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  1. OldUser
    Sorry to hear it. For this reason I wouldn't even take a phone with me to interview... Can you clarify this sentence: Did what? Clean her phone? Or marry for immigration purposes? What sort of evidence did you include with forms? Also what fresh evidence did you bring with you? I'd be preparing for second interview (stokes) and possibly taking a lawyer with me next time. You may also get a home visit. Good luck!
  2. OldUser
    I'm a big believer in only beneficiary needing to go to interview. There's 0 chance of stokes interview when only beneficiary attends. There's more than 0 chance stokes may happen if petitioner attends. Interview suppose to last a few minutes. However, if counsular officer sees both people, the interview may get longer.
  3. OldUser
    Arguably, K-3 forms that almost never get approved take USCIS time they could spend on other petitions they approve, like I-130. Good luck!
  4. OldUser
    That's true. Stopping IO from inquiring into marriage though is another matter though and it's all a fair game at the interview. Here's my experience with 5 year rule interview:
  5. OldUser
    No. Sometimes updates take few days. But in most of cases, these ghost updates don't result in anything.
  6. OldUser
    No. You're overthinking. People received these messages in all sorts of cases. Try to meditate, or do something that relaxes you. As much as you need to be prepared, careful and alert, stressing too much isn't worth it. What helped me personally, is thinking that I'm just going to DMV 😃😃😃 I mentally prepared myself that I had a clean, straightforward case. That I will be granted citizenship. That this is a formality I have go through, like a visit to DMV to get a DL renewal. You don't want to be too relaxed, but at the same time, this helped me to reduce anxiety.
  7. OldUser
    Means nothing. An officer may have opened case to read about it, and closed without taking any action. You're definitely not the first to get those "ghost" updates. USCIS system is just glitchy.
  8. OldUser
    Nothing to be done. You remain UK citizen. You also become a US citizen. US only recognizes you as a US citizen in any relations with the US. UK only recognizes you as a UK citizen in any relations with the UK. This means you can't pose a UK citizen in the US, and you can't pose as a US citizen in the UK. Otherwise, if you travel to a third country, you can use whichever passport and citizenship.
  9. OldUser
    I have the freshest experience! Passport took about 16 days. I applied at USPS. The expedited service. The official estimate was about 3 weeks.
  10. OldUser
    Approval is only approval when you have passport back with visa in it. Good luck and please post when you do get visa!
  11. OldUser
    Yes, but you have to update officer with all new trips at the interview. Also make sure you don't break continuous residence or physical presence.
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    To marry, you have to be free to marry. So you'd divorce and remarry. I wouldn't do it. USCIS and DOS recognized your marriage as real. Push back with facts. Escalate to their manager. I'd try after receing GC in hand, I suspect they're blocked because of this. Which country did you marry in? Does certificate match descrpition from this website? https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country.html/ If yes, print this and show at DMV when presenting your marriage certificate.
  14. OldUser
    Marriage wise, fast divorce after receiving GC might be compensated by 5 years of overall marriage length. I hope you'd be able to provide any supporting docs showing marriage #1 was bonafide? Otherwise I don't seen anything super major here. I assume you disclosed this 2015 incident in your I-485 during your adjustment?
  15. OldUser
    Why not apply in 2 weeks after you both live at same address? Also, since I-485 can only be filed on paper, why not apply for everything including I-130, I-485, I-765, I-131, I-693, I-130A in one packet on paper?
  16. OldUser
    1) How soon after receiving GC did you divorce wife #1? 2) Was there a significant age gap between you and wife #1? 3) Was wife #1 of your ethnicity, same religion or country of origin or not? 4) Is wife #2 of your ethnicity, same religion or country of origin? 5) Did you know wife #2 before you met wife #1?
  17. OldUser
    If the child is removing conditions with mother, there should be only one I-751 form for both. And the total fee is $750 for both.
  18. OldUser
    Yelling at users won't help much. Why does it matter if it's approved or not approved, if visa isn't available for many years? Yes, USCIS occasionally approves cases by mistake instead of shelving them for many more years. In the grand scheme of things it won't make much difference whether I-130 is approved 3 years ago or in in 2030. Good luck!
  19. OldUser
    I don't know how it could be possible. There should not be visas issued for any F4 filers who filed after 2007.
  20. OldUser
    Currently, cases filed in 2007 are processed. So you got at least 6 more years ahead. It's good idea to check visa bulletin https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2025/visa-bulletin-for-april-2025.html
  21. OldUser
    Given the large timeframe, I'm pretty sure big number of cases are abandoned by petitioners and or beneficiaries. I mostly see people asking about filing on VJ, and alsmost never hear about approvals.
  22. OldUser
    You won't hear much because approvals for this category take 15-20 years!
  23. OldUser
    Agree with this comment! @Gapsie MyProgress showed 3 weeks until decision for my naturalization on day of my oath. @Edward and Jaycel also had estimate of 7 months until their EAD on day they received it. 17 months is a good estimate for I-130 as of today. So I guess you should hear in May-June this year.
  24. OldUser
    No easy answer here, but you're generally a tax resident if: - You spent 183 or more days in the US OR - Got green card Also, worth noting not all countries have treaties with the US, it's possible to be double taxed based on your other country rules.
  25. OldUser
    Congratulations!
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