I have been with my wife for 7 years. We have been married for 4 and have 2 kids. We are considering moving to the usa soon . In the back of my mind I'm still worried about if she is playing the long game with me and seeking out a visa. When we first met she was a barista in Korea and not much going on, so it has me wondering if I am just an exit plan. Here is a brief rundown of a few things that have given me red flags.

• She told me a few months ago I wasn't handsome. She said I'm only handsome to her. This seems like some fort of emotional control. It stuck with me.

• She said that it is good to sometimes hide your feelings and tell people what they want to hear. In East Asia there are a lot of people with poker face etc.

• When my in laws come around my wife allows them to basically run my house. When I protest or stick up for myself and mention personal space she claims I'm being a bully. Things like this seem small, but it indicates she doesn't value what I want over her parents.

Recently her mom has been talking about supporting her when she is old. In Korean culture it's usually the oldest son that does that. So even in Korea it's really bizarre to ask the son in law such a question. When I flatly rejected my wife got angry and told me that I just need to tell her mom what she wants to hear.

I love my wife and kids but when I asked her a year or so ago if she is using me she gave a little smirk that was very telling. I am afraid if I bring her to the USA she might try and divorce.

So my parents illegally immigrated to the US like 30 years ago, had me and my brother about 20 years ago in the US, and sometime in between my birth and now naturalized as US citizens. I’m interested in understanding the implications of Trumps plans to end “jus soli” citizenship. Could they come after my citizenship in a situation like that? And how would he even go about that without amending the constitution, specifically the 14th amendment?

I'm a 19yo man, brought here when i was 10yo and have done all my education since middle school here. I have TPS, i am under asylum, have a work permit as well as a social security number.in my sophomore year of college for a nursing bachelor's degree. Me and my bf (US citizen) have been talking about marriage for a while but after the elections it seems it may be more important than we thought so. We do not live together, and as I have not even gotten call backs from any places I've applied to work at (not even my university work study) I do not have a bank account. Also due to that job situation I have not been able to move out on my own, so I live with my parent. As I understand it, when applying for a great card through marriage USCIS asks for proof of shared residency and finances, etc. I do plan to open a checking account this December during winter break for safekeeping my financial aid refund money, so I could potentially open a shared account with him. My question is, is there even a case to be made for us here? Or is it pretty pointless to even attempt it until we have more proof of marriage? Gettinf a marriage certificate as well as affidavits and photos would not be an issue, but would USCIS even listen to the reasoning for my situation? Of course all of this is if I'm not deported before that can happen. Any help/advice is appreciated.

Hi, so i got a issue to talk and need some feed back from anyone. I tried to travel to Seattle yesterday by my car through Peace Entry Point between Canada and US border with my South Korea passport.

When I gave my passport to an officer, turns out my esta has been expired last month and didn't know this until border office told me.

After this, they wrote down a report about the reason of entrance denial and ask me to apply esta as soon as possible with when and where info of border access denial. It's been a day since I applied esta after this happened and I don't know if my esta will go well or if I made a huge mistake.

Please someone help me with this problem..

Hi I don’t really post or anything but I was looking for advice. I am a 22 y/o male and also a i-94 overstayer by over 10 years. I graduated high school in 2020 and just barely missed the daca cut off. I recently got married to my spouse who is a US citizen mid august this year because of fear of the results that occurred this week. We consulted a lawyer who gave us an option of waiting until next year to do all the paperwork and file which she advised would be a faster processing time, or to file now and it would take a longer processing time. Both me and my spouse are college students and we unfortunately do long distance half the year ever since the beginning of college since she moved across country. We have been together for 4 years in a relationship and recently married. We both don’t work which I know a spouse needs income, but we already had someone who was qualified and willing to cosponsor me when filing. We have a lot of evidence piled up from domestic plane tickets together, photos traveling domestically the past 4 years, joint bank accounts and also a few friends willing to testify the marriage/relationship. Im just wondering if I should switch my choice of waiting til next year when we live with each other to file in early june, or to file right now and at least get in the process of filing. I am also wondering if the evidences of our marriage I mentioned above would be enough.

I passed my citizenship test but the officer was being nitpicky about my charges. I have 2 drug charges but no convictions and he was treating them like convictions because he hadn’t even gone through the files yet. So he requested my lawyer call my old city I lived in's court and get papers specifically saying they were not convictions.

Or to do something called misinformation on court appointed lawyer saying he didn’t advise me that doing community service to get the charge dismissed would hurt my citizenship in the future. This was in the Supreme court case "Padilla v. Kentucky". I haven't gotten a charge in the past 5-6 years, I've attended church, worked, pay my taxes, go to school, basically turned my life around since 7 years ago. I feel like my chances are good, what do ya'll think? I'm really stressing out about this.

I am Canadian and lived outside of USA all my life. My mother became an American citizen when I was around 8 years old and she has lived in US continuously until recently when she moved back to Canada.

A bit of background, I was estranged with my mother when I was young and she recently got in touch. Which is why I never knew if i had a chance.

Do I have any grounds to apply for American citizenship? Info I have read so far seems to suggest the application needed to have been made before my 18th birthday.

