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Seems you had everything you could possibly show. The only thing I would say was the invite from your mother was not needed. Contrary to what many foreigners believe Invitations do not hold value when apply for a B2. Not to mention, an invitation from your mother does not show a strong tie to your husband's country. Unfortunately, the same thing will happen at any other embassy. I have seen maybe 1 or 2 times where someone mentioned that the officer actually looked at evidence brought. Almost all of the results are given with the officer having no interest in viewing documents or evidence. No matter what embassy or country, it seems to mostly be this way. This has led to the assumption that the decision is probably made before the person even faces the interviewing officer.

It can be 6 months per visit. Or it can only be 2 weeks. The border agent will decide how long the visiting foreigner can stay per visit. Now if you want you wife to visit often, it will cause problems down the road. If she comes too often and stays too long she will be denied entry and/or possibly have her visitor visa taken away.

Wow. If this goes through it will hit a lot of people's pockets hard. The whole budget for K1 from the petition to ROC is going to be crazy. My pondering thoughts... Is this an attempt to curb AOS from nonimmigrant visas? Is this an attempt to push more applicants towards the more superior spousal visa over the fiance visa? Is there a shake up to bring processing times down?

Honestly, I would not take any further advice from whomever told you that. At least any advice related to immigration. "They" were hilariously wrong on that theory. If you truly think about what they were suggesting, it actually sounds crazy.

You said medical or pleasure. Please clarify which one is it because each reason requires a different set of evidence and the medical reason requires a lot more substantial evidence. If your parents are coming for medical reasons they would need evidence showing they will fund the medical treatment or procedure and they will need doctor's verification describing the reason for having the procedure done in the US. if it is for pleasure then there is no sponsorship from either you or your husband. You do not do anything towards your parents visitor visa. Your parents must show they have strong ties to their home country and must return home.

No, you can not. You can not move to the US right now. Please do not overstay your visitor visa. It will make things more complicated. Just return home and continue to wait. Again..you can not move your case to the US now. And you can not stay in the US.

That is the million dollar question. But @Crazy Cat is correct. Not only are they not required but it is very common that they won't even have an interest to look at them if you insist. You will likely only be there for a few minutes. It is safe to assume that the decision will have already been made before you even face the interviewing officer.

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@manujob4321, You have gotten great advice so far. And i will say that I, too, do not think that you paying for their flights is a big red flag. However, you providing a place for them room and board for months at a time is more of a red flag in my opinion. There is nothing wrong with you trying to help. But as you are finding out, the more you are involved the more it will hurt your family's case. The interviewing officer does not want to see it as them using you to use the B2 to immigrate to the US. So doing things like putting money in their bank accounts to show funds that is not really theirs does not help at all. These officers have seen it all. There is a reason why there are many denials of Filipinos for visitor visas to the US. It is because too many of them in the past got a visitor visa and came to the US and never went home. I think they even have a Filipino term for it, if one of the veteran members here can remind us of what it is called. But I mention this to give you an idea of what your family is facing when they are trying to present their case. One last thing I want to say is please, please, do not put too much hope and expectations into them obtaining those visitor visas. You are having a baby and your emotions are high and you are excited. But the reality is that there is a very high chance that some or maybe even all of your family member may get denied. So you and your family should be mentally and emotionally prepared. One of the mottos here on VJ is "Expect the worst but hope for the best". Hope it works out for you.

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Spousal visas are top priority. They are. The problem is there are too many cases and not enough resources to reduce the time. Spousal visas are taking 18 to 24 months now, not 10 months.

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I will say that it depends. Yes, problems occur in relationships but it is how the couple handles them that is the key to a successful marriage. If you are having issues and are likely to resolve them, I don't see a problem. However, if it is something that may break you two up, I can see hesitation of issuing a visa. I don't watch the show anymore but I often see and hear updates from couples from 90 Day Fiancé. I just saw a newsfeed that yet another couple is getting a divorce and this time after only 10 months. Now this is personal opinion but for a couple to only be married for 10 months is not worth issuing a visa to. I think that was a complete waste of a visa on them. And it is not just related to immigration. I hear about divorces for the most petty reasons. It almost seems like people are separating because their spouse ordered the wrong comforter on Amazon. (OK, that last sentence was me being cynical but you get my drift.) I also want to add that I have seen on this site where a person withdraws a petition after a break up, then come back later and want to know how to start things over because they have now gotten back together. To me that is too much volatility for a relationship to be going through an immigration process. @PEbode, I think the biggest issue is to assess how much of an impact your husband's family will play in your marriage. I have seen it go both ways. If you are willing to work through things with your husband then I don't see a problem. But if here are deal breakers and big issues you need to work on, an officer that is aware of this may harp on it. Hope it works out for you.

Can you provide more information? How was the green card obtained? Marriage or relative? Were the kids not listed in the petition for the green card holder? If they were listed, why did they not join the green card holder when they arrived to America? Was it a custody issue? To help you we would need a basis of the expedite when there may have been options for the minor to have migrated before.

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This may be hard to hear but if your Priority Date is not current then they will not expedite. No exceptions. Even with the evidence and letters from doctors and clinics. The other option would be obtaining a B2 for medical treatment. But you will not only need the letters and evidence from doctors of the needed treatment, but also you will have to show the funds to fully finance those treatments. Also, keep in mind that the medical B2 visa is not an immigrant visa so there would be no path to a green card when you arrive and there would be an expectation for you to leave after the treatment(s).

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I think you have a skewed view of how things are at the border for refugees. I would not want to subject my fiancé and child with the uncertainty and stress of seeking asylum at the US border when they have a legit path to obtain a visa. The Mexican/American border is insanely overcrowded. Health and safety concerns are constantly at risk. The process for them to be vetted for refugee status is tedious and will require them to be in custody of US authority for some time. Which means they could be housed somewhere without being released to you for an undetermined amount of time. Even if they do make it to the border, there is to guarantee that would gain entrance to the US. The point I am trying to make here is that she will not walk up to the US border with no wait and let into the US a couple of hours later. She'd be entering into a long, uncertain, and stressful process. You would subject them to that rather than file for them?