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  1. SalishSea
    Realistically, if you cannot afford to support yourself in Canada, how will you be able to in the U.S.? Do you realize that you won’t be eligible for disability here? How will you pay for health care? Will your fiance be able to add you to his employer-based health insurance? And yes, it could impact your eligibility for an immigrant visa (public charge). It’s evaluated. Asked on the totality of circumstances, and your ability to earn and contribute is part of that.
  2. SalishSea
    So you’re planning to actually marry before your divorce is final?
  3. SalishSea
    4.5 years for a sibling petition?
  4. SalishSea
    Make sure your friend is prepared to foot the bill for her mom's health insurance, which can still be hefty even if she is eligible for Medi-Cal.
  5. SalishSea
    Yes, that was my point. The wife, who has the hardship, is not the USC
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    No.
  7. SalishSea
    Doubt it, as the hardship is not on behalf of a USC (wife). It’s free to try though.
  8. SalishSea
    great! Good luck. Please let us know how it goes.
  9. SalishSea
    Next step is “issued.”
  10. SalishSea
    Please read up on the requirements of the K-1 visa.
  11. SalishSea
    "Engaged" is not a legal status, but depending on the consulate involved, it could attract scrutiny. You will not be able to file the petition until you have evidence of being free to marry (i.e. final decree of dissolution), for both petitioner and beneficiary.
  12. SalishSea
    How do you know it is “approved”? What is the status on the CEAC website?
  13. SalishSea
    But see, that’s just it- lawyers often cause delays. Reading and researching the process is in your best interest, regardless.
  14. SalishSea
    Was there a reason you went with a lawyer, let alone a TikTok one? Most of us here have done everything DIY: you can’t pay someone enough to care about your case as much as you do. also not sure what you mean by “we are submitting to Dublin Ireland embassy.” The way that it works is after USCIS approves the petition, your documentation is submitted to the department of state (NVC), which dispatches it to the consulate when the file is complete.
  15. SalishSea
    USCIS absolutely will conduct background checks on the petitioner.
  16. SalishSea
    Like all nonimmigrant visa applicants, YOU will be required to show evidence of a plan to return to your country - the burden for that is entire on you. Yes, you have a pending immigrant case.
  17. SalishSea
    Well, yes. You are prepared to swear that you will return to your country with no intention to immigrate, and yet you have an immigrant visa filed on your behalf. See the disconnect here?
  18. SalishSea
    But can you see how this would be a very low priority for USCIS, who is inundated with both serious and frivolous expedite cases? There is no emergency here.
  19. SalishSea
    Obviously answer all questions accurately and truthfully.
  20. SalishSea
    What not just get married in that case? K-1 is not a smart choice if you have financial issues, since you won’t be able to work for many months, up to one year.
  21. SalishSea
    Also not an emergency though.
  22. SalishSea
    A preference for US health care appropriate to a person of retirement age would not qualify as a “medical emergency.”
  23. SalishSea
    What did you send that they are rejecting? Some type of digital file?
  24. SalishSea
    You can divorce without the other party “complying.” What state are you in? People get divorced without the other party’s participation all the time.
  25. SalishSea
    Right, the petition is approved. Sibling visas are numerically limited, so a visa number will not be available for MANY years. Are you familiar with the visa bulletin?
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