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Again Trump being hyperbolic but I love the hot take:

Man this is the hot take of the day, lol Trying to figure out what it has to do with the Munich speech: which yes, everyone should watch. The tepid claps of the globalists filled me with glee.

OMG why am I even in this thread, please go easy on the directed cynicism because we actually had an awesome 1st Valentine's together. Jon and I have seen seven "v-days" since we met, this is the first one we've enjoyed in each other's presence. We went to the symphony and watched Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince with a live performance of the score. We met over being mutual Potterheads and thought it apt. Great night, involved some really good halibut cheeks and Chilean sea bass before hitting the theater.

Stop getting my hopes up, damn you! 😆🤣😂 I'm trying to be PATIENT HERE

I think this can be achieved in the Declarations of Intent. Providing a summary of the relationship will carry weight to match any evidence provided. 99% this. As most of us who've done K1 know, a common question during the interview is "How did you meet your fiance/e?" so supplemental evidence as to where/how you met is key, in addition to the meeting within two years. Heard this one a lot lately. Same sex marriages are very much recognized by the US, and this will not be changing. Be thorough, honest, and accurate in your petition. Your partner's sex has no bearing on the strength of it.

Entirely subjective take here. CBPs can be jerks. But what you perceived as intimidation, may have been an interview with a bad CBP. We hear your frustration. You sound like you're looking to be mad about something, or have your side of the story approached with validating words. In this community you will receive honesty, even if it's cutting and perceptively brutal. I've learned it's key to accepting that the K1 visa process pulls no punches either. You two will get eaten alive at every turn if you continue to see yourselves as victims through this. Immigration is hard, and even sometimes risky. As mean and unaccommodating as officers can be, USCIS and Customs Protection do not owe someone entry to this country. Vetting is normal, and sometimes none too fair.

The hardest part of the process is the patience required, and keeping yourself from comparing your case to others as they proceed, sometimes faster than you. The process can be very opaque at times and that stress can weigh on a relationship. It is a difficult journey, emotionally. Administratively, if you are honest and thorough it will be no problem. Review all directions on the USCIS website and be fastidious about completing paperwork with accuracy. If in doubt, come see us. This community will help you hammer out the logistics. The real weight comes from the waiting.

You're missing the point. Reducing the instances of her interacting with customs, as well as showing a travel record that goes both ways for your AOS application later, is a win/win. By the way, I'm fluent in written sarcasm. I was only trying to help, no need to get defensive.

At their present ages, they would not be entering high school. Your nine year old would be in elementary (primary) and depending on the district, your eleven year old will either have some time in primary before junior high, or will be entering middle school. Freshman year (first year of high school) is usually the school year when a child turns fifteen. That being said, you would do well to research the school districts in Michigan in which you are apt to reside. Michigan has a high immigrant population especially in the mitten (lower peninsula) and would likely be able to answer your questions about introducing your daughters to the education system. Considering English is one of their learned languages, I imagine they would do just fine, from my face-value opinion.

It's Howzit, that's how it is LMAOOOOO jaykay

My husband and I are now living in a perpetual state of irony. lol We've been looking into getting a small holding here in Iowa. If the Boers are granted asylum status, well, they will make amazing American farmers. As much as we'd love to see the farmlands claimed by these hardy folk over the CCP, there's a bit of anxiety over the potential impending competition over land, and the resulting hike in values. Additionally, as Jon is an English/Afrikaner mudblood Saffer, he'll be back to square one with the Boers getting a good laugh out of his funny accent/stilted attempts at Afrikaans. Man can't catch a break

Very excited for you but please, please, please, addend official ceremony with unofficial. Not the other way around. In other words, don't count your chickens.

Hear hear. Want to strengthen the validity of your relationship on paper, so you don't get into arguments with customs? Maybe time to pack your bags once or twice. Even the scales.

You should try again, this is a completely legitimate way to get the code. Explain that you have to make travel arrangements for the biometrics. If anything, maybe the agent can assist with giving you the appointment date if not the code itself. Just keep spinning the wheel and try new agents. Someone will assist you.

A radical thought to consider: when the global elite wish to spark revolution in the masses, it is counterintuitive to placate them. You want to destabilize them as much as possible. Here's a short list of plausible factors to the "marriage" issue in modern times, beyond what the article suggests (and TBone hitting the nail twice above me): -the readily available porn industry and permissive sexualization in modern culture -global information systems/media and the subsequent social skill decimation -without pinning the cause, the undeniable rise in autism numbers which also lends itself to social skill challenges -generational coddling and an unprecedented laissez-faire approach to parenting by those who raised current marriage-aged adults -rejection/ignorance to the benefits of individualism that come from growing up; when "adulting" is a four letter word, one escews the positives along with the negatives -a Western education system that molds efficient workers, and stymies personal growth focused on individualism and consequently, the purposeful approach to life that others would find attractive -Feminism(tm), which is actually sex-based egalitarianism that flatlines the natural individualism that exists between men and women, once again killing potential attraction -the Red Pillers(tm), scrapping trust in individuals and literally shooting themselves in the foot with the generalization of how the sexes behave in modern day -the slow drain of creativity from leisure, as well as its centralization on solo activities -activist movements that counteract focii on health, longevity, and fertility in the individual -the heavy weight of life to be measured in happiness, instead of purpose and meaning Plenty more, to be fair, but let's leave it there for now.

