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  1.    Lemonslice reacted to a post in a topic: My husband and I are recently married in the US, I am on an e-2 visa
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  10. milimelo
    Well this is a DIY forum. If you need legal counsel, google immigration lawyers. You came on e-2 - ask the lawyer who helped you with it?
  11.    Crazy Cat reacted to a post in a topic: Advise please
  12.    milimelo reacted to a post in a topic: Filing I-130 & 1-485
  13. milimelo
    You have to be in a valid status to get it done - pending AOS is not a status - it's a limbo. EAD card or green card is what you need. Example - I got a SSN back when I was on J1 visa a long time ago. There was a letter missing in my name as I had it added through court - when I came to visit a friend I went to SSA to see if they can add the missing letter I was turned away as I was now on B1 visa - no status. Only after I immigrated couple years later was I able to make change to my SSA record.
  14. milimelo
    My reading is different - she knew he was incarcerated and came to visit and ended up marrying and staying - OP, what visa did you enter on? Or was it VWP? OP's spouse still has another 6 years before release. OP, the quotes USCIS guidance clearly says MAY - not a must, may. That could trip you up as they can choose not to go without your spouse's presence. There's no obligation on USCIS officer to follow the may guidance.
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  16. milimelo
    Yeah, no - they won't change it after I-94 expired. You'll need either a green card or EAD to get it changed.
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  24. milimelo
    Can you either go back to the airport and see CBP there or find the deferred inspection processing location near you and go check if she's been fully processed and her SAVE file updated? Often times you can call deferred inspection site but not sure what it's like now.
  25. milimelo
    If you are indeed a green card holder then you wouldn't have I-94 issued. Edit to add unless you were a K-1 visa and then did AOS. People on immigrant visa do not get I-94s.
  26.    milimelo reacted to a post in a topic: Travelling with US citizen friend
  27. milimelo
    In my opinion, those guidelines were artificially low for at least 15+ years. As a new immigrant I had a job in under 4 months at $37k when prices were much much lower. (apparently that would be $55k in today's dollars given inflation). I can't imagine bringing in anyone at $26k for two people - that's starvation for both. They should at least base them off Alaska - minimum is $33k for two people. The other thing is that I-864 just weren't enforced by anyone except some lawyers for divorce alimony/child support purposes. No one was going after sponsors if the new immigrant went on welfare, medicaid, or similar.
  28. milimelo
    Actually, based on the info posted I don't think anyone would get past 221g until this is sorted out. I expect lawsuits to start including class action ones. For Bosnia don't know what's the background but could be IR5s as most advanced age adults don't speak English, have no or minimal prospects of work (satisfying 40 quarters of work), Medicare issue and potential use of medicaid. Not sure about other potential welfare use. Younger folks normally don't come near welfare upon move to the US - I certainly never have since stepping foot in the US as an immigrant. Just guessing here as I've been long done with USCIS - what could work in your favor: your fiance has current job that they could transfer skills to in the US market, speaks good English, you have medical insurance you can add to, I imagine that would be fine.
  29. milimelo
    That's odd - can't you tell your HR your spouse lost her health insurance in her foreign country? That's normally considered a qualifying event to add family member to your existing insurance. But yes, congressional staff can get you assistance though you're running against the Jan 21 clock on immigrant visa suspension if your spouse is from one of those 75 countries.
  30. milimelo
    With all this, I don't think immigrant visa applicants should be doing medical exams as they'll for sure be wasting their money. Perhaps those that have to do TB long term testing would find it beneficial, but any other would just pay the $$ then get 221g in the meantime medical exam expires and then once this is sorted out/lifted they have to re-do (and pay again) for medical exam.
  31. milimelo
    Well K-1s were exempt from COVID shots but immigrant ones were not so perhaps K-1 will be exempt with this as well? But then they could hold them up at AOS...
  32. milimelo
    All vaccines would be under age appropriate determination - ie you wouldn't be expected to get hib, varicella or rotavirus. You had chickenpox, just give them the year you remember you had it.
  33. milimelo
    That's the FORM expiration date, not medical exam expiration date.
  34. milimelo
    Only copies for I-129f submission - says so in the instructions. You can bring the originals to interview.
  35. milimelo
    Option 3.
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