Verrou

started mid 2022, USCIS tend to waived interviews which is never happened prior to 2022. there still people who got interview. i helped my friend filed back in june 2022 and she still need to attend interview in february 2023. this year the trend is even faster. as in USCIS processed it in LIFO ( last in first out) like ur case and waived it. my opinion they want to make big bucks on removal of condition (i-751) thats why they just approved it faster especially for marriage less than 2 years. ( again...not all of them. i just got approved 3 weeks and i got 10 years GC). congrats

it's waste of money to appeal. if CBP bring the denial, just explain to them. highly unlikely u are going to have issue. there's couple of people i knew went outside US for over 2 years, came back with GC that still valid, the CBP person only grumbled a little but then said "welcome back" and let her in like u said, u are going back soon, so just come back soon with ur family. there's no "safer" POE, it really depend which officer you got, not state/city specific. officer might have bad day, good day, who knows

i really think it's double standard when the tourist can visit US without any test, but immigrant cant. when i did medical last year ( inside US), the doctor found out im TB positive based on bloodwork, but im in the clear after chest x-ray. ( latent TB) the things is i've been living in USA for 5 years when they found out 🙄

@JakeChi u can check here : https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Kazakhstan.html https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Uzbekistan.html https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Georgia.html scroll down to marriage certificate. they put in detail which marriage certificate is consider valid by their country. im not sure which country u want to apply the spouse visa so please click the right country if the link that i gave u are wrong u have to make sure that the marriage is valid and legal in the eye of the country that u are going to get married to, make sure that 2 foreigner can legally marry over there. does ur future spouse is resident of georgia ? or both of u just fly to get married there but none of u live there.

u shouldnt be worry about it. just prepare for your interview, that subject might not even brought up CBP sometimes check bags, its not because its ur first time using ESTA. my sister often got that random check, no big deal.

i will try the old school way, just go to the consulate and ask. worst case they said NO

go to other SSA office.

try to call the consulate and ask them this is emergency and see what they said

Yes same issue. Just wait 4 weeks from the day u went to the office and visit that office again and file another request

1. if u said " once we obtain the visa" thats pretty cut and dry for me. if u abandon K1 its gonna set back ur timeline by 8 months. 2. just wait. its already 8 months now along the way.

3. visa fraud, cant just claim asylum because u can file asylum. there's big chance of getting deported. dont !

contact ur SSA office read this post :

it doesnt matter because there's nothing the applicant can do even IF they know. electronic can failed to, there were times i heard stories that the CO can't even access the computer ( system down) paper can get lost to, happened to a friend. USCIS wont reveal it to us

i always told people get 3 especially if there's discrepancy on the name. let say the name on the passport is maiden name, while the rest of the document will be in marriage name. u always want to carry when u travel overseas. i only have 1, just because i didnt know at that time i need to have backup. but i didnt change my name either

Yes it’s c09 wheres ur son now ? Abroad or here in the US

Google map apps ?

doubt it though. i know there some people actually left to the US with 10 years GC and never came back but didnt surrender their GC ( dont know the reason why)

there's possibility USCIS will increase the fee soon. better file it ASAP

u can try by reaching out live agent or live chat of uscis no email https://www.uscis.gov/tools/meet-emma-our-virtual-assistant approval is up to USCIS

guess u will have to find out when u attend the interview. im curious as well, i just watched jim hacking live show few days ago and there's someone with similar question but she lives in South Korea and i think he also said " you could try since u already in the country"

my 0.02 cent : file everything by paper including i-130 to avoid issue with linking the case between i-130 and i-485

probably not since overstay for spouse for USC normally is forgiven.

update : this is getting confusing so on the 4/10 after my visited the SSA office, i checked the SAVE case and it showed 3 case number and all said " RETURN TO AGENCY". the time stamps showed it happened when i was in that office. it never changed. i called the local SSA office 3 days straight to find out more. they all said only the officer who i met that day can help me because he's the one who "hold" it ( whatever that means). i left voice message to him but never got call back, one of the person who answered the call said they will sent email to that guy also no response. and the last person who answered said " come to our office on the 24th ( 14 days after i visit) and bring all documents again" yesterday 4/17 ( it's been 11 BUSINESS DAY since my status has changed ) the officer who's in charge for my case called in the afternoon. he said nothing he can do, still waiting for DHS approval for SAVE check. after i hanged up, i check SAVE case again and 1 of the case number ( total 3 number) changed status FROM " RETURNED TO AGENCY" ON 4/10 to "CASE UNDER REVIEW" on 4/17. i think he must pressed something? because the status never changed until that call he made. do i really have to wait 40 days as shown as the status? GRRRRR....i'm pulling my hair now.