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As you said only God can judge. If you believe that, then how about actually letting god get on with it eh?
Getting quite fed up with the holier than thou brand of posts on this forum of late. If you can't help an OP, if you can't offer anything than moralizing, if you can't understand some of the people that come here for help don't speak English like a native, if your only intent is to cause worry and fear, or in some twisted way make yourself feel superior, how about just not posting at all.

it took 18 minutes for someone with a "holier than thou" attitude to butt in... that must be some kind of record.... !!!!!!!!

Of course YOU wouldn't forget to tick a box. YOU wouldn't forget to give all the pertinent information. He made a mistake, can happen to almost anyone, apparently.
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/343414-i-made-a-bone-head-mistake/

Of course YOU wouldn't forget to tick a box. YOU wouldn't forget to give all the pertinent information. He made a mistake, can happen to almost anyone, apparently.
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/343414-i-made-a-bone-head-mistake/

You may be in for some serious trouble if that is caught and deemed a substantial and willful misrepresentation! You might want to consider a good immigration lawyer!

GringoD: Regardless of your personal opinion of someone with 4 DUI's - this is NOT a crime of moral turpitude.
Excuse my spelling at 2:30am. And someday you may want to attempt to become tactful, but I doubt that will happen.

Cut her some slack please, it's not just the cold, it's also how dark it gets so early ad how gloomy it gets, she's probably used to warm days with sunlight until 7 pm.
I moved to Chicago from FL 6 months ago and it's not even winter yet but it's hard to get used to, I hear from native mid-westerns how they've lived here all their lives and still not used to the winter here and every winter they complain about, so be understanding if she's out of her comfort zone. I experience some depressed feelings because of how cold and dark it is and a lot of people go through that (Seasonal affective disorder). I know a friend who moved from LA to Chicago and after 4 years reached her breaking point and moved back to LA.
Some people are just not cut out for the winter.

Firstly, my condolences to you and your husband's family in what I know must be a very difficult time.
When my dad passed away unexpectedly at the age of 52, I felt a very strong need to move to my home state and take care of my grieving mother and devastated family. Ultimately I realized that I couldn't afford to move without a job, and it would be foolish of me to give up a good, stable job with coworkers who know me and understand that any flakiness is grief and not just my being a crappy worker. So I stayed here and did what I could from a distance until I was more stable.
I'm so glad I did.
I am still considering moving closer to my mom, but these days, I would be doing it with my life mostly put back together, a supportive husband, and with my mom in a relationship of her own. Giving a little space between such a loss allowed us to find healthy ways to move forward, rather than making an emotional, reactionary decision that could lead (and in our case, likely would have) to a codependent relationship where we can't fully heal as individuals. Instead of both being happily paired up with our own lives, we'd likely still be living in the same house, stuck in the past.
Conventional wisdom (not that that's always the right thing, but you know) is to not make any major life changes for one year after suffering the loss of a close loved one. If I were in your position, I would propose that you agree to stay in the United States at LEAST until your husband has his 10-year green card, and maybe longer (I know your in laws are elderly and this may make the situation seem more urgent, so you can decide on a reasonable timeline taking that into consideration). With that in hand, you have some options.
As for whether you should really move, there are so many factors to consider there -- my husband and I are in the same boat. What I have been researching, and what I'd encourage you to research, is planning an extended trip (say, 12 weeks) to your husband's country after this waiting period. See if your jobs would allow you to take a leave of absence, whether you can rent out your home for a few months, whether you would be welcome to stay in a relative's house abroad to keep your expenses manageable. It's a lot to plan, of course, but it's nowhere near as involved as going on a (possibly) permanent basis, and will allow you both to be more objective about whether the live you love as a couple will really translate to another culture. I love Honduras, but I've seen the numbers and know that half of ex-pats who plan to retire there don't make it. I think I probably could, but do I *know* that? It would be irresponsible to assume.
I don't know if any of this is helpful, but that's what I'd do: comfort your husband in his loss, show him the value in waiting to make any decision until his 10 year green card is secured, and run the numbers on your finances to see how doable it would be for you to spend several months in his country, rather than just a week or ten days. Most likely, I'd imagine you would both come to the conclusion, there, that it isn't practical for you to move on a permanent basis - at least for the immediate future. And if it isn't, you can support him in planning out how to visit more so he can still take an active role in his family's life. Either way, I'm sure he will appreciate your willingness to (cautiously) move forward and try to consider his wishes and family in your own life.
best wishes -- I hope it all unfolds in the best way possible.

