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See the comparison, as compiled earlier by our fine member Crazy Cat, and subject to revision as necessary: K-1 More expensive than CR-1 Requires Adjustment of Status after marriage (expensive and requires a lot of paperwork) Spouse cannot leave the US until she/he receives approved Advance Parole (up to 9 months) Spouse cannot work until she/he receives EAD (up to 9 months) Some people have had problems with driver licenses, Social Security cards, leases, and bank accounts during this period Spouse will not receive Green Card for many months after Adjustment of Status is filed A K-1 might be a better choice when 18-21 year old children are immigrating also In some situations, marriage can affect certain home-country benefits, making a K-1 a better choice A denied K-1 is sent back to USCIS to expire K-1 entrant cannot file for citizenship until after having Green Card for 3 years Once an I-129F has been approved, delaying the case is difficult to impossible if the need arises If US spouse declines to participate in Adjustment of Status, the foreign spouse will have a very difficult avenue to legally remain in the US Current Presidential executive order (travel bans) don't allow K-1 visa holders from some countries to enter the US CR-1/IR-1 Less expensive than K-1 No Adjustment of Status(I-485, I-131, I-765) required Spouse can immediately travel outside the US Spouse is authorized to work immediately upon arrival Spouse receives Social Security Card and Green Card within 2 or 3 weeks after entering the US Opening a bank account, getting a driver license, etc. are very easily accomplished with GC, SS card, and passport Spouse has legal permanent Resident status IMMEDIATELY upon entry to US The clock for citizenship filing starts immediately upon entry to the US A CR-1/IR-1 case can be delayed indefinitely at NVC if the need arises Current Presidential executive order (travel bans) exempt immediate relatives of US citizens ------- Even more important is whether your brother is already involved with a U.S. citizen whom he wants to marry, or if his chief goal is to get a green card and he plans to identify a U.S. citizen to marry for that purpose. No insult is intended, but this is a crucial clarification, please. After you answer the above, please have your brother join VisaJourney so that he can become an "A" student of the legal-immigration process and ask questions about anything that he needs clarification on after thorough reading.

Thread is moved from the K-1 Process forum to the "What Visa" forum.

Democrat "2024 Autopsy" Debacle Proves Party Still in Trouble for 2028 In a head-scratching move this week, Democratic National Committee chair Ken Martin finally released the "autopsy" of the party's crushing defeat two years ago – an incomplete, ramshackle document that Martin himself had fought to hide from public view. The controversy surrounding the report's production and chaotic release is yet more evidence of a party at war with itself and facing an internal identity crisis. Following presidential election years, the losing party typically commissions an internal report to identify what went wrong and how to fix it. Democrats did so following their drubbing at the ballot box in 2024, and Martin pledged to release the final report in January 2025. But in December of that year he reversed course, claiming that release of the report could "distract" from the party's midterm efforts. The 180 sparked loud criticism from many Democrats, which continued to grow until Thursday, when Martin relented and released the unfinished report – with some commentary attached. [...] https://amac.us/newsline/politics/democrat-2024-autopsy-debacle-proves-party-still-in-trouble-for-2028/

Thrilling Friday non-ES report, see man: New HSM worked wonderfully again, zzz painlessly again we man man. Breakfasted/skoolbused Mini-B., groggy Two Guys man. Breakfast for us was toast, ingest we man. A siesta was then taken, zzz we man. We were leisurely prepping for ES-ing when Mama T-B. called, aysheep senior she man man. Everything was and is a disaster, man. We didn't leave the casa till after 1 p.m., sigh man. Nearly bought 2 NIP rolls of wax paper at first ES for $2 each, nearly we man. Might be half-off or half-of-half off on Saturday, ask we man. We do have Many (2+2) rolls at the casa already, torn we man. We shall see if we return on Saturday, can you stand the tension man. Din-din was Costco angusburgers, ingest traditional Friday din-din Two Guys man. Movie night was Big Jake, watch Two Guys man. Many (2+1) bowls of Costco popcorn were consumed, ingest Two Guys man. This makes Many (2x2x2x2 -1) for the week, tally beginning to become impressive man. Green grapes down-warshed the popcorn, ingest Two Guys man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. Perhaps an ES or two (or Many) on Saturday, monsooning permitting man. And that was/is our thrilling Friday, report we man.

This is the definitive study guide for N-400. http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/382775-mrs-t-b-the-citizenship-test/

Thread is moved from the K-1 Process forum to the Embassy/Consulate forum -- topic involves that stage.

Friday ES report, see man: Because of late start, we attended 2, both new man. The second ES yielded the take, see man: -- verrrry thick Land's End bath towel, Many00-year-old Pennsylvania Dutch cookbook* = $Many ($2+2), deal man Total = $Many ($2+2) *intended gift for wonderful neighbor with culinary talents, magnanimous we man

This was the specific question that I wondered about. --- Has anyone looked for AILA discussion yet? We should probably invite pushbrk to weigh in.

Time to involve the immigration liaison in your U.S. Congressman's office, usually the office in Washington, DC.

A heck of a lot of them still get away with theft from checked bags, adding insult to injury that we have to pay to check the bags in the first place.

We've all seen the illogic in the continuous "change of mind at baggage claim" of B2-holders/VWP entrants about why they've said they're entering and when they claim they're leaving. If this closes that loophole, outstanding. However, everyone's questions above are well-taken. I think that we ought to hang out on any AILA discussion boards open to us and see what's said there. What USCIS needs to do is, like Crazy Cat says, to state which visa types are affected, and how, and effective when. And no one here has yet commented on the extra burden that this will place on the consulates. If they're slow now, look out. And will every consulate have the ability and wherewithal to adjudicate AOS, or just those that currently have decently staffed NIV units?

Or do fling poo -- need to find out.

Wow. Trying to understand the practical implications: -- No AOS from tourist visas or VWP? It seems so. -- No AOS from student visas? It looks like it. What if an alien enters on one of those, marries a USC, and applies for AOS -- must return to home country and apply there for approval? Depending on answers, many VJ Guides & Wikis might need revision.

Miu wall, mam ma'am?

Whoopee, mam ma'am. Another week to go here, si man. In our own exciting news, miu is finally somnolescent, zzz-ing miu man.