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Community SpotlightDV Lottery of K1 Visa - Can I file for both?
Petrisaint Mpaka posted a topic in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures,
I applied for the DV lottery 2025 and hope to be selected this year. My fiancé and I discovered that there is a fiancé visa for the USA. Do you think if we apply for the K1 visa but are selected for the DV lottery that we can stop the fiancé visa process? What are the timelines and options here :)?-
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Confused about steps after marriage
SP1988 posted a topic in Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from K1 and K3 Family Based Visas,
My fiancee arrived last month on K1 fiance visa and we got married yesterday. It seems from what I have seen online that I made a mistake by not getting SSN prior to marriage? I am going to the SSN office on Monday to gather more information... also worried about employment authorization and travel authorization(s). Thanks for any insights!-
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Tourist visa cancelled by CBP agent. Can we still get a CR1 or K1 Visa?
yotajeeper posted a topic in What Visa Do I Need - Family Based Immigration,
Upon my gf's most recent arrival, her tourist visa was cancelled at the airport due to her frequent visits last year and suspicion of working here. She was denied entry and sent back same day. Is a CR1 or K1 visa process an option still? I would appreciate any advice or tips you can provide!-
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Recent Immigration DiscussionsNew Account System Trouble.. Case Not Ready for Interview 7:38 pm today
Keegan
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1 RepliesThank you for your time reading this! I have been emailing back and forth with the new gdit email support team and I feel the translation from english-spanish is bad, or maybe they are not willing to look into my case to help. I received instruction to schedule an appointment back in June of 2024. It instructed to gather all documents and schedule medical exams before creating appointment. Once I did that, the new system was switching in, in a week, and I was told by the previous support email to wait until they were in play. After that happened, I created my profile online and came to the page to register the applicants profile. Once the info is in, it states my case number is not ready to schedule an interview. I wrote into the support email and we have been going in circles as each time they state they are escalating my case to the appropriate department. I am not able to pay the MRV fee because i cannot create the applicants profile. They not have sent this email. I am lost and frustrated please provide any advice or guidance.
Does our interview need to take place before the NOA2 validity expiration date? 7:23 pm today
rks_emelander
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1 RepliesHi all, my NOA2 has a validity date until 21 Nov 2024, next month. We just received the instructions on scheduling an interview today from the Guangzhou consulate. Does the interview need to take place before the NOA2 expiration date, or will we be ok to schedule in the following months, should no appointments be available or our schedules cannot accommodate until then?
Thanks
I130 and I485 filing wife and stepchild 6:10 pm today
coolKid1984
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4 RepliesHello!
I am a USC getting married to a woman in asylum proceedings here with a child in November. Once married, will file concurrently for them, following the guides. I had a few things to clarify that were not clear . There are some supporting documents that are the same between both packages, for example certified marriage certificate or photos - do I include two sets of each, one per each form, or just one set for the whole package? And if I am filling for both people at the same time, do I mail everything in one envelope or do I split them up into two separate packages/envelopes? Thanks in advance!
Medical exam after interview? Casablanca 5:23 pm today
Azrael23
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1 RepliesHi, my fianc e lost her passport after having her car stolen, she is ok and the guy is now in jail. We were able to get a new passport before the interview date, however the medical examiner rescheduled the medical exam til after the interview. It was my understanding she could still go to the interview and then do the medical exam after, it says this on their website. But when she went she stated they told her and a few others that they need a medical exam first and they took down the date when her medical exam is and said they would call her after the medical
exam date to schedule a new interview ? Is this accurate? Has this happened to anyone else? thank you for any advice
Wife will be in rehab for N400 interview while I-751 is pending 5:08 pm today
Pcrat
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9 RepliesI have my citizenship interview filed under the 5yrs whiles I-751 is still pending. My wife checked into mental health rehab and won't be officially discharge before the interview date.
Any advice on the way Forward?