https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/05/immigration-venezuelans-detained-legal-status

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-revokes-all-south-sudan-visas-over-failure-accept-repatriation-citizens-2025-04-05/

I’m a dual citizen (US/Canada) and have lived in the US most of my life. My husband and I are considering immigrating to Canada before we start to have kids for a few reasons (education quality, school safety, universal healthcare). We’re decently comfortable financially in the US (by no means wealthy, but we make a little more than we need and are able to save some) and understand that wages are lower and taxes are significantly higher in Canada… we understand we’d be trading some more disposable income for better social safety net and healthcare (I have several health issues and very high medical expenses in the US).

I’m really curious to hear from other folks who have immigrated to Canada from the US and what your experience/transition has been like. Is the universal healthcare system actually as good as it appears to be? How do you find work/life balance? Quality of life?

I'm an F1 STEM OPT student in my first year of stem extension. My company has filed for my PERM. I have plans to go to India next year. Is there any risk of having a pending/approved PERM on F1 w.r.t. dual intent? Has anyone faced issues with entry denial due to this?

I just had my naturalization interview(i passed) last week and i just found out that i am derivative citizen through father(we didn't know about the law at the time) but i had submitted N400, now uscis wants to find out if i can provide some kind of proof that i was in my father's custody when i was 17(which i have). Now im not sure if wanna proceed with providing proof because it'll probably cost me more money and time but at time same time im afraid for some reason i have a feeling somehing bad will happen with my current N400 application. Currently thinking about asking an immigration attorney for advice. What y'all think?

https://apnews.com/article/us-border-patrol-officers-arrested-bribes-5b08d80f56c526eec1f8f57f7abd20ff?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share

My spouse's visa application got denied. Unjustly, unfairly. No more motions. We're done.

I came to the US in 2016 with big dreams and an almost certain future. I was only 21 and my stepdad, who married my mom when I was a teen, who I consider a second dad, is American. Nothing could go wrong, right? So we all moved. Me, him, my mom, my brother, and my (at the time) long time boyfriend. A month after, my dad (divorced from my mom) decided to move here too, with my stepmom and sister - they would live only 15 minutes away from my mom's house. I was filled with joy.

My brother was underage and so he and my mom got their green cards in less than 2 years. My dad got his, my stepmom's and sister's (a child) through work in 3 years.

And me? First I got told I was too old to stay here, even though my whole family would get to stay. So I tried to become a student, but I changed my status inside the country. The university I applied to lost the right to issue a student visa in the middle of this process and so I became out of status immediately and against my will, without having a chance to leave legally first. My greencard application got denied soon after and lost in the mail, so I was unable to file a motion before I found out about it.

So my partner took matters into his hands. He was studying here, that had been our plan. But he applied for an EB3 and we thought that, after he got his greencard, we could then apply for mine, even though I knew I was going to need a waiver and the whole process was going to take years. We would wait, we would fight.

After almost 10 years fighting for a way to stay with my family, today his application got denied for the last time. He became immediately out of status as well, just like me. No more motions can be filed. We are out of options and out of thousands of dollars. Seriously, we could've paid off our house with the amount of money spent fighting immigration.

I will have to leave the country to be banned for 10 years. With my whole family here, 5 family members who are US citizens, a house that I own, a Bachelor's Degree, fluent to the point of near native, having paid all my taxes for all these years. I didn't jump any borders and I have nothing against those who do - but I tried to do things the right way and it ruined my life.

I don't even have words, I feel like I could end my life right here.

I'm a Green Card holder, and I'll be traveling to Egypt this summer. I want to make sure my social media is clean and secure before I go, Does anyone have tips on how to clear up or secure social media accounts before traveling abroad, Any advice on privacy settings or steps I should take to minimize risk would be much appreciated. Thank You

I currently do not have an employee sponsored visa however I have an EAD with a 5year expiry. Will Fragomen initiate my EB3 or EB2 consular processing or do they require I have H-1B first?

Hello everyone,

My husband filed for AOS after coming into the country through K1. We received an RFE because they don’t have my taxes (I lived with no income in Korea for four years) and wanted more supporting documents from our joint sponsor.

We filed both K1 and AOS by ourselves with just the help of YouTube, but we’re a little worried about responding to an RFE, so we’re looking into lawyers for that.

Any recommendations?

