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  1. W199
    What was the nature of the derogatory info that they denied your I-751 on? Was it related to a divorce?
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  8. W199
    I am referring to first time visitors from high-risk countries. In those cases, they are sent to secondary inspection. Immigration literally looked at my fiancée's VISA and said "oh, this is your first time to enter, please go to secondary". This is the group of people that I was referring to that had very high rate of return to their our country. Therefore, I don't think it will be easy for him to go to Canada as a tourist based on the info provided. And it risks a lot of money for the plane ticket, hotels, and meeting there only to be rejected. While I was waiting the 4 hours for her to get out of secondary, there was a younger girl with her dad from Pakistan asking for help. Saying her mother is visiting from Pakistan and she is bringing them a lot of gold for gifts, but it has been 4+ hours. LOL. The officer told her "it will take as long as it takes". While I was waiting for my fiancee they got a phone call and then they quickly left the airport .... My fiancee almost didn't make it ... they checked everything ...
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  12. W199
    My fiancee got a VISA to meet me in Canada. But that was only because I had enough income to sponsor her and we had a K-1 pending. She had to prove she had a pending K-1 when she arrived. Canada sent back about 1/2 of the new VISA holders, including a older guy in wheel chair with his "alleged" son .. a lot of people from Nigeria, Paksitan, etc.. got sent back ... Its like they make it easy to get a visa (no interview was even required) but make it very hard to enter on arrival. Renting a nice condo wasn't expensive with airbnb for a few months ... while she lived in Canada and I visited her each weekend until the K-1 was approved ...
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  16. W199
    Unfortunately, this is all fantasy and wishful thinking. Doctor notes, waivers, etc are all not going to work. And you don't have enough money to make the several trips required, not to mention even if you did, you can't travel with your medical condition. Also, seeing his graduation degree and passport is not enough to not end up like you did with the guy from India. First steps are to get your medical and finances in shape. Then meet him several times, and see if you even get engaged or not. You already nearly broke up with him once. BTW, do you have enough income required to qualify to petition someone? And how did you meet him?
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  21. W199
    They are not going to ask you to explain your joint sponsor's tax transcript to them.
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  23. W199
    When is the rescheduled N-400? Did it already pass? Did you try to go to it and explain? Or did they not even let you in the door?
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  25. W199
    What does "wait and see" mean? It sounds like she wants to do nothing and wait to see if you get detained and put into removal proceedings? That would be a nice income boost for your lawyer. Technically there is an argument to make that USCIS did not make any error because the letter confirms you only rescheduled the N-400. Then the N-400 had to be denied since the I-751 was previously denied. Its can be hard to make USCIS admit they messed up and it was really their fault. Question, does filing the I-290B means that you will be out of status because your I-751 was denied? If so, it might be better to get another extension letter by re-filing everything. But I really have no idea, you really should get several consults with multiple experienced immigration lawyers to find the best path forward.
  26.    W199 reacted to a post in a topic: I-751/N-400 DENIED despite rescheduling Interview
  27. W199
    I basically use that strategy on steroids. I know I won't owe any tax penalty because my income and taxes keep increasing significantly (thanks to AI and from the tech boom from the pandemic.. lol) from the previous year. Due to the increase, the tax penalty is waived (tax paid this year is more than 110% of previous year). Therefore, I end up with a huge amount that I owe, which collects interest and capital gains until I pay it on 4/15. No need to pay it down over the tax year and get a refund when I get this interest free loan. But that was also my subtle point, but admittedly which no consular officer will have the savvy to realize. Because the tax penalty was not waived it implies it is *likely* because his income in the previous year was the same or even higher than the current year. Hence, the income this year was not a one-off with a low income the previous year. This speculation lends strength to the joint sponsor rather than adding skepticism to it Though, probably they will mistakenly think the opposite just from the sight of "penalty" .... In anycase, to be clear, this was all a tangent and won't affect immigration either way.
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  29. W199
    As everyone said, its a normal tax transcript. My tax transcript has a much larger amount owed that I paid after filing. But I didn't have any penalty. Therefore, the only thing of noteworthy is that it implies his taxes due were not more than the previous year, probably less, hence maybe his income shrank from the previous year, so his income was even higher in the previous years, and that he needs to get a better accountant or learn how to estimate his taxes better. None of this would be an issue with the consulate. Note, the above is just speculation based on the tax laws of when a penality applies. I could be totally wrong regarding his unique tax situation since business taxes can be complex.
  30. W199
    Unless you or your fiancée have serious legal issues, you may find that an agency that specializes in K-1 is going to better and a fraction of the cost of an attorney (who will simply have their latest paralegal fill out the forms). The only difference is you will need to mail in the final package, whereas an attorney can be the one to sign-off and mail it in for you (albeit at your own risk).
  31. W199
    Exactly, that's why I said a K-1 has the advantage of giving you time to do a prenup before the promised marriage. A prenup is a smart thing to do when there is a big disparity in prenuptial assets, or you own a business, etc... In addition, for a prenup to have strenght, you should start agreeing on the terms ideally before you file the K-1 and certainly before she arrives in the USA. Your fiancee can not be put under pressure into signing it, e.g. "sign it or you will be sent home in shame". It won't be valid.
  32. W199
    Sounds like K-1 or CR1 will not be an issue at all, as long as your fiancée doesn't have a criminal record and you meet the income requirements. Your bigger risk than being rejected in 17 months is finding out you that you have been scammed, or you married in haste like so many men find out from there. Sounds like a K-1 is what you want, it will get her here faster and give you time to do a prenup.
  33. W199
    Keep in mind that the K visa expires 6-month after the medical exam, not the interview. Also, contrary to what many people say here, it can certainly be a good idea to for your K1 to come first. Its common in the Philippines for the aunt and other relatives to care for the child, and there are many many reports on the Philippines forums/discussion groups of problems when the K2 comes with them right away. Many of these K1 regret not coming alone and getting settled in their new home assuring everything is stable with their family life before bring their K2. The 1 year "K2 to follow" option may be the best balance. Only you know your unique family situation and culture and what would be best for you and your fiancée. But to the other people's point, I would agree regarding the school district issue, you can do all that well ahead of time and to go beyond that, to get deeper insight, will take for years and probably not until the child is already attending school, .. its not a valid concern ... but establish a home, family life, and so forth are great points, many of which people greatly underestimate ... depending on many many variables that no one here has any idea what yours are.
  34. W199
    That is good news. They are actively working on your case now. The initial evidence isn't just "whatever you could come up with". Initial evidence are required document. For example, did you include all final divorce degrees, and many other things in the correct format as required? You'll just have to wait to find out what you missed. Or perhaps they want additional evidence as well, and not just initial evidence.
  35. W199
    I wouldn't worry about it .. at least not until the end of the week... I got the impression that when I got the 1st email that the passport was out for delivery, that it really wasn't even shipped yet .. just packed. If it was me, I would wait until Wed or Thu and just go to the 2GO office to see if it has arrived, and send another tracking request. Keep us updated
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