Visa appointment went smooth but put on administrative processing!?

I'd follow up in about 2 months or so. It may take awhile to do security and background checks.

I agree with my colleague and would add that it doesn't matter that she's from DR and you're Swiss: she will be applying as your wife. She will...

We met more than two years ago in 2010 and did not meet again but regularly communicating.. Can we still apply for the k1 visa?

You must have physically met your fiance in the last two years in order to be eligible to file a K-1, plus show plenty of evidence of your romantic...

Port of entry and destination on J1

You can visit family, but you're right. You should have evidence that you are still enrolled in the program, as well as evidence that you plan to...

He is not inadmissible because he did not overstay by 180 days or more, but you're going to have a huge problem proving that you do not plan to...

Can a mother obtain green card/citizenship through her deceased son?

No, unfortunately you cannot get a green card through a deceased US relative. Perhaps her daughter can naturalize and file for her when she is...

Is removal of the 3/10-year and permanent bars for admissibility included in the new 2013 U.S. immigration reform proposals?

Amnesty for immigration offenders (especially those with a permanent bar) is not a high priority in the proposed reforms. If your husband was...

I entered US in 2006 with a F-1 student visa, but I was not able to complete my master's degree

You will need to apply for a new passport to leave the country. DHS will scan that passport when you leave, so they will know when you left the...

I-864 form; Do have to include under 21 children of my husband's previous marriage, if...?

I agree with my colleague. If he is claiming them as dependents on the tax returns, he will need to include them as household members for the I-864.

How much time vermont service center takes to approve I130 petition for alien spouse after upgrading the status to US citizen.

It depends on your case, but since they've already updated your application, you can check the case processing times using the link below. VSC is...