Does anyone know how to anonymously get someone deported? Said person Deported her own mom just to keep all the belongings [her younger siblings were left without adult supervision because of said deportation]. Her & her family work using other people's paperwork & work the system & cheat on their taxes etc...need help reporting these people.

Throwaway account.

I sent the I-485, 765, 864 in 10 days ago, Priority mail, with the g-1145 attached (to receive electronic notification of receipt) and still haven't heard anything; check hasn't been cashed yet. Is this normal?

Hi friends! I (29F) am an immigrant and have been dating my USC boyfriend (28M) for 1.5 years. I‘ve been sharing with him how big of a toll the immigration process takes on me (I’ve been in EB-3 process for 3 years with no end in sight) and his answer is always like “hopefully you’ll be able to get it” or “hope things will improve”, etc. I never expected him to solve this issue for me or do anything about it but can’t help but feel so alone in this.

US Citizens dating foreigners, how do you support your significant others through immigration process and how aware are you of it in general? For me, I’d be really happy if he just googled about what it takes, how difficult it is to get sponsored in the first place and go through all the stages and I could complain/rant to him feeling that he understands. But him not showing interest or make any effort to feel my pain is difficult. Am I being unreasonable with this expectation?

I’m also interested to hear whether it’s unreasonable to ask him to marry me and sponsor me for GC when we reach 2 year mark if all is good between us and there is no progress with my EB-3 by that time. I’ve always dated intentionally and we talked about loose 2-year mark for further commitment few times (initiated by me), so it won’t be a surprise for him. Part of me thinks that most people know within 2 years (especially our age) so if by that time it’s undecided, then it’s a no. The other part of me thinks that there might be more to it and I might be wrong. I also don’t want it to come across as if I want to take advantage of him because I definitely don’t, I am just anxious and tired of feeling not secure with my status.

Thanks!

Sincerely asking.
I'm a naturalized US citizen for 10 years now, but now I have to ask myself what the possibility is in the next 4 years at least that any time I travel abroad for vacationing or time off, that I'll get stopped at the border/customs on the way back, simply because my passport states I was born in a different country?

What CAN they actually do, and how far can they really stretch the legality of whatever the hell they decide to do?

Idk I'm picking at straws and thinking of EVERY possible, however unlikely, event that may happen now to better prepare myself for every eventuality.

Hi,I’m not a us citizen and 2021 I got a criminal pink summon ticket for unlawful possession of marijuana and it got dismissed because marijuana got legalized in New York,I didn’t had to pay any fine or something like that,,so now my wife wants to file form I-485 but I have a question if my case was dismissed do I have a criminal record ?

Hello, I was notified that the application for submitting a form for H1B visa for J1 visa holders starts from October, so I can’t last to that month via my visa deadline, and wondering what is best option, better visa type to change my status. I also wonder if you guys know any good or even best visa center to make an appointment and discuss options and everything, what to do, how to do and everything. I’d like to thank you in advance for your attention

I know that I am very late to make the entry but the closing time on the website was set to 07.11.2024 12 PM EST. Shouldn`t the application window be opened for approx. 5 more hours? Thank you!

I was crossing the border from BC into WA (on a road trip) and I completely forgot I had 4 grams of ground up mushrooms that I was microdosing in my car (yes I genuinely forgot). I suddenly remembered though when the border dog was passing my car and thought I should mention it cus I didn’t wanna get in trouble. But they pulled me in and held me there for hours saying that it’s illegal and a class 3 drug or whatever. Now I have to go to court (in Boston where I’m from) to get my green card back but there’s a chance they won’t give it to me. The border guard said I probably have nothing to worry about but I’m nothing but worried. Opinions are appreciated.. yes ik this was such a dumb thing. :,) thx.

*I’ve had it for over 5 years *I’m Haitian but also a Canadian citizen *lived in America my whole life w my family

Hi! I’ll be traveling from Mumbai to AUH to JFK later this month flying Etihad. I believe my flight is eligible for US preclearance. I had a few questions regarding the process?

1. How has the experience been? What are the questions asked?
2. How long does the process take? My layover is for around 2 hrs
3. Do you need to collect your bags and recheck them after the preclearance process?

Any insights will be highly appreciated. Thank you!!

Hello, I’m extremely scared and currently still very upset right now because of Donald Trumps win. My mom and dad are both Mexican and have been living in the US for a while, I would say around 2000-2003, or maybe more before my brother was born first in 2000. I’m scared of the idea of my parents getting deported. I don’t know if it might happen but the thought terrifies me, I don’t think I could mentally handle seeing my parents being deported and possibly hurt too. Is there anything I can do about it to make sure that doesn’t happen? Or is it too late now. I’m scared and desperate, so any advice would mean so much.

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Can I get citizenship for adultery? Got my greencard though marriage.Things were going bad in my marriage husband and I stop sleeping together because I found out he was cheating he was spending more time out than at home however I started dating someone got pregnant file for divorce getting married to my child dad and would want to apply for my citizenship but I'm not sure about the good moral character if adultery will prevent me from getting it.

I contacted nvc through their public inquiry form stating that I would like to cancel a petition and they emailed me back with this.

