Lee Thacket

Okay. Good point, but I think the research was discounting the crime of being in the United States illegally.

Thank you. I found the tone of many of the above posts a bit strange, not just the person who was removed. That made me hesitate about adding my comments.

I was scanning through recently approved AOS timelines earlier. It seems to be taking eight to ten months for most people. My AOS application was submitted on January 27th with a predicted EAD approval, according to Visa Journey, of about 15th March. Two to three months seems typical. However, it all seems a bit random. Be prepared for a long wait and then you can be pleasantly surprised if approval comes quickly!

I think you're right to be concerned, but I don't think anyone who has entered on a K1 visa has anything. In terms of other immigrants out of status time will tell. As I said in a thread elsewhere on this site, illegal immigrants commit less crime than native born Americans. Very few are child rapists. Illegal migration is fuelled by labor demand.

Don't forget the signed I-485 form itself with two accompanying passport photographs. I didn't include any wedding photos as there weren't any! I don't think they need accompanying information from the K1 packet. They can interview you if they want to quiz you about the validity of the relationship. Are you going to submit an employment authorisation document? Judging by timelines I have seen they are being approved quite quickly.

My goodness! Really? So the form has been changed in order to become more confusing. How about putting in the instructions: "tick fiancé of US citizen if you filled out I129F." The heading to section three could be: "Basis of Entry into United States."

Oh dear. I hope he or she is allowed back soon. I managed to write a several hundred word post above a few minutes ago without insulting anyone, posting links or talking about my political beliefs ....

This comment makes no sense. That is not how democracy and economics work.

There are lots of international comparison tables out there, for example on freedom of the press, general state of freedom and democracy, levels of taxation, health care etc. It would be an easy matter to see where the United States is now and then check back in four years time.

Article 5 of The German constitution guarantees freedom of speech as does Article 10 of The European Convention on Human Rights. What JD Vance and his speech writers don't seem to understand is that the German constitution is a bit different to the America one. There is actually a Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution. This set up is based on recent German history. The British and Americans helped write up the new German constitution. Political parties with thousands of voters can be banned if it is thought they will subvert the constitutional order. This has only happened twice in the last 75 years - The German Reich Party (1952) and the German Communist Party (1956). The AfD have not been banned, though they were thrown of their European parliament grouping when one of their members appeared to say not everyone in the SS was a criminal. There is a convention in politics/diplomacy that you don't back political parties in another country's election. Mr Vance appears to think there is a populist wave being resisted by the so-called elites. The opinion polls don't support that. We'll see how the votes stack up on Sunday. I studied Nazi Germany in depth many years ago. I don't recall any historians saying it was suppression of free speech that brought the Nazis to power. He received a rather light jail sentence for an attempted coup in the army 1920s. The Roman Catholic Church, mainstream conservatives, the Reichstag Fire, national pride and fear of communism all helped Hitler gain power.

For what it is worth, I approached two clinics about having the vaccination only section of the medical. They charged $105 and $100. I chose the $105 one as it was 100 miles closer. The doctor did not see me at all. He just signed the form and, presumably, reviewed my immunisation record. I am sure if you shop around you can find some one offering a similar service

That section and the accompanying instructions could certainly be worded a bit better.

Brilliant news. Thanks for taking the trouble to come back and give an update. Not everyone does that. Happy holidays and happy honeymoon! It does seem rather random how quickly biometric appointments are arranged. Some of us seem luckier than others. Are you able to fill out your timeline?

Who did you pay $250 to - the doctor who was going to fill out your I-693 form? Make an appointment with your nearest health and human services office. Show them the immunisation records you got from your doctor. Then they can advise you what you need which will be similar to what immigration require. If you don't have insurance they can probably vaccinate you more cheaply than a pharmacy or doctor's office. If you have insurance human services will suggest you get it done through them. You say your state has an immunisation database. With your permission the civil surgeon will be able to see it. He/she can then complete the I-693 for you.

I contacted my civil surgeon a few months after my April 2024 medical asking for the DS-3025 form to be amended. They said that wasn't possible given that I had already had my visa interview. When I got to the United States I visited the local Health and Human Services office. They gave me a few more vaccines and added me to the state of Minnesota immunisation database. I paid $105 for a doctor to fill out the vaccination only section of the I-693 form. The nurse checked the immunisation database and gave me the final vaccine that I needed. Does your state have an immunisation database? Can you get your doctor or the local human services office to update it with your correct vaccine record? Then pass the paperwork on to an immigration doctor. He/she will tell you what vaccines you need. That seems like a quicker and safer option than trying to get the original form amended. Look forward to hearing what you decide to do and what happens.

My I-485 was received on January 27th. I received the receipt by text on January 31st. The paper NOA I-797 arrived the following week. My biometrics appointment had been scheduled for February 20th. Not sure if things are possibly a bit quicker because I am adjusting from a K-1 fiance visa? Hope you get yours as quickly as I got mine. Can you update your timeline when you receive the NOA?

It sounds like he has a rather violent past. How long ago did these events happen?

Here is a link from the Irish on how to become an Irish citizen which will add several years on to your journey and, obviously, cost more. Irish and American citizens can travel fairly freely between each other's countries for short visits. Are you sure you both need dual nationality? https://www.irishimmigration.ie/how-to-become-a-citizen/become-an-irish-citizen-by-naturalisation/

@Dashinka - thanks for your comments. I got the documents from the joint sponsor whose retirement income is much more than we need. Retirement income is ongoing for the rest of one's life so hopefully there won't be any problems! I did read that 90% of AOS applications are successful. More people should come back here and report on their successes! I will report back on how I get on.

He should not have been arrested. On the whole the police do a good job, but sometimes they slip or do the wrong. I think incidents like this are fairly rare. I like Scot Squad as well.

The incident happened back in July 2022 so RadioGenoa has picked up on it rather late. The local police commissioner criticised the officers involved. Causing anxiety in itself is not a criminal offence. I am pretty sure he is not in jail.

No, you can't be sent to jail for your opinions. Lots of people turned a blind eye to what Jimmy Savile was doing. He was very popular back in the day, a good Catholic boy who loved his mum, went to mass and got knighted by the Pope for his charitable work. My problem with the Catholic Church is not some of its members were abusers. It is that the hierarchy tried to cover things up.

I saw a documentary about the politician Cyril Smith years ago. He seemed to be a one man grooming gang in his home town of Rochdale just across the hills from Rotherham. The country's biggest grooming gang seems to be The Roman Catholic Church. You say, "all discussed decades ago and nothing changed." I agree with that, but there does seem to be a greater willingness to listen to victims today. The common theme with Rochdale, Rotherham and the Church appears to be a lack of belief in the children. Send people to jail if they don't properly investigate.

I was under the impression that China, being so big, satisfies its labor needs internally. I found this short article about external immigration. They don't seem to like it: https://artsci.tamu.edu/news/2023/07/china-needs-immigrants.html

I think they are. There is large scale migration from the Chinese countryside to the big cities. It would be interesting to know what kind of cultural factors are at play there.