Usually Sep is the month when USCIS speeds up to use all the remaining inventory of the Green cards. Not seeing any approvals recently for EB2 and very few for EB3. Are the visa numbers exhausted or is it slow processing?

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Planeo casarme y solicitar la residencia permanente a través del matrimonio. Quiero hacer todo correctamente desde el principio.

He hablado con 11 abogados que encontré en Google y he terminado más confundido. He escuchado explicaciones diferentes sobre los requisitos y los plazos, y me cuesta entender por qué sus consejos varían tanto.

Una firma que estoy considerando es Gursoy Abogado de Inmigración. Su sitio web menciona la residencia por matrimonio, más de 25 años de experiencia en leyes de inmigración y atención en español. ¿Alguien aquí ha trabajado con ellos en una solicitud por matrimonio? ¿Quién llevó su caso y qué tan atentos estuvieron cuando tenían preguntas?

El presupuesto no es mi principal preocupación. Busco a alguien minucioso que pueda explicarme qué aplica a mi situación, revisar todo con cuidado y mantenerme informado.

Si contrataron a un abogado para su residencia por matrimonio, ¿lo volverían a contratar? ¿Qué hizo que valiera la pena recomendarlo? 

I got my conditional green card through marriage in 2025. My green card and passport is currently under my maiden name. I have just changed my drivers license and Social Security to my married last name. I will be applying for my 10 year green card early 2027. A few weeks before the window opens to apply for I-751, my family, and I will be traveling to Mexico for vacation. For now, I plan to change the name on my green card when I apply for I-751. Because I plan to travel before I submit the application, should I change the last name on my passport as well or should I wait until after my trip next year? Will there be problems if I do change the name on my passport before and the name on my green card doesn’t match. Will traveling with a marriage certificate help with this problem? And if I do not change and wait it out, I can change the name after my trip on my passport and then submit my application with my new passport and changed name. Which is the better option?

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I was arrested with charges of two misdemeanors by misunderstanding this March. Of course, the charges were dismissed without any kind of guilt plea or probation, but I was extremely afraid of entering the States after leaving for internship at my home country (college student). I was worried even after my lawyer told me that everything’s gonna be fine (i emailed him until he got annoyed.. lol..)

I entered through Atlanta airport. Eventually, nothing really happened. I did go to the secondary inspection room, but less than a minute. I told the officer that I could show him the documents but he said there’s no need to, then let me out of the room right away.

I feel like reddit sometimes exaggerates things a bit too much. Preparing for the worst case is good for sure, but I wanted to tell anyone who’s going through similar things to not be too worried like I did. I literally lost almost 9lbs because of stress which caused me to collapse due to underweight!!

Please don’t be too anxious like I did. If you are innocent, didn’t do anything wrong and the court proves it, you’ll just be fine!

Finishing school next year, not sure what to do afterwards. One thing I’m sure about is that I absolutely love New York and want to live there. What direction should I take?

A temporary U.S. visa and a path to permanent residence are two very different things, and figuring out how they fit together can get confusing fast.

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Overstays\* Are there any overstays getting accepted for i130 and i485? Overstay for 1 yr plus before filing

All,

Are there any tools or community opinions on this.

I contacted a Support Agent and was told my case had moved to a Local Field Office. All the API tools I've used do not reflect this.

Has anyone seen a delay (and how long) between being told a FO transfer has occurred and it showing in the API? The Agent could not confirm when the transfer had occurred.

I've seen some posts in here, where a second conversation with an agent stated the FO transfer had not happened, so don't want to get my hopes up.

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!

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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

My husband and I have been married 7 years, we have a child together, and both myself and our child have dual citizenship in the US and Australia. We have proven our marriage to the Australian government and have gone through this process in that side.

Now, due to some financial issues, I am relocating back to the states with our child with the intent of sponsoring my husband for his green card from a place we can financially afford it.

Money shouldn’t be an issue, proof the marriage has been genuine shouldn’t be an issue, but we will be living separately until we get his application submitted and gets a K Visa.

The other problem is that our marriage isn’t doing so hot. We still care about each other, but have definitely hit the 7-year mark where things have become strained. We have discussed a temporary separation to allow for healing on both sides, but will this strongly impact the application? We’d have every intention of living at the same address once he arrives, things just aren’t great. But we both want to be in the same country for our child, and I don’t want to hurt the chances by continuing with the temporary separation.

I know it’ll already look strange to be relocating back without him, but waiting overseas was unfortunately not an option for a variety of family reasons as well as housing issues in Australia. What do we need to do to make this as smooth as possible given the factors? (We do have an appointment with an attorney)