't curb very much bias.

Starting this a couple of hours early, for our comments. We might also use this thread for all of Pres. Trump's actions/accomplishments, to keep things intact in one place.

Yee-HAAAAA!

This happened with us once, years ago, si man. It wasn't offered this time, no man.

Tuesday T-B.-mobile report, see man: Barely made it on time for o'dark-Many caucus, see eventual Thrilling Tuesday report man. Independent shop not equipped for Tyre-Monitoring systems, no man. They referred us to Discount Tyre, their go-to place man. We related our bad experience buying tyres there in August, loath-to-return we man. They said that a new manager is now there, would take little to eclipse caliber of old one man. We went and waited till opening, first customer man. They weren't busy at all, quite surprising to us man. One tyre-sensor battery was dead and another about to go, proficiently tested man. They replaced those, rotated the tyres, and relearned the programming, si man. We were in & out in less than half an hour, amazing man. The cost was $Many ($2x2x2x2x2x2x2 + 2x2x2), quite reasonable man. We don't despise this place as much now as before, satisfied we man. Wednesday is windshield-replacement, Safelite Repair Safelite Replace man. So far, we have gotten Many (2+2+2) texts, Many (2+2+1) e-mails, and Many (2+2) phone calls to remind us of our appointment, man. We have STOPped the texts but are victim to the others, man. What are we, some irresponsible Manyager or something man? We're going to beef about this to Safelite Repair Safelite Replace and to our insurance co., count on it man.

This is good or it sucks, depending on the meaning of Many00 mam ma'am. Say all that again in one breath, si mam ma'am. Impressive pulmonarily unrestricted mam ma'am! Impressive, IMPRESSIVE pulmonarily unrestricted PULMONARILY UNRESTRICTED mam ma'am!

We mere Colonists salute you. And I, an accredited Central Chimpanzee, fling poo in your hono(u)r.

Cool! What's your accreditation in, if you don't mind? And congrats on reently achieving the 4,000 upvote threshold.

As a bribe, as poison for your predecessor, or how?

Thrilling Monday report, see man: Breakfasted/rant Mini-B., groggy Two Guys man. It was the purge valve solenoid, EVAP issue man. Repair was rapid but cost $Many00 -- si man, $Many00, man. And, as we drove off, our Tyre-Monitor System went kablooey, man. From the shop, we went to Dollar General, shop we man. From Dollar General, we went to Costco Business Center, shop we man. They had the items that Costco Warehouse did not, go to former first next time we man. At the casa, dished and later de-dished the warsher, domestic we man. Breakfast/lunch was onecan of beef stew, ingest we man. A nearly-acceptable siesta was then taken, semi-zzz we man. Paid bills and took to Post Office, man. Warshed filthy T-B.-mobile, Clean for Gene we man. The de-skooled Mini-B. wanted din-din immediately, not even Many (2+2) p.m. yet man. We said that this desire would be fulfilled after a couple of "quick" phone calls, overpromise we man. Before we could make our calls, Mama T-B. called, surprisingly non-aysheep senior she man. We then called for repair-shop caucus for Tyre-Monitor System, first thing Tuesday man. We then called insurance co. for glass claim, windshield cracked since July man. This took over half an hour, good grief man! Nearest Safelite Repair, Safelite Replace is Many -- si man, Many -- miles distant, what the devil man. That caucus will be Wednesday first thing, kill 2 hours there man. Din-din was nuked Aldi mixed vegetables + air-fried Costco chicken chunks + honey-mustard + r'b'r, ingest Two Guys man. Dessert was tortilla cheaps + Costco salsa, ingest further Two Guys man. Movie night was A Night at the Roxbury, watch Two Guys man. Many (2+1) bowls of Costco popcorn were consumed, ingest Two Guys man. This doubles our weekly progress to Many (2+2+2) bowls, on our way to quota man. The rest of the green grapes were consumed, ingest Two Guys man. Half of the small tub of macaroni salad from FST grocery store was consumed, ingest Two Guys man. Mini-B. has requested chocolate-covered almonds, cherry tomatoes, and potato salad, request wee man man. This means another trip to Costco Business Center, see all Many items there this morning we man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. We are feeling like we're getting sick, dope up on bedtime HSM we man. Caucus at repair shop on Tuesday, o'dark-Many man. And that was/is our thrilling Monday, report we man.