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it’s required before they let you board, but can be done at airport. The requirement is a US thing that airlines have to do.

15 days isn’t unusual. I wouldn’t worry. I’m sure it will come this week. Do you have the tracking info?

hi. Did the officer say congratulation etc and keep your passport? In which case everything is fine and I wouldn’t worry about the status. Those things aren’t always quite up to date anyway. You’ll have your passport and visa in a few days. London doesn’t take long (mine was 8 days including a bank holiday weekend)

yes you are correct. Def different state to state. I think several are 12 months but there’s def some that are not. Just another one of the quirks of which state you move to! good catch/correction

I took my passport and my green card, plus my social security number you can drive on your U.K. licence for up to 12 months in US

im not an expert on NH, but from what I can see, you are unable to get a drivers licence there if you are on a K1 visa

hi. You don’t ‘transfer’ your U.K. licence. It has no relevance to the state. You need to go whatever the local state requires as if you were getting a licence for the first time (written and or driving test) depending on which state it is. I moved to California and had to pass the online test then do a fairly simple 20 min driving test. Some states are similar, many are easier. this is how you get one in NH https://www.dmv.nh.gov/drivers-licensenon-driver-ids/apply-your-first-drivers-licensenon-driver-id

hi. You have the dates and info, just in a kinda jumbled up way. you can file 751 to remove conditions on a CR1, 90 days before it expires. This will take many months to process (often 1-2 yrs) so they issue you a temporary extension to your current one whilst that is processing. Then approx 1 yr later once you have been married AND LIVING TOGETHER (very important) for 3 years, you can file n400 for citizenship application. You are correct - this cannot be approved without your 10 yr green card being issued too, but they do allow you to apply, and in most cases this speeds up the process above and you end up with a combined interview/process. Hope that helps. Plenty of guides and info on here about each one of those. Best of luck!

exactly same for me too. I think I prob entered 6 times using ESTA whilst my 130 was processing (mixture of holiday and work trips)

don’t forget though that the U.K. tax year runs April to April so any tax paperwork etc issued by U.K. will not exactly cover the 12 months to align with US tax year

you are correct. Real ID is US/domestic flights only. However an international passport (provided valid and in date etc) is basically real ID anyway. If you have the passport there is not any specific need for anything else. The only benefit to having real id is so you don’t need to carry your passport on domestic only flights plus it’s marginally quicker for TSA but I’m splitting hairs. Don’t worry. Foreign passport is perfect still.

why would that give you an expedited visa?

ah. Yes you may be right. I was talking about the social security number/card. Apologies

sadly not. Wish you could. And tbh there’s only about a 50% chance you’ll actually receive it too without having to go down to your local social security office. There’s plenty of people on here (incl me) who did everything right…yet never received the card through the post.

this is 100% true, but ironically they actually DO provide a calculator!! Wish more people would use it! https://www.uscis.gov/forms/uscis-early-filing-calculator

it was rejected cos you filed too early. 90 days before Nov 13 is August 15th. That’s the earliest you could have filed. this is yet another reminder to others in similar situation. Why try and hit the perfect date when it makes very little difference given how long the process takes. File at 75-80 days before and remove any doubts or chance of this happening.

think of it another way. Hundreds of thousands of business travellers take files, paperwork documents etc on planes every day! (Including me). Immigration don’t ask or care what they are provided they’re scanned and safe. This is no different. absolutely no issue at all.

the co sponsor is responsible, financially for you for 10 years, or until you become a US citizen, if you decide to. there is no getting away or ‘signing’ that away. That’s the legal position.

I had a couple of different tetanus jabs growing up as I seemed to have a habit of falling out of trees and/or scraping myself on nails climbing things!! However nothing since being in my late teens (was 45 when I did visa medical) CDC (and most heath providers) say you should have one every 10 yrs so if you’ve not had one in that window, you’ll need another. tbh out of all of them needed, this was the one I had least issue with/could see the benefit of. Maybe I’m secretly still longing to go climb a tree again…

I went through London and these were the ones I had to get (I had a blood test for chicken pox which I’d had as a kid) so didn't need that one.

What do you think they need?! They want your SSN, ID like a passport and proof of address (which is often the hardest to prove) from a recognised source (rent contract, other financial institution etc). that’s all they want. They don’t care or even want anything from your previous accounts etc

correct - your credit history from home doesn’t count in US so it’s like you’re a brand new person. does your partner have a credit card? It’s super easy to be added as an authorised user if so and you’ll gain credit score and build yours up much quicker (assuming your partner’s score is good)

once you enter on K1, you are there until it’s all completed. It’s one reason why the cr1/ir1 is often a much better option for almost everyone. You can literally leave the next hour after entering with it, if you so choose and it’s still all fine. Gives you much more flexibility.

hi 5 feels tight but is certainly possible. Ultimately it’s down to VM to turn the docs around etc so if they think they can in that, they should know. I left a lot more than that but I had to get a couple of shots done after my medical before they sent mine across and it only took them a few days once I’d submitted the proofs. remember this though too. Worst case they’re not processed in time, this doesn’t stop the embassy doing the interview. They just complete your bit and wait for the docs then issue the visa. So either way it's not a major issue. i wouldn't worry

exactly same for me. Created in word, saved as PDF. Did about 6 slides and around 4-5 pics on each. No issues at all