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Hello. I apologize in advance for any mistakes, because my English is not rlly perfect.
I am a citizen of Russia. We met with my fiance once in Turkey and stayed there together for 2 weeks. It was in December 2023. We filed a petition in April 2024 and received approval in July. All this time, we communicate in Discord almost 24/7, we literally have daily calls for 10-20 hours and endless text messages.
So, the US Embassy doesnt work in Russia, so we moved our case to Hong Kong. The interview is planned for January. We want to meet there again, and at the same time visit Thailand before the interview itself. Then we will go back to Hong Kong, and he will wait for me at the building while I go through the interview.
We do not have any criminal or illegal stays. We are the same age (25 years old).
But I am worried that two meetings may not be enough for visa approval.
The Hong Kong embassy has few reviews and is poorly known for Russian citizens. Could we run into difficulties due to the low number of mettings? thank you

Just need thoughts and/or opinions on a case matter..

A us citizen is petitioning a fianc ..

the fiance (beneficary) 3 years ago made an illegal entrance through ground and was caught 4 times. 3 of those times fingerprints and pictures were taken and sent to jail .. only lasted for a few days and sent on a bus back to the border and the fiance voluntarily went back to their country. Was given no documents no paper NOTHING!!!! whatsoever. Not considered deported if voluntarily went back. Pictures were taken in mcallen tx & mexico

So.. the petitioner had the fiance fill out fingerprint cards to turn into and send to FBI and FOIA to look if appeared in the system to fill out the k1 fiance visa without any issues.

the results came back in 2 months .. and showed clear with nothing was found with the information we gave meaning the fiance has a clean and clear background.

The petitioner took those results to 3 lawyers and they all said there was no problem in processing the k1 fiance visa because that indicated that the fiance was never deported. And has a clean background.

The question is.. where is the fiance information at then? The fingerprints & the photos taken?

will the fiance have problems in the interview when asked have you ever been to the us what will they answer?

The petitioner sent those results along with the I-129 .. so far no rfe it s been 51 days since uscis received.

Please share thoughts or opinions.

A friend of mine is planning to resign. He has his i140 approved which is over 180 days. If he plans move to dependent status (H4) after end of 60 days grace period.,

1. Will his i140 be still valid?

2. In case he gets a job after 60 days, can he move back to H1B without going through the lottery?

Hello everyone I receive this answered from nvc because I still don't receive my welcome letter after approved from USCI for i130

Mail NVC :

To Whom it Concerns:

The National Visa Center (NVC) contacted U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to locate your petition. Unfortunately, USCIS is unable to provide us with a copy of your petition.

Please contact USCIS to inquire about filing a duplicate petition. You can file a duplicate petition by presenting the original fee receipt, notice of approval, and a copy of this email.

They were hired at a local establishment , 1-2 hours in training decided they didn't want to continue at the place. (uncomfortable environment)but weren't paid for it and then there was change in ownership and didn't really pursue it. Is it considered employed or unpaid training and how to treat it while submitting jobs in the past 3 years. Thanks