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What happens if you win a diversity visa?
I have applied for a diversity visa and was wondering what would happen if I actually won (big if I know). What is the process?
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Visiting the USA before start of J1
My son has a J1 visa as he intends to work as a camp councillor in the US. Before starting work he wants to visit Hawaii then go to Canada for a few weeks. The J1 says multiple entry. Will he be able ...
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I94 Admit Until Date update
My I94 Admit Until Date update is about to expire on sep 2024. But I got my new renewd passport and h1b extention recently.
1.How can I update the admit until date in my I94?
2.When can I use new ...
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What is earliest date when I can apply for a renewal of my US visa stamp on my passport?
I am an in the USA on an O1 visa.
The dates on my I1797 mention validity till February 2026. However, the O1 visa stamp on my passport is valid till December 2024.
What is the earliest date when I can ...
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Deportation from the US
I was deported from the US in 2017 at the Chicago POE after the immigration officer discovered I had obtained a B1/B2 visa to come work in the US for a short time. I wasn't banned but my visa was ...
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Consequences of informing bank about leaving country
I left USA in 2019, but did not inform Bank of America about this. I am currently in Canada, continue to operate my BoA account for payments, and have substantial balance in the bank account in US.
I ...
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Does the fact that your child is adopted influence immigration?
If you would marry a woman with a child from a previous relationship and you adopt this child and become the legal guardian for this child. If apply for this This visa would the fact that the child of ...
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Do i have to renew my visa?
I am a foreign citizen and was studying in the US. I was dismissed from my university in fall 2022. My SEVIS record will be terminated soon due to failure to enrol in new classes.
If I apply to other ...
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Planning to remain after my visa expires. Can I re-enter the USA?
I am a British citizen with L-1B status in the USA. My visa expires Jan 31st 2023 and I am planning a trip to the UK over the holidays. When I re-enter the USA, I will have just 3 weeks remaining on ...
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I am a DV2023 selectee but I excluded material information on my DS-5501 form for a legitimate reason. Will this affect my DS-260 application?
I have an illegitimate child which I don't have custody of, nor any access to; therefore, I can't have access to his photo to include in my DS-5501 form. Now I have been selected for DV2023. I believe ...
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Unable to create online-only I-134 for a child
Suppose that a person is trying to submit an online-only version of USCIS I-134 (Affidavit of Financial Support) for a relative of that person and her child. It seems that the nline version of the ...
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Filing form I-485 and I-864 online
I just submitted form I-130 and I-130a online petitioning for my wife. I want to know if I should submit form I-485 concurrently on my USCIS account, or should it be my wifes account? As well as ...
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Parents going though medical issues and possibility of expediting I-130
My parents and I are naturalized U.S. citizens, living in the U.S. for the past 15 years. However, I have two much older siblings who are married and have kids but are not U.S. citizens and do not ...
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Spouse of US citizen: can I visit my husband in the US and then stay and adjust status?
I have been married to my husband for 4 years. I live in the UK and he is living in the US with our 2 year old daughter.
Can I visit the US on a ESTA and then stay and do a adjustment of status? I ...
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Diversity VIsa Interview-Police Certificate
My interview is next week and my husband is the principal applicant. I am currently not living in my country of citizenship.
When KCC asked for the documents, I sent PCC just for my current country of ...
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US immigration visa for son of naturalised US resident, and his spouse
My spouse and I are interested in moving to the US to become residents (Vietnamese & UK nationality respectively). The first step would be to obtain an immigration visa.
My father is a naturalised ...
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How to calculate F4 age limit
My uncle filed for the F4 visa in 2004. The priority date is October 4th, 2004.
At the time of the filing and priority date I was 9 years old (born on the 23rd of September 1994).
I don't know the ...
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Consequenses of DV lottery visa if being rejected on later phase?
If I applied for DV lottery visa and then got selected at first phase but got rejected in later phase like interview or similar(after fillling DS- 260 immigration form). Then will it affect my chances ...
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US Visa Bulletin: What about other countries?
The US issues a visa bulletin every month (this month's bulletin) that gives information regarding whose priority date has become current and who shall wait approximately how much.
You can see that ...
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Parents US Tourist Visa Extension more than One Year
Thanks for reading my post.
My parents are here in the United States to visit us. They are staying here for more than six months and they are about to leave United States but due to Pandemic they are ...
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How to extend a F4 immigrant Visa before going to USA within 6 months
I got my F4 visa on november 2020 and it will expire on may 15th 2020. We had booked our flight on march 30th 2020 but due to covid 19 pandemic we were unable to go to USA. Currently India is not ...
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F4 inquiry about children
I applied for an F4 immigration for my family and I in 2006. I recently got an email from the NVC stating that it was time to pay the fees and start collecting my documents which i was pleased to ...
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Can I be hired by my boyfriend in his company with H1B visa?
I know this is a kind of question we have probably already asked but I keep reading and I never get the answer I look for, I never find the same situation.
I am French, living in Spain and my ...
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How long can I be out of the US on a TN (NAFTA) visa?
Due to the spread of the coronavirus my organization is recommending (essentially mandating) that all employees work from home (WFH) until further notice. I was planning on traveling to Canada from ...
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USA immigration by a European citizen
I'm exploring the possibility to move to the USA (possibly permanently).
I've already made some research regarding the different options (green card, visa types etc) but it seems that none of them ...
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How to renew a TN visa?
