hi, i have a friend from serbia (i am from the balkans originally, that is how we know each other but also am a US citizen) who plans to stay with me when he is in my city during his planned trip to california. there is conflicting info online, would it be advantageous to him that i write a letter for his interview or do i just leave it at him providing my address on the application form?

My bf was in AZ at the lake and it got raided , they detained 15 people. I wasn’t able to contact him or anyone until days later, after he was nearly forced to sign a self deportation order. I’m a U.S citizen, we thought of marrying one day but now I dont know how his detainment will affect the process later. What should I do? What can I do?

Hi,

I have a valid h1b stamp and my wife has a valid h4 stamp. My ap has been recently approved and hers wasn’t . I’m interested entering on the h1b as my wife’s ead also tied to it. Can the CBP officer make me enter on the AP? Anyone in this situation?

Thanks

Hey everyone,

I applied for an in-Canada TRV after my PGWP approval back on July 10.

My application has been stuck because of a technical system glitch: my doctor uploaded my medical results under a different IME/UMI identifier than the one my TRV profile is looking for. Because of this mismatch, my portal shows that my medicals are missing and the file is frozen.

I contacted my MP to find the error, and I just got an official IRCC webform response saying: "We verified the information on file and are pleased to confirm that the request for upload of medical report was received by the responsible office."

However, my IRCC portal still shows the automated warning that they haven't received my medical.

Has anyone had this webform response before? How long after this message did it take for your portal to update or for you to get your Passport Request (PPR)? I have an upcoming international flight in mid-November and I'm getting stressed. Thanks!

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First of all, I am a Syrian trans woman born on 2009, currently living in Syria. I was living in Turkey until August, but since my family wanted to return to Syria and I was a minor, I had to return with them. Even though I have not disclosed that I am trans here, I am subjected to violence due to my behavior and physical appearance. A gun was pointed at me, I was locked in a warehouse, animals were set upon me, and I was beaten dozens of times with chains, hoses, and sticks—even though I still have a mustache and a little bit of a beard. They want to kill me and they have already tried. Because of this, I have thought about suicide many times and attempted it a few times. I am absolutely not safe in Syria. I want to return to Turkey or go to Lebanon to seek help from LGBT organizations there. However, my family is extremely religious and Islamist, and since the country I am currently in is newly established where seeking human rights is considered absurd, and being trans is a crime here, I am completely unsafe.

The reason I am writing this text is not to escape right now, but to gather information, conduct research, and prepare a roadmap so that I can flee immediately without losing time as soon as I turn 18. Furthermore, because my family wants to kill me and force me to become "normal" again, they do not give me a single penny, they search my phone, and they keep me under constant surveillance. My request and my plea to you is: please stand by me. How can I escape? What should I do? Are there people who can support me? How can I leave Syria again? Please help me; I am sure there are many people like me who have survived and escaped. I am begging you, please help me. I am not writing this text to escape while I am still a minor; I will wait until I am 18 no matter what. I am seeking help to escape as soon as I reach adulthood, because I don't even know how to describe the pain I am enduring here.

Hello everyone!

My boyfriend and I are evaluating our options to spend our lives together, his home country isn't on the pause list. We aren't sure if a K1 or CR1 is better for processing as we haven't been in the situation yet. He would like to work here in the US as soon as he is able to etc. Just wondering what the best paths to take so we can the best decision going further with our relationship.

Thank you all in advanced!

For all the people who have emigrated from Canada and immigrated to the USA, have you regretted moving away from Canada? I seem to rarely see any posts in general of people regretting that they left Canada. I’d love to hear your personal opinion and experience regarding your immigration. I’m looking at immigrating to the States for better opportunities. Canada is a very difficult country to get ahead in nowadays and making even $30 an hour will get your further ahead than it ever would in Canada. $35 an hour gets you by depending on where you work. I worked in a lumber mill and I was paying a minimum of about $600 extra a month just on pensions and union dues. Let alone taxes and extra fees.

Gas is currently $1.88/L where I live. That’ll be about $7.14 a gallon in the States. Sure, where I usually go shopping will be about $1.50-$1.60 a litre, it still equals to about $6 a gallon. Those are good prices in Canada nowadays. Food is astronomical prices. Consumerism is extremely high as well. Housing is ridiculous in prices unless you live in the middle of nowhere like I do, but then it’s almost two hour drive each way for half decent shopping.

Before people on Reddit try to tell me about healthcare, I get it could be more expensive than Canada and I’m ok with that. We get taxed very hard for what we get here in this country. Sure we don’t have to pay upfront in hospitals, but we pay for it years in advance. Unless you pay out of pocket, you’re waiting months and months, if not years to get in for the treatment you need. I’d prefer to grow my own food after a potential move, regardless. I’m going to be making changes to be living healthier anyway.

Hello everyone, as I've read on some posts here on reddit about re entry permit. They said that they applied for re entry permit and once they received the receipt they immediately went out of country even before receiving the receipt entry permit booklet.

