US Immigration from Sierra Leone

Hello everyone!

I have been in a LDR with my man for almost a year and I felt comfortable meeting him in person and we planned to meet in a neutral country so we could test the chemistry and connection in fresh before moving into the marriage stage if all succeed.

Well. .COVID impacted my health and I can't travel at the present time because of extreme hardship so we changed plans. We want to visit the families and properly introduce our partner to the firing squad so to speak before taking the M road.

We have been told tourist visas are being giving out as much and I can't visit him at the moment I wrote an invitation letter and explained my condition and gave a detailed itunerary of his visit. He is afraid they will deny him and think he is taking advantage of a sick woman. My condition got worse this year and we met virtually last year. We don't want to apply for K1 visa because we did not meet on person yet although we are trying to meet several times but the medical condition is not easy to control and required specialized care that his country can't provide even if I was able to travel.

TThank you!

We have not filed anything but we do hope to file K1 in near future.

Is there a place to anonymously report someone who has indicated their intentions or overstaying their visitor visa? A friend has asked about this, this distant relative of theirs has also lied on their visa application about criminal background and has some serious criminal history(rape, battery etc, alcohol related offenses). My friend is concerned about the relative coming to the United States due to their violent history (seems friend may have been victim to this person).

Hi everyone, just want to know if it ll be a problem if we didn t send our marriage certificate, in with our I-751? Exactly what all is mandatory to be included with the petition? Thanks!

Disclaimer. This question is fully for discussion purposes only. I don t have a friend going through this. I am just very curious.

We often discuss marriage fraud but generally through the lens of the visa holder, we know that if the fraud is discovered there are pretty clear repercussions. However my husband and I were discussing all the US citizens that may be complicit in marriage fraud. Either helping a friend or relative immigrate, or even getting paid to do this.

I found that if a US citizen is running a ring of some sorts or arranging a large volume of sham marriages that they are likely to be prosecuted by the law. But it seems that if they knowingly entered into a sham marriage to help someone , nobody is really going after them. My husband and I were discussing this and he reminded me a few years back that a politicians partner admitted to a sham marriage because she needed extra cash while in school. I don t think anything happened nor was she prosecuted. It seems wildly unfair and I hope my sense is incorrect . Would love to hear from others that may have other insight.

Hey all!
have a question that may be helpful for others as well. Few months ago I posted about an international student that may be having financial difficulties and challenges paying tuition. Luckily, seems as everything has worked out and they are all set with their tuition. But another question came up, are research studies that offer incentives such as amazon gift cards and visa gift cards allowed on a student visa? Or would that be considered work? The student mentioned they often see posters around their school asking for volunteers. None of the studies that they have seen offer cash but incentives such as lunch or gift cards and all are under $200.

I did a lot of studies when I was in college but never knew if it was considered work. Any thoughts would be appreciated.