As I read this I am uncertian if you intend to marry in Thailand while you are there. In one part you speak of a K 1 but later make refrence to being married there. Whatever you do she wont have to worry about the winter this year. Either visa will take many months. Six months to get thru USCIS alone. Then 1 to 3 months with NVC. About 2 to 3 to get the interview date in BKK.
Use the guides above to see what has to be done to petition for each visa. See the timelines here on V J for Thai cases.
Begin to look into what you have to do to marry in Thailand. There are different ways to do it. Please read up on our culture to understand what may be asked of you. Then temper that with what you feel is reasonable & possible.
I am going to send you some info via P M later that I think will help you.

Yes, I would say it IS a complex case. That's clear from the extensive list of requests. However, I would not hire a lawyer lurking around the Consulate building in Guangzhou, even if their office is inside the building. (It's a big building.) This is not just a matter of submitting what they request. It's a matter of submitting all that in such a way that it is ultimately evaluated in your favor.

This is not the place for this, if you are illegal committed fraud, get an attorney.

how do you know your approval was down to contacting your congressman and not just because USCIS would of approved it on that day anyway??

'Land of Opportunity'!?!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16037798

I am a USC who moved to the UK (on a fiancee visa) to be with my (now) husband.
I should point out that we had never applied for a K1 in the first place. Tip of the hat to you K1ers-- you have to go through an awful lot to get that visa, which is why I always try to offer you my most sincere congratulations when you finally receive it!

I feel pretty confident that there is enough Internet left for you to fill the RUB forum with other topics containing valuable lessons...
I just decided to fill in the final details for those who did follow my story. Thanks to all those who offered their congratulations :-) We are happy to have our lives together at last and this 2.5 year saga has certainly left us with a journey we will never forget!

While you can call and ask to speak to a supervisor, you won't hear much more than you already have. For the record the DOS cannot help, and neither can your congressman. Do have a read of the two threads I gave you the links to.
We were in AP at NVC for just short of 8 weeks. Times have come down form that now.

Go to the NVC forum, and look for the threads "Stuck at NVC", which is pinned, and the new one called Part 2. You are in AP.
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/165644-stuck-nvc-for-ap/
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/338006-stuck-nvc-for-ap-part-2/

You bet. I'll keep nagging them, and checking with the embassy too (the folks there are very responsive to email inquiries). If nothing else, perhaps the nagging demonstrates the seriousness of the relationship.

You're wrong on both counts. I'm not concerned with this process once she arrives. I will pay any fee, fill out any form they want, provide any paperwork, answer any idiotic questions, even provide them an intimate demonstration if that's what it takes to convince them we have a real relationship. The important thing is, she will be here with me and at that point I will no longer care about the process, other than my general disdain for bureaucracy.
I will call them daily, because as pointless as it may be, it's just become part of the ritual. And if lets me schedule the interview two days earlier than it would have otherwise, that's a win for me. You learn to take every win you can get with these people.
About the notification by mail, at least one other fellow going through the same embassy as me only found out they had his approved petition when his fiance was contacted over there to come for an interview.

Correct terminology use does not constitute a play on words. Being an attorney, even an immigration attorney doesn't make wrong, right.

By the time a K1 visa holder has an I-94, their K1 visa is dead and gone. It's good for one use and one use only, one entry and one entry only. It is not "replaced" by anything. The I-94 is a departure card that indicates the required departure date or the end date of the allowed stay. Between that date and AOS filing, the person is in a limbo status.

K1 is not a status. CR1 is both a status and visa. Your statement was incorrect. Now you know the correct terminology, so you can use it in the future.

The I-94 is not a visa. If you are confused, stop answering questions and go back to asking them. Visas are used to ENTER a country. The I-94 is a "departure card" that indicates when the visitor is expected to leave. For a K1 visa holder, the I-94 is the date by which they are to leave the USA if they have not yet married the petitioner.

Adjustment of status does not convert any visa. It results in a green card, that is used instead of a visa. CR1 is both a visa category and an immigration status. A K1 visa holder who files a timely application to adjust status is granted CR1 status, not a new CR1 visa.

To obtain a K1 visa, you would have included a letter of intent indicating you are free to and intend to marry the US Citizen Petitioner within 90 days of entering the USA with the K1 visa. Any other use of the visa is fraud. Yes, people do enter and then later change their mind, don't marry and leave. This becomes a part of their US immigration history and is considered anytime they become involved in entering or immigrating to the USA. If you no longer intend to enter the USA within six months of visa issue and marry the petitioner within 90 days, then notify the Immigrant Visa Unit in London and ask them to cancel the K1 visa.