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  1. SalishSea
    I'm 100% sure you will not get a meeting waiver. You would need to provide ample documentation from religious leaders, family, community leaders etc that meeting in person would violate long standing cultural traditions. I would guess that would attract way more negative attention than a visit. Waivers for that one requirement are very rarely given. Not only is the burden of proof on the petitioner to show evidence that the meeting wouldn't be possible because of culture, USCIS will expect you to meet in a third country.
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    On a K-1, they would have had to have followed within a year. You can petition them.
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    Okay, with a trade like welding, he should be able to make a good enough living to sponsor you, assuming there are employers who would hire a felon. There may be special programs he could look into.
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    OP, did you not know about removal of conditions at all?
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    Maybe a friendly moderator could pin it?
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    I think that person meant "formal" education. In other words, he has been in prison during the years when a person would normally pursue diplomas, degrees, trade/vocational certifications etc. Did he graduate from high school? MUCH better plan.
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    Not just impede- it will VOID it because you will be ineligible. not sure where you’re getting the processing time info, but K-1 is no longer faster than CR-1, especially for high fraud consulates like yours. You have to look at the overall processing times, not just the petition approval.
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    They would not need an officially sanctioned “conjugal” visit. Marriage “consummation” for USCIS purposes is being in one another’s presence in person. So, a situation where the prison permits supervised visits with guards present, etc would work for the purpose of the petition.
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    The payoff for avoiding the queue at Montreal in this way is that your partner will not be able to work or travel. This would include emergency travel.
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    There is nothing about US immigration that is quick. Unfortunately, if they won't accept the case as DCF, you're in the queue with everyone else.
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    I have never heard of anything like that. If that is the case, it must be unique to CDJ.
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    You may want to research basic immigration concepts like visas, petitions, and adjustment of status, because I think you have some confusion. Also, you can't apply for a B2 from within the US, and even if you could, that wouldn't solve the problem of there being no visa available to you. Please google the F2A and familiarize yourself with the visa bulletin.
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    Totally agree. Especially with the criminal background and young ages involved.
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    no.
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    In that case, you still need to return home because a numerically limited visa number won’t be available to you for many years, and if you become out of status, you’ll be ineligible.
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    You can’t adjust status. You have to return to your country to wait out the admin processing.
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    In any case, it will add about a year to the wait time for a decision.
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    Right, what I’m saying is that it is unlikely that a waiver would be approved since they have had vaccinations in the past. You can’t “pick and choose” which vaccinations you’ll get if your objection is moral/religious.
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    You should expect at least 20 years before there is any movement on these cases. Sibling visas are numerically limited, and there are hundreds of thousands in the queue before you.
  20. SalishSea
    They do not do any type of medical testing at POE. I have only seen that endorsement relate to TB testing, as a cue to local health departments to follow up with immigrants who are on surveillance.
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    Have the wife/kids had other vaccines? If so, very unlikely they will get a waiver.
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    I think the question of will it be “exposed to the public” is the least of your worries. Since the beneficiary’s country is Pakistan, with one short visit and a huge age difference, you can expect issues. We have seen hetero relationships (specifically much older female American with young Pakistani man) go through years of administrative processing due to suspicion of fraud. I would consider doing a Utah zoom wedding and/or spending much more time together in person before filing- otherwise you risk a NOIR.
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    This is just the reality when you choose to have a long distance relationship. Most of us here have done it. It will be several years until he receives an immigrant visa, so best to plan your visits in such a way that you don’t compromise the B2 privilege.
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    How would he be able to afford that much time off as a tourist? That will be the question CBP has. B2 holders are not permitted to work at all in the U.S., even WFH/remotely.
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    Europe is not a country. Your country of changeability for DV purposes is India.
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