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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 DiscussionsMy k1 application was sent to the NVC seven weeks ago, I was told they did not recive my application. But to email NVC search before the dates its working on, what does that mean. 9:14 pm yesterday
JSV21
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3 RepliesSo if there working on NOV 5TH for example, I can email them right. since my application was sent before. They state I"f your petition was approved before the dates NVC is working on" thaat means if my application was sent 7 weeks ago it was approved before the date there working on correct.
Also why have they not received it if that is the case.
I-751 Approved after filing N400, need to upload new green card to N400 online? 7:40 pm yesterday
travellers
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3 RepliesHi folks, here is our situation. my wife had been waiting for her I-751 for about 2 years in July 2024. Many people suggested her apply for N400 while waiting for I-751. We submitted her N400 package online in July 2024 using her expired green card and the 4-year extension letter. Last week, her I-751 was approved and we received her new 10-year green card. Do we need to upload the I-751 approval letter and new green card to her N400 package online? Is it required? If we do so, will it expedite her N400 processing?
Different interview dates for parents after NVC approval 7:39 pm yesterday
jons_wifey
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5 RepliesIs it possible for a parent to be interviewed SEPERATELY, based on one parent being DQ'd first before the other parent is DQ'd?
Can I request NVC for them to be interviewed together?
This is for London, UK
Checklist AOS 5:53 pm yesterday
Rachel n Tyler
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4 RepliesHi friends!
When I was researching before entering the US, I saw someone made a beautiful checklist on what to have in the i-485 etc. But now I can't seem to find it. Does anyone have it or anything similair? It was an actual list with checkboxes, I know there's the guide but I preferred the one I looked at haha.
How long for your SSN recently? 5:46 pm yesterday
Rachel n Tyler
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4 RepliesHi dear friends!!
We went to the SSA office last friday, it was a BREEZE, made an appointment online (10000% recommend doing this, I hear some people call and wait for a long time, I scheduled mine in 5min), she said that it can take upto 4 weeks because they have to check with immigration, but I always read about 2 weeks, is this an updated wait time? Or do they say 4 weeks and it's usually around 2 weeks?
Not that it really matters, because all I can do is wait anyway, but our desired wedding date was Dec 12th, and we seem to need a SSN to get a marriage license, so if it's 4 weeks, it's going to be tight haha.