Throwaway; I am looking for peace of mind (if warranted) for my situation which I have only just learned about.

I was born in the USA in 1960 to a diplomat from foreign country A in active service and under diplomatic immunity, and a student on a student visa from country B. They were married shortly before I was born. My mother got a US birth certificate for me, and registered me with the consulate of country B. Shortly after I was born my parents separated, and my mother moved us to country B. We returned to the USA under country B passports around 1964.

My mother got LPR by 1965 and naturalized by about 1969. My parents also divorced in 1969. I was never naturalized, rather, I got a US passport around 1965, and me and my mother have assumed my entire life that I was born a US citizen, but now I am worried that since my father was a diplomat when I was born, and my mother was a foreigner at the time, that my status is actually ambiguous, and that my original passport (and thus all subsequent passports I have held) may have been issued in error.

Does anyone know if my situation is likely to be illegal?

Desperately looking for any immigration lawyers or anyone who's gone through anything similar.

Storytime- my uncle is coming from India to help take care of my dad who is recently disabled and is adjusting to life in a wheelchair. My uncle has a 10 year visa and a daughter who lives in the US.

At US customs, they took his phone and saw a text from my mom from months ago asking him if he was available to come take care of my dad. While my mom was driving to the airport to pick him up , she got a call from a customs officer who claimed we've illegally hired help from another country and that my uncle is being deported and banned from the US forever. He also proceeded to threaten her and said if we ask any more questions, we'll be "getting a knock at our door". My mom (a naturalized citizen) explained that he's just a close friend coming to both help my dad and to visit his daughter and that they're welcome to come knock on our door lol. The officer hung up and my mom turned around to go home.

Thirty minutes later she gets a call from my uncle saying he's totally fine and standing outside the airport waiting to be picked up. We were worried it was a trap somehow lol so I went to pick him up instead since I have a birthright citizenship here. It wasn't a trap, but his customs stamp on his passport said "limited entry until April 6th" (he landed yesterday on April 4th). He had no clue they had limited his stay to 2 days. We had expected him to be approved for 6 months as usual so his return ticket is for October.

We're now just scrambling trying to figure out how to extend his stay so he can at least see his daughter and my mom and I can arrange another family member to come help out instead. Does anyone have any advice on our options? And how legal this is? We're in the process of submitting an appeal to border patrol but the website keeps crashing lol. And April 5th and 6th are the weekend so we can't go to any authorities...

We're really worried if he leaves he's just not going to be able to enter the states again since they might be accusing him of something illegal...any help or advice is welcome.

EDIT: Feeling the need to emphasize that he's NOT coming for employment he's just meant to come help us/visiting my dad/his daughter. But looks like even that's not allowed on the B2 visa which feels criminal. You have to say "i'm visiting my grandchildren" not "I'm coming to help my daughter take care of my grandchildren". It's semantics and we assumed "visiting family" included "helping family" but guess not lol.

Our last hope (as per advice from attorneys) is to go to the airport tonight (april 5th) and see if we can emphasize that the nature of him coming is also to visit both my dad and his daughter. If not, he's got a flight out at 7am tomorrow.

This has been disheartening. I understand that caretaking is also a job, but it's perfectly legal for a local family member to come help out around the house, so it feels so reductive to file this under "importing an immigrant for employment" just because my family lives somewhere else.

AND i have the feeling they purposely did not tell him they limited his stay so that he'd overstay his visa and then they could deport him for good. Otherwise why wouldn't you tell the person that they need to leave tomorrow, not in October. His daughter, who's currently putting herself through school, had to book an $800 flight leaving tomorrow morning. Evil.

(Asking for a friend)

Hi,

I moved from F1 visa to H-1B in Feb 2024. I am unfortunately not eligible to use Sprintax now (i tried using it). Can people who have been in this situation let know what software they use and/or CA? If someone is in Massachusetts and can answer this that would be great.

Thank you so much!

H1B to green card

Hi! I’m planning on getting the K-1 process started for my fiancée who lives abroad. The problem, we’ll soon be encountering however, seems to be my proof of income.

I will be living on a PhD stipend of over $50,000 for the next six years. My school does not give me a W-2, and to make matters difficult, we saw online that a PhD stipend is generally not accepted as proof of income.

