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I received a speeding ticket with a fine of over $300 in 2022. I hired a lawyer to change the date, but I moved so I didn't receive any mail from the court or my lawyer. the lawyer didn't call me and I couldn't contact them about the new court date , so I was fined again (with different case number) for failing to appear I didn t know about it.

In 2024, I needed to renew my driver license and got rejected because of that reason. In the end, I had to pay over $700 (spending ticket & failing to attend the court) to get my driver s license renewed.

Should I include this in Form I-751? If so, on #20, should I stick on Yes and explain in Part 11 or stick No and write an explanation letter?

Hello, I received a letter from USCIS about additional evidence, what i should send. In that list I have "affidavit letter from friends".

I want to know, how they should look like, because I want to show some samples to my friends, what I exactly want from them.

And do they need to be certified by a notary?

Hello everyone!
I am currently writing my Master's thesis at a Germany university and have miraculously found a great case study in the US, in the city my US partner lives in. Therefore, I am planning on traveling to the US late April - early July (10 weeks, 72 days total) to 1. conduct research (qualitative interviews) and work on my thesis, and 2. to see my US partner of while doing that. I am enrolled at uni, have a part time job in Germany that let's me take time off for the 72 days visit due to overtime hours and vacation time, and have my own apartment in Germany.
My partner and I have two invitations to family celebrations in October that we would both like to attend in the US. That would be a 2 weeks trip. After reading a lot about denied entries on ESTA in the news lately, I am very worried that I may get denied entry if I would travel to the US again in October after such an extended trip. I am enrolled at uni, have a part time job in Germany that let's me take time off for the 72 days visit due to overtime hours and vacation time, and have my own apartment in Germany.
We are not planning on living in the US together, the long term plan is that he will migrate to Germany.
Do you all think that I should shorten this upcoming trip to 8 weeks or less if I would like to visit again in October for 2 weeks?
Thank you very much in advance!!

My past travel history to the US:
- Was an exchange student during my Bachelor's degree several years ago
- Visited multiple times for 2-4 weeks before COVID
- Visited last year in June for 3 weeks

Has anyone else noticed that the Ask Emma button is missing, or is it just me?

The family of a British woman detained in the US for three weeks because of a visa mix-up say she has left the immigration detention centre and are hopeful she is on her way home.

Rebecca Burke, 28, a graphic artist from Monmouthshire, was trying to cross from the US state of Washington into Canada when she was refused entry.

Canadian authorities told her to go back to the US and fill in new paperwork before returning.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/18/british-tourist-rebecca-burke-held-by-us-over-visa-released-from-detention-says-family

She does not seem to have a visa, she was in the US on the Visa Waiver Programme and seems to have tried to enter Canada on a similar basis and was refused. Not sure what the new paperwork was.