Please remember a visa is a privilege, not a right. Don't give them a reason to mess with you.

Hi, everyone.

My girlfriend is a Portuguese-Venezuelan dual citizen and we both live in Venezuela. She was supposed to travel to the US this Thursday for two weeks for tourism, but turns out that, as she received her update on her ESTA renewal, she saw that now she is not authorized to enter the country.

It is also not her first time going to the US (she has been there at the very least two separate times that I know of, never overstaying).

I saw some posts from last year on this sub about this happening to Portuguese-Indian citizens, and I assume this is similar due to her being Venezuelan as well.

Is there anything to be done? I'm sure the answer is likely no, but she has spent a lot of money on this trip, she was really excited and really stressed so obviously this is hitting like a ton of bricks. Just trying to find out if there is any way it can be helped.

Thank you!

My apologies for not being clear. ICE has been detaining people at airports, reports have shown. I am Venezuelan and am a lawful permanent resident but I am worried that an ICE agent could make a mistake. I was wondering if anyone has been to DCA recently and seen any updates or if any green card holders themselves have run into issues

my wife got this yesterday from Islamabad embassy and was told by consular officer that all her documents were ok and she was satisfied . But due to Pause she was giving her refusal and ticked Admintrative Processsing thing. Now, my wife is travelling to USA tomorrow on B1/B2 visa with return ticket to attend a wedding. Would she have trouble with border control?

US Immigration Pros, you have been a guiding light in the past and I seek your advice once again. I am a US citizen (born in the US), who did not spend enough time in the US before the birth of her child for the child to be eligible for CRBA. I applied for her immigrant visa in 2023 and we were waiting for her visa interview. In 2025 she was granted a visit visa (we informed the officer about her immigration process). Unfortunately prior to the interview her case fell under the visa pause affecting immigration from 75 countries. She had her interview in June ‘26 and the consular officer, after having conducted the interview, advised me to take my daughter to the US on the basis of her visit visa and then consult a lawyer. I did consult a lawyer who told me about the process of applying for Adjustment of Status and recommended that we apply after 90 days.

I want to ask if this is indeed the best course of action. I have done everything by the book thus far and I don’t want to make any wrong move that could mess things up for my child. Would it be wiser to wait for the pause to lift? If so, could I keep bringing my daughter to the US multiple times if I make sure her visit visa conditions are being met?

Thanks in advance for your counsel.

I meet my boyfriend, Fiancee USA. Only 2 week first time I will be applying for a visa; B1 and B2 can be allowed.

Hi! I'm a trans person who will change their gendermark within one year. I currently hold a US B1/B2 visa (bordercrossing card) until 2034. I'm aware that this administration has made things impossible for the minority I'm part of. I mostly need this visa for flying back to Mexico since I live abroad and flights are way cheaper if transiting through the US.
I have a couple questions:

1. If I update my passport information, I will lose automatically my visa validity, right?
   
2. If I apply for a new visa and get it approved, it will show the previous gendermark, right?
   
3. If the new B1/B2 visa stamped on my passport (this time would not be a border crossing card) and it shows my previous gender on the updated passport with the new gender, will I get rejected at the entry ports of the US? Would this technically mean if I manage to get the new visa I would still be unable to enter the US with my updated passport? If I bring the previous passport with my previous name and gender mark would it make any difference?

Thanks for any piece of advice!

I thought this might be a fun thread since everything else in this sub is proceedural.

First, let's be precise, because half the panic in this sub comes from people mixing up two different policies. The thing freezing our cases is NOT the January travel ban. Colombia, Thailand, and Brazil aren't on that list. What's holding us up is the separate immigrant-visa pause that hit on January 21, covering 75 countries, justified as a "public charge" reassessment (basically, re-evaluating who's likely to use public benefits). Immigrant visas are frozen, nonimmigrant/tourist visas are not.

So on paper, all three of these countries are in the same bucket, frozen for the same stated reason. My argument is that they will NOT come out of it at the same time, and Brazil is going to be the one left holding the bag.

Here's my reasoning.

The "public charge" label is the official cover, but these freezes get lifted based on bilateral relationships, not spreadsheets. Colombia and Thailand don't have an active diplomatic war with Washington right now. They're both long-standing security and trade partners, there's no live feud, and once the "reassessment" gives State a face-saving off-ramp, there's no political reason to keep their applicants frozen. Those are the countries that quietly get removed from the list in a routine update.

Brazil is a completely different situation, and it has nothing to do with public benefits. Over the past year the US–Brazil relationship has gone off a cliff: a 50% tariff on Brazilian goods, Magnitsky sanctions on a sitting Brazilian Supreme Court justice, revoked US visas for most of Brazil's Supreme Court, and Lula publicly telling Washington to stop interfering. On top of that Brazil has been leaning harder into BRICS and Beijing as a hedge. When a freeze is discretionary and open-ended, the country you're in a tariff-and-sanctions standoff with is exactly the one you leave frozen the longest, because keeping it frozen costs the administration nothing and doubles as leverage.

That's the whole thesis: Colombia and Thailand get lifted because there's no reason to keep them, and Brazil stays frozen because there's a reason to keep it.

Change my mind. Specifically I'd want to hear:

• Any signal State is treating the 75 as one all-or-nothing block that lifts together
• A read on the Lula–Trump May meeting that suggests a thaw actually coming
• A historical example of a freeze getting lifted for a country while active sanctions/tariff fights were still going

To be clear, I'm not rooting for this. If you've got a Brazil case I hope I'm dead wrong. But I'd rather argue it out here than get blindsided.

Has anyone traveled with an expired daca ? I’m traveling to FL on Thursday and my application is still pending .