I’m less worried about the I-134 as I am the I-864, but what happens, generally, if your affidavit of financial support during the AOS process is deemed insufficient? Do they kick my fiancée (who will at that point be my wife) out of the country? Or will I be given the opportunity to find a co-sponsor and resubmit?

My parents have been supportive of me in this process, but my father has declined to sign an I-864 as a co-sponsor because he worries it will impact his credit. We talked about the possibility of my mother signing, but she is my father’s dependent, so we worry still that he would be affected if she were to sign in his stead, and what documents we could even submit if she were to sign…

Any clarity regarding the particulars of this process would be so very helpful. I am grateful for any and all information you might be able to provide.

Thank you!

Hi,

I am an employer of a great worker who is Haitian. He has informed me that with Trump's moves, Haitian like himself will be forced to go home in a couple of months. This worker is loved by everyone and is a sweetheart. He played in the local symphony back home and is extremely educated. But Haiti is a mess and he came here due to the conflict/earthquake back at home.

We worked in a blue-collar industry (construction) and he's not a critical employee. Having said that, I want to help him in any way possible (he has very little money and his English is subpar). I am not sure what's the best way to keep him. Do I file a EB-3 Visa?

Any guidance would be appreciated.

Please be kind.

Hi all - had a close friend (basically family member) who did the b1/b2 interview for a renewal and was told on the spot he was approved and handed the yellow “your visa has been approved form.” Today, he got a blue letter saying the application was refused due to the dreaded 214(b).

How common is this that there is an initial approval from the interviewing officer and then it is overridden?

Talk about emotional distress and trauma.

It ends on November 25, 2025. Normally with the civil war still raging and the earthquake this year, I would expect the renewal will certainly happen but things are so unpredictable with the current administration. In your honest assessment, do you still think that it will be renewed?

Hey everyone,
I’m currently a U.S. Green Card holder and I have completed my N-400 interview, but pending approval. My wife is living abroad and we’re trying to figure out the best strategy for bringing her to the U.S. as efficiently as possible.

Right now, I’m torn between two options:

1. File the I-130 petition for her now as a green card holder (under the F2A category),
2. Or wait until my N-400 is approved and then file the I-130 as a U.S. citizen (immediate relative category).

My main questions are:

• If I file I-130 now as an LPR and later become a U.S. citizen, can I "upgrade" the petition to the immediate relative category? If so, how smooth or fast is that process?
• Would filing now potentially lock me into the slower F2A process, or would it still be beneficial to get the I-130 into the system early?
• Has anyone been in a similar situation and can share what worked best?

Hi everyone,

I’ll be traveling from Atlanta to Mumbai with a layover of 5 hours at London Heathrow (LHR). I’m an Indian citizen on F-1 student visa doing my masters studies here in USA.

Do I need a transit visa? Are there exemptions if I hold a valid USA visa? I’d appreciate any guidance or advice, especially from those who’ve had a similar experience.

Thanks in advance!

Has anyone ever applied for an exit permit ?

Hello

Is it possible to cancel an H1B application? We are hoping to do so and apply for the CR1 instead. Would canceling or attempting to cancel the H1B hinder or impact the chances of CR1?

Reason being my partner found a work sponsor for H1B and long story short, have decided CR1 would be better in the end.

Or, can these be applied for at the same time? Say the H1B is currently in process, can we apply for the CR1 as well?

Thank you

Hello There:

I was brought to the US as a child and left after university. It's been +15 years and recently received a 5-year B1 / B2 visa. I told the consular officer 1) my over stay history as a child; 3) that my family did apply for an I-130 petition but I have not followed-up and have no desire; 3) my strong ties to my current country of residence (started a business, have a family, etc).

She told me that I will face secondary screening (secondary inspection) upon arrival at immigration given my history, but to answer as best as I can as I have with her.

Does anyone know what the secondary screening / inspection process will be like for someone of my background? I have 100% no interest in moving to the US, have strong ties to prove it, and I will bring all of the documents I brought to the embassy with me.

I am also considering going through pre-clearance in Canada, just in case I do get denied boarding.

Any stories, advices, etc would be greatly appreciated.

We recently spent a week in Europe and when went through customs in Denver he was sent to secondary inspection.

This also happened last year after we spent a week in Guatemala.

This never happened to me when I had my green card. I usually just had to show my green card and passport and that was it. No secondary.