Hi everyone:

I hope everyone is safe and well during these crazy times. This is my first post on VJ, so please offer any honest advice you can give. I always read posts from here, so I know how helpful others can be, especially in a topic like this, where I personally don't know much about. Long story short, I met my fiance in Japan in February of this year. I'm gonna skip the cheesy stuff, but we fell in love. I was on a study abroad program in Japan, studying Japanese for a year. But then the pandemic hit and instead of staying in Japan until October like I intended to, I was forced to evacuate in March and go back home (NYC; which at the time, was literally the epicenter of COVID in the world). We had planned on staying together until my time was up in October and then applying for the K1 visa to give our relationship more time. With such short notice, I had to pack my things and tie up loose ends, and we decided to just apply for the K1 visa when we were ready. We knew we wanted to be together for the long haul, but didn't know by what means was the best way. We didn't think about the CR1 path so seriously at the time. We submitted the K1 visa in June and are waiting. However, I keep reading the news, VJ posts, and reddit and have just become discouraged about my decision to have done the K1 visa in the first place. At the time of application, we thought it was the best option since we read that CR1 took much longer and we didn't want to be separated for long. If we had known how things would have turned out, we would have done our best to have gone on the CR1 route instead.

Now, with Americans being banned everywhere, I cannot go to Japan to marry him and get started with the CR1 visa. My understanding is that he can do ESTA, come here, get married, and return to Japan; but his job is not a permanent job (it's temporary employment until end of September and then he has to look for another job), so I am not sure if his company will allow him to have time off. He doesn't have any property/kids/assets to prove to at the border that he is just "visiting" me. I know a return ticket back to Japan is not enough. We are getting more and more worried that we just won't be able to be together for years to come due to the pandemic, USCIS's impending furlough's, embassy backlogs, and this administration slowly enforcing more immigration restrictions. My biggest fear is that one day, there will be an EO on K1 visas or that there will be such a huge backlog for CR1's, that we will stay stuck in limbo forever (when we get to that stage).

What are my options? I appreciate any and all advice anyone can give.

Hello, everyone.

i was wondering if anyone here has had any experiences using Honolulu International Airport (Daniel Inouye Airport) as their point of entry into the US. What was the immigration interview/wait like? I appreciate all answers and advice.

Thank you.

Greetings Everyone,

I received confirmation from USPS that the AOS package was delivered on 8/4, yet I have not yet received notification from USCIS that they are working on it (G-1145).

I see that the average timeframe for an NOA is ~10 days, so is this normal?

Hi all, I'm planning on bring my pup with us from Japan to US and wondering if I can share your experiences

Thank you.