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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 DiscussionsThe medical report took 3 months 6:17 pm today
PokuPoku
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2 RepliesI read sooooooo much material here and elsewhere and I thought I knew everything.. and then we got to the medical exam. Because my fiancee goes to therapy and takes medicine for depression, she was required to get a medical report. The hospital had to do it and it took 30 days. We turn it in to the exam office and they said it was done wrong. It has to be written by a specialist. So then we had to go back to the hospital and finally after TWO MONTHS its finally finished.
This is just a warning to anyone else who is on medication for depression, especially those in Malaysia, this can cause a 3 month delay, so do not fill out any paperwork too quickly (I'm having to refill out the i-134 form since it expires after 4 months).
Her NOA2 was on Feb. 27th and we STILL have not gotten to the step of scheduling an interview. She now has to get her blood work finished now that the medical report is done.
This is a rant and also a warning of what could go wrong since I didn't read ANYWHERE about needing a medical report or how long those can take.
Family/Friends unsupportive 5:44 pm today
Bunninuts
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2 RepliesMost of my family and friends have been very supportive however one important family member and one friend have not been. The politically climate in the US is sticky with judgement around anyone migrating here.
Have you dealt with this? Recommendations? I never imagined I would experience this around something that is meant to bring family and friends together. Having finally found a person I want to spend my life with, I wanted to share that joy with people closest to me. It's a heartbreaking experience. I haven't told my fiance yet. Has anyone had to have that talk?
Thanks for any support you can offer
What is the best visa to come live temporarily with GC holder? 4:33 pm today
fpwl
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4 RepliesHey guys, my boss is a GC holder for less than 2 years ( She got her green card through a work visa ), her boyfriend is a French citizen that had already visited the US with ESTA, but he lives in France.
If he wants to come stay 2-3 years with her in the US, what Visa/Visas do you recommend? Is it even worth applying for a GC ( in case they decided to get married first )
Thanks
Biometric appointment 12:45 pm today
Ankita0718
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2 RepliesI got interview date for my parents on 2nd Dec. How can I schedule biometric for them.?
Questions about failed Naturalization Interview 12:26 pm today
IloveDanang
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5 RepliesMy wife just had her interview. She aced the civics part. She did not pass the English part. On the N-652, it states that she "will have another opportunity fo test your ability to
x speak
x understand English.
There is no "x" next to the "read" and "write".
So I'm guessing she's going to have a second chance at the portions marked "x" only? She doesn't have to deal with the read and write?
Finally, she told me it was a long question of "have you ever...." that threw her off. That and the follow up question of "why not?". She told me she answered every short and straight forward questions correctly.