Dashinka

Sorry to hear about your mother. I also echo the "get on a plane as soon as possible" and either fly directly to the US, or fly into Canada and cross by land. You have not been out of the US for more than a year on this trip, and if CBP questions all your past travels, you have a valid reason, and now that your mother has passed away, you do not expect to maintain this travel pattern. Good Luck!

Sounds like the GC and the SSC should be heading her way based on how you answered the questions and paid the processing fee. The issue is the time period it will take to arrive. She can go down to the SSA and apply for a SSN, my cousins did this when they came on DVs back in 2019, or she can simply wait for the SSN. Nothing you can do right now relative to the physical GC except wait and if it doesn't arrive in 10-11 months, she can request an ADIT stamp to maintain her LPR proof. Based on what I have noticed (purely anecdotal), the physical GCs seem to be arriving faster for those immigrating on IVs. Good Luck!

Doesn't sound like she ever actually applied for a visa. If the question asks have you ever been petitioned before, that is a little murkier as it seems she was a derivative for a period of time based on the I130 petition for her parents. Regardless, unless there was another visa she applied for, it does not appear the parents F4 petition impact her. I would answer no the question, and if the CO queries it, she can explain that she aged out of the F4 derivative category. Good Luck!

Not likely. The two year in-person meeting has a very high waiver bar. Good Luck!

The Who’s Who of neocons and DC insiders.

I doubt the father’s past legal issues play a role at all, but consulates are to assume immigration intent for all B2 applicants. All you can do is apply and show your ties to you home country. Good Luck!

Not really sure how much worse leftist progress will get.

If they can actually curtail federal spending maybe it will be worth it, but I doubt it.

The GOP in DC is clearly in a major state of disarray.

The NOA from your AOS submission is proof you are in a period of "Authorized Stay". As to working, you should be fine with your EAD card and SSN. Good Luck!

I respectfully disagree. Although not common, there is a scenario when the intending immigrant could fill out an I864a. Who May Be Considered a Household Member for Purposes of Form I-864A? For purposes of this contract, one or more of the following individuals may sign the Form I-864A as a household member if at least 18 years of age: 1. The intending immigrant, if the sponsor seeks to rely on an intending immigrant’s continuing income to establish the sponsor’s ability to support the intending immigrant’s spouse or children; https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-864ainstr.pdf

You would only fill out an I864a if your income was going to continue after moving to the US. I agree, plan on getting your joint sponsor set up. As to your wife's I864, she should put down the AGI she claims when filing her US taxes. I assume that is zero or close to zero since her current income is foreign based. Good Luck!

Hmm, always good to see a DHS official with potential terrorist ties. Slow, steady, corrupt…. DHS worker and former Palestinian Liberation spokeswoman Nejwa Ali is put on leave after praising Hamas terrorist attacks and saying 'F*** Israel...we are ready for your downfall' https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12647395/DHS-Nejwa-Ali-citizenship-leave-praising-hamas-israel-war.html

Bidenomics!

Sorry to hear what you are going through, I hope you keep yourself safe. Yes, I would withdraw the application and then re-apply under the 5 year rule. You can do that by sending a written withdrawal request to the address on the interview NOA, or you can request a withdrawal at the interview when the IO calls you back. Personally, it is it not too much of an inconvenience to go to the interview, I would do it then as the IO should give you a receipt notice then. Good Luck!

I agree with the others, best to file early when the window opens (make sure you don't file even one day before the 90 day window opens) even if the travel will be while the GC is still valid. One never knows what kind of travel delays might come up. Good Luck!

