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The U.S.A. has created a list of countries whose citizens currently cannot receive immigrant visas. Does this mean that, for example, if a person gets a job in the USA, they can no longer apply for a U.S. visa?
Me and my wife got married last year and lately we’ve been seriously thinking about just leaving everything behind in Jakarta and trying to permanently move to the US.
I’m 30 this year, been working in legal/compliance/risk related roles for around 6 years now. Stable career on paper, decent life, all that stuff. But mentally I feel checked out already. We both kinda do.
And before people ask: no, not Australia, not Canada. We specifically wanna try for the United States.
Thing is, I genuinely don’t mind starting over from zero. I don’t care if my office experience becomes useless over there. I’d wrench old Corollas in some random shop if that’s what it takes. Warehouse work, blue collar stuff, whatever. I just want out and I want a different life.
Question is…realistically, how possible is this nowadays?
How hard is it for someone like me to permanently migrate there? Especially without being some elite software engineer or millionaire investor.
Anybody here actually did it in their late 20s/30s?
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It happened a little over a year ago. He’s virtually non verbal and doesn’t understand. He cries and asks for his dad. He has attached himself to the male paraprofessional in the classroom and calls him dad. What can we do to help him? So heartbreaking.
On September my j1 visa expires and I applied for collage to start on spring next year.
I know I need to get a b2 status in between to don’t be out of status.
With all this I feel really afraid to ruining it,
It is easy? Should I do it myself or it’s better to get an attorney for this kind of work?
Do you have any recommendations for immigrations lawyers
I live in the U.S. and my fiancée lives in India. We’re a lesbian couple and her family basically disowned her because she is a lesbian, thus she has very little to no contact with her parents and she recently found out that her brother burned her birth certificate and there are no other copies of it.
I am in the process of gathering all of the required documents to submit our K1 visa packet, but we are both now panicking because she does not have a copy of her birth certificate.
Upon researching whether or not she can just request a replacement birth certificate, we are becoming even more disheartened because she needs to submit copies of her parents photo IDs (again, they do not speak to her) in order to try to obtain a replacement copy in India.
Has anyone had any experience where their foreign fiancée did not have a copy of their birth certificate to provide for the K1 visa? If so, was providing their passport enough as evidence? Or what other documents would be accepted in lieu of an actual copy of her birth certificate?
Any tips or information would be greatly appreciated! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
My wife has had her green card since 2002, and has lived here with me the entire time with trips back home (Japan) ranging from a few weeks to a few months, sometimes once a year, sometimes once every 3 years. She recently got accepted into a school program back home, she left last month and will be gone for a year. We applied for the I-131 and she had her biometrics in Febuary. I checked on the process time and right now it is sitting at 16 months. So she would be back home before its even processed. My question is, can she just fly back to a US Territory (Guam) or even Hawaii in like Sept or Oct for a day then go back? Does that reset the clock or would it basically be the same as if she didn't come back in the country at all since she is basically jumping in then back out again until she finishes next spring? Just trying to see what our options are here since the processing time is so laughably long at this point and I just wasted 650$ on an application fee.
Hello everyone, I am planning to apply for a B1/B2 USA visa, but I wanted to consult here first regarding my chances of approval. My cousin offered to take me to the USA for a vacation to visit my nephews, whom I’m very close to. She also offered to sponsor the trip, including the round-trip plane tickets, accommodation at their house, food, shopping money, and basically everything else, just so I can visit them.
I have been employed at the same company for nearly 3 years now (it will be 3 years this September), but I do not have much savings. I currently have less than Php 30,000.00 in savings. We are planning for me to stay for only 14 days, purely to spend time with them and do some sightseeing.
Do you think there is a chance that my visa will be approved? What documents should my cousin prepare to show that she can sponsor me? Also, do I still need to present my own financial capability, or can I present her bank statements instead?
Thank you!
U.S. citizen here. Wife had IR-1 interview May 18. Officer said paperwork was perfect. Got 221(g) white slip purely because of the nationality ban — no individual issue found. IOM medical expires October 21, 2026. 155 days left. Aware of Sangster v. Rubio (D. Nev. Jan. 28, 2026) where TRO was granted in 7 days on similar facts. Questions: How strong is an individual TRO citing Sangster given the officer made zero individual inadmissibility finding? Does medical expiry in 155 days hold up as irreparable harm or will judge say "just redo it"? Individual filing vs joining a group lawsuit — which is stronger right now? Anyone filed TROs against this ban — how fast did government respond? Ready to retain a lawyer immediately. Looking for flat fee quotes for APA complaint + TRO motion.
**Hi everyone,**
**I’m completely heartbroken and just need to vent. I am forced to be thousands of miles away from my husband, and the pain of this separation is almost unbearable.**
**I made a huge mistake in the past: in 2025, I overstayed my UK visa by 7 months and left in October. Missing him terribly, I returned just two months later (December 2025) using an ETA that was approved. I stayed until April 2026. I now know that returning so quickly reset my re-entry ban and severely complicated my history.**
**Knowing I have to spend at least a year away from the love of my life because of a past mistake is destroying me. Every day feels like an eternity. We want to do things right now and apply for a Spouse Visa, but my case is very complex and we can't do this alone.**
**Has anyone been through something similar and managed to get a Spouse Visa approved? Can anyone recommend an amazing, OISC-regulated solicitor who specializes in complex overstay cases and human rights?**
**Thank you for listening. I just want to go home to my husband.**
I’m about to start my PGCE to teach English and am considering moving to America at some point after my ECT years to be near friends. Ideally to live and work in California but I know different states have different requirements.
What kind of visa would I need to teach and how long would processing times take?
Any other advice would also be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance.