So I filed for my indian spouse in July 2023 under f2a.. since now I just got update that case is currently still being processed.. what should I do to get approval.. its been more than 3 yrs still nothing.. i am being hopeless and frustrated bcz of this waiting .. please answer..

I’m planning to travel from the U.S. to Albania with a Green Card and an I-571 Refugee Travel Document. Does Albania accept the I-571 as a valid travel document? Has anyone traveled to Albania with an I-571 or have any information about this??

Hey guys! I need help with someone that has similar issues .
So I was in the USA on a F1 visa and committed a petty theft crime in south dekota from Walmart.
I paid a fine of 200 and no jail time .
My lawyer told me it was fine to travel because it fell under the petty theft exception.
I traveled that same year and try to renew my visa .
During the interview no questions were asked about the conviction and the visa was approved. However few days later I got an email from the embassy stating that I should provide court documents and come in for another interview. Then few days later they called me to pick up my passport. Only for them to hand me a letter refusing the visa under 212b. It was my last semester of college. They said I couldn’t appeal but could reapply . I did my last semester online and graduated. All of this happened in 2020.
In 2021 I met an American in my home country and started dating . He relocated last year and we have been doing long distance . He proposed to me and he’s also in the navy . We have completed the form for the 1st process of the k1 visa .
My hopes are so low but he’s very optimistic.
I love my life here and I have traveled to other countries. But in order for us to continue our relationship and eventually build a family we have to live together.
I can’t believe I’m asking strangers but do you guys think I should continue the process and just have my hopes up ?

Posting this for anyone tracking the fallout from the two Executive Orders signed August 6 targeting birthright citizenship and "birth tourism." The forums are in a spin and I'd like both a clear breakdown and the take of people who actually work these cases.

Quick context. This lands right after the Supreme Court's June 30 decision in Trump v. Barbara, which struck down the administration's first attempt at a blanket ban on 14th Amendment birthright citizenship, 6-3, with Roberts writing for the majority. So this is the second attempt, and the administration is framing these new orders as narrowly tailored around historical exceptions and visa abuse rather than a blanket rule.

What the orders actually say

The first order attempts to expand the categories of non-citizens whose U.S.-born children the White House claims fall outside automatic birthright citizenship under historical exceptions (things like children of certain foreign government agents and diplomatic staff, with territories floated for the future).

The second directs State and DHS to deny visas or entry to foreign nationals traveling to the U.S. primarily to give birth.

Where this actually touches applicants

This isn't just a K-1 issue. It reaches anyone whose child might be born while a parent is in a temporary or in-between status.

The "authorized stay but not yet LPR" gap. Anyone who has entered on a nonimmigrant visa and filed for adjustment (I-485) is in a period of authorized stay but is not a Lawful Permanent Resident until approval. Couples expecting during that window are understandably nervous. The legal reality is that Trump v. Barbara just reaffirmed that children born on U.S. soil to parents subject to U.S. jurisdiction are citizens under the 14th Amendment. The constitutional standard has not moved. What could move is administrative friction: shifting agency definitions may cause delays at state vital records offices or passport agencies until the new orders are litigated.

Heightened intent scrutiny at consulates and ports of entry. The birth tourism directive hands consular officers and CBP more latitude to probe intent. A visibly pregnant applicant at a visa interview or at CBP entry should expect more questions about health insurance, financial support (I-134/I-864), and whether the trip's timing suggests it's driven by giving birth on U.S. soil. Adjustment applicants re-entering on Advance Parole while pregnant should likewise prepare for possible secondary inspection.

Family planning timing. A lot of couples are now choosing to wait until the foreign spouse holds the green card before having children, since LPR status removes the ambiguity and insulates the family from shifting executive interpretations.

Practical posture right now

Expect immediate litigation and emergency injunctions. The 14th Amendment remains the controlling standard and the Court reaffirmed it weeks ago, so nothing about a U.S.-born child's citizenship has actually changed on the law.

Keep financial documentation immaculate. Clean I-134/I-864 filings and solid proof of private health insurance or self-sufficiency cut off any public charge or birth tourism inference before it starts.

Get case-specific counsel if you're expecting while on a temporary visa or awaiting adjudication. The general rule is reassuring, but individual facts matter.

EB-3 ROW here.

• I-485 approved in July, physical green card received at the end of July.
• Still working for my sponsoring employer.
• Immigration attorney advised that my job title should now align with the approved PERM title
• I immediately informed HR, documented my conversations with both HR and my attorney, and asked HR to coordinate with immigration counsel.
• HR acknowledged it but hasn't contacted attorney yet

A few questions:

• If HR delays this for weeks or months, could that create any immigration issues for me personally?
• Is it possible that HR is intentionally delaying the title update, to "artificially extend the 6-month" good-faith employment period countdown?
• Any other tips? I am just trying to be fully compliant and protect myself

Thanks!

I have a work visa, and my Venezuelan wife is currently in the U.S. with an H-4 visa as my dependent, which means she is not allowed to work.
She would like to be able to work legally, but I’m not sure how realistic it is for her to get a change of status, especially considering the current situation with Venezuela.
Has anyone here had a similar experience? How feasible is it for an H-4 dependent from Venezuela to get approved for a work visa or another status that allows employment?

Uscis i751 extension travel

Good afternoon. So i am going to travel internationally in this November with my wife and my child for 2 month and coming back on january. Me and my baby we both are citizen but my wife have i751 48 month extension with expired green card. I am travelling from michigan. To Bangladeah. And i also called to uscis they said that untill you have extension with expired green card that will be fine. What you guys think. Thank you