Daphne .

I had this exact situation happen to me. My I-751 got approved while I was abroad. I already saw online that it was approved and I asked my husband to bring the card when he was going to pick me up at the airport.
 

I was pulled into secondary when I arrived back in the US and the CBP agent asked if I knew that my I-751 had been approved (he pulled up my case) and I said “yes, my husband has my green card and is waiting for me in the arrivals hall”. He let me in without any issues. 

51 minutes ago, DELTAFOXTROT said:

She/He doesn't have an apporved Tourist visa would be preventing, it would be silly to purchase booking a flight before doing interview.

I know they are not supposed to buy tickets prior to having their visa, that was not the point I was making.. 

What is preventing you from booking a return ticket? Usually a trip has a start and an end? 

When did you enter the US and claim asylum? When did you marry? 
 

Is your country safe now? 

7 minutes ago, DELTAFOXTROT said:

The mother is applying for a Tourist Visa

 

If the mother wanted to live in the USA the daughter would just put in a petition for the mother, but she just wants to visit the daughter in the USA, thus a Tourist Visa.

 

Being old is an automatic tie to her home country.

I know that the mother just wants to visit and that yes, her daughter can petition for an immigrant visa if she wanted her to move. 

Not sure what you mean by “being old is an automatic tie to her home country”. 
 

2 minutes ago, katalaya said:

But I can still file for her and she would leave the country anyway. So not much of a risk there. 

I am not fighting with you, and also not accusing her of anything. Just talking about how the CO will look at it. 

4 minutes ago, katalaya said:

 

Not everyone wants to migrate to the USA. She just wants to visit here. Well, people go to the embassy with ties and still didn’t get through. I think it’s just luck. 

I know not everybody wants to move to the US, but that’s what the CO will assume so she needs to focus on her ties to Jamaica. 
 

It’s not so much about luck, it’s about assessing how high the risk is and sometimes a CO makes an incorrect assessment. 

16 hours ago, katalaya said:

Hello! It's been a while since I've been on this site. I'm planning to apply for a visiting visa for my mom in Jamaica 🇯🇲 . Do you think she'll need a job letter as part of the application? I've been living in the USA for 8 years, and I’m a US citizens.  I'm hoping she won't have any issues getting approved for the visa. What are experiences?

What is going to prevent her from having you file an adjustment of status for her once she is in the US? What does she have in Jamaica that will prevent her from staying in the US? The Embassy will want to know how strong her ties to Jamaica are to assess how much of a risk she is for not leaving the US. She needs to focus on those ties. 

The I-130 is not necessary for the adjustment of status process from a K1 if you marry within the required 90 days. 
 

Here is the guide: 

You can file for AOS but don’t underestimate how challenging this process is (not being able to work or leave the US for a while). It can put a lot of pressure on a marriage and if big life events happen ‘back home’ (sickness, deaths, etc) you might not be able to be there. 
 

The timelines for work and travel authorizations (if you decide to file for those, but they are optional) vary a lot. Some people can work after 3 months, others had to wait closer to a year. 
 

Think really hard and long about going this route. The adjustment of status always sounds great until it doesn’t. Don’t make this decision with your heart, make it with your brain. 

You mean if she’s able to visit you while it’s processing? Yes, but always up to CBP of course and she needs to make sure to keep her visits short and her ties to the UK strong. 
 

Which wife did you marry first? The one in your home country or the US Citizen wife? So your wife ‘back home’ will not only be without a spouse (very loose term) but also without her children????

Also, did you naturalize based on the marriage in the US or through different means? 

https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/
 

Here you can find timelines from various members from different countries

Select the search criteria (type of visa and country) 

Talk to her first to see how she feels about being stuck for a while without being able to work or leave. The adjustment of status process always sounds great until it doesn’t. 
 

If she is good with the above, you can start the adjustment of status process. If she’s not, then go the CR1 route and have her leave after her visit. 

I don’t see any issues. You have a relatively short visit and seem to have good ties to Germany. 

I see somebody already posted a link for you but why do you feel that you have to show them proof of this? Or do you want to start working with them again when you are in the US?

Agree with the other comments, fire that shady lawyer or have them write down that advice on paper 😅

You start the spousal visa for her, here is the guide: 

45 minutes ago, harvardiv said:

Hi Mallorycat:

 

How's everything?  So lets say I did what you wrote above and submitted my Fiance Visa application to USCIS in December 2024 and the interview at the embassy occurs in December 2025.  If that's the case, will the Embassy and USCIS accept this meeting as meeting the requirements?  Or would the embassy have a problem, because by then the photos are 3 years old?

 

 

You need to have met at least once in the 2 years prior to filing. That is the requirement. It doesn’t matter how old the pictures are by the time your fiancé(e) has their interview. 
 

When is the last time you saw each other? 
 

 Not sure why this thread is full of confusing answers? 
 

OP: the spousal visa is the way to go, here is the guide

Yes, tourist visas are not immigrant visas, so your plan to relocate them on a tourist visa wasn’t going to work anyway. 

2 hours ago, Vickys_Mom said:

My employer offers me a 401(k), a Health Savings Account, and several different life insurances.  I put my wife on all of those and used them as evidence.

 

Corollary:  make sure your ex-wife was removed as beneficiary everywhere.  

 

Our cars have both names on the titles.  Our car insurance has both of our names on it.  I provided copies of those.

 

My wife was already in the U.S. on a student visa and had a Social Security number, so we added each other to all of the bank accounts.  I know some banks are going to hassle you about needing the SSN to add her.  I'd still do it as soon as possible.  And make it a "main" account that receives paychecks and pays bills...not one that you created just to throw some money in and say, see, joint account.  

 

Regards,
Vicky's Mom

OP is doing consular processing, it looks like your case was an adjustment of status? Different process, so different ‘rules’ for the evidence. 

USCIS understands that couples who live in different countries don’t have any co-mingled finances and such.

For consular cases, evidence of time spent together and continued communication are good evidence. Your evidence looks good. If possible, try to get as many visits in as possible.

Good luck! 

18 minutes ago, nsc said:

 

I am just wondering if the embassy would even look at that insignificant receipt. That's all. 

They very likely will not, but they will wonder why she wants to go to a language school in the US to improve her English. There are many other (online) resources available for that. 
 

An F1 is a non-immigrant visa, so the interviewing officer will want to see evidence that she will actually leave the US after her studies, so they will be interested to see how strong her ties to her home country are. What will prevent her from trying to adjust her status once in the US?