Grandpa Ed

A close relative brought in his fiancée on a K-1 visa and they just got married. So now they are planning to file for adjustment of status. I know normally an I-130 is filed along with the I-485 but am I right in thinking that this would not be necessary here since there is already an approved I-129f?

Can anyone explain what is going on with the Visa Bulletin. Looking at the Dates for Filing Family-Sponsored Visa Applications for the F1 category, the dates in the April 2024 Bulletin are the same or virtually the same as in the July 2023 Bulletin. (I’m focused on the Philippines but I think that is true more generally too.). If they are presumably working on applications, how can the dates not change in 9 months?

Thank you. These comments are extremely helpful. We will follow their advice.

Our granddaughter in the Philippines just got her IR-2 immigrant visa but, unfortunately, the expiration date is two months before her high school graduation date. We are exploring our options but is there a form or process for requesting a short-term extension to an immigrant visa expiration date?

Hi everyone. I’d appreciate any insights or guidance I can get on this. Our grandson is a native-born Filipino but living here now and an American citizen. But at the moment, he is going to college in the Philippines where it is affordable. He is early in his third year. He has been in a serious relationship for the past two years with a lovely young woman in the same town he is living in. They want to get married. They would like to have her come to the United States with my grandson as soon after he graduates as possible. Given the long lead time on processing visas these days, they are considering either starting the K-1 process now, or getting married now and starting the spousal visa process. Does anyone have any insights on the relative pros and cons of the two options from an immigration standpoint, either as to the time it is taking to get a visa or any other aspect of the process? I’d like to help guide them if I can.