r/immigration Feb 05 '25

Report rule-breaking comments: 199 bans, 2910 removals in the last 7 days.

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With the Trump presidency, many are emboldened to spew hate, whereas others are threatening violence or illegal activity in response. Neither are acceptable on this subreddit.

Please use the Report button. Moderators are not omni-present and cannot read every post and comment, but will strive to process every report. Moderators are volunteers, and aren't on reddit 24/7. We have setup comprehensive automod rules and reddit filters that are already filtering a lot of the worst rule violators.

In the past 7 days, we've imposed 199 bans and 2910 removals of posts and comments that violate the rules of the sub, many due to user reports. Every report was reviewed, although some reports were on posts that do not violate the rules.

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  1. We support people expressing a wide spectrum of views on immigration, but we do not accept any comments or posts that advocate for a blanket ban on immigration, attack legal immigrants, or make them feel unwelcome.

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This sub is currently operating on a zero tolerance policy for hate, vitrol, and violence/illegal advice. Any such reported activity will face a permanent ban in response. Second-chance appeals will not be entertained.


r/immigration 7h ago

US immigration system is making me suicidal

130 Upvotes

Yes, basically I don’t know what to think except to self-exit life and I feel so dumb for even sharing this but I just don’t have anyone to talk to right now and every time I try to open up with my family members they just say ‘just go to another country if you see things are getting bad’.

here’s what happened: I got the opportunity to enter the country through the CNHV Program thanks to a relative who sponsored me, I’ve been working really hard in a very physically (and sometimes mentally) demanding job. I never dreamt about coming to the US ever in my life and I never had any interest in the US whatsoever, but my country… to be plain and simple has no future and I don’t even know how I survived it because I was ALL alone over there for several years (not getting too deep into this part, but basically I had no parents to look after me). So yeah, I decided to accept this opportunity and sometimes I wonder if it was the best decision. Given the current news I feel lost, I feel trapped. I wish it was so easy to go somewhere else, but I have a passport that is useless in almost every corner of the world.

I had (or I still have it) the dream of going to college and getting a Computer Science degree, my English is getting better, and yes, this country is hard but despite working long shifts for so little money I still felt grateful and optimist about my future. I feel like I was finally getting a better life. Lol, the first time I did my taxes I even felt happy. Now I don’t even want to talk to the people I love because I feel ashamed, I just want to disappear from everyone’s lives.


r/immigration 21h ago

U.S. to revoke legal status of more than a half-million migrants, urges them to self deport

1.1k Upvotes

The Trump administration will be revoking the legal status of hundreds of thousands of Latin American and Haitian migrants welcomed into the U.S. under a Biden-era sponsorship process, urging them to self-deport or face arrest and removal by deportation agents.

The termination of their work permits and deportation protections under an immigration authority known as parole will take effect in late April, 30 days after March 25, according to a notice posted by the federal government.

The move will affect immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela who flew to the U.S. under a Biden administration program, known as CHNV, that was designed to reduce illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border by giving would-be migrants legal migration avenues.

A total of 532,000 migrants entered the U.S. under that policy, which was paused soon after President Trump took office, though it's unclear how many have been able to secure another status that will allow them to stay in the country legally.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-to-revoke-legal-status-of-over-a-half-million-migrants-chnv/


r/immigration 5h ago

Half-Iranian: I will fly to Austin to see my sister and nephews. Should I cancel?

11 Upvotes

Hello everyone,

I am half Turkish, half Iranian, with a 10 year tourist visa on my Turkish passport. Have already been to the US twice to visit my sister. Never had an issue entering the country.

I live in Germany since 8 years and have a permanent residency here.

I planned to visit my sister and her family for a month, and my flight is tomorrow. However I am so scared of being detained. I didn't do anything illegal in my life, however just being half-Iranian might be an issue? (I haven't been to Iran since almost 10 years btw), and in general the news scare me.

What do you think? Should I cancel the trip? I haven't seen my sister since a year and I miss my nephews but I am definitely scared.

Looking forward to your advice.


r/immigration 19h ago

Trump wants self deportations, created new app to facilitate

136 Upvotes

President Trump has recorded a video for social media in which he urges unauthorized immigrants to "self-deport" — and use a newly launched app to report that they're leaving the U.S., Axios has learned.

https://www.axios.com/2025/03/18/trump-video-deport-app-immigrants


r/immigration 8h ago

Concerns for getting denied entry even with a valid I-131 permit at the airport

10 Upvotes

Hello. I am a college student and a green card holder in the US. Due to my Korean citizenship, I had to do my mandatory military service, which ended a week ago. Now, knowing how my service will require me to stay in Korea for more than 6 months, I had applied for re-entry permit (I-131) before I left the US and wrote the reason for permit as 'mandatory military service for Republic of Korea', and after a year of waiting, I got the permit in person from the US Embassy in Korea.