Currently, I hold a TN visa that was issued on December 4th, 2017 and is valid until December 4th, 2018. I want to go back to my country on December 22, 2018 to spend Christmas with my family. A TN ...
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Main Applicant’s children are aged out or not?
My aunt applied for the F4 US (Family Preference Immigrant Visa) 13 years ago for my mother and her family. Now that we have received our approved petition letter after 13 years, we’re not sure if ...
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F4 visa was granted but my nephews aged out. What can we do?
I applied for the US F4 visa (Family Preference Immigrant Visa) 13 years ago for my sister and her family. Her case was approved in 2009. After that, we didn't hear anything for years until, finally, ...
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Can an EB-3C Unskilled Green Card holder do Software Engineering work?
Can an EB-3C Unskilled Green Card holder lawfully do Software Engineering work? (May it be part-time or full-time)
Is there going to be a problem if the old job and the new job’s nature and ...
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May a VWP Violator Later Be Sponsored?
I overstayed my vwp for almost 2 years and I got removed from the United states and I got an email from the department of homeland security that I can not enter or attempt to enter the us for the next ...
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After marrying a US citizen, can my US immigration visa be processed in my country of temporary residence?
I am a Pakistani national, a Master's student in Sweden for quite some time. I will be done with my studies in the beginning of 2020. I reside on a study residence permit from Swedish immigration ...
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Will F3 family-based petition affect the B2 visa application of my wife and infant child?
Here is my situation:
My father (US Citizen) has filed a family-based petition for me 2 years back after I was newly married.
I now fall under Family Third Preference (F3): Married sons and daughters ...
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Can a US greencard winner re-enter alone or can extend of family members visa enter time after 6 month is over?
As a greencard winner(diversity visa 2018) family father, all members got visas but 6 months time is over for my family members except me.
Let me explain details.
I bought fly tickets to all of us. I ...
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What do I need to go back to US to immigrate or study?
I am German and now I live in Europe. I entered United States on December 5th of 2013 under the Visa Waiver Program/ESTA that allows you to remain in the US for 3 months as a tourist. I overstayed, ...
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Do I need a joint sponsor?
I am filling I-864 form to sponsor mu spouse. I am employed and my anticipated annual income meets the poverty guidelines, but I have not filed tax return at all
for the last three years because I ...
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For US immigrant visa, does the chest X-Ray actually expire even once you have the visa?
My wife's green card application is on hold, waiting on my I-864 (US taxes.. bah! Don't open a Limited in the UK if you're a US citizen unless you're ok with paying $1200 to have your personal US ...
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Need help calculating grace period
I think I have accrued 1 day overstay on an F1 visa in the USA, beyond the 60-day grace period. Different online tools give different results. My 60-day grace period began on October 24th, 2017 (date ...
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Adjustment of Status
I came to the United States on F1 (Student Visa) in 2015 and I graduated from school then I got OPT (Optional Practical Training) and I got Employment Authorization Card and I am working legally right ...
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When my Petition will be in processing State in USCIS for Form I-130, my case approved in may 2015?
I've applied for US Immigration on base of my parents and form is Form I-130, Immigrant Petition for Relative, Fiance(E), or Orphan. and Form Type is Permanent resident filling for an unmarried son or ...
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Concurrent filing of I-130 and I-485
I am filing forms I-130 and I-485 for my wife. I have a couple of questions regarding this. Can I file forms I-765 and I-131 with the application (she is in the US on H1B)? And if I can file I-765, ...
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Work authorization for F1 students?
I am applying for full time jobs in the United States, being a student from India on the F1 visa. I had the following questions during the application processes (on various job portals):
Is your ...
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How can I emigrate to the US without a college degree?
I'm 19, I have Italian citizenship and working in Germany as a web developer.
My dream has been to move to the US since I was 12. I won't say much about why it's like that because it would be a long ...
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Long stay in the US of unmarried partner with B2
I moved to the US with a O-1 visa. I have a relationship with my partner, we live together but we are not married. She moved to the US with me under a B2 visa, since we read it is common that ...
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I want to get my Mexican fiance permanent residency in the United States with drug conviction
I am a US citizen who met my Mexican born fiance in Texas 15 years ago. He was deported from the US 13 years ago after serving time in prison for a marijuana charge. He was told that he could reapply ...
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Requirements for B1 and L1b visa
I am an employee of a British company, an IT consultancy that trains and hires software developers to employ them as contractors for their clients.
I am resident in the UK but I have an Italian ...
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Citizenship limitations for E2 visa
The company I currently work for is British and I'm resident in the UK but I have an Italian passport. My company wants to bring me to their office in the US with an E2 visa but they believe that they ...
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US visa application for tourist - listed in F4 application Of father
In 2007, My wife's uncle filled F4 immigration for my father-in-law. At that time she was 18years old. Now she is married to me and living with me in Canada. She doesn't have US visa. Now we are ...
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Do spouses need to change name on passport after marriage?
My niece is married to a US citizen and will be moving to the US on an immigrant visa in the next 2 months. She already has a Pakistani ID card and a passport under her father's name.
In applying for ...
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Mother in law coming to US what to do about Gold and cash?
Ive posted on this site in the past about getting my mother in law from Iraq to visit us. I got some excellent help and she had obtained an immigrant visa. We were ready to have her here and she ran ...
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Is it possible to use US Direct Consular Filing when not living one's own country?
I'm an Argentine, and my fianceé has dual US/Mexico nationality. There is no USCIS office here in Argentina (only an Embassy), so getting the visa through the DCF process (Direct Consular Filing - ...
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