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  1. SalishSea
    I sent unsolicited evidence to the California Service Center’s Laguna Niguel address. Make sure you enclose a copy of your receipt notice for reference, in the hopes that it finds its way to the petition (ours did, no problem). We also wrote a short but very clear cover letter explaining what we were sending.
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    If Pakistan, then no.
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    That type of educational/occupational background (plus being Russian) has likely led to the AP/background checks/ vetting. You may receive a form DS- 5535. There is nothing to be done but wait it out.
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    Even if approved, it will not eliminate the sometimes lengthy AP/background checks Pakistanis go through, just fyi.
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    Well, yeah. Fees and rules are different than they were 14 years ago.
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    Her family’s attitude is exactly why people from their country who legitimately want to visit face higher rates of visa denials.
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    That was answered in your previous thread. I still suggest you get a lawyer, since you seem to have much trouble understanding US immigration.
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    Adjusting status on a nonimmigrant visa has its drawbacks later on when relatives want B visas. He was rightly denied.
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    Nope. If the principal applicant does not want to go, the idea of immigration ends there. The timing will not work. Winning the DV is very, very unlikely anyway.
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    How could you both go for biometrics at the same time? Isn’t the beneficiary in her own country? Petitioners are very rarely required to do biometrics, so there won’t be a lot of first hand experience here at VJ. You just have to wait for any communication from USCIS as to when/if biometrics will be required.
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    It will very likely come up in the required RCMP records as well.
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    Yes, that’s what I gathered also. I’m just surprised that naturalized citizens of Canada do not have enough English to manage a consular interview.
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    Most US medical students cannot afford med school, either. They take out loans and end up with hundreds of thousands of dollars in student loan debt.
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    Does Canada not have a language requirement for citizenship, like the US does? What is their plan to learn English?
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    It is for short periods away from the US for people who still live here. You’re planning to move out of the US for many years, and use it like a B2 tourist visa. This is not the intended use. I see you haven’t commented on the medical degree not being recognized for practice in the US- does that not worry you?
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    Silver lining: no ROC!
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    Primary issues we see here are related to the long wait times during the adjustment of status and removal of conditions parts of the process. The petition part is what most people focus on, but K-1 applicants often arrive to the US without realizing how long it can take to get an SSN, driver's license, work permit, or parole in case they need to leave to overseas for an emergency. None of these issues are present for CR-1, which is why we generally recommend it.
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    Right. I've been on VJ since 2015, and I've never seen a denial for a UK applicant related to bachelor/bachelorette party, or a going away party. It really seems to be isolated to people from countries/cultures where there are elaborate engagement ceremonies that can resemble weddings, informal tribal weddings, etc. An English hen night is totally familiar to the London embassy (as it is just as common in the US), so I would proceed. Best wishes! I suppose the social media question could be legit, but I think most UK party photos would be pretty clearly just parties, vs something ceremonial. YMMV.
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    She should have been filing taxes as an adult, and there would be tax transcripts for that.
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    Yes, a bachelorette party is just fine.
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    That's what we did - just listed all of the additional visits besides the "qualifying" visit, with dates and locations. I don't think the loss of your old passport is a big deal. Just write a short explanation for that, along with the other supporting documentation from the visits.
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    I think you need to have a look at current processing times for both processes, from start to finish. Timelines are far different than they were 6 years ago. The petition processing is just one step. There is another new thread here by a user who is adjusting from a K-1, and was quoted 2026 (by USCIS) for the green card processing. Do you really want to come to the US and have to wait years for a green card?
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    A lonnngggggg line of people ahead of you in the queue. Ours took 14 months in 2018/19. ROC took even longer, 18 months. This is why we always recommend to new members here that CR-1 is the way to go. People get stuck on historical petition processing times, failing to realize that is only one step in a very long process.
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    In that case, I believe you can withdraw the petition in writing by notifying the NVC. @Family?
  25. SalishSea
    Are you the petitioner?
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