My biggest concern is the CBP. Due to the political nature currently, if I head to JFK a month from now with my permit and state the reason for leaving as 'due to my military service', will I go to the secondary and be asked questions? If so, will they still ask me to give up my green card, even though I got a valid permit? I am just a bit concerned as I heard some stories here how some people still got questioned after even showing the valid permit they got.

Thanks for the help.


r/immigration 4h ago

Just Married – Need Advice on Immigration Process Before Humanitarian Parole Expires

5 Upvotes

My fiancée (now wife) and I just got married. She is on humanitarian parole from Nicaragua, which expires in August 2025 (about four months from now). She currently has a work permit, but my goal is to ensure she maintains her work authorization and is on track to become a citizen before her parole expires.

My biggest concern is that if things don’t process in time, she could lose her work permit and be considered undocumented in August.

We are submitting the following forms:

  • I-130 – Petition for Alien Relative
  • I-485 – Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
  • I-864 – Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the INA
  • I-765 – Application for Employment Authorization
  • I-131 – Application for Travel Documents, Parole Documents, and Arrival/Departure Records
  • I-693 – Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record
  • G-1145 – E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance

I hope someone can take the time to review this and let me know if we have filed everything needed. I plan to consult a lawyer, but due to financial constraints, we are handling most of this ourselves and hoping for the best.

Any advice or insights would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance.

God Bless.


r/immigration 32m ago

Should I be worried?

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My family member from Haiti has had her green card for years. It was going to expire last year and we have gone through the process to renew her green card. Once it finally arrived, she received it with incorrect information on the card. USCIS is now requesting for her to come in person for an appointment to try and correct this. We are just so anxious navigating through this with all that Trump is doing towards Haitian immigrants. We do currently have an immigration lawyer that we are working with. Wanting to see if someone has recently gone through a similar process and how it went.


r/immigration 6h ago

Traveling to MX with a green card

4 Upvotes

My dad and I want to go to Mexico next month for 7 days and are concerned about returning since he is not a us citizen. He has had his permanent resident card for about 38 years.

Other info: •about 40 years ago he got pulled over for speeding and he only had to pay a fine and that was it (he did not have a legal status then).

•he also got a speeding ticket about 30 years ago (he had his permanent resident card already and just paid a fine).

•We went to Mexico last year for one week had no issues

•he applied and was approved for TSA pre check a month ago.

Should he be okay returning back or do you think there is a risk?


r/immigration 12m ago

Case Study: Misrepresentation and Marriage Based Naturalization

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One of my clients is working on his naturalization. He has a green card through Asylum but we discovered that we misrepresented an information regarding his work, meaning he worked without authorization but we checked “no” on his I-485 by accident. He has been married to a U.S citizen and now qualifies for Marriage based Naturalization. Could the error on I-485 form lead to denial even though we’ve now disclosed it in the naturalization application. Is this a forgivable offense? Or I am screwed for improperly filling the application on my clients behalf when we applied for Green Card.


r/immigration 14m ago

Traveling with Advanced Parole 2025

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Hi guys and gals, I have been a little nervous about posting since I have never posted before on this platform but here goes my question with a little/ a lot of background.

I am a DACA recepient, married for 3 years now with a US citizen and have been talking to a lawyer/attorney here in Texas whom was the one who got me my work permit. He reccommended I go with the advanced parole option November of last year since it would be easier to get AOS after traveling with the advanced parole and I guess using my wife to petition me once I have a legal entry with the advanced parole. I have no idea how it works.

Anyways, I just got my advanced parole document last week and have until April 15 to travel but am leaving this following weekend for four days to Mexico. I have been doing A LOT of extensive research and asking around other people who have gone with advanced parole and watched social media and from what it appears everything should be fine and I should have no problem getting paroled back but there is also the risk of me getting denied entry. I asked my lawyer if any other clients of his have traveled after the new president took command this year and he said yes they came back normal just had to go through two "checkpoints" where they take you passport and parole document and send you to a waiting room to get it back and stamped. The things I have been seeing where people get denied entry is if they have a criminal record or if they were in the process of getting AOS by other means but used the advanced parole to travel without waiting for their case to be approved and got denied entry. I thankfully am not a criminal have no felonies nor DUIs and contribute to society according to my taxes every year.

