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Green Card Extension Rule – 2021

By Immigration for Couples / March 16, 2021 /

For individuals who have a green card, a 10-year green card specifically, when you renew that green card or if it has expired, part of the process is you’ll go for a fingerprint appointment where immigration would put a stamp on your card extending your green card. There has been a change recently. What’s going…

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Can I Get Married Online to File for a CR1 Spouse Visa?

By Immigration for Couples / March 16, 2021 /

Can I get married online and then file for a spouse visa that way? A lot of people are asking this because the fiancé visas require you to have met in person within the two years before you filed for your fiancé visa. Some people have not been able to meet in person unfortunately because…

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Expedite Requests for K1 Fiancé and CR1 Spouse Interviews

By Immigration for Couples / March 16, 2021 /

Let’s dive into expedite request options for K1 fiancé visa petitions and also for CR1 or immediate relative marriage-based petitions. For those of you who are going through the process, if you already have an approved I-129F fiancé visa petition or if you already have an approved I-130 petition based on your marriage, the next…

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Travel to the United States While I-129F and I130 is Pending

By Immigration for Couples / March 16, 2021 /

When your fiancé petition, your I129F, or your I130 is pending, are you allowed to visit the United States as a visitor with your fiancé or your spouse? This is a huge question. People have been separated for a long time. The cases are taking a very long time to process. In order to be…

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Top USCIS Marriage Interview Tips

By Immigration for Couples / March 14, 2021 /

For most couples going through the immigration process, the interview is probably something you’re very nervous about and have been thinking about since the beginning. I want to clarify that this is primarily applicable to applications or individuals who are applying for adjustment of status which is a process here in the United States. A…

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The Truth About Adjusting Status After Coming to USA with ESTA or Tourist Visa (Don’t Buy the Hype!)

By Immigration for Couples / March 14, 2021 /

I want to talk about the truth about the often mentioned online strategy about coming in with a tourist visa or using your ESTA and then adjusting your status after getting married in the United States. Apparently there are a lot of people out there, even lawyers, who are advising people to do that. It’s…

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Goodbye Form I-944!

By Immigration for Couples / March 12, 2021 /

The great news is that we get to say goodbye to form I-944 and all the extra hurdles that were created by the public charge final rule. I posted a video the other day on the ninth of March announcing the great news of the Biden administration withdrawing the appeal in Supreme Court. Watch that…

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GREAT NEWS! Public Charge Updates (March 2021)

By Immigration for Couples / March 12, 2021 /

What is this great news as it relates to public charge? The Biden administration withdrew the appeal that was pending in the Supreme Court for public charge that had been filed by immigration. For those of you who have been going through an immigration process for a while now, you know about public charge and the…

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Top Marriage Interview Questions in 2020

By Immigration for Couples / March 11, 2021 /

If you’re preparing for a marriage-based interview, one of your main questions is going to be, “What kind of questions are they going to ask us?” There are some things that the immigration officers across the country like to ask to see if the relationship is legitimate. There are a few main categories that are…

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Update: US Embassy and Consular Interviews

By Immigration for Couples / March 11, 2021 /

Let’s dive in to what is the status of US embassy and consulate interviews as of December 2020. For many of you who are going through the process, part of the process involves an interview at a US embassy or consulate if you’re going through the CR1 or IR1 or K1 process. For those of…

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