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Spousal visas (CR1/IR1) are generally processed at the consulate in the country the beneficiary spouse is living legally. If it is a country where the U.S. does not have a consulate, then there will be other options. Many folks file the I129F after filing the I130 in hopes of speeding up the process, but you are correct, K3s are rarely processed. Regardless, in either case, the step are the same, the U.S. citizen files a petition, USCIS processes it. When the petition is approved, it moves to the NVC which will require the USC petitioner to upload supporting documents. Then NVC routes the petition to the proper consulate and the beneficiary schedules a medical exam, and a visa interview. This may help. Good Luck!

Yes, it is the F1 category. For you, you will be F11 as the primary beneficiary, and I believe your child will be F12.

Unless your country is Mexico or the Philippines, the F1 priority date is January of 2015. F1 seems more advantageous for you as it allows for derivatives whereas the IR2 does not. Good Luck! https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Bulletins/visabulletin_December2023.pdf

Yes, file the I865, and if CBP asks, your husband can answer with the new address. Your husband can also file an AR-11 once he arrives and settles in. Good Luck!

Thanks for explaining that, and it is good to know if I ever get back to NYS. Interesting side story along my fire department time. It was drilled into us when driving one of our trucks that we would always stop for a school bus with its lights activated even if we were responding to an emergency. Our chief and his bosses never wanted to see a scene with a fire truck hurting or killing a child which makes sense. Mostly though, bus drivers would see the emergency vehicle responding, and would do like most drivers, pull to the side of the road and yield.

We did not have to sign for the GC, but I agree, the mail cannot be forwarded. Good Luck!

No. Chances are you will not even get a ticket for the moving violation. Similar story, I was a firefighter for several years, and here in MI there is a law that says you must move over, or yield for any emergency vehicle that is responding with lights and sirens active. The problem is that an ambulance, police car, or fire truck is not going to try and make a traffic stop while they are responding to an emergency situation if someone does not yield. Now there is always the chance a police officer may be nearby when an ambulance or fire truck are in emergency mode, but those chances are slim. Like I said earlier, I doubt you will ever see a ticket, but even if you do, it is not a deportable/loss of LPR status type of thing. Good Luck!

Does he really have any options? Not getting into the relationship aspect at this point as it is not really any of our business, but if he is still legally married and not in process of a divorce, he cannot file under a divorce waiver, and he needs to file in the next 60 days.

As long as you file within the 90 day window you are fine if applying as a married couple (those that are divorced can submit the I751 anytime). Since you are not divorced, or in process of divorcing, you can file as married, but as others have said, it will be a tough climb to prove a bonafide marriage if that is still the case at the interview. The good news is it takes USCIS 2-4 years to process the I751, so make sure you file within your window, and then you can focus on your marriage and see where that goes. If repaired, great, if a divorce, you can change the I751 to a divorce waiver. Good Luck!

Yes, if you get divorced, you would need to change your I751 to a divorce waiver. Overall, not much you can do about anything right now other than to get the address change (AR-11) taken care of. If you believe the relationship is repairable, focus on that, as if and when you have an interview, it will be tough proving a bonafide marriage if living separately. Good Luck!

Not sure I would freak out. I assume no one was injured. I don't think you will be getting a ticket although one is warranted (might be state dependent). If you do receive a ticket it will be a moving violation that you will need to take care of, but it will not jeopardize your LPR status. Learn from your mistake, and don't do it again. Good Luck!

So you are in the process of divorcing?

It sounds like you are only at the I130 filing stage. You do not need anything more than the marriage certificate for that. You can start to build your marriage and gather evidence as the I130 processes, and when the NVC stage and the interview comes around, upload it and/or take it to the interview where the bonafides of the marriage will be determined. You can add affidavits at that point,, but again, poor evidence as they are just opinions of others, but you can include them. Good Luck!

Overall, affidavits are a last resort from an evidence standpoint. Depending on how strong your primary evidence is, I probably wouldn't bother with them. However if using them, 2-3 should be sufficient, and they should be notarized. Good Luck!

It is a good start to study the AOS process very closely. Fill out the forms (I485/I765/I131/I864), double and triple check everything you put on the forms, and make copies of everything you submit to USCIS. Send in the package as soon as you have all the required evidence. You can bring more relationship/marriage evidence to the interview. Good Luck!

I believe this depends on whether or not the company you work for is willing to sponsor you for a transfer from an L1B (I assume this is your status based on your OP) to an EB2 immigrant visa. https://www.nnuimmigration.com/l1-visa-to-green-card/

I agree with the others, you need to be legal when you request the consulate to accept the I130, and if they agree, when you submit the I130 to the consulate. Good Luck! Let us know how it goes for you.

