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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?
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?
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?
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.
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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
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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Recent Immigration DiscussionsAOS from DACA 
12:55 pm today
Maknee
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1 RepliesHello,
I am currently a Daca recipient and about to start my AOS journey. I recently just got married about a month ago to my wife that's a U.S. Citizen. We have 2 kids and have been together since 2019. My biggest Question/Concern is my tax requirements. I make about 85k to 100k, depending on overtime of course. Since starting a family, it has been hardship after hardship. I haven't been able to file/pay my taxes for '22, '23. I was thinking about file for those two and '24 and setting up a payment plan with the IRS. in the Meantime, I was going to send them my W2's for those 3 years.
Would that be sufficient? Or would that be a major setback for me? I am the only income earner for my family. Not sure what to do.
Expedite request I-130 ? 12:32 pm today
Selena123
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2 RepliesAny experience with uscis expedite request i130 ?
Tax question 11:13 am today
DP123
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3 RepliesIs it better for a married spouse to file as married filing separately or filing jointly with an ITIN. Is there any advantage over either?
Late filing AOS, please advise. 10:06 am today
Jesse C.
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5 RepliesI am the petitioner for my K1 spouse and he entered the US on 6/2/24 after receiving his K1 visa. We got married within 90 days but we have yet to file his adjustment of status. This was due to getting required documents and then unfortunately I did lose my job and was out of work for a period of time so I was unable to secure the money to file the AOS. I have since returned back to work and I'm trying to get enough money together to file his AOS but it's taking some time.
My question is what are the next steps and is it too late to file AOS? My goal is file within the next two months so that will bring us to about 9 months after his arrival into the US. Is he in trouble and can he be deported? Will his AOS be denied or is there something we can do? Please if anyone can give good advice or suggestions. Losing my job was a major hurdle to overcome but we got through it and now we would like to be able to continue the process.
I-864EZ 6:33 am today
Cookie88
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4 RepliesWe are 3 people immigrating on separate visa applications - CR1, CR2 x 2
My husband earns above the federal poverty guidelines for a household size of 4 people (if you include us 3 and him). So no need for joint sponsor.
Does he qualify for the I-864EZ? I am getting mixed responses on whether or not we qualify because of the stepchildren immigrating too. I thought the rule was he can't if he's sponsoring derivatives immigrating together, but they are not derivatives. We each have our own individual cases going on at the NVC stage.
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Subject: Re-Entry to the U.S. with Pending I-131 Re-Entry Permit· 0 replies
Hi everyone,
I’m a U.S. permanent resident, and I recently filed Form I-131 for a re-entry permit. I plan to travel outside the U.S. for about 11 months to complete my studies.
Given current processing times, my re-entry permit may still be pending by the time I return (approximately 14–15 months after filing).
If my re-entry permit is not yet approved when I come back, will my receipt notice (I-797C) be sufficient for re-entry? What should I expect at the port of entry?
Any advice or experiences would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
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Hi, I was wondering if anyone has traveled with children on k1 visa from dominican republic to USA? If so how did you do the consent letter from other parent can it be hand written or is there another type of document i need to get specifically from the DR? What info did you include and did you get it notarized by a notary? Lastly did you have to present this at airport in dominican republic? Im in that step now and we are unsure as how to get the consent letter from the father any help will be appreciated!· 1 reply
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My Friend received this Denial yesterday in Mumbai office. His category EB3 and no issues with current employer, i think his past history has H1 Visa denial also past employer filed Labor was denied and with current employment offer he worked in USA with multiple extensions as well. Any input or advice for him can he go to appeal through attorney? Thanks in advance· 1 reply
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