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Hi everyone. I m going to apply j1 visa in Germany. As you know it s not possible to see availability of spots for appointment before paying fee. Maybe someone recently applied visa and informed about any available appointment? Thanks in advance.

Hi, on March 27th my interview for my combo N400/I-751 got scheduled to May 1st. Today got an update on myUSCIS and the N400 went back to Case Is Still Being Processed By USCIS. I-751 still shows interview scheduled. Has anyone experienced this?

Hey everyone! Quick question. I'm putting together my I-751 package rn - I got my green card on the basis of marriage, from a K1. I know part of your evidence should be pictures of you two together, but for me, we had some pretty major relationship/marriage problems for the last year or so, so I have zero pictures of us together from that time. We have also done almost no activities together that I could provide receipts for. How much will this matter? Should I write some kind of passage to explain it? I'm worried I won't have enough evidence otherwise; I'm not on the lease, and unfortunately have been unemployed for most of the time that we've been married, so I can't prove much in the way of shared financial matters. I know I can still show proof of cohabitation and joint taxes and being on the same health insurance etc.

I also know people often include testimonies from friends and/or family to confirm the relationship/marriage, but I'm not sure how to go about these either since everyone knows about the problems we've had. Obviously honesty is the best move but then I'm not sure how detailed anyone should be.

Has anyone been in a similar situation? Not sure how to navigate the evidence-side of this when there have been tricky times and marriage counseling. I don't imagine it's that uncommon but I wanna play my cards right!

I traveled to the US for the second time while my application at CP is pending. I arrived in the US 2 months ago on my B2 visa. Now a week ago my parents told me that they cant allow me to stay with them anymore as they dont have space for me. My dads parents started living with them and want to stay for 3 months. My 2 adult brothers and 1 baby brother stay with them too. So 90 sqm apartment is filled with 6 adults and a toddler already. When I used to live there before my trip to US I slept in the living room on the floor.

I have lost my apartment due to unemployment and I couldnt afford it anymore, thats why I moved back to my parents apartment in a different city (in EU).

When I entered the US this time my intent was to stay here for 2 months and go back to my country to finish my studies (doing my masters currently) quickly, but now that my family cant host me anymore I basically need a new apartment that I really cant afford.

We have been waiting for my application to get approved for almost a year now. The recent pause of CP cases makes it seems like we will probably wait another 6 months. I am aware we are almost at the finish line but the current processing times and CP cases rarely getting approved for 2 months now makes me thing that this will take much longer. Another note, my embassy is a fast one it would take 1.5 months from DQ to Interview.

Now I would like to ask:

• Is it permissible for us to file for i-485 right now? I read in many immigration pages that it is indeed allowed for USC spouses to file even after they filed for CP.
• Is my intent clear enough and will I be excused for entering the US with intent of tourism and then change of plans?
• Will I have to prove my intentions? Do they even ask at the interview?
• Is it seriously even worth it? We would definitely save more money doing AOS than me going back to get a new apartment though.
• Our field office would be in a very red state.. Does that make any difference? Also their processing times average from 6-10 months.

Thank you!

Hello everyone,

I m looking for advice or experiences with expediting a I-129F petition due to financial hardship.

We filed 6 months ago (end of October), and it looks like USCIS has just started working on September cases. There seems to be backlogs and our case might take much longer than we expected.

Our situation is the following:
I currently live in the Netherlands with my U.S. citizen fianc . He will need to move back to the U.S. at the end of July, as he is starting graduate school in August. Once he leaves, I will be responsible for the full rent, which I realistically cannot afford on my income alone. This means I won't be able to cover basic living expenses. (I earn 2100 EUR and our rent + utilities is over 2000 EUR).

We re trying to understand if this could qualify as severe financial loss for an expedite request. We have proof of my income, our rent + utilities, his acceptance into grad school and the apartment we will rent in the U.S.

I understand that expedites are rarely approved, but I d really appreciate hearing any real experiences or advice. Thank you in advance!