To Whom it Concerns:

This petition is currently undergoing necessary administrative processing. You will be notified with further instructions when the processing is complete.

What should I do? Seems like a vague response. Should I wait to hear back from them or is there another way where I can cancel it immediately.

Hello, I am a 19 year old born and currently living in Ireland. Once I finished school here I set my mind on moving away to work as a carpenter in the future as that is the career I want to enter, I do not want to stay here in Ireland long enough to complete an apprenticeship and get qualified, I recently made a post here focusing on moving to the USA but I have decided to broaden my horizon to Canada as I realise USA is limited in terms of getting in, so I want to weight up both my options.

From the research I have done so far Canada is also hard to enter from my position but it seems less limited than the USA. My main goal in the future for my career is carpentry, that is what I want to go into and I am trying to find out if there’s a viable way to enter Canada on a visa and complete an apprenticeship, and with that experience possibly get PR? I have seen there is an IEC visa for Irish residents which allows them upto 2 years on different visa options, could this be an option for me?

Studying in Canada as a way of getting PR down the line is not something I am completely opposed to but with the costs I would be edging more towards getting in through employment to gain PR down the line.

I am looking for advice on getting into Canada, that is my main focus, I am more than happy to put the apprenticeship on standby for a bit if it means studying or working in a different field, to eventually gain a right to stay there long term, if anyone has any advice around this and my situation, I would really appreciate it. Thank you

Seeking advice on handling an RFE (Request for Evidence) for my I-601A waiver. I’ve gathered all the documents I believe support my case, but I feel uncertain about submitting them on my own without guidance on proper formatting and the legal requirements. I previously worked with a lawyer, but I felt the effort wasn’t thorough, and now her fees are beyond my budget.

Does anyone know of affordable immigration lawyers or paralegals who could assist with this? Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Hi my question is simply if you are approved of a B-2 tourist visa, how long do you have with the granted visa until you enter the USA and the 6 months begin? Like if someone approved so they have the use their visa in a certain amount of time before it expires?

Hi Everyone,

I am a bit confused as to what are the requirements to enter Australia with your Canadian passport. My family of four (all of us are Canadian Citizens) is visiting a wedding in Australia and we will be there for 20 days.

Do I need to apply for an Australia ETA from their app or do I need to apply for a Visa? Is it free to apply from ETA app?

Also, some people are saying ETA fee is free and then some people are saying it is $195 AUD.

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

Hi all.. The judge verbally granted our cancellation of removal through family hardship back in April 2024. I’m aware that verbally granted by the judge, doesn’t mean anything until we got the written approval. My question is, does anyone here experience the same situation as me, where you were verbally granted the cancellation of removal in the immigration court, then you’re successfully getting the written approval and finally got the green card? If yes, how long is the process from the verbally granted, to finally get the written approval? And what year was the event happened? Last question is, is it possible to request to expedite the case to get the written approval? Does requesting help from the state representative would help? Thank you!

Hi,

I left it late but i have to do attend a snap wedding ceremony before Christmas in US. Sadly i dont qualify for ESTA .

On the payment screen for london embassies they say there is no appointment available, and they want me to pay £155 upfront. It seems i dont have enough time? is it worth trying to risk it to fight through the backlog?

What document and evidence do I need for my citizenship application I got married in 2018 to us citizen and I got the 10 year green card.

I'll be visiting my boyfriend in USA next year. Would it be a red flag if I tell immigration that? I'm afraid they might think I plan on getting married there and staying but my boyfriend and I haven't even talked about marriage yet.

Edit: I have a B1/B2 visa. I went to USA this year to visit my friend and boyfriend.

I’m curious about the legal structure behind this. In a scenario where someone with no paper record came into the country illegally, but there’s no record of them (so no overstayed visa or asylum paper trail), and they just claimed to be born in the US… would the burden of proof be on the US Gov to “prove” the person is not born in the US?

Like would the protections of the 14th be assumed and automatic? This feels like a loophole that’s obvious, but I’m not sure how/if the Gov could compel a person to prove they were born in the US themselves.

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz agree to increase deportations of undocumented Somali migrants, focusing on those with criminal records. This move highlights Germany's commitment to public safety and tighter immigration control, reflecting a broader strategy for migrant management.

More on the same in our article:
https://www.theworkersrights.com/somalia-and-germany-agree-to-increase-deportations-of-undocumented-somali-migrants/

I recently took a vacation hopping around points in Asia and while in Manila I met someone who I hit it off very well with for a few days. We’ve been in touch since and she has mentioned wanting to visit the USA.

She’s in the process of getting her documents and passport, but I know tourist visas can be hard to come by to the USA from there.

Unfortunately she has virtually no assets and does odd jobs under the table such as laundry and childcare for friends to get by, so we’re thinking the chances of approval for a B2 visa based on her situation will be low.

I would be covering all of her travel costs and expenses here during the trip, so would there be a good chance of success for the visa if I filed a form I-134? I have significant provable income so passing the bar for the requirements there won’t be an issue.

I’m happy to file the form if it helps, or if there’s another way to improve the chances I’d be open to advice.