SalishSea

I think that’s more of a personal logistics issue. You’d have to consider the ease of getting the marriage license in both places (rules about the waiting period can vary by state/county), scheduling the wedding itself and how hectic it will be to plan all that amidst a move. Topic of convo for you and fiancé, and some local research into the process for you to do.

Filing for AOS doesn’t happen within days of arriving for most people. It will take time to get the marriage license/marry/get the certified copies of the marriage certificate, etc before you can file.

Excellent news! Hopefully it all gets finalized quickly for you guys.

I see. Somehow, I thought even MFS could not be used as a filing status with no SSN/ITIN for the spouse.

Well then you are saying contradictory things. Your original post says you do not meet the two year meeting requirement. Maybe this is a language issue, but you are not communicating clearly here. Once you are both free to marry (i.e. he has the final divorce decree), if you have met in person during the immediate two years, you can file the I-129F petition. Again, I recommend looking at the CR-1 option though. With the K-1, he would be unable to work or travel for up to a year after arriving. Green cards are taking up to two years. K-1 used to be faster, but it no longer is. Both processes take around two years. Not sure what you mean by "we don't have the two years." The requirement for filing for a K-1 is to have met once during the two years immediately preceding.

Well that is odd, it sounds like a very well prepared request. The only thing I can think of is to try the same with your US senator's office, as well as the USCIS ombudsman. What visa are you adjusting from? One think that sticks out is the conundrum of expediting for financial reasons, but needing to be sponsored by the USC. Do you have a joint sponsor?

Ah, sorry, I misread and thought you were requesting an expedite for the green card itself. What type of supporting documentation did you provide?

Why do you think you should get an expedite? AOS is rarely, if ever, expedited. EAD/AP is more likely to be expedited with supporting documentation (i.e written job offer, documented family emergency overseas etc).

OP says he has no plans to get an ITIN for her though. How would H&R Block have been able to prepare his return? MFS?

Why? Why can you not meet in person? He will need his divorce to be finalized before you petition him for any type of visa. You need to meet up and spend time in person in order to be approved. Also - K-1 is no longer the "fastest." Both K-1 and CR-1 will take several years for him to actually be here. You have a lot of reading and research to do into the process - it isn't cheap, fast, or easy.

Auckland has always had a reputation of being efficient, and NZ is a very low fraud country. Not sure if the efficiency still stands, following the lockdown and aftermath.

It definitely will take you 2-3 years to get to the US. Both K-1 and CR-1 take at least two years. Your lawyer must be referring to processing times from several years ago.

It is no faster. Any type of ceremony you have will make you ineligible for the K-1. Don’t do it. Also- why are you using such a misinformed and incompetent lawyer?

Is she planning on returning to the Philippines after the visit?

In your original post, you said you arrived to the interview, and the IO did not know about the divorce…. That is odd. The DV thing also complicated the situation, whether or not it went to trial.

Do you know of others in the same situation here? I don’t. Like I said, it’s atypical.

Has she previously applied for a nonimmigrant visa, such as a tourist visa or student visa?

Because: - It is atypical for USCIS to not have made a decision 14 months after an interview. This tells us something is amiss. and: - You should have informed USCIS that it would not e a joint interview , and provided the decree prior to the interview. They were obviously caught off guard by that change in circumstance.

Each visa applicant must have a separate petition. Sibling visas from India take like 20 years. Who knows where he will be living then.

No, you definitely need one. This is well beyond DIY.

There is an entire thread of this on the Canada forum.

Absolutely.

I wouldn’t worry about it. Our waste management people are also zealots about bin placement and parking. For your records, you could take a pic of the sign that said parking was allowed at that time. For the hearing date, is there an option to explain or challenge it via email or online form? Surely in this time of social distancing, they would utilize remote methods for dealing with trash collection parking infractions.

If they decide to issue the visa, they’ll ask for the passport back.

That’s not really how it works. Like Boiler said, the petitioner’s lawyer needs to do this.