Excuse me, I DO consider myself trad. and society(tm) It won’t let me edit and autocorrect got me lol

Honestly I think this is the crux of the issue and the bullet hole which gets not even a band-aid (or plaster, if you will) in the article. It tries to examine the situation but we’re talking about MSN news here. For what it’s worth, the commentary on insurance remains historically accurate, even if it’s not relevant today. I too consider myself fairly traditional and I mourn the fact that marriage is no longer considered a revered societal institution. It’s a costly placeholder for ceremonial pomp and a bloviated industry that feasts on the pressures of tradition, even inventing new ones. in the end we have civil unions with sequins, executed by grown people who have the EQ of children still. Society(my) is killing marriage.

I gotta say, it is absolutely refreshing to see the US government wake up to the atrocities in SA. Before Jon, I had no idea and I think this is the presumption of a lot of Americans: Apartheid over, mission accomplished, yay Nelson Mandela's rainbow nation. It's been 30 years of constant decline and the rest of the world turning a blind eye to it because the minority is the wrong skin color.

It's definitely been in the forefront of our minds. Jon's dad is still there but his mom was Rhodesian and left for Australia years ago. Luckily they aren't farmers. Even though that's just the tip of the iceberg.

Your wife's immigration status has not changed as she arrived on a non-immigrant visa and remains a non-immigrant. Personally, I would leave it blank. Neither of these are applicable. Although many law firms state that you have to file with a valid I-94, I scoured the USCIS website for filing instructions that highlight this. I did not find any (but am happy to see proof otherwise, if it exists). What I did find, was that marriage has to take place within 90 days: Of course it reduces complications if your I-94 is still valid, but I would try to treat the process as normal as possible. Any additional evidence you would like to share to explain the lapse in filing, you can reference on the final pages of the I-485 and provide additional statements and medical records, if it brings peace of mind. But if I were you then no, I would not seek to emphasize violation when USCIS doesn't highlight the particulars of your situation as one. Just be thorough, and fit supporting evidence into the flow of the form.

To be fair it is rather goofy wording and a failure of a tautology. It assumes that if the beneficiary doesn't need an I-864 then you need an I-134, by stating the opposite. I see how OP could see how it lacks in validation, because it does. But yes, an I-134 is definitely needed still with K1. You won't need it for AOS because, as stated, there will be need for the I-864 then.

Also forgot to add that he does in fact have a SSN, which we applied for prior to the wedding. So that's good to go, no ITIN.

Hey all, welcome to tax season: Quick rundown of our situation, because I'm used to years of filing single so not only do I have the added pleasure of filing jointly now, but I have to factor in my husband's EAD/income. So here the situation: when my husband came to marry me on a K1, his employer offered to suspend his employment until he was authorized to work again. All pay was frozen and he used the hiatus to assimilate to life in the US, which allowed us to adhere to US law and wait on him earning income until his EAD was issued. He was approved for EAD at the end of November and with card in hand, contacted his employer and resumed remote work on December 1st. So to summarize, he worked for a foreign employer on foreign soil from January-first week of September, suspended work/was unemployed September-November, and then was re-employed by his foreign employer with US authorization for the month of December. Questions: 1) Given the complexity of the situation (add to it that I am part-resident of two states in 2024 due to a move/change in positions), should I look into hiring a tax service? If so, are there tax preparers who specialize in international taxes as a whole, or specific countries? 2) If it's a filing that's completely doable by a person used to filing their own taxes, then what should I be looking for from my husband in terms of forms/documentation? Are there resources on the forums, because I have no idea what to search for. To this regard, if anyone has links to similar threads, hook me up. If anyone is curious, I am a wage earner and have always qualified for free filing through third parties provided by the IRS. However, depending on what we have to file, we may or may not qualify (if it's just the one month from US soil, we're good. If I have to consider what he made back home for the whole year, not so much). TIA.

Still very much prepared, thank you for your feedback.

I can’t speak to the 131/AP but it is interesting! I also searched my batch today to gain a better understanding of our position. We were in the first third to move into Processing but that could be completely arbitrary and agent-dependent on when we advance. Even still thanks for tipping me off to that site in November filers! I’m just as obsessed with tracking trends and am curious where the tail end of 2024 cases fall in regards to wait times. Fingers crossed for 6-8 months, that’s my completely uneducated guess 😂