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  1. SalishSea
    Not sure what you mean by “acting as the attorney.” That is not a thing for US immigration. Your son is the petitioner, and he submits all supporting evidence, as instructed, to NVC. When it comes time for the interview, he can provide additional documents for you to take to the consulate.
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    Separate forms for each immigrant.
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    No, it is not allowed without work authorization. USCIS doesn’t make people choose to adjust status, rather than returning home and waiting in the queue for a spousal visa (thereby being able to work). That’s on you.
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    They look at the totality of circumstances when evaluating the risk of becoming a public charge. The income guidelines are just minimums. Your best bet is to have a joint sponsor lined up. Better yet would be for the USC petitioner improve his financial situation ASAP. If you’re that close to the poverty line already, how will you cope with close to a year of not being able to work while adjusting status? K-1 is not the best choice for low-income people.
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    What would be a reason for a lawyer? There is no “right” to a US tourist visa. No error was made in your case. By law, consular officers are required to evaluate immigrant risk when adjudicating tourist visa applications. In your case, they deemed you too high of a risk. Had you come to VisaJourney first and asked, we would have cautioned you against even pursuing a B visa, being from a VWP country. Perhaps when you’re older and more settled (i.e. have stronger ties to home), you can reapply.
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    More than a few. Have you looked at the visa bulletin?
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    Timelines for your visa class are published in the monthly visa bulletin. Service center is irrelevant, because the petition approval and visa availability are many years apart.
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    Another vote for the Utah route, if you can. The ceremony you had could well lead to a K-1 denial, and that would be two years wasted. Even if you don't include pictures, the fact is that it was done, and you can't "hide" it from USCIS/DOS. Spousal visa process will be cheaper, less time, and your spouse will have a green card immediately upon entering the US.
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    No visas are "approved on the spot." It is unfortunate that you couldn't return for the second interview, as they obviously had questions for both of you. It's possible they may want to interview you by phone. Sounds like there are red flags in your case. Any idea what they may be? Did you mean that they still have his passport?
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    The burden will be on you to convince the consulate of this.
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    Oh, this isn't relationship advice for the sake of relationship advice. Believe us VJ old-timers when we say that all aspects of your relationship (including the balance of equity/power/cultural expectations of family) can and will be scrutinized by US immigration. We are here to make you think about pitfalls you may not foresee.
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    Literally every single place is hiring. Costco is a great employer. Locally, our dollar stores sometimes are closed due to lack of workers.
  13. SalishSea
    If you give it some thought….can you sort of see the problem with this?
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    If you want help, you’ll need to identify the consulate and explain your situation further.
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    Agreed. I have also seen many American men here on VJ bemoan the fact that after bringing their Filipina wife over, they found out that the expectation was that they would support her family back home. Not saying that will happen to you OP, but it is something to consider discussing before making a commitment to someone.
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    Good Q. No idea.
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    No. Also, doing it that way raises so many red flags that even getting an immigrant visa is unlikely.
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    You can't really plan around that. They'll get what they get, and expecting to be allowed to stay for 6 months when coming from a high fraud country may be expecting too much.
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    So you're adjusting from VWP/B visa?
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    So true. OP, please for the love of Pete spend some significant time reading and becoming educated on the process. Doing so could save you so much money and lost time. Hiring a service to help you is fine, but it will not make the process faster, cheaper (quite the opposite) or easier. Either option you take (CR-1 or K-1) will cost thousands of dollars (excluding travel), and will take two years. There is no way around that.
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    Even if you were married it would be highly unlikely that she would get a B2 visa.
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    What was she doing for income before she found you? Very odd to be financially supporting someone (and her child) you've met once. For many, that would send up red flags.
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    Hopefully all parties involved realize that the bio mom will not have any path to a green card via the daughters.
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    Indonesia is part of the VWP now?
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    That was the error that led to NOIR/deciding that the beneficiary was no longer eligible for the visa type. Had you found VJ sooner, we would have cautioned against it.
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