SteveInBostonI130

Mother passed away?

Intent is established by your first post.

Got it. Typically the embassy will automatically extend the I-129F expiration, especially since it take longer than 4 months on average to get an appointment at MTL.

It is immigration fraud to enter the US on a non-immigrant visa (B2 or similar) to adjust status.

Interesting. The husband cannot apply for and receive public benefits. That is all that US immigration will care about. The ability to live with his wife in section 8 housing while contributing his portion is more to do with the city's or state's housing program.

Send? Normally the items of Packet 3 are brought to the interview. Did you complete and pay for your DS-160? Did you schedule your interview and medical?

Your category is F3. It will take 15+ years. Good news is that category allows derivatives - that is, you, your spouse and any unmarried children under 21 (google "CSPA calculation") at the time of the interview can immigrate with you under the single I-130 petition filed by your father. EDIT2: deleted EDIT comment.

You can request an expedite. The result will be that if approved, they will let you schedule an interview at the next available open spot. They will not cancel someone else's interview to accommodate. Which is basically the stage you are at now - trying to schedule the interview. Therefore, trying to expedite at this stage is pointless. Better option is to join a whatsapp or facebook group of K1 hopefuls for your country to be informed of new openings on the calendar.

It is still 2023.

What did you do for evidence when you interviewed for your IR1/CR1 visa? What did you enter on your DS-260?

Does your wife have an SSN?

Also, married children are a different category - F3. Your MIL will need to become a USC first, and the wait time is 15+ years after filing.

They do not care where you go. You should go to the US before the visa expires.

Ok. Do you have a question?

No idea. Does it matter?

People here focus on the immigration and visa side of CBP, per the nature of this website The first letter of the acronym is Customs. The people walking around baggage claim and watch arriving passengers collect their luggage and sometimes question them are also CBP. A major portion of their work is to spot and investigate customs violations. EDIT: Everyone is subject to the above, even citizens.

It seems you were flagged for secondary customs inspection.

File for citizenship. That seems to bring the I-751 back to life.

Yes. Didn't you upload it to NVC? How did you get DQ'd without it?

If you just received your NVC case number, I am not sure how it could be DQ'd. 1. What type of visa is this? CR1, F1, F3, F4? 2. Are you referring to the DS-260 for you, and you entered the wrong names for your children? 3. If this is CR1/IR1, are there separate I-130s for your children (CR2/IR2)?

Ni. Do not mail it to her. Do as @Mike E posted: have your wife use her passport with the endorsed visa. Or meet her and hand it to her. Take a vacation in Spain or Itali or Greece.

I assume you have claimed a lot of expenses. For those who are self employed, you cannot use AGI. You need to use total income: gross income minus expenses. If it's below the minimum per your household size, you will need to get a joint sponsor.

I have seen several people new to immigration get fired up and typically pick USCIS as their complaint target -- they should do this, they should do that, gov should do something. Usually that fire is limited to this forum or similar and at times end up in echo chamber posts. I have never seen anyone organize a grass roots campaign, about USCIS or, better yet, immigration legislation in general. And I have seen few politicians run on pro-immigration platforms. There are far more anti-immigration candidates. Even many immigrants balk at rule or system changes -- they had to go through a grueling process so "why should the gov. make it easier for newcomers? That is not fair!" Vent as much as you need.

Yoh can't make a GC for your parents. You can petition them for IR5 visas. You will need to be the primary affidavit of support sponsor. They will apply for the visa once the petition is approved.

Why are you asking? If it's to file for a spousal visa, then the only requirement is to meet during or after the online marriage. It does not need to be registered in the Philippines. If it's for you to get a residence visa to the Philippines to live there, then I believe it will need to be registered.