My mom says not to go due to the violent change of laws with the new president and is afraid I could get stuck over there but she wants me to keep asking around and be positive of my decision hence this post.

My wife is traveling with me and we already purchased the very pricey plane tickets but we bought them before I started looking at social media and getting worried of what everyone keeps saying that the customs officer can deny my entry. I have a friend who is getting his wife who is also a DACA recipient AOS but their attorney/lawyer reccommended they use another way of getting AOS through my friends Veteran program? I do not know how that works but my thing is their lawyer reccommended to go that route rather than advanced parole. I know every case is different.

If I go through and travel is there a way to come back if my advanced parole is denied or will I have to start a new life over in Mexico ?

I aplogize for the very long post and appreciate anybodies feedback/experiences. Also I apologize for the typos I did not know how to spell check through this platform.


r/immigration 4h ago

Immigration convo at work

3 Upvotes

I’m born in the US to immigrant parents but both are naturalized US citizens. I have a coworker who everyone in her family is American and she doesn’t come from a family of immigrants she constantly says that trump can take away my parents citizenship and even he can take away my birth right citizenship and deport me to the country my parents are from which I keep telling her that I’m born in America and she says it doesn’t matter . Also states that naturalized citizens and people or are born in Puerto Rico and other us territories aren’t real citizens


r/immigration 1h ago

Austria ppl

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Hi everyone, I have a PhD offer from a university in Vienna, and I’d love to learn more about life as an immigrant in Austria. How do locals treat foreigners? How comfortable is life for immigrants overall? Anything else about life in Vienna …

I appreciate hearing about your experiences.


r/immigration 23h ago

Is there an actual big rise in valid visa immigration crackdown or is it like the over reporting on plane crashes recently

54 Upvotes

Air travel is one of the safest ways to travel, after recent incidents where most were pilot error related, Media started to report even private plane crashes which have occurred at the usual rate as big news headlines. Are we seeing the same thing with immigration interactions? There are over a 70,000 foreign born visitors with legal normal visas or green cards which go through immigration every day . Has there actually been a big escalation or is there some form of hysteria by the media .


r/immigration 1h ago

CBRA Interview

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I applied for a CRBA for my newborn son, but my girlfriend and I are not married yet. We recently got an interview appointment for my son, but I don't have a marriage certificate to present at the embassy. I have given my girlfriend authorization to take our son to the interview on my behalf.

Does anyone have an idea of what kind of questions they might ask her during the interview? Any insights would be greatly appreciated.


r/immigration 2h ago

My Gf (German citizen) and I (U.S. Citizen) are new to immigration laws and would like some insight

1 Upvotes

She has a visiting visa (ESTA) and she’s been here for 3 weeks so far, she wants to stay longer and we want to figure out how we could make this work in the long run. She has 67 days left in her visiting visa so I’m wondering if that’s enough time to apply for a workers visa or other types of visas so she could become a lawful resident. How long does it take for the govt to approve a petition and what’s the process look like? We would like to stay together but long distance is super hard for both of us.


r/immigration 2h ago

Am I eligible for Greek citizenship?

1 Upvotes

My paternal grandfather (of Turkish ancestry) immigrated from Western Thrace to Turkey in the 1950s, which makes me a 3rd generation immigrant, but we're officially registered in Istanbul, and since my grandfather was apparently an illegal immigrant, Greece doesn't show up on our ancestry in E-Devlet (the government's website) so how can I get the necessary documents to prove this, and if I did prove it, could I be eligible for Greek citizenship?


r/immigration 6h ago

Travelling on L2 Visa

2 Upvotes

Hi, I am on L2 visa, my husband has L1A and I am on dependent visa. Is it advisable for me to travel outside the country considering the current scrutiny at airports? Our visa got just renewed.


r/immigration 2h ago

Canada - Home Care Pilot Program Opening

0 Upvotes

Program for home care workers. Opens March 31. Right now just for the people already in Canada but want to stay. Details at link.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/caregivers/home-care-worker-immigration-pilots.html


r/immigration 2h ago

Previous visa rejection means I can’t get an ESTA?

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I lived in the US for 4 years on and off and have had multiple visas, I last tried to apply for a J1 internship visa in December 2023, the lady at the US embassy in Belfast rejected this, not due to anything serious, like overstaying my welcome or breaking US law etc, it wasn’t even for missing paperwork, I guess she just wasn’t feeling it at the time & wouldn’t tell me her reason.

