Kanja

Thank you! Im confused on this is a message from the OP or the spouse.

Can you translate the message for us? My Spanish isn’t that good, with more context maybe we can help. I think you may have trouble doing anything now that would stop him from maintaining status. Is his current partner also a US citizen? If so, now that she is of age she probably could petition him anyways. Think your best bet is to move on. I’m so sorry this happened to you.

Personal decision . In terms of immigration process, it makes no difference. In my opinion, I think studio photos are a little outdated for weddings. I would get a freelance photographer to capture candid moments at the dinner

As others have said I believe you will be able to attend the interview with your mom, you would have to clear it with the embassy in advance.

Unfortunately no. you may have checked it and after you initially checked it your number came up. This can happen if all of the first round of winners do not qualify or come forward. This is why they advise you to keep checking until the cut off date. was the visa approved?

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/haiti-news-airport-protest-ariel-henry-gangs-murder-police/ just a snippet of what’s been going on the past year. It’s really terrible and I can understand why someone may fear for their life if they had to travel there. I recently cancelled a vacation to Haiti. Hopefully OP qualifies for asylum and is in touch with a lawyer.

Honestly depends the state etc. Honestly, ethically you should take care of all these things because you agreed to it. But I know tons of green card holders that are getting Medicaid, welfare, cash assistance etc. Some elderly are getting home health aids through insurance. Though I agree with everyone, you should handle this. However if you truly are in a tight spot, there may be some help, check your office of social services. Yea

I thought so!

I think this proves my point. First case was a foreign National attempting to naturalize. Second case is large scale fraud. Most born US citizens are not getting prosecuted for fraud it seems.

Ah! Good point That’s exactly what I thought. Thanks for your thoughts. You are so right about marriage fraud among US citizens, makes me think of folks in the military who marry to increase benefits.

Yes, I am aware of the penalties. My question is does anyone know anyone actually prosecuted? Are they really enforcing this on an individual level? I don’t know. the example you gave is someone who organized a marriage fraud ring. As I mentioned in my initial post those are the people who we see prosecuted. But I’m talking about John from x country gets married to Mary from America solely for the purpose to evade immigration law. Mary is in on it, nobody organized it for them. They are friends from school maybe and John pays Mary $10,000 . John gets denied for the benefit he filed for based on suspected immigration fraud and ultimately deported . Are they really going after Mary? I haven’t seen it. Though I have seen people ultimately deported due to marriage fraud but their US citizen partner in crime goes on like nothing happened. Likely the biggest punishment is they wouldn’t be able to petition for anyone.

If there is any they don’t accept the child will have to get them again. Make sure in the translation there are brand names and lot numbers of the vaccine.

Disclaimer. This question is fully for discussion purposes only. I don’t have a “friend” going through this. I am just very curious. We often discuss marriage fraud but generally through the lens of the visa holder, we know that if the fraud is discovered there are pretty clear repercussions. However my husband and I were discussing all the US citizens that may be complicit in marriage fraud. Either helping a friend or relative immigrate, or even getting paid to do this. I found that if a US citizen is running a ring of some sorts or arranging a large volume of sham marriages that they are likely to be prosecuted by the law. But it seems that if they knowingly entered into a sham marriage to “help” someone , nobody is really going after them. My husband and I were discussing this and he reminded me a few years back that a politicians partner admitted to a sham marriage because she needed extra cash while in school. I don’t think anything happened nor was she prosecuted. It seems wildly unfair and I hope my sense is incorrect . Would love to hear from others that may have other insight.

Get an official translation and then bring it to the child’s pediatrician in the states. The pediatrician will then decide if they accept it or not and put it into the state vaccine registry. Once it’s in the state registry the school district has to accept it.

He will need to apply on his own. I will say that even if he cannot speak English he will easily be able to travel. If you inform the airline of his age and the limitation they often times can assign someone to assist him throughout the travel. My grandma has been traveling for the past 30 years and doesn’t speak any English. They always help her and ensure she makes it to the next flight during the layover.

I’ve seen people been given their passport back and then called to drop it off again. Did they explicitly tell him they were giving it to him to go back home?

Private investigator will be able to find out a lot. It will cost money but if they are doing a lot of computer work it may not be as much as you expect, reach out to one with good google reviews and get a quote.

Most likely a new visa application. Hopefully if her situation hasn’t changed she will be issued the visa again.

Good luck. be more prepared to explain why you chose your choice of study and why you can’t do it in your home country, as well as ties to your home country that will convince the officer you will return after your studies are done. As long as the program is credentialed to issue i20s, the officers shouldn’t really care what school you go to.

Being able to explain this just as you explained it here is a good sign. I know many international students who received student visas to attend community colleges. Trying to save money is a very valid reason for this.

Is that just her thinking? It seems from post she was explicitly told that she wasn’t?

You could go to an urgent care facility. Many of them do fill physicals and blood work ups and they are used to doing that for international students, student athletes Etc. I called around for an international student and found somewhere willing to do it for about $300

I’ve never heard of someone being denied because they submitted too much evidence. I could be wrong. If you feel this is necessary and you are comfortable with it, go ahead and submit. I would only be concerned if you did not have enough evidence. Just make sure you have a copy of everything you sent.

If you want him to travel to the states you are going to lay down some roots somewhere. Otherwise think of traveling to another country where he does not need a visa and maybe your family can meet you there. I have anecdotally heard that traveling to a few other countries and demonstrating that you actually return may sway the officer a bit because it shows that you will return. But of course I don’t know this for a fact.

If that’s the case why is it so difficult for your husband to show ties to somewhere?