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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 DiscussionsB2 visitor visa for the US from the UK- Will I be denied/suspected of trying to immigrate? 11:28 am today
aaoocc
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1 RepliesI recently returned to the UK after a trip to the US on ESTA, and would like to return again next year. This trip was very close to the 90 day limit- there was no issue at the border when I told them I would be staying this long. However, for my next trip, I have applied for a B2 visa, but I m considering cancelling that appointment and continuing to use my ESTA- since I am unemployed and paying for this trip through savings, and staying at a friend s family home, I m not sure that the interviewer will be convinced that I m not planning to stay. Is it worth the risk? Relevant question- how long should I leave between visits to the US on ESTA? I was thinking about returning in January or February, but I m not sure if that will raise questions even if I present proof of a return ticket. I ve heard anything from a month to twice the time you spent in the US as the acceptable gap between trips.
Document Experation Between NVC Stage and Embassy Appointment 10:52 am today
KMG
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1 RepliesHello All,
My husband and I are starting to obtain documents that we know we will need in the NVC stage. These documents are also specialized in Honduras- everything has to be in "folio" form and are very tedious to obtain- in other words, multiple steps to obtain them.
I am estimating we will be at the NVC stage in March. So if we got them in December, upload them to the NVC say in March/April, will these documents still be good by the time we have an appointment at the embassy? There is about a 3-4 month wait currently for an appointment in Honduras. I know the police report is only good for 6 months, so we will wait a little longer to get that one, but do the Birth Certificate and Marriage Certificate have to be within a certain time frame?
Thank you!
Affidavit of support, financial evidence? 10:49 am today
Can Ozcollu
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2 RepliesHi everyone,
My husband and I are preparing the AOS application and we have a question about providing financial evidence with the affidavit of support.
We have a letter from his employer stating his hourly and annual salary and all the details. His salary is much more than the 125% of the poverty line so we re good there. However, he has been working in this job only for a few months and his tax return from 2023 shows much less money.
Our question is, should we still include his tax return from 2023 and before even though it s below the required financial level? Would the letter from his employer showing his current income be enough? Do we need to include any other evidence of income?
All help is appreciated!
Old passports required? 12:18 am today
Athenahh
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3 RepliesI have my Interview this coming January and it says that I need to provide my previous passports, I dont have my old passports anymore since I didnt really expect to be applying for a K1 visa from then especialy since I was a minor. I moved from the Philippines at 2011 to Canada and we got new Canadian passports I believe after becoming permanent residents, then at 2019 we applied to be Canadian Citizens and I reapplied for the canadian passport at 2021, I havent seen my Philippine Passport since we even moved here and I dont really know if its actually required, we only ever flew to Japan and Canada and didnt even leave the airport with my Philippine passport I believe aswell as flew within inside the Philippines
Delaying cr-1 interview 10:46 pm yesterday
SB_VISA
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2 RepliesOur interview finally got set for mid january. We are now expecting a baby in early april. We want our baby to be at least 3 months old and be fully vaccinated before we take him on a long flight to america. Given the current timing our baby will be a but shy of 3 months (assuming he is delivered on the estimated due date). Ideally we would want a one month delay to our interview so that we have time to travel. Do embassies help out with this? Can I request them to delay? Given I am a usa citizen should I just go and tlak to them at the embassy or do it via email?