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I filed my VAWA in April 2025. Since then, I have gotten my Prima Facie in March, still waiting for EAD and AP documents.

I have a student visa (F-1 STEM OPT). I'm currently working for a good company on my STEM OPT, which expires in July 2027. I was considering travelling to South Africa + Dubai for about 10 days.

Do you guys think its safe to do so? Or has anyone recently travelled and faced issues with US immigration (is there a risk with the VAWA file in process?)

I already asked my lawyer, but she always seems to discourage any kind of international travel since I filed, and I have flown internationally once after filing(she's too concerned always)

Any input is appreciated, thanks!

I live in India and want to visit Dubai for a week, I already have all the reservations and flights to and return booked with confirmation. I was looking for a place to apply visa. I've seen mixed reviews on applying visa through makemytrip, I found that there's an alternative called ATLYS and they claim to be very fast and there are a lot of good review to support that.

I was wondering if anybody had an experience with them recently be it positive or negative. I'd greatly appreciate any input.

I am aware of the subscription services like Factor, Tempo and CookUnity. I'm a vegetarian and there are fewer options available on those subscriptions. I noticed there are similar packed meals in Target but didn't find any vegetarian options there.

Do you guys know of any physical stores (like Target) that have good vegetarian, vegan meals?