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  1. Daphne .
    The US Citizen must travel before or with you.
  2. Daphne .
    There are some very religious people in the Dutch biblebelt who refuse to get vaccinated or refuse to get their children vaccinated.
  3. Daphne .
    Yes, the majority of K1’s go to the California service center and 15 months sounds right for an estimate. Here is the guide that will show you what else to expect:
  4. Daphne .
    It HAS to be the poor I-751 gathering dust on a shelf! 🤣
  5. Daphne .
    I don’t know, OP apparently removed the post after people started commenting on it.
  6. Daphne .
    I saw this exact same post on Reddit not too long ago, but OP was still in Canada and ‘ready to start a family’ but no mention of being pregnant. The post disappeared but is this a freaky coincidence? OP was advised that entering as a tourist with the intent to adjust status is not the way to it. Very strange..
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    It means they received it and creating the online account will help you to keep an eye on the progress.
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    I think I am allowed to answer because we have 4 children in the mix (my husband has 2 and I have 2), so here’s my 2 cents. We did all of these things BEFORE starting the immigration process. As you mentioned earlier, when kids are involved you can’t be selfish because it will impact everybody involved. We both agreed that it wasn’t realistic to expect our children to just all of a sudden be a happy blended family living together. We included our children in the process that lead up to finally deciding to take the plunge. It seems that this didn’t happen in your case.
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    You were admitted so I think the intent part is the least of your worries, but have you thought this through? This means quitting your job, and not being able to work or leave the US until you have the authorization. What will you do if there is an emergency ‘back home’? Do you have savings that you can use to pay your mortgage and other bills you might still have there, as well as supporting yourself financially in the US? AOS always looks like a grear idea until reality kicks in
  10. Daphne .
    So was this a bonafide marriage or maybe more of a convenient marriage for both parties? To me it seems odd that she “wasn’t interested in the ‘joint stuff’” because that usually would be a very natural thing after getting married.
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    I think a lot of people think or hope that they will have a better chance of getting the I-751 approved by going the abuse route, and are making it so much harder for themselves. I think they are confusing the I-751 with the AOS (where VAWA is often the way people go in an attempt to still get a greencard if they divorce before AOS is approved). Reddit is full of posts like this.
  12. Daphne .
    Hindsight is 20/20 of course, but I would have filed for the I-751 with a divorce waiver to begin with. People get divorced, it happens, and as long as you were able to provide evidence that this marriage was entered in good faith, this would not have been a huge issue. It looks like you were advised to go the abuse/extreme cruelty way, but I think that just made it way more difficult. I am not sure of your chances with changing it to a ‘normal’ I-751 with a divorce waiver, hopefully other members have a better idea about that.
  13. Daphne .
    Crazycat is not accusing you of anything, geez… Simply stated that the process might not be done before she goes into labor, so better (also) be prepared that she might give birth overseas.
  14. Daphne .
    Just read the FB post. Oh Dani….
  15. Daphne .
    What on earth did I just read?? I wonder what they mean by “taking this high up and talking to many people”. Keep us posted OP!
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    In 2018
  17. Daphne .
    Nothing illegal about getting married in the US, just leave after your visit. I got married in the US, returned to my home country a few days after the wedding and we started the CR1 process. I was able to visit while my CR1 was processing, I had a stable job/life in the NL and only had short visits (1-2 weeks per visit) because of those strong ties to my home country. Never had issues visiting.
  18. Daphne .
    No need to be confused because you only have the consular option available. Misusing the tourist visa to have them enter with the intent to adjust status is a no-no.
  19. Daphne .
    I also didn’t have an envelope, everything was digital.
  20. Daphne .
    What are your plans for the future?
  21. Daphne .
    I wonder if it’s actually as bad as OP describes it.. It doesn’t sound good. Yes, being apart during the process sucks big time and is not easy at all. I agree with you that if her mental state is this bad, this will be a challenge even if she is in the US. This, combined with the problems that OP described on top of it (tax debt), willl require a rock solid marriage to face all that.
  22. Daphne .
    No because that would mean misuse (abuse) of a tourist visa, don't do that. The IR1 is the way to go, or you can check to see if you qualify for Direct Consular Filing.
  23. Daphne .
    The extension letter is normal, everybody who files the I-751 gets the extension letter.
  24. Daphne .
    Yes, these are all valid thoughts! You won’t know how compatible you really are until you actually start living together in normal daily life. This is why marriage (and added immigration) are huge steps and not to be taken lightly!
  25. Daphne .
    No secrets, please don’t think that the quick approvals had anything to do with the quality of the package. USCIS is trying to look better and improve their stats at the expense of people who filed years ago. Sincerely, An August 2021 filer.
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