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I now have my visa in hand.

started the process in 2020 around NOV. no tracking was issued to me for the return of my documents. the packet they issue is now digital.
IR1

here is the timeline of my ds5535
sep7
sep19
sep27
oct 24
nov 18
nov 26
dec 2 ( passport requested)
dec 5 ( passport recieved according to purolator)
dec 18
dec 23 ( medical and pics requested)
dec 27
jan 02
jan 07
jan 15 pics sent
feb 01
feb 03 medical received
feb 07
feb 11
feb 18 picked up

Hello, my fiancee (from Colombia) and I were hoping to get married soon and apply for CR-1 visa. When we first started dating she told me she had a drug charge for getting caught selling cocaine with an ex boyfriend. It was his operation and she was involved and charged through association. Conspiracy to sell narcotics was the charge. She was charged with 5 years in jail and spent 3 years in jail and was released on good behavior. I had always assumed, until I started doing more research that we could get married and they would approve the visa unless she was a terrorist or something. Well now I am seeing it is very unlikely. Is there any path forward for us? I am fortunate enough to have however much money is needed to make this happen but Im not seeing a viable path and I am worried. If we had a kid together would that change anything? If we get it expunged? Reopen the case and try to get it reclassified? Any waivers? Or should I start looking into moving to Colombia?

I'm very close to sending my AOS package off but would first like to confirm a few things:

1. Do I need to send the G-325A for both myself and my spouse? (I am the one immigrating and my spouse is my US citizen sponsor) My immigration lawyer said this form is not needed however I've read online that it is.

2. Confirming I can send off the I-131 at the same time that I send off all other forms?

3. Exactly how many passport style photos do I need and does my husband need? I have read so many different things regarding this, lawyer says 4 photos for me and 2 for my husband however I've read that I need 8?

4. When I photocopy my passport do I just need to do the biographic page or every single page within my passport even if they're blank? I've read mixed things on this too, apparently I need to copy every single page and include two extra colour copies of the biographics page?

5. Is it necessary to include a affidavit from my husbands father to testify that my husband and I are indeed married and have been living together at my husbands fathers house for the past 8 months? Or should I provide this type of 'evidence' only if asked for further proof of our relationship? Should I also get an affidavit from my husbands friend to also testify that we are a couple?

6. My husband needs to include 3 years worth of tax returns as evidence of his income? I've read mixed things on this too, some say one year is fine but my lawyer said 3 years.

7. Form I-485 page 2 item 19 what is my travel document number? This isnt my passport number right? Where can I find it?

8. Must I include a cover letter? What should I say? Like a table of contents?

9. Could I confirm these are the forms I need to send:

I-130A

I-130

I-131

I-765

I-864

I-485

10. Must I include a certified copy of our marriage certificate or would a regular photocopy suffice?

11. How exactly do I pay? Must we pay in advance and where to? Can it be an online deposit? and must it all be paid at once?

Thank you so much for any help you can provide!

Hello everyone,

End of January I received 3 papers in the mail. One receipt for i-130, an other one for the i-485 and a rejection letter saying my i-765 has been rejected because payment couldn't be processed. Which is odd because they were able to process my card for the two other forms, but anyway.

Since that, about 2 weeks ago, my lawyer has sent the i-765 form again with a different payment method. I haven't received the receipt yet.

I have my biometrics in 2 days.

So my question is, the fact that the i-765 hasn't been submitted at the same time as the i-130 and i-485, will that slow the approval of my work permit? I can't wait to go back to work!

Thank you.

Hi all,

I am a US citizen. I supported my old high school friend to come here on a UHP (ukrainian humanitarian parole) in 2022 when the invasion began. Long story short, we got married in January, got a baby on the way, couldn't be happier.

We filed for my wife's green card on Feb 8th but haven't received NOA yet. We saw the news today that green card applications for all people on humanitarian programs are paused indefinitely, regardless of basis.

Is anyone else in the same boat? I'm not even sure what to do at this point, just very concerned...