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Hello,

My wife finally got her letter from the Embassy, stating she is cleared to schedule her VAC and interview. The letter states "Immediate Action Required" and "Missing/Expired documents: PSA Advisor on Marriages. I checked the CEAC and I did upload our Adivisory of Marriages. These documents are dated February 2023. Have you ever heard if these docuuments are ever too old or expired? I did go back and read the USCIS instructions requiring the Advisory of Marriages and it does not state any expiration date. Have you any experience with this?

Thank you

Hello everyone, I have tried scouring the site for someone who has been in a similar situation but wasn't too successful, so I apologize in advance if I missed another thread with an identical question.

Applying for AoS, K1 visa. I am reviewing my now-wife's DS-3025 and it is marked "K Visa applicant voluntarily completed vaccination requirements". However, the MMR vaccine, the hepatitis B vaccine and the COVID-19 vaccines are marked with the letter "D" in the blanket waiver column as they were unavailable in her home country. I am not as worried about the COVID-19 requirements given the recent updates I have read on the USCIS website. But for the others does this mean that the DS-3025 was not "properly completed", aka does she now need to get these vaccinations through a civil surgeon and subsequently submit a partial I-693? Or can we submit the DS-3025 as is?

Thanks in advance for any advice/guidance. Can provide more information if needed.

Me (US citizen)

Spouse (Permanent Resident)

My wife and I are planning to file jointly (MFJ), but I m worried about doing our taxes correctly.

In 2024, my wife was in the U.S. from April to May (1 month) and again from July to October. She then returned to Korea, where she worked from November to December and paid taxes on her income there. Also, she didn't work in the US and made zero income in the US. As for me, I'm currently living and working in the US.

From my research, she does not qualify for Form 2555 (Foreign Earned Income Exclusion) because she spent about 3 4 months in the U.S., which does not meet the physical presence test. However, I read that she might be able to file Form 1116 (Foreign Tax Credit) to claim a credit for the taxes she paid in Korea.

My question is: Should she file Form 1116? I m trying to use TurboTax, but the process is confusing.

If anyone has any better suggestions, please reply.

Thank you.

My sister-in-law is Mexican and lives in a border town. She is 65, retired, never been married, has her own simple apartment, a few thousand in a savings acct and receives a small social security monthly benefit. She has never had a US visa or been in the US. What will she have to have and show to qualify for a B visa for visits to our house and occasional border crossings for shopping etc ? Not much immigration info out there on older retired people. Are any of these policies changing under the new administration? Thanks!

I'm an Indian citizen who got their L1B visa in Canada a couple of years ago. I was a Canadian permanent resident at that time. Since then, I've given up my Canadian PR and currently have a tourist visa for Canada.

I'd like to renew my L1B visa in Canada for logistical reasons. Are there any risks of doing that over renewing in India?

Not sure if my travel history is required to answer this, but I visit Canada about once every two months, each trip lasting for 4 - 7 days, to visit friends.