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  1. FromTheHills
    yeah try direct consular filing for the faster processing time since youre both abroad. do not fill the i-130. and then she can abandon the green card down the line
  2. FromTheHills
    Your ESTA is gone for life. When enough time has passed apply for the B2 again. In years.
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    This is a bit old so I don't know if you solved it. But Adding the account number to your existing account is the way to go! Did you come to that conclusion?
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    The next step after the NVC receiving it is paying the fees. It's only after it leaves the NVC then the embassy get involved. Have you been documentary qualified yet?
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    I would recommend this video!
  6. FromTheHills
    As an avid watcher of the show the only people that stay that look sus are those that got married in good faith, adjusted their status with the person they married and then divorced. Which is all legal and fine. But the k-1 haaas to adjust their status through the person that petition the k-1 and then married. Defo no hope for this woman.
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    So would leaving Portugal endanger her Portuguese residency? I get the feeling the embassy will be understanding but are you able to maintain that residency while moving to the US? I guess there's the risk of losing it. But for the Paris embassy accepting you you might as well wait and see. And if they accept you then you'll get your interview letter and it'll be fine. If not then they'll ask you to transfer to the Peru embassy and you can wait in Portugal till your interview!
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    Thanks for replying! Very interesting comparison! Yeah i wasn't either just a curious mind! 😁
  9. FromTheHills
    That's interesting. So if it's being held at NVC then when they restart then it's waiting for the embassy again from scratch right? No way to have it held at the embassy?
  10. FromTheHills
    Get engaged this next trip and for k-1 right away. And wait while doing smaller trips to visit each other. Reason I'm saying k-1 over the spousal visa is even the first part of the process is now 16 months and you will be able to be together sooner if you do this.
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    Yeah OP I think it comes down to these things: Top priority: being together faster and not having to separate: K-1 by a MILE The ability to go to your home country if one of your family members is sick or something: Spousal. (although you can get advance parole after K-1 and I don't know how long that's taking these days so it wouldn't rule out the K-1 completely) And as for where you want to get married. I would say unless it's extremely important to you focus on these two points to make your decision. Unless certain people from you country are unable to be in the US that you really want to be there. If you are going for the spousal visa budget money for visiting each other. The wait is brutal right now and not getting any shorter.
  12. FromTheHills
    I've chronicled my USCIS estimate in the comments of my timeline. I see no rhyme or reason to it.
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    Which country/embassy are you going to go through? Also I've documented what the myprogress tab has said in the comments of my timeline. You'll see how utterly irrational it is and not to worry.
  14. FromTheHills
    I would stick with the k-1 here. it's only a year more till you get the embassy appointment again. whereas with the Cr-1 its the 16 months wait for the i-130 and then another 1 year wait again for the Ciudad Juarez embassy. Not worth changing here. You would be starting from scratch
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    Thank you again. Such weird wording on the embassy website.
  16. FromTheHills
    Thank you for this youre helping me think differently. I saw on the embassy website that you have to attend the medical before being able to book the interview. Is this true? To be sure they'll take on my case should I basically move to the UK during the NVC stage?
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    Thank you for your reply! That's good to hear about the rough timeline. Wow for the medical I thought it only had to be 5 working days beforehand. Is that too tight of a plan doing it the week before? When I submitted my i-130 I lived in the UK but then moved to Mexico to be closer to my husband 7 months later. (I'm a British citizen and now have Mexican temporary residency) Do you think that would cause me trouble?
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    Can you choose the time for the interview yourself? If so how far out can you choose for the interview to be? If it gets picked for you at what point in the process does this happen? (after being DQed from NVC??) Trying to plan ahead as i'll be travelling from another country for the appointment.
  19. FromTheHills
    Yes meet up with her and get engaged and you will be filing the i-129f. Check out the guides here and also KsenyaInternational's youtube channel was so helpful to me. You can already start preparing with evidence to show your relationship before you got engaged screenshotting your conversations. You're definitely able to do with without outside help. Be sure to ask any questions you may have about filling out the form and double trip check them before you send them off! Good luck!
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    Wow! This is really interesting that i-94s arent there for greencard holders. I'm planning for when I get my greencard that i'll be crossing the southern border and theres no inspection leaving. I've had people say to me that having my google maps location on will help track my trips out of the US
  21. FromTheHills
    So that's 10 months from now is your ideal timeline. You can't hold it back in the NVC since its a K-1. Maybe take your time showing some documents? The wait for the embassy in the Philippines is only 2 months. But one thing is once she gets the visa it allows up to 6 months later you entering the US. Ie its valid for 6 months after. So really you're talking about an extra 2-3 months more. Might be able to stall at NVC and try get a later embassy appointment date and also waiting just before the visa expires to go. Should be able to pull it off! But others may be able to advise better than me.
  22. FromTheHills
    2 things to note. The myprogress tab is completely inaccurate. so ignore it for your wellbeing's sake. And secondly. Looking at current trends it's taking 13 months for an i-130 to be approved. So that's a more realistic time frame. The estimate here on visa journey seems pretty okay too. You wont have to worry about asking USCIS a question hopefully.
  23. FromTheHills
    Wow. Even with the temporary residency visa in my passport and a new address? Truly not letting them know at all? not even in the ds-260? I just want to be sure
  24. FromTheHills
    Yup I'll still have access to my UK address. Any thoughts on my bonus questions?
  25. FromTheHills
    Yes that's right. So there's nothing stopping me going through London?
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