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Hi everyone,

I know it is totally ok to file AOS after I-94 is expired. Recently, there were people who were arrested at their green card interview. I heard K1 visa holder among them. We filed the I-485 two weeks after I-94 expired. We are worried. I also heard people were detained while waiting for their green card interview. This is really frightening for people who come to this country with a k1 visa!

Dina (and I) have an interview on O`ahu 12/16. Hawai`i state ID expired with visa. Will passport/visa and marriage

certificate be enough to pacify TSA?

Hi

I usually travel a lot and i recently received my b2 visa. However i have noticed wet immigration stamp ink usually leaves some residue on the opposite page after the passport booklet is closed and returned by the immigration officer. Some of the ink dots have smeared across my face on the b2 visa sticker foil. Not a significant amount but just around the forehead and cheeks. Will this be an issue when i travel to the usa anytime?

My father's US tourist visa got expired last month so I filled in the DS160 form and did the payment. When I was in US Travel Docs website filling the questionnaires before paying the fees I received this below email.

"Congratulations! You qualify for the Interview Waiver. You will need to schedule an appointment to visit a document drop-off location to submit your documents, but you do not need to schedule a visa interview at the U.S. Embassy/Consulate.
Click Drop-Off to proceed with your Interview Waiver application.
To proceed with your interview waiver application
Step 1. Schedule an appointment to submit your documents.
Step 2. Print your appointment letter and follow the instructions on it.
Step 3. You should arrive at the time of your appointment. You will not be permitted to enter the facility before the time listed on your appointment letter.

Step 4. Drop off your listed documents at locations mentioned on the appointment letter."

My questions are:

1) Just after the payment, I see the option of Schedule Appointment showing now and I see many available dates at Kolkata OFC to take appointments. My question is, should I go ahead and book a date? I am confused, is this appointment for Biometrics or is this for Document Drop Off? Will there be an option to select as "Drop Off" if I proceed?

Can anyone please guide me please. Thank you.

I received an RFE for my K-1 petition asking for legal proof of marriage termination. I already submitted my full divorce decree. In my state, uncontested divorces can be signed by a judicially-appointed Special Referee rather than a judge, and the courthouse confirmed that my divorce is fully valid and final under state law.

The RFE says the decree is not sufficient because it was not signed by a judge. The clerk told me that having a Special Referee sign it is standard procedure where I live and that it carries the same legal authority.

Has anyone dealt with this before? What should I send back to USCIS to clear this up? Should I request a certified explanation, an affidavit, or some kind of court documentation to prove the decree is valid?

I want to respond correctly so the case doesn t get delayed any further.