Julie Ayers
It started with one dance in Copenhagen. After five more trips, a tour of Scandinavia, and a visit to meet Madinah’s family in Uganda, Bob and Madinah knew they wanted to build a life together in the U.S. Watch their story to hear how our team prepared them for every interview along the way and…
Read MoreEvery day, I speak with families who are frustrated with the U.S. immigration system. Couples are waiting months, often years, to move forward with their lives together. Families are navigating changes to public charge requirements, visa restrictions, interview cancellations and pauses, and immigration policies that can shift quickly. After more than a decade practicing immigration…
Read MoreUpdated September 2026 Were you one of the thousands of people whose immigrant visa interview was suddenly canceled in August or September? You are not alone. Families around the world have been affected by canceled and postponed immigrant visa interviews, and unfortunately, there is still a lot we don’t know about when all of these…
Read MoreCan bad credit affect your spouse’s green card application? USCIS recently updated Form I-864, the Affidavit of Support, to include authorization to request information from consumer reporting agencies. This means USCIS can now request credit information about the person signing the form. Naturally, this raises an important question for couples: What happens if you have…
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