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8 hours ago, Imperium said:

Hi,

On Aug 23, an IO gave me notice to appear for Oath Ceremoney. The notice states the time 1:00 pm. But when I checked the US Court House schudule, the only Oath Ceremony schuduled is at 10:00 am, there is no ceremony at 1:00 pm. Is this happened to anyone and what should I do?

hi

needs your Oath ceremony to be held at the Courthouse? most of the ceremonies are held at USCIS office unless it  is needed to be done by a judge like if you are requesting a name change. I think there is no mistake when you arrive they only allow you to attend at the time shown in your invitation but if it makes you feel comfortable  ill would also arrive at 9;45 am at the Courthouse but honestly if you were to attend at the Courthouse your invitation should say Courthouse

Congrats!

1 hour ago, crobot said:

This is not true. While it can be difficult to obtain a tourist visa like a B1/B2 after initiating the K1 visa process, OP's fiancee got her visa beforehand, so it is currently valid and legal to use. There is no rule that would prevent her from visiting the United States on a tourist visa while her K1 is pending. It is not immigration fraud as long as she follows the rules of her existing, current, and valid visa.

 

Like I said before, my own fiancee has visited the United States twice while our K1 was pending. The first visit was for two months and the second for almost three. There is 159 page long thread on this forum titled "Yes, you can visit!" which is full of folks describing how they were able to visit the United States as a tourist while their K1's were processing.

 

If you have a valid tourist visa, you can enter the United States, at the discretion of CBP (as always), regardless of whatever other applications you may have pending.

 

Everyone telling OP that this isn't an option doesn't know what they're talking about, full stop.

I don't really think is needed this rude answers in this site.

The problem is not the tourist visa, the problem and is what i could understand is to come to the USA and wait here for the approval. 

And I insist there are other places to answer in this way 

So sorry for how things are going!

But you cannot bring her to wait here, at the POE she will need to say that so there is an intention to migrate on her tourist visa so i dont think they let her in and in the other hand not telling the real intentions can be considered as an migration fraud

There is no issue if you fill W8 this is for people foreign people residing in USA . Most of the financial institutions request one. It is more related to taxation to determine if they can do some retentions or not.

Once you get your SSN number you should call them and update your info

If you are planning to take a plane then you will need to file an Eta to enter to Canada 

On 3/24/2021 at 6:30 PM, nekotakacho said:

Hi, a friend of ours wants to visit the USA (from Russia) on a B2 tourist visa, with the intent of giving birth here this summer. Is this possible? What documents are necessary to do this? She has spoken to US clinics and has been accepted into one. Does she need to show this to US Customs officer? Does she need to show a return ticket and proof of funds? Any help or advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

just to have a baby in US is not a reason to visit unless there is a medical reason. 

Yes you can apply, certainly they are going to ask a lot of questions. The important thing here is that you have a real story and just need to talk about it with the true. So  just get mary show all your love, collect evidences or poof of your real relationship and congratulations. 

there are a lot of myth but i must insist when your history is true you dont have to be worried. because you can answer with the true with no contradictions 

best of lucks !!

19 hours ago, Magdy614 said:

I am healthy and don’t have any conditions. Is there a legal need for health insurance?

in some states like California it is mandatory not optional

i was coached by an organization called upwardly global ( https://www.upwardlyglobal.org/ ) by the way, he should contact them for help, this people do a great job helping with resume, mock interviews, etc, specialized in profesional immigrants and In their model they have a section called "additional experience" where he can list what they call survival jobs. So it let him to keep his focus in the main path of his career, no allowing employers to get distracted, but letting they know other things he was doing that kept him active. So he list all his jobs but the jobs not related with their professional career it can be located at the end of this list as other jobs or additional experience 

In general terms, is useless to show documents needed for a country in another country  they not necessarily know foreign laws  so i think you won´t need any. Commonly in the airports there is a transit area. You will neither enter into the country nor they will stamp your passport.  they will address you to a hall where you can wait for your next flight. In any case ii think the best advice is to call  Germany´s Embassy to obtain proper information because elsewise they will not allow you even to take the plane to Frankfurt

it should be arriving soon in  a couple of days if you dont have a tracking number is really almost imposible. maybe you can find a phone number related to the services and ask

20 hours ago, Terrbear said:

We began filing our CR1 13 months ago and are at the stage where NVC is (re)checking our documents. A few days ago, I found out I (the Canadian) am pregnant. I sought advice from a group on Facebook and many have told me that in my interview they will tell me I can not move until after the baby is born. Just curious if anyone has experienced this. Obviously, I would like to be living with my husband by then but if it can’t be then it can’t be. 

that is not true, as soon as you have your visa you can move. unless any medical advice and you can decide to wait

22 hours ago, LonelyButHopeful said:

Hello everyone. I have a very complicated situation.