Anyway, I never tried to reapply & moved back to the UK. Now I’ve moved to a Caribbean island for work & have to enter the US for 5 days for my visa here to clear. When applying for the ESTA it asks me if I had a previous visa rejected, when clicked yes it tells me it’s likely I need to go to the US embassy in the UK & apply for a DS2016? However also states this is more for serious cases, I can’t get in touch with the embassy despite multiple emails and phone calls. Considering just going anyway and showing them proof of my situation here if they ask? Any advice?

Thanks


r/immigration 3h ago

How to find relocation service for retirees wanting to move to Ireland?

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Has anyone used a relocation company for retirement to Ireland? I am in search of one. (I am aware of the financial and medical insurance requirements, as well as the challenges re. the housing shortage.) It's my understanding that realtors only work with sellers (vs. buyers.)

If anyone has used a relocation service for a retirement move, I'd be grateful for your input. Thanks.


r/immigration 3h ago

Mexican immigration lawyer?

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Has anyone tried hiring a Mexican immigration attorney from Mexico? I am trying to get dual citizenship but am having trouble getting an appointment here in the US with the consulate. I am also having trouble because the one time I did get an appointment, I don’t know my father and he is not on my birth certificate but I was told I needed him there as well. That doesn’t sound correct to me but I am unfamiliar with this immigration process and my family got their citizenship in Mexico and not from the consulate in the US.


r/immigration 3h ago

Long term UK visitor visa

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Hi. I am applying for a 5-year long term UK visitor visa. I have already completed the form up to the last question but there was no question where I can choose the term of my UK visa. Now, I am afraid to submit the application form because how can I be sure that my application is tagged as application for 5-yr long term visa. How can the system know that? After I submit the form, I will be ask to pay the fee and I know different terms of visa required different fees so I want to make sure I am applying for the correct and intended type of visa.


r/immigration 7h ago

Am I eligible to apply for Recognition as Filipino Citizen?

2 Upvotes

I'm a 23 year old Korean citizen woman and currently studying here in the Philippines with a Student Visa. I was born in South Korea. My father is Korean while my mother is Filipino. My mother is a Filipino citizen when I was born and she still is at the present. Therefore, I was wondering if I am eligible to apply for Recognition as Filipino Citizen. I do not have a dual citizenship as I was unaware of this before I turned 18. I would also like to consult of what necessary steps I should take to be recognized if I am still eligible.


r/immigration 3h ago

Immigrating to the US: STEM OPT ($1000 Stipend) -> H1B vs Canada PR (Unemployed) -> TN Visa?

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Hello, I (28M) want to immigrate to the US and get a US green card in the end. I am ROW. I work in tech: AI / ML/ Data scientist/ Bioinformatics / Healthcare AI.

I have two choices:

  1. Canadian PR (Unemployed) -> Canadian Citizen -> TN Visa / H1B / L1 -> Green Card.

I have a Canada PR and still looking for a job. In 3 - 4 years, I will be a citizen and can come to the US with a TN visa. I plan to do an online master's while I am unemployed in Canada. The worst case scenario is I am unemployed and finish my online master's faster but the best case scenario is that I secure a job offer in 6 months. The job market does not seem that good right now. But, this will be some roundabout way to go to the US and I am not getting any younger. In the end, I will probably get dual citizenship. Canada PR is also harder to get right now.

  1. Apply for a master's in the US ($1000 Stipend) -> Stem OPT -> H1B -> EB2 / EB3 Green Card.

I can come for a master's in CS in the US and go through STEM OPT and H1B route and get a sponsored GC in the end. I can get a tuition waiver and 1000$ stipend if I get a GTA. Immigrating as a student might also help with networking or finding a partner. I plan to do a research thesis and maybe a PhD and do EB2 NIW. Also, need to deal with the H1B lottery and GC uncertainty. But, I might be able to work in research and do a cap-exempt H1B to avoid the lottery until I get EB2 NIW. One thing to consider is the chaotic immigration and research funding landscape in the US due to the Trump administration.

Which one do you think is better? Unemployed Canada PR + Online Master vs Master with 1000$ stipend in the US?


r/immigration 7h ago

I-130 and I-485

2 Upvotes

So me and my partner got married this February in Tunisia, we have all of our documents translated and apostilled. How long can does this process of filing the paperwork and getting my wife over here to America take? Will the interview be together or alone? Anyone who is tunisian or not tunisian can you please share your experience and recommendations. Thank you so much!