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    N400: Admitted to Weed during Green Card (was it a crime I was not arrested for?)

    N400: Admitted to Weed during Green Card (was it a crime I was not arrested for?)

    Left Over posted a topic in US Citizenship General Discussion,

    To start, marijuana is illegal in my country of origin. When I was applying for my green card I admitted to trying marijuana when I was in my 20's (I'm 49 now). I got my green card and have lived in the US for 5 years. I'm in the process of applying for citizenship. What answer should I give to the question: "Have you EVER committed, agreed to commit, asked someone else to commit, helped commit, or tried to commit a crime or offense for which you were NOT arrested? Yes or No" given that I admitted to past marijuana use during the GC process?
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     Fiancée threatened with deportation by customs agent after arriving at airport for false accusations. How concerned should we be?

    Fiancée threatened with deportation by customs agent after arriving at airport for false accusations. How concerned should we be?

    aerokkaido posted a topic in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports,

    Firstly, I want to get some things clear because I know everyone will say this otherwise:
    We are seeing an immigration attorney for consultation soon. We've already printed out several documents to prove that my fiancée is not coming here with the intent to live here for the future until they get the K-1 Visa... Now, Heres the actual story...
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     Fiance or Marriage Visa in 2025 ? Pros and cons?

    Fiance or Marriage Visa in 2025 ? Pros and cons?

    KandB posted a topic in What Visa Do I Need - Family Based Immigration,

    I'm 23F 🇨🇿, my partner is 29M 🇺🇲
    We want to get our visa going sometime this year and want to be together as soon as possible but we are still unsure which visa would serve us better. I'd like to get married in my home country but on the other side i wouldn't mind getting married paperwise in the US and waiting for my work permit and etc if it would allow us to be together faster and then save up for and have our dream wedding in my home country. 

    What do you think ? All of this is so overwhelming and confusing and we just want to do the right thing. 

    I asked the same question on reddit, so many people recommended me to go with fiance visa, two suggested marriage visa. I need more input and advice  from experienced people. Thank you
    Ps: is it possible to have dual citizenship so i don't lose one from my home country? How does that work ? 
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     Supporting evidence for AOS following K1 marriage?

    Supporting evidence for AOS following K1 marriage?

    smilingstone posted a topic in Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from K1 and K3 Family Based Visas,

    I entered the US on my K1 last week and we'll be planning to get married over the next few weeks. Throughout the whole K1 process I had in my head that we will need further supporting evidence of our relationship/marriage for the AOS process, such as co-mingling finances, opening joint accounts, health insurance, etc. However, now that I'm revisiting guidance on our next steps, there isn't any mention of this.
     
    I am wondering if I misread something early on and it just stuck in my mind, and that we actually don't need to provide anything like this. VJs AOS guide doesn't make any mention of it, and nor does any other immigration-based sites. Is this something needed for the potential interview (from what I understand not all people get called for AOS interview)?
     
    Can anyone confirm or clarify what we need? A run down of the docs you provided, when filing and/or for interview, would be really helpful.
     
    Thank you  
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     Tourist visa denied.. worried this will impact future family visa

    Tourist visa denied.. worried this will impact future family visa

    mnelove97 posted a topic in Tourist Visas,

    Hi, I’ve been thinking about this for a few days and feeling a bit worried. I wanted to have my husband visit me while we await our I-130 as I’ve heard some people have been approved while waiting. However he applied for a tourist visa in Jan 2024 and was denied as he said he was planning on visiting with his brother and had no family members here (true we were just snapping/texting).

    We got married in July 2024 and he went in Sept 2024 at his 2nd attempt at a tourist visa - this time mentioning our marriage. The embassy worker didn’t give him a chance to speak and just said he’s “lying” because he mentioned last time he didnt have any family members in US (which he didnt). I’m worried this was written down as fraud and he will never get any visa. I’m not sure what the embassy would have written down for his denial?
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     Wife was denied entry into her interview due to Copy vs Original Doc

    Wife was denied entry into her interview due to Copy vs Original Doc

    Rollie New New posted a topic in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures,

    My wife was denied entry into her interview on Dec 20th 2024 because she had a copy of my divorce papers and not the original.  Our lawyer tried to argue that the original was not required.  But the embassy sent us a link that clearly showed the rule has been in place since 2022.  Her new interview date is now Jan 23, 2025
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    Questions regarding updated forms & prices
    12:13 am today

    adzgem

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    Hi all, my husband (UK citizen) and I (US citizen) have been compiling all the required forms to submit to USCIC, for his green card and aos, so far I have been following this:

    https://www.visajourney.com/guides/i130-spouse-inside-usa/

    Which has helped me a lot, we will be filing concurrently (i-130 & i-485) I have a couple of questions as I see a lot of conflicting information online:

    • is it correct that form I-485 no longer includes the cost of the I-131 and I-765
    • he doesn't need advanced parole i-131, however, he will need I-765; the cost online is now $520 and can be reduced to $260 if I file I-485, with a fee on or after April 1, 2024, and Form I-485 is still pending. (what does this mean?)
    • Is it better to file i-130 and i-485 together, and then submit the i-765 at a later date so that I can make use of the reduced fee? Or will the reduced fee apply if I submit it with the i-485 when I file it all together?
    • Final question, when submitting the whole packet, would 1 original Birth certificate for my husband suffice for both forms? or is it a must to include 1 per packet (i-130 and i-485) as at the moment I only have 1 copy

    I ask as I just want to make sure I am putting the correct amount on the cheque when submitting everything as I would rather not do anything to delay the process.

    Sorry if it seems jumbled up, I tried to make myself as clear as possible.



     
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    Refused to Administrative Processing back to Refused
    12:01 am today

    rikko



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    Anyone have any insight or can recommend me Visajourney users who had similar experiences post interview?



     
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    Can my wife and I temporarily live apart?
    11:21 pm yesterday

    UDASHKIN

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    So I m starting Uni in September, my wife is here in the UK with me on a spousal visa. I m just wondering, if she were to find a full time job in another city or town, could we live apart? She would still visit me often and we would still 10.0.0.0.1 192.168.1.254 have all of her mail sent to our current address. But given the circumstances, will we be able to extend if we temporarily live apart?



     
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    Anybody see any open slots lately?
    11:08 pm yesterday

    DinaBill

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    or are they like unicorns - fictional beings.



     
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    Evidence for filing K1 Visa
    11:08 pm yesterday

    winternev

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    Good day everyone!

    My fiance and I are preparing to file for the K1 Visa. Question is, How is the proper way to present relationship evidence? Since binders aren't allowed, How do we properly put them together? Do we just photocopy our phone conversations, print photos and write behind it where we were that time? Please help! your advices will be deeply appreciated. Thank you!



     
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