 

I came here in the US using my B2 visa on May 2018 to visit my USC boyfriend in South Dakota who I've been dating for 5 years. During my stay, things were going well and we decided to get married on September 2018, and he filed for I-130 and I-485 on my behalf.

 

Soon after that, things got so bad. My husband started to be controlling. He emotionally, mentally and sexually abused me. On December 2018, I flew to California to visit my immediate family members. Things escalated and he started to threaten me that he will call immigration to deport me, divorce me, withdraw my application and "f**k up" my life if I don't go back to South Dakota soon. He also threatened to close our joint bank account, which is the account where my relatives would send money to help us out a bit. This put me more into emotional and mental distress, that I didn't know what to do anymore. Threatened and traumatized on how he treated me back in South Dakota, I didn't think I was ready to come back there anytime soon. I kept all of this to myself, until I finally opened up to one of my closest friends about what has been going on. She then recommended me to go to a Women's Shelter here in California to ask them for help and advice on what to do when I decide to go back to South Dakota.

 

2 weeks ago, I finally took my friend's advice. The people in the Women's Shelter were very helpful, they told me what to do when my husband tries to abuse me again. They oriented me on "Domestic Violence Safety Plan", telling me what to do, what my escape plan would be if my husband tried to abuse me again. They suggested for me to see a therapist to evaluate my mental health. They also gave me a list of non-profit organizations that could help me since I was also threatened by my husband regarding my immigration status.

 

A week ago, I went to a licensed family therapist to evaluate my mental health. She diagnosed me with MDD (Major Depressive Disorder) and she also mentioned that I'm showing signs of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) due to what my husband did to me. She told me to attend therapy with her at least 8x and go to group therapy at the shelter where I went to. I was also given a list of pro bono divorce lawyers if I decided to divorce my husband. She also recommended that I don't go back to South Dakota until I finish my therapy sessions with her and the shelter, to heal my mind to make logical decisions.

 

Yesterday, I had an appointment with an immigration lawyer. She then told me that I may be eligible for VAWA, due to the abuse that was perpetrated by my husband. She told me that my case is weak if I decide to go that route, as I didn't call the police and that emotional and mental abuse is harder to prove than physical abuse and could be risky as if my application got denied, I may be put to removal proceedings.

 

So this is where everything gets complicated: My father, who is undocumented and has been living here in California for 20 years, finally got married to his long time USC partner last June 2018. They filed his I-130 and I-485 shortly after. My father is expecting to be interviewed on January 2019. Assuming that my father and step-mother would have a successful interview and the petition filed by my step-mother gets approved:

- Will my father and step-mother be able to petition me instead if I decided to divorce my husband?

- What will happen to my marriage-based I-130 and I-485 that's still pending?

- Will I have to go back to my home country if I decide to go this route?

 

At this point, I am so broken. I don't want anything to do with my husband who violated me in ways I cannot comprehend. To anyone who took time to read this, thank you. I hope someone out here can answer my questions..

 

 

You have a lot of opportunities going through VAWA. maybe you need to contact a lawyer expert in VAWA no matter how long your were married only is needed to demonstrate that there was domestic violence physical and/or emotional and no matter if you did not call the police, you have a medical report and probably some people can make an affidavit . This is the first step, because is needed that immigration recognize that you have a case. None has the right to abuse of you

20 hours ago, cd37 said:

They shouldnt ask for gc before even extending job offer to candidate. If and when you accept the job offer, then only they can ask for gc. My advise is look for job somewhere else. And asking how you got gc is a rediculous question, its not their business how you got it.

Thanks a lot i appreciate it 

20 hours ago, millefleur said:

I agree with the above posts. It could be ignorance on the part of the employer or it could be some kind of discrimination, which is obviously illegal. The only question they can legally ask is "Are you authorized to work in the US?" and if you are offered the job, usually they will ask for some kind of proof of this.

thanks for your feedback

Recently i have been searching for new jobs opportunities and sometimes just after sending my Resume in a very preliminary phone interviews they ask me for a copy of my GC and how I got mine. I was reviewing and found that this is not legal to ask you to send a copy of your green card. It has happened to you?

