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Can I apply for a spouse visa for my husband when I am his second wife?

Your marriage will not be recognized in Australia. This page on the recognition of foreign marriages in Australia says: An overseas marriage is generally recognised in Australia if it was a valid ...
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Visa for participating in Paris 2024 Olympics games

Schengen short-term visas are not issued in different classes. The application asks the applicant to indicate the purpose of the trip, choosing one of Tourism, Business, Visiting family or friends, ...
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I finished filling out my husband's DS-260 application but I am stuck where they ask you to sign a selective service form

The red box is telling you, or rather your husband, that you have to have to open and read DS-1810 before signing. DS-1810 is a notice informing the immigrant visa applicant that men aged from 18 to ...
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My B1/B2 visa was revoked in 2017. How do I apply for a H2-B work visa now

The fact that you had a previous visa revoked does not change the process you need to follow to apply for a new visa. It may impact your chances of being approved for that visa, but the process is the ...
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US H-1B visa; will it be rejected if I am divorced?

Your past marriage has no bearing on your H1b eligibility, neither positive nor negative. They will not reject your visa application just because you've been divorced.
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Definition of "visit"

UK Immigration Immigration Rules for Visitors state: This route is for a person who wants to visit the UK for a temporary period, (usually for up to 6 months), for purposes such as tourism, visiting ...
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Australia 417 WHV - Can I apply again for the same visa if I didn't enter in Australia before the "Must not arrive after" date?

Update: I finally got a good answer from the immigration. Fortunately it will work and it's said that "Please note that in the event that you do not use your granted visa to enter Australia, you ...
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Planning to remain after my visa expires. Can I re-enter the USA?

I'm concerned that I will be challenged upon re-entry. And why not? I do have fewer than 3 weeks remaining - what's my plan? Well, my plan is to remain in the USA. You're thinking in European terms. ...
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Can you legally work in Germany with an expired residence permit after travel?

The general rule presently is, where appointments are hard to get and leads to a made appointment that is after a deadline, the date that the (online) appointment was made is considered to be the date ...
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Does time spent in Germany as a child count towards naturalization or the long-term german EU residency?

In general, the requirement should be understood as having been a resident in the last X years, not merely having been a resident for X years over your lifetime. For the residence permit, there are ...
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What German consulate should I apply to for national visa? (India)

Germany has assigned the front-end part of visa processing to VFS Global, a corporation which provides processing services to many governments. See this German Consulate in India page for more ...
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Have I applied for my Carte de Sejour incorrectly? Does having a long stay visa affect my application?

He finally had evidence of work in France for proof of my carte Sejour, so I applied online in the end of October. It's been nearly a month, but I don't know if I need to validate my long stay visa if ...
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Planning to remain after my visa expires. Can I re-enter the USA?

As long as you are still admissible as L1B (e.g. still employed by the sponsoring company), an Adjustment of Status application does not negatively impact you. L visas, like H1B, V and K visas, are ...
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Can I travel to USA with my country's passport and american naturalization certificate?

If you manage to make it to a US port of entry, and you can satisfactorily prove your US citizenship (e.g. with a US Certificate of Naturalization with a photo ID like your foreign passport), then you ...
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Can I travel to USA with my country's passport and american naturalization certificate?

If your other passport is issued by Canada or Bermuda, yes. If it is issued by a VWP country, maybe: in that case you will need a valid ESTA authorization before you will be able to board a flight to ...
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J-1 visa, late notification of absence: how much trouble am I in?

For some reason, I am unable to accept @krubo's excellent and helpful answer. For those wondering about the aftermath: nothing else happened, and I was able to reenter the US in J-1 status without any ...
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J-1 visa, late notification of absence: how much trouble am I in?

An unusual aspect of J-1 is that the program sponsor's Responsible Officer(s) (RO and AROs) have significant discretion in determining what is and isn't acceptable. This means there isn't any ...
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I'm an American currently working remotely for a German company. Can I visit Germany and continue working for them?

A tourist visa/no visa allows you to meet your work colleagues, have meetings, lunches, to basically "do business" with them. It does not allow you to "work". Imagine your job were ...
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commitment declaration: total House space

The Allgemeine Verwaltungsvorschrift zum Aufenthaltsgesetz (Universal administrative fiat concerning the Residence Act) states: 2.4.2 Ausreichender Wohnraum ist […] stets vorhanden, wenn […] jede[m] ...
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Do I meet the requirements of German work visa and how exactly should I apply?

I will provide you some suggestions, but you should keep in mind, that I'm not a lawyer and do not guarantee anything. This is a generic advice for generic cases similar to yours: Please see my ...
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Does the fact that your child is adopted influence immigration?

First, note that a stepchild counts as a "child" for US immigration (though not citizenship) purposes, if the stepparent and the child's biological parent married before the stepchild turned ...
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English Requirement for UK Spousal Visa Extension

We opted not to wait and take the Life Skills B1 test instead (additional £150 test). My recommendation for anyone coming across this in the future is to do the same. Although you may not need the ...
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Misinterpretation based on false assumption that records age away

I have since received an Administrative review letter and am unsure if I should proceed with a review or submit a new application. You don't seem to have a valid basis for an administrative review. ...
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Misinterpretation based on false assumption that records age away

Being refused entry is no big deal. It happens all the time. It happened to a British tourist going to Spain on a holiday, and on arrival she couldn't find her passport which actually was in her ...
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Can homosexual immigrants settle in the United States?

The USA, and other western countries, will most likely not care one bit whether you are gay or not. So you can move to the USA just like any other man or woman from Pakistan or other countries, gay or ...
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UK: Immigration & Visa Laws - how to be a freelancer?

It's not possible to have two visas at once. If you have a visa that allows you to work, however, you can also study on the side. There is a list of such visas available at https://www.gov.uk/browse/...
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Does the fact that your child is adopted influence immigration?

For US immigration purposes, an adopted child is a child. Note for example that at Green Card for Employment-Based Immigrants acceptable evidence includes "adoption decree." The controlling ...
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J-1 visa usa duration and possibility to leave usa?

With a J-1 visa is it possible to leave the US and re-enter? Yes, as long as your visa remains valid. J-1 visas are issued as multiple-entry visas. Moreover, when you apply for a J visa do you have ...
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Does an I-130 and pending I-485 affect my H1-B Visa?

I just called U.S. Customs and Border Protection regarding this question. They informed that, An H1-B is different then any other visa (except an L1 per comments), (perhaps because of Dual Intent), ...
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Can I apply for my UK ancestry visa while working in South Africa for a UK company, or do I need to live in the UK?

Can I apply for my UK ancestry visa while working in South Africa for a UK company, or do I need to live in the UK? The ancestry visa is a document that allows you to move to the UK. It wouldn't ...
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