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"Have you traveled to any countries/regions within the last five years?" is in the "Work / Education / Training Information" section of the DS-260 online.

Does this question pertain just to work/education travel, or to all travel destinations including for leisure?

Greetings all,

I have a brother from Ghana, he lives in Canada with a work permit. He wants to marry an American Citizen and file for Green Card.

He has a 5yrs B1/B2 visa. Visited US once and never over stayed.

He needs advice on the best route to go about it.

So my parents b1/B2 for 10 years was nearing expiry and I applied last year - we made a mistake on one of the forms about 10 finger printing and didn't get a visa waiver. We kept trying to get a date for interview date and life happened.

Eventually their visa expired - they are in a 5 month window now - but as we know the UAE embassy has been closed due to the Middle East situation. My parents are currently in India (Mumbai) and I have started a new application for them... Its says Photo will be taken at the ASC - is this the default for all and doesn't necessarily mean they are not getting the visa waiver? I don't mind paying again but really want at least a chance at waiver...

They meet all the criteria for Visa Waiver.

My wife had her IR-1 interview May 21 and it went very well. She said the CO was very nice and in the aprox 10 min interview only asked questions about our relationship. The visa wasn't granted just yet as she had the incorrect copy of her birth certificate. She had the new, correct PSA birth certificate back at the hotel, but when we were checking the documents for the interview we included the old one by mistake.

Also, during her St Luke med exam she had to undergo the sputum test. So we have to wait 8 weeks for those final results, which we are confident there will be no problem. The CO told her to wait until we get an email from St Lukes, stating they sent the results to the Embassy. Then we send her passport and correct birth certificate for issuance of the visa, which could be about mid July or sooner.

The realization that we both can now fly to the US and begin building our lives together, after a long two year process of living apart, is a wonderful feeling. Those two years of stressful waiting and wondering if this day would ever arrive is now behind us.

Unfortunately, my parents are no contact with me and have refused to meet my fianc . I'm wondering if anyone has dealt with questions surrounding family disapproval/estrangement at the Montreal Consulate interview stage for the K1 visa