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  1. smilingstone
    He shouldn't overstay on an expired student visa to wait for the interview, but has a right to stay as ling as the FLR application is submitted before the visa expiry. If its in process when the interview is scheduled, I don't see how that in itself would negatively affect things but I can imagine queries regarding intent to stay in the UK and intent to move to the US.
  2. smilingstone
    Refused doesn't mean denied. Denied means denied. This is what happens when you're in AP. It will change to approved once they're happy, and then shortly after that it will change to issued.
  3. smilingstone
    We submitted one picture. For my interview I had more pictures taken since the initial filing but I wasn't asked for it. I was approved on the spot. All advice here is valid but ultimately pictures are secondary evidence as the dates cannot be proven (USCIS do not concern themselves with EXIF data). Your primary evidence is passport stamps, boarding passes, travel itineraries, accommodation booked in both names, etc.
  4. smilingstone
    Helping with childcare isn't the purpose of a tourist visa. Good luck!
  5. smilingstone
    If you intend to file when you are in the US, then you complete that section when you are in the US. It doesn't matter if you think you won't be there when they see the form. Information needs to be accurate at time of filing. Why wait until your next visit to file? As long as your petition is complete, I see no logic in delaying it further.
  6. smilingstone
    On the I-129F I put my mother's current legal name. This name differs from her maiden name and her previous married name, as she divorced my father and remarried. My birth certificate shows her maiden name (and also misspelled my father's name). I didn't think twice about it, I just gave current factual information. You just put their current legal names. It is reasonable to understand that since your birth, things change. You don't have to evidence anything to do with your parent's relationships.
  7. smilingstone
    US passport isn't needed. My fiancé (USC) only included a copy of his birth cert. He doesn't have a passport either. You have nothing to worry about.
  8. smilingstone
    2 weeks is too soon to be concerned. It took us nearly 2 months from NOA2 to Embassy. Be patient.
  9. smilingstone
    We didn't include any evidence of call logs, only texts (and even then they only spanned across the previous 4 to 6 months, despite being in a relationship for ~5 years at time of filing). As others note, you should be focusing on evidencing physical time together over anything else.
  10. smilingstone
    This, but be prepared for extra scrutiny. These agencies cause more problems than they solve. It sounds like they did this intentionally to extend the duration of your relationship, possibly to give it more credibility. But this could be construed as misrepresentation.
  11. smilingstone
    Way too early to be concerned. My CEAC tracker showed as "Ready" until days later, to which it changed to "Approved" and some days later changed to "Issued." It took around 1 week total, a little more if you include the time to receive my passport and visa. Did you get verbal approval on the day? Now that it's Saturday, don't expect any updates until Monday at the earliest. They are human beings and admin can take time, dependent on individual workloads. Good luck!
  12. smilingstone
    Woops, you posted in China.
  13. smilingstone
    We never recieved a text or email despite including the form. We got our physical NOA1 some weeks after an online update.
  14. smilingstone
    I hope they don't accomplish anything at all.
  15. smilingstone
    So print the pictures and take those.
  16. smilingstone
    You need to return it to your consulate and get a resealed packet. Contact them ASAP. You will not be permitted entry at POE with an unsealed/tampered packet.
  17. smilingstone
    D-160 is submitted after you've received your NOA2 approval, and your consulate has your documents ready. This will be when you are ready to schedule your interview. That could be anything from 4 - 10+ months from filing the I-129F. It isn't something you need to be worrying about at this stage, trust me. See my timeline, I have recently gone through this process.
  18. smilingstone
    We, with me as beneficiary, submitted our I-129F in March of this year. Probably safe to say the questions haven't changed since then. It only asked about the petitioner's criminal background (if any), not about the beneficiary - only my address and employment history, previous marriage, children, etc. It wasn't until my medical and DS-160 that I, as beneficiary, was required to provide info on my criminal background.
  19. smilingstone
    You tick "YES" because you have 5 criminal offences...
  20. smilingstone
    Beneficiary criminal check doesn't happen until DS-160 and K1 application stage. You won't need documents until then,but it's best to get things as far in advance as possible to avoid delays.
  21. smilingstone
    That's 5 offences. Good luck!
  22. smilingstone
    So now it's two offences, not one? What were the offences? I'd imagine any advice you receive would largely depend on the nature of the offences...
  23. smilingstone
    You write a letter explaining your circumstances, with dates, get your doctor to write one confirming you haven't sought treatment for mental health since X. I did my medical with my record stating my mental health difficulties are "ongoing" (including for suicidal thoughts). I explained that they weren't, my record wasn't updated as I haven't seen them, and that I've never been happier. They are only concerned with issues in the past 12 months. It sounds like you exceed this so shouldn't be worried. They understand that people go through rough patches. I think majority of people now will disclose mental health issues in their medical.
  24. smilingstone
    You didn't detail what the RFE was for, and what you responded with. I went through an RFE myself. One it's recieved, it's out of your hands. There's no further advice at this point than to wait.
  25. smilingstone
    The ESTA application asks if you have ever been denied a visa for entry to the US. If you pursue the B2, but they deny you, as @appleblossom says, you will need to reapply for your ESTA but you will then be potentially ineligible for it, rendering you without both ESTA and B2. It would be safer for you to wait longer between now and your next trip. If you're just visiting a friend and not intending to immigrate via tourism (visa fraud), then what's the rush? Good luck!
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