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My wife and I have been married for 1.5 years and I have been in the US living with her for about 11 months (I overstay my tourist visa). She had two kids and we recently had a baby together. She has struggled for so many years (mostly because her family is not the best), so she has been unable to work consistenly, to the point she has only filed a tax return this year. As a mom of three, it is almost impossible for her to reach the income neccesary to be my sponsor, or it would take so many years to achieve. However, due to the recent administration changes, waiting is something we cannot afford anymore.

She already submitted the form I-130 with all the evidence of our relationship, just to get things started and to show good morale and our intention to "follow the rules" in case the worst happens. We are aware that filling this form won't really help to get the AOS to happen by itself, but we decided it is better to do something than nothing. I also got my I693 completed and I got the sealed envelope already.

As I mentioned previously, her family is not an option as she is virtually alone. She has basically no friends, and I don't have a support group in this country either. We have been trying to look for a sponsor but it has been impossible. We are also aware that a strange is not going to help us just because, and for that reason we have been considering trying to get some money somewhere to offer someone to help us, because again, no one would like to take the risk just for a "thank you" message.

We want to do this process the right way, so before doing something that may not be allowed we would like to know what could be the cons of finding someone that is willing to be the sponsor in exchange of money. I couldn't find anything specific forbidding this, but personally we feel is not 100% ethical. Again, our options are extremely limited.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read and we appreciate your answers in advance!

I visited the US in may of 2025 with my parents (it was my first time) for 7 days in New York we stayed at a hotel. I was just wondering would it be advisable for me to go again in August 2025 by myself to visit my long distance girlfriend? She couldn t meet me in New York due to certain reasons. Would that time frame from may to August be too short to travel again?

Is anyone here who filed a K-1 visa petition in December 2024 (around December 2nd) and has received approval? Just curious if there's a delay in processing for December 2024 K-1 cases."

Hello all,

My fiance completed her TB Treatment back on September 04, 2024. Slec has previously advised us to come back a year after. I already scheduled her next medical exam on September 8 2025.

My questions are:

1) Do I need to pay for the medical exam although we already paid for the 1st exam?

2) Is it ok to just schedule my next medical examination, as I stated above?

3) What do I do with K-1 Visa since it is expired?

4) Do I need to redo my D160?

5) What other things do we need to work on?

I truly appreciate your assistance with this.

Hi everyone,

I ve already received my NOA2 and have been waiting for my case number for about 2 months now.

I m planning to submit a public inquiry to the NVC, but I m wondering:

1. is it okay if the beneficiary submits the public inquiry to ask Case Number, or does it have to be the petitioner?

2. how long does it usually take to receive the case number after submitting the public inquiry?

Thanks in advance for your help