Hi everyone,
I’m in a complicated situation with my OPT application and would really appreciate any advice from people who have gone through something similar.
I applied for OPT, and everything was initially fine, but later, my DSO informed me that there was an issue with my program completion/end date alignment in SEVIS. Because of that, they advised me to withdraw my current OPT application and reapply with a corrected I-20.
I already submitted a withdrawal request to USCIS.
After that, my school also found an alternative possibility where I could submit a retraction request for the withdrawal, along with an updated I-20 and explanation letter, and let the USCIS officer decide whether to continue processing my original OPT application.
Now I’m stuck between two options:
Option 1: Proceed with withdrawal → reapply
Option 2: Retract withdrawal + submit updated documents
My DSO mentioned Option 1 is generally safer, but USCIS also said retraction requests can be submitted for officer review.
I’m really confused about:
If anyone has been through something similar or understands how USCIS handles OPT withdrawals/retractions, I would really appreciate your insight.
Thank you so much in advance.
Hi everyone,
I am a 22-year-old from Romania, and my goal is to legally relocate to the United States with my family (my wife and our newborn baby). We want to do this the right way and build a life there, ensuring our child can eventually go to daycare and kindergarten in the US.
However, we face a few challenges regarding the typical immigration routes, so I am looking for some realistic advice or success stories from people who were in a similar situation.
Our Background:
Age: 22 (Both me and my wife).
Dependents: One newborn child.
Skills/Education: We do not have specialized university degrees, and neither of us works for a multinational company, so an L-1 internal transfer is out of the question.
English level: Fluent/Very good. Communication won't be an issue.
The Routes We Are Considering:
1 H-2B Visa (Moving/Logistics/Hospitality): I am currently looking for US employers (specifically in the moving/logistics sector) who are willing to sponsor an out-of-country worker for a seasonal contract. My plan would be to work hard, prove my value, and eventually discuss long-term sponsorship.
2 EB-3 Unskilled Visa: I know this is a permanent residency (Green Card) route that doesn't require high specialization, but it takes a few years to process.
Our Main Questions for the Community:
H-2B with Family: How realistic is it to bring a spouse and a newborn on an H-4 dependent visa for a seasonal job like moving? Does the community recommend trying to secure the H-2B first alone, or is it manageable to handle housing for a small family on a seasonal budget?
H-2B to EB-3 Transition: Has anyone here successfully transitioned from an H-2B seasonal position to an EB-3 Unskilled permanent sponsorship with the same employer? How did you approach the conversation?
Daycare/Kindergarten: For those who moved with very young children on temporary visas, how difficult was it to enroll them in local daycares or early education programs?
We are fully aware that immigration is a long, expensive, and difficult process, but we are young, driven, and willing to do the heavy lifting.
Any insights, agency recommendations, or reality checks are highly appreciated! Thank you!
I'm on an F1 student visa in NYC. I built a software product (AI SaaS) and want to start charging customers legally. My situation: - I am the sole builder and founder - My brother is in Canada on a work permit (not PR or citizen) - I want to use Stripe Atlas to form a Delaware C-Corp under his name temporarily - I would run all operations, he would be legal owner on paper until my status changes My questions: 1. Can a Canadian work permit holder legally be a director of a US Delaware C-Corp? 2. Is this a viable structure for an F1 student to operate a SaaS business legally? 3. What are the risks for both me and my brother? 4. What's the cleanest path forward given my situation? I'm not looking for shortcuts — just want to do this the right way. Any advice from people who have been through similar situations would be genuinely appreciated.
(24M) Indian citizen currently working in Singapore. Moved here in Jan 2026 through an internal transfer with the same company. Been with the firm for almost 2 years overall.
Applied for a US B1/B2 visa in Singapore for a short tourism trip (~10 days in July). Planned to take 1 week leave and combine it with weekends. Tentative itinerary was New York + Miami (though I didn’t get a chance to mention this during the interview). In my DS160, I had also mentioned one of my cousins who works in Seattle.
Interview was extremely fast paced (so I got very little opportunity to elaborate on some answers), probably under 2 minutes.
Q. have you been mistreated ever in Singapore or India
Ans: no
Q. how long have you been in Singapore
Ans: 5 months, I moved here in January
Q. were you working with the same company
Ans: yes, it was an internal transfer from India to Singapore
Q. how long have you been with this firm
Ans: completing 2 years next month
Q. why do you want to go to the US
Ans: have a short vacation of about 10 days. I’ll take 1 week leave from job and combine it with 2 weekends
Q. do you have family in US
Ans: no immediate relatives, but one of my cousins works at Amazon in Seattle. I might not even visit him given the huge distances
Q. are you afraid to move back to India at any point
Ans: no
Result: immediate refusal, and I was handed a generic document to go through.
A few additional points:
Trying to understand what may have gone wrong here. Do you think the main issue was:
Also:
Uncle owns restaurant SF county, I have CS degree, want EB-3 Professional sponsorship, anyone done this?
Any suggestions on this?
I was deported in 2020 to Mexico after serving 2.5 years of my state sentence for involuntary manslaughter. I remember signing a paper to pretty much not fight my case and voluntarily deport. At the time I was just desparate to be free. But now I am wondering if I can ever go back even if it's just ad a visitor. Is there any chance whatsoever of this? Or just wishful thinking?
My mom is traveling to the U.S. for the first time, and I’ve booked her return ticket for 5 months from now. Her B1/B2 visa is valid for 10 years, but I’m a bit worried whether a 5-month stay is fine given the current immigration environment.
How strict is immigration at LAX for B1/B2 travelers? She doesn’t speak English well, so I’m also concerned about how smooth the process will be for her.