Insurance companies starting to catch up? Insurance Costs Could Cripple European Electric Car Sales The British media is awash with horror stories about the latest insurance premiums. One Tesla Model Y owner was shocked to be asked to pay £5,000 ($6,000) for annual insurance, up from £1,000 ($1,200) the previous year. Some insurers are getting nervous about the possible scale of liabilities. John Lewis Financial Services has paused insuring electric vehicles while its underwriter analyses risks and costs. The cost of replacing batteries is causing insurance companies much angst. Batteries are usually mounted underneath the passenger compartment and cover a huge area. This makes them more vulnerable to damage, and their sensitivity adds to the problem. What would be a minor shunt for an internal combustion engine (ICE) powered vehicle can be catastrophic for an electric one. https://www.forbes.com/sites/neilwinton/2023/10/10/insurance-costs-could-cripple-european-electric-car-sales/?sh=406959aaae68

The I129F is still filed by paper, so anything you include in that submission must be printed out. Good Luck!

Tesla uses drain valves in their battery pack enclosures to allow for coolant to drain out if there is an internal leak. What is interesting is these valves use a cardboard/paper type material that will expand when wet and open the valves allowing the draining, and after the material dries the valves should close. The issue is, and most likely what happened here is enough external water/splash exposed this expanding cardboard paper and the valves cracked open and allowed the water in the pack from the outside. To me this is clearly a Tesla design issue, but they don't seem to agree. Tesla Owner Reports Shocking $21,000 Bill For Battery Damaged By Rain As covered by Edinburgh Live, the couple had driven the vehicle during recent torrential rains in the Scottish capital. Having driven the Model 3 to a restaurant for dinner, the car would not run when the couple went to drive home. The car was picked up after a five-hour wait for roadside assistance, and taken to Tesla Edinburgh for repair. After a few days, the couple was contacted and advised that the battery was damaged due to water ingress. That came with an astonishing bill of £17,374 ($21,166 USD) that would not be covered under the car's eight-year warranty. The car's owners, Johnny Bacigalupo and Rob Hussey, told Edinburgh Live that they were shocked by the figure, and pressed Tesla as to how the problem occurred. Bacigalupo says they were told that the battery had effectively been submerged in water. https://www.thedrive.com/news/scottish-couple-left-with-huge-bill-for-replacement-tesla-battery

Is Tesla still trying to pull back vehicles of you vintage (I seem to remember you saying yours was still of the free access variety)?

Makes sense. Wonder if any other states will follow.

Yes, I would plan to have a consent letter. If you search "consent letter for travel into or out of the us with minor" you will find samples like the one below. Good Luck!

I would add since she is coming on a K1, make plans to apply for the SSN very soon after arrival, then get married ASAP, and you can work out the details of adding her to your plan as a marriage should be a qualifying "life event" to make changes. Good Luck!

So to me this is much more general than just the Hamas terror attacks into Israel (if mods feel otherwise, feel free to put this in the Israel thread). It is certainly true, people usually show their true colors. A great example is the racist attitudes of Old Corrupt Joe which shine through all the time. When People Tell You Who They Are, Believe Them On the one hand I think: surely this will be sufficient. Surely this amount of blood will be enough to shake the world awake. Surely no one can equivocate or justify this. As my friend Sarah Haider wrote, “How easy is it to simply condemn targeted violence against civilians? Can there be a lower bar?” And yet, across the world, people have sunk below it. Here you can watch people gathered at the Sydney Opera House cheering “gas the Jews” and “death to the Jews.” People are rejoicing in the slaughter on the streets of Berlin and London and Toronto and New York. (Scroll down to read our Free Press dispatch on the celebrations in Manhattan.) https://www.thefp.com/p/when-people-tell-you-who-they-are

Gridlock in DC is a good thing. House votes to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker in historic first Lawmakers have voted to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., from his leadership role, the first time in the history of the House of Representatives that the chamber voted to boot a member from the top job. Eight Republicans voted with every present Democrat to vacate the speaker's chair. The final vote was 216 to 210 in favor of McCarthy's ouster. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., introduced a measure against McCarthy known as a motion to vacate on Monday night, accusing him of breaking promises he made to win the speaker's gavel in January. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-votes-to-proceed-with-potential-mccarthy-ouster