US Immigration from Philippines

My wife and I are taking a (VERY) log overdue honeymoon starting 10/31. Our plans were to go to Thailand and then spend three days in South Korea on the way home. I have a USA passport and my wife has a Philippine passport and USA green card.

Unfortunately for me, my wife told me that she didn't need a Visa to Korea. (She claims she did, but whatever). So I decided to check and yes, she does.

Here is the issue: The Korean embassy is in Atlanta. Assuming I mail all the documents to them, it takes 14 days to process and then they mail back. (USPS mail).

I asked them if I fly to Atlanta does it help? They said they still need 14 days and will mail it back.

I'm not even sure I'd have her passport back by the time we leave, and if not, the whole trip is dead.

I emailed the Korean embassy in Bangkok, but they told me that I would have to live in Thailand for 2 years before they could help us.

Would you all take the chance? If I don't get the Korean embassy, we have an issue coming home. BUT: we at least get the Thailand portion of the trip.

If I mail it, I *might* get it back on time? (It's already the 11th!)

Wife REALLY wants to go and she's accusing me of sabotaging the Korean portion of the trip.

Am I overthinking this? I tend not to trust the USPS or government agencies in general with time-sensitive items.

(We only booked this trip two weeks ago ...)

Thanks in advance.

Good day VJ,

It's been 5mos now since my children's AOS application filed, now i open their accounts ( I check status every single day) and notice a message that says XXXX Adjust Status (Cuba).

I called the USCIS about this and surprised that the agent can't proceed since his application has no parents listed. OMG. What is going on now? I don't even know which service center or field office to mail and send a request or ask about this situation.

Why this happened?

My fiance and son have the medical appointment today and I just saw this posted on their website. If I understand this correctly this means because of the shortage of tests he (9 years old) cannot have this test and therefore we cannot go to our embassy interview. Is that correct? Our embasssy interview is currently scheduled for Dec 5th but because of his age he is not even required to be there. If I understand this right once they get more test in they will notify us to reschedule? I dont trust them to reach out to each and every person to let us all know and all the appointments will be booked very quickly if/when they do.

Has anyone ever see this before? What exactly is the IGRA test? If they do not release the medical report are we stuck because we cannot have the interview? We have purchased our tickets already and i have taken time off work so I am concerned about the timing of this announcement. Has this happened before and does anyone have any guidance on how to proceed?

Hello!

My spouse just moved to the U.S. on an IR1 visa. While his English is pretty good (he can always get ideas across), he is looking to finesse his grammar a bit.

Does anyone here know of any strongly recommended English classes/tutors/etc. available via Zoom (these can be paid)?

Thanks!

Note: I will be speaking as the person who got approved of a B1/B2 visa to avoid confusion.

Me and my partner applied for a B1/B2 visa. I got approved and she got denied. Any insights on what was the reason of the denial?

I have a pending petition of F4. On my application it is stated there that i will be traveling with my partner.

Questions for me:

1. What is the purpose of your visit: Visit my sister, niece and nephew
2. where do you plan to go in the US? San Jose California
3. Do you have a job? yes
4. Where do you work? ___ company
5. How long have you been working for? Almost 2 years now
6. What is your position? Analyst in Payroll Accounting
7. Have you travelled internationally? yes
8. Where have you been? Indonesia, Thailand, Japan, Singapore
9. Who will pay for your trip?: Me and my sister
10. Who will pay for your ticket? Me
11. Have you ever been in US? Yes
12. How long have you been in the US? About 1 month but I was still a minor
(Visa expired more than 10 years)

Result: Approved

My partner s questions:

1. What is the purpose of your visit: Visit my partner s sister, niece and nephew and spend christmas with them.
2. where do you plan to go in the US? San Jose California
3. Do you have a job? yes
4. Where do you work? ___ company
5. What is your position? Transactions Advisor
6. Have you travelled internationally? yes
7. Where have you been? Hongkong, Macau, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia
8. Who will pay for your trip?: Me and my mom
9. Who will pay for your ticket? Me and my mom
10. Do you have a sister in the US? No
11. Do you have a brother in the US? No

Result: Denied