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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 DiscussionsMistake on i864 1:37 am today
Maam1819
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1 RepliesI spelled my co sponsors name wrong missing a letter. I assume I just fill out the paperwork again and resubmit? Is there a way to remove the old one? It was already approved and the interview is in a week idk how I missed this till now
US Immigrant Visa Status Update stuck at "Ready" 1:36 am today
zaza23
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1 RepliesI did my interview in 30th of Jan 2024.
The officer was happy and told me all the papers seem fine and there in no problem we will just need to go through adminstrave processing
he gave me 2 papers
1st paper is Your Visa is Approved
2nd paper is called "Refusal Sheet" and he ticked the box that says "adminstritive processing is required"
I went to the website CEAC to track the visa statuts and it showed "REFUSED"
after 8 months "REFUSED" changed to "READY"
After a few days i recieved a call from the embassy saying that we need you to redo the medical exam at the clinic (since last medical exam i did has expired only valid for 6 months) and you need to bring your passport along with you SO WE CAN PRINT YOUR VISA TODAY
On my way to the clinic (halfway there) i recieved a call from the clinic and they said that the embassy just called us and said there is no need for you to come today and they will contact you some other time
After that incident i waited 2 months and i didn't recieve any call or answer
i emailed them no answer
I'm confused, does anyone know what is going on ?
Police certificate 12 month period clarification 1:14 am today
SanHolo
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3 RepliesHi VisaJourney!
My wife and I are seeking clarification on the police certificate requirements for our upcoming steps in the IR-1 visa process. The criteria as it's laid out seems to state that she needs to submit a police certificate for "any previous country or countries of residence if residing there for more than 12 months".
Around 10 years ago, she spent less than 12 months in Japan at a study abroad program. And then around 6 years ago she spent less than 12 months in Japan again at another study abroad program. Cumulatively, these periods well exceed 12 months but individually neither do.
With how USCIS has worded the requirement, it's unclear to me whether she is required to submit a police certificate for this. Do any of the knowledgeable people here have experience with a situation like this and can provide guidance or clarification?Thanks in advance!
US Consulate 1:13 am today
Hortense adjaffon
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1 RepliesIt's been six months since I went to interview and it was refused still administrative process. But today I received email from us consulate office about renew my medical exam It's that means I will receive new from theme about my k1 visa
K1 - Name change after marriage 12:19 am today
alg_
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4 RepliesI tried looking this up but I could not find anything relating to these specific circumstances. K1 finally got approved, moved to the US, married in Las Vegas the next month. Have not applied for AOS yet. Here lies the problem. For personal reasons I want to change my last name to my grandmother's last name and my wife would be taking it as well and it would be our (married) family name. I could not find any relevant information about what to do in this situation. Some people have said to just apply for AOS under the new name, some people say your chosen name has to appear somewhere on the marriage certificate. What do I do in this situation? I would really appreciate any kind of help. If possible, I do not want to AOS under my current last name.