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It is before taxes are due… you should be okay. but, if you’ve done your 2023 taxes you can send the transcript to your wife in case the interviewer requests updated taxes.

That is excellent proof! Moving to SC and the trips with photos can work as evidence. Do you have receipts of booking hotels or restaurants or events you went to together? e.g My husband and I go to concerts together so we have receipts of those events with corresponding photos. Does your husband by any chance have saved text messages from 2 years ago or saved communication outlining your plans? But, I agree with others that you should file for divorce ASAP and amend the filing to a waiver. I know this must seem overwhelming, you were doing what you believed was best for yourself and your marriage but USCIS has a very black and white/traditional view of marriage so you have to show good reason why you were not living together and all attempts made to reconcile. Otherwise USCIS will assume you only stayed with your husband for the green card.

Give them all evidence of you working on your marriage. They are thinking you and your husband only stayed married so you could obtain an immigration benefit (10 year GC and eventually citizenship). If health insurance and life insurance were in your name- and your husband was not working at the time- it could be viewed as part of the agreement- you pay for his health insurance in exchange for the 10 year GC. Do you have additional proof from the previous 921 days of your continuing relationship? e.g scheduled visits, vacations together, therapy sessions, communications about where you will live together once he figured out his mental health, communication about long term plans to reunite? I would include all communication and proof of your marriage- right now you write about your husband like he is just a friend- someone you married to give health insurance while they gave you a GC. You need to show proof the marriage was real and not that you married him just for a ticket to the US. ETA: Affidavits from friends are not the strongest evidence. You need solid documentation and third party letters from people who are not friends and family- as @Timona mentioned before- affidavits are weak evidence.

Are you adjusting status or are you going through the consulate? The consulate is more forgiving with past income and present income but generally USCIS is more strict. If going through consulate you should be fine. If adjusting status, I would prepare for an RFE for joint sponsor.

Which country is your daughter from? When did you file the I130?

Are you sure they haven’t processed anything? Have you checked again this weekend? I know when I was checking approvals some days approvals would come in on a Saturday or Sunday. Just because nothing was approved Thursday/ Friday it does not mean that no work is being done. I strongly suggest you step away from the immigration process right now because you seem to be hyper focused on the negatives. Have a chat with your partner about various things you can do to make this waiting more palatable. I know when I was feeling like I had not control over my future my partner and I connected and tried to remember the bigger picture not just the day to day waiting. ETA: looking at trackmyvisanow, it looks like cases were being processed on Thursday and Friday. maybe the website WAS DOWN and it is business as usual with USCIS.

Additional proof of marriage… as that’s what it is… correct?

Send proof of physical presence: Boarding passes to the the UK,hotel stays, tickets to events you went to together, photos with family and friends. The I130 bonafide marriage list is more geared towards people adjusting status and in the US together (or living together in a foreign country). Google “bonafide marriage” “cr1” and “visajourney” for more ideas but with proof of meeting, the certificate and the letters from friends you should be good. USCIS doesn’t expect the same level of proof from a new marriage where the couple had never lived together in the same country. you are filing the petition to give you that opportunity.

What do you have to submit and what stage are you at/ how old is your relationship and how old is your marriage? Do you live in the same country or will the beneficiary interview in their home country?

Health Insurance can be state specific. where will your mom live? You can also research and see if your mom is a qualified relative and can hop onto your health insurance through work. Here is a helpful post:

Here is a compilation of posts I made a few years ago… https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/781051-form-i-601-religious-exemption/?do=findComment&comment=10646845

Okay. I would speak to a lawyer NOW and discuss the information you will submit for the waiver vaccine. I have seen one case out of Vietnam where they submitted the waiver after I130 and waiver were approved but before interview. you can submit the waiver now if you wish. This will shorten the waiting time AFTER the interview. Google waiver COVID visa journey for some information on what others on VJ have done and the lawyers they used.

Not months. 1-2 years. And if the waiver is refused your husband will either have to get vaccinated OR he will not be allowed to return to the US. Has the I601a been approved? If you received assistance from a lawyer I suggest you ask them to help you construct a strong vaccine waiver case. Or request a referral… the information you used in I601a might be able to be reused in the next waiver package.

@Talitha333 having the other vaccines weakens your waiver case. especially if he received vaccines in the last 3-4 years or at the medical. If you haven’t been vaccinated either, writing a letter to the fact can help your case but if you are vaccinated it could hurt the case. Your husband will have to remain in Mexico while waiting for the waiver to be approved. Then you will have to wait for the second interview- which can take several months as you are not in the regular IV interview line but the “second interview” line. I’ve read many success stories of waivers when the applicant is already inside the US but not many share stories of success if the case was processed outside the US- unless they requested a waiver on religious grounds and showed evidence of not being vaccinated for anything- with letters of support from religious leaders. Are you and your husband at peace with the possibility of not being able to live in the US after the interview?

You should do it after NVC receives it. You can submit a public inquiry form. Information can be found here.

She is being overly cautious. Immigration lawyers are focussed on keeping you inside the US and obtaining your immigration benefit. Leaving the US before you receive your green card opens you up to the chance you might not be able to re-enter the US. If you are planning to pay for advanced parole (there will be a fee increase at the start of April and AP has a fee that is separate to the Internet 485) and you receive it before you receive your green card and you have to travel for serious reasons, I would travel.

I would reach out to the consulate and explain she has an interview coming up and ask if she should get her passport back or organize to show a different type of identification when going to the interview.

And they didn’t show any additional paperwork?

Great news! Can you share the experience. I think it is very helpful for other members to hear about interview experiences for tourist visas as the belief is they will be denied so there is no point in applying.

You can start now. Update your linkedin (if you have one), start looking for jobs on indeed, start to network and apply, apply, apply... Just like @Daphne . I started looking before I moved and interviewed my first week in the country and started working the 2 weeks after I arrived. You might also want to "Americanize" you resume before you start applying... I'm a teacher though (and there is a teacher shortage here) so that made landing a job extremely easy but if you might want to look at American Resumes and CVs to understand how you're supposed to sell yourself in this country.

Can you share the page you were looking at? When it comes to K1 and K2. The petitioner files an I129F for their fiance. If the I129F is approved and children are mentioned on the I129F, DS160s can be filed for the children of the beneficiary so the children can move to the US with the beneficiary OR "follow to join" a year later. A K2 is not a standalone visa, it can only be issued IF there is an approved I-129F for the beneficiary parent. Therefore if a I129F is denied the K2 never sees the light of day. It cannot be denied because there was no underlying petition exclusively for the K2 beneficiary. From my understanding, the same holds true for I-130s for stepchildren. The stepchild's I-130 cannot be approved until the PARENT's I-130 is approved. Having stepchildren (or future stepchildren) does not strengthen or weaken a case.... But, we have seen comments here on VJ where having children together has strengthened a case. USCIS suggest birth certificates of any children born to the union as evidence of bonafide marriage.

Start the process now. File the I-130 for each child ASAP. But, you will need documentation in about a year showing you have permission for the children to leave SA and live in the US. If the I-130 is approved before you win full custody, you can pause the case at the NVC stage while you wait for the documentation.

Hair color isn't a big deal. People change their hair color ALL THE TIME. When I entered the US I was blonde, now I have brown hair. I might decide to dye my hair black later.

Issue the GREEN CARD not the visa for AOS

Process for AOS and Immigrant Visa are different… For AOS: medical is valid for 2 years (think about that… they believe it could take up to 2 years to issue the visa). Contrast this with the medical for IV (only valid for 6 months)- you have 6 months to enter the country from date of medical. Many members who undergo AP after interview have to complete the medical again if it expires…