Yes you should.unless you are close to receive any letter. I remember that a lawyer advice me not to do that before receive the initial receipts because it can make you waist time. But you should change it

this is not a problem, perhaps the main issue for her could be to cross the immigration counter. Its important to keep those documents with her as well as your wedding certificate in this moment

6 hours ago, NikLR said:

Most states require some form of a) legal presence (generally EAD or GC) and b) residency.

Not all states keep your old license either (I have my AB license... it's not even voided.) 

 

that is why i said he should validated the information in his state and After 9/11 most of the states require documents of legal presence to do the ssn and all licenses you want to apply

In most of the states, Canadian licenses are totally transferred, so you only need to go to the nearest office and do all the paperwork, they will keep your Canadian license so if you needed to use it in Canada you can go back to the office and switch it again.  You will need your Social Security card to do all this. your License will be also your state ID. When you become a resident you have 30 days  to change your license.  You should validate this information in your state

22 hours ago, shakeyy said:

I have a non GDL Drivers License issued by Alberta. I still use this license to drive and was able to add myself on my husbands insurance

 

I just received my NOA letters from the mail today, Is there such a rule that I have to switch out my Canadian license to US ASAP?

 

Is road test needed again?

 

I'm in Florida

 

Thank you

2 minutes ago, Sulaiman Swaitti said:

Thanks for your comment. I understand that I can correct it in case I receive the wrong one. But I was wondering what are the chances that they'll give me the wrong one at the first place.

well, it should be an small number taking in consideration the whole universe but only based on VJs post, and typing in the search "cr1 instead ir1" you realize that it has happened to a lot of couples.  

18 hours ago, Sulaiman Swaitti said:

Hello all, 

I have been married for more than two years and at the POE my passport was stamped with CR1 instead of IR1. At the USCIS website, it says CARD IS BEING PRODUCED. What type of green card will I recieve? the 2 years or the 10 years gc?

I called the customer service representative and she said I'll probably get the CR1 since that's what the officer stamped my passport with. Does any of you know if that's true? For me the idea of my gc being messed up because of a mistake an officer made doesn't sound right. Aren't they supposed to look at the huge envelope I gave them in order to determine what GC type I am eligible for? How long does it take to correct the gc I have by filing I-90 till I finally have the correct one?

Thanks for your help. 

according to several post here at VJ, you can go to your nearest USCIS office and they can correct it in case of any mistake. But you are right you should receive IR1 instead of CR1

You will receive a lot of letters soon. i tooks me like 3 days to receive the letter although i received an email sooner

17 hours ago, Goblixie said:

Hi everyone,

 

i had my interview yestrday. I was very prepared. Got called for biometrics and collection of ducuments. Gave the lady everything she requested then wanted to give me my folders of eveidence but she said they would ask for it if they needed it. Sat down and waited. There were 2 gentlemen before me and they were denied their visas. They argued with the lady doing my visa  interview so by the time I got there she was frustred and unprepared. She didn't ask for any photos of proof of relationship. 

 

She asked a few questions like how did you meet, when did you meet and where does my husband work and who is the petitioner. Then she looked for his divorce decree and said she couldn't find it. I offered her a copy then she said it has to be original or certified copies. Looked again and found it. Someone in the background asked her a question and she rolled her eyes and answered then irritably. Then she says they will get back to me in 3 weeks if they need anything. I asked if the visa was approved and she she said that if they need anything I would hear in 3 weeks. They kept my passport so I'm very lost and very heart broken as I really wanted to give my husband good news. I haven't seen him for 6 months. 

 

Ive been prepared for over a 3 months for this interview. There is no one here at the South African consulate in Sandton I can email or ask so I have no idea what to do next.  Can anyone shed some light as to what I can expect? 

If she tooks your passport chances are that you got an approval but because of the interruptions she did not want to do anything in front of the others ( it was weird, i think if this things would  happened in the place where i went, probably she would call the police officer to stop the problem)   

I think you can celebrate

2 minutes ago, kccb said:

Yes, sorry should have been more clear. I am putting together all the papers to file the petition

good, then you only need copies of your documents.

you should use the one you have stamped in your GC for example CR1 CR6