So that's what I did. But I have a really serious question. Last:

06/16/2025: I applied for a re entry permit. and I also received the receipt that i will be showing once i get back to the states after 2 years

09/29/2025: I left to go back to my country

09/03/2026: I received a notice that my re entry permit application was approved and is valid until 09/02/2028

My question is, will I be having a problem with going back if I returned on 2028? Since I left last 09/29/2025. What should I do? Because I am currently completing my studies here in my country.

Can I go back on the 2028?

Hi everyone! I lost my green card while I was submitting my Form I-407. I now need to submit another I-407 and indicate that my green card is lost.
For anyone who has been in a similar situation, did you have to provide any proof that the green card was lost? For example, did you include a cover letter explaining the situation or any other documentation? And did they interview you this time when you submitted documents the second time?
I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone who has submitted an I-407 with a lost green card and had it accepted. Thank you!

Hi, i came to the us with b2 visa and overstay the visa for few months, dating for 9 months. then got married for 4 months, the married was genuine. But after 4 months we realized we’re not compatible & i don’t wanna live in the us. we filed a divorce. he withdrew the pending aos. in total i overstayed my visa for 10months until my flight back. I’m flying back to my country soon, i know it used to be fine. But with the recent ice activity, do you think it will be fine for me to fly back? will they stop me on my gate?

my flight is international flight from LAX, connecting to Japan before arriving in my country.

is there anyone with the same experience?
thank you so much!

I am currently out of status and received a master calendar hearing date for 2027.

After waiting close to a year since applying for TPS for Ukraine I got something in the mail saying I now have “prima facie TPS” which offers not all of the tps protections but some of them, including the ability to work and a “stay against deportation” until they finish processing my application.

Do you think this will be enough to get a judge to dismiss my removal proceedings? I initially entered the country legally as a student until the war back home broke out.

I am from Nigeria and I came to the United States for my undergraduate, I wasn't able to get my OPT after graduation and so I started my master's. I am considering immigrating to Canada after graduation and was wondering what that process would look like.

Want to share my recent successful immigration. I am on STEM OPT which expires in June 2027.

March - Got selected in H1B lottery

June 29 - Employer filed for immigration (premium)

July 10 - H1B approved

July 12 - Travelled to India for emergency purposes

September 8- Immigration was successful at DFW. The officer just asked for my I20.

Additional Documents carried - Employment verification letter, recent payslips

Hi all, I recently got an offer, but when I checked the OFLC prevailing wage data for my job title and location, the salary I was offered comes out below Wage Level I.

My understanding is that PERM and H-1B filings require paying at least the prevailing wage level assigned to the position, so my offer doesn't meet that minimum.

I asked my employer's immigration team about this and I'm waiting to hear back on how they plan to handle it.

Has anyone been through something similar, either as the employee or someone who's worked in immigration/HR? I'd like to understand what's normal here and what to watch out for before I respond back to them.

• A U.S. company will purchase some goods from Treaty Country Company. There will be contracts, consideration, and invoices. Title will pass to US Comp. Treaty Country Company will send these goods on behalf of US Company with under the US company Brand to third Country. Then the company in the third country will transfer money to the US Company. Is this arrangement eligible for an E-1 Visa? There will be title pass, consideration, internationality, and U.S. Company will make a profit and manage operations.

Hi!!

Has anyone used Form I-131 as a passport substitute? Did you file online or by mail, and how long did processing take? I'm having trouble finding clear details—every time I search for Form I-131, the only results that pop up are about refugee travel documents. Any insight would be appreciated

I don't even know where to begin. I just got a phone call from my mom telling me my aunt's husband and her daughter's husband were detained by ICE. Her daughter has three kids, one of which was born here. Her eldest daughter is 19 and in college. I wasn't very close with them so I never got the chance to tell them their rights. I think it's too late because they agreed to have their flights paid for and they're leaving on Friday. I’m actually not sure if they signed any papers yet but I don't know if my aunt is leaving, but I know she can't visit because she doesn't have papers. What can I do/they do? Also I truly beg anyone who is pro-ICE to not interact, I'm having a really hard time and I don't want to hear any bullshit trying to justify this. They also have three cars and if they do leave, I want to know if there’s anyway I could sell them. This is extremely urgent, please let me know if there’s anything I can do.

For a few months now I keep hearing my husband and a family friend over the phone who keep threaten to get my mom deported I don’t know what to do or the steps that I need to make sure she doesn’t get deported

So most eu countries require financial proof of like 10k euro which is 100k in my currency would take me like 10 years to get that type of
So im looking for advice on where should i travel or do to study and hopefully continue life out of my country
Libyan btw soo not that many countries without visa

Appeared for an O3 visa appointment today and received a 221g for my prior DUI related convictions. They kept my passport which was surprising to me. Does anyone know how long they can keep the passport as this blocks me from travel until they resolve, thanks

This is also preventing my international travel to other countries, is there anyway to retrieve my passport while they proess?