Does Maduro need a vote for this? Almost seems this belongs in the Biden Tanking America thread, but I suppose it is separate enough. Here is a little more analysis. Venezuela exploits Biden's weakness Biden can share the blame. Brazil's far-left President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva talks often about human rights and anti-imperialism, but his military intervention in Guyana's defense is unlikely. He has made only a token military deployment to Guyana's border. One can hardly blame Maduro for his cockiness. He knows that if America were to act alone against him, he could scream "Yankee aggression!" Biden's leadership on Ukraine has been somewhat praiseworthy, as has his bolstering of U.S. alliances against communist China. But he has also shown repeated willingness to blink when faced with other foreign policy threats. He has refused to provide Ukraine with weapons it needs. He chaotically abandoned Afghanistan to the Taliban and its al Qaeda allies, ludicrously claiming that retaining a small residual force that took few casualties was too high a price to pay. He has scrambled to restore the flawed Iran nuclear deal, tolerating repeated terrorist plots so as to keep talks bubbling. And Maduro cannot but notice what's happening right now in the Middle East, where Iran's proxies fire missiles, explosive-laden drones, and rockets at U.S. warships and bases, and Biden responds only minimally. Biden is right to avoid a broader regional conflagration, but the president's timidity encourages Iran to believe it can act with impunity. It makes a broader war more likely, not less. It makes Maduro more confident, not less, that intimidation will pay dividends. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/venezuela-exploits-bidens-weakness

But, but, but where is the evidence. The Sgt. Schultz routine is starting to crumble. A Short History Of Joe’s Long Record Of Lying About Biden Inc. As evidence of the president’s lies about his family’s influence-peddling business mounted, “fact-checkers” and the media began struggling to calibrate their defenses to correspond with the fresh information. While at first there had been “no evidence” that Biden knew anything — to say differently, was to peddle misinformation — suddenly there was “no evidence” that Biden had personally benefited from Hunter’s scheming (as if enriching your entire family wasn’t personal). And this is when the partisan defenses of Joe began to see a dramatic decline in quality. One of my favorites was The Washington Post’s Eugene Robinson, who was not alone, arguing: “We know how important family is to the president. So, do you hang up on your son?” It was probably familial love that induced James Biden to write brother Joe a personal check for $200,000, that — by complete happenstance – was the exact amount James had received from the failed Americore family venture on that very same day. Talk about crazy coincidences. https://thefederalist.com/2023/12/05/a-short-history-of-joes-long-record-of-lying-about-biden-inc/

I guess the Sierra Club, and NRDC are so yesterday. Progress? Green Groups Are No Longer Promoting a Cleaner Environment Green groups are supposed to be about keeping our rivers, lakes and streams clean. They are supposed to be about fighting litter and keeping toxic chemicals out of the air. Their job is to maintain the beauty of our national parks and save elephants and tigers. Not anymore. The New York Times recently reported in a disturbing headline: "Environmental Groups Cut Programs as Funding Shifts to Climate Change." In other words, the Left's climate change hysteria and its campaign to end fossil fuels is interfering with a commonsense green agenda. Worse than that, the climate agenda is in some ways making the condition of the environment worse. According to the Times story: "A significant shift in donor contributions to nonprofits fighting climate change in recent years has left some of the nation's biggest environmental organizations facing critical shortfalls in programs on toxic chemicals, radioactive contamination and wildlife protection." The Natural Resources Defense Council, "the Sierra Club, Defenders of Wildlife and the Environmental Working Group, which have been at the forefront of efforts to clean up waste water, regulate pesticides and adopt tougher standards for atomic power plants, are facing similar financial problems," said Times reporter Ralph Vartabedian. https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/12/05/green_groups_are_no_longer_promoting_a_cleaner_environment_150149.html

Hmm, so they get this based on government regulation, but it is government regulation that is causing the delay?

Not really sure why biological women would even compete. I suspect the third place finisher is happy is that she really knows she was first.

Apparently, there are presidents of some supposedly prestigious universities that are willing to fall on the progressivism sword. It seems they thing the genocide needs to occur before it violates their university's codes of conduct. Mindboggling. 'Those that do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.' Calling for genocide of Jews doesn’t violate school policy, university presidents tell Congress Pressed by lawmakers Wednesday, presidents of three top universities all refused to say that calling for the genocide of Jews was inherently a violation of their campus policies on harassment and bullying. The presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who have come under scrutiny for their responses to antisemitic incidents on their campuses, testified about antisemitism on their campuses before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce yesterday. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) pressed each leader on whether calls for Jewish genocide — which she said were embodied in “intifada” chants heard on campuses across the country — violated their schools’ policies. None of the three presidents offered a direct or affirmative answer. “If the speech turns into conduct, it can be harassment, yes,” Penn president Liz Magill said. “It is a context dependent decision.” https://jewishinsider.com/2023/12/calling-for-genocide-of-jews-doesnt-violate-school-policy-university-presidents-tell-congress/

Not sure what you mean about skipping this. You and your wife have children, they need to be listed on the N400 form, and evidence showing your parental relationship which is usually a birth certificate if a natural child.

My friend in Scottsdale had a side light stolen off her older Olds Aurora in a parking lot. Apparently some folks look for parts for their own vehicle or for resale online this way.