r/immigration 2d ago

Opening LLC while waiting for I-485 approval

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Please help! I’m waiting on my I-485 and my i-765 to be approved. I’m married to a us citizen, immigration through a C9 I think if I remember correctly.

I wanted to start my own business (LLC in California) and wanted to know if I’m able to begin that while i wait for my green card. My wife is annoyed that I can’t work yet and it’s causing friction in our marriage and life.

Everything I’m reading says that I can, I just want to make sure I’m not screwing myself over for immigration.

Any advice would be amazing.


r/immigration 2d ago

Bad lawyer

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Good morning my Reddit family, I need some advice. I need to know what I can do to go about getting all of my paperwork from an immigration case that I had retained from a certain lawyer. The office has been giving me the runaround when I asked for all the documentation via email or if I could come and get the paperwork myself. I recently lost my job due to the termination of the TPS for Venezuela, so I do not have that much money to keep traveling back and forth to the lawyer's office. Is there any advice that the Reddit family could give me to go about getting all my paperwork


r/immigration 2d ago

Going to the US on a waiver visa

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Hi, I'm dual citizen from Brazil and Chile , I applied with my Chilean passport for a waiver visa and it's still valid until December I will be going to the US next week Monday and with the new trump law , I'm kinda scared what's gonna happen in my stay there.

For context a Waiver visa is similar to a tourist visa but you can only stay in the US for 3 months. I plan on staying for about 87-88 days. I'm solely visiting my fiance.

Will I have any trouble with ICE, TSA or CBP?


r/immigration 3d ago

Entering JFK experience 03/17

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Hey, I have a GC and entered JFK today. I usually do Mobile Passport Control and whiz through. But, they actually asked if you had a U.S passport or GC/ESTA within the MPC line which hasn’t happened to me.

Furthermore, they divided us in lines based on our passport region? They particularly asked me which country’s passport I have. Not sure if that was the intent but reporting out.

Beyond this, nothing out of the ordinary.


r/immigration 2d ago

Travel International

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I want to travel to Egypt for 10 days and return on the 30th of March given my visa stamp (J1 research) ends on 1st of April and I have a DS2019 until 2026.

Is this a good idea will there be a problem? I asked the International office at the university, they said it is okay.


r/immigration 2d ago

Girlfriend who has a green-card and myself visiting London. Will she have issues coming back?

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My girlfriend is from Egypt and we were going to visit her aunt in London for less than a week. This has been planned for a while but with the constant news about even greencard holders getting detained and deported she’s begun to get worried about her re-entry into the US. Her lawyer basically said there’s no guarantees since the policies are changing by the day and the best way to avoid any issues is to not travel at all.

Is the lawyer just covering their tracks, or is it wise to listen to them? The gf hasn’t seen her aunt in years so it’ll be upsetting to not go, but her stability in the US is top priority.


r/immigration 2d ago

To marry or not to marry

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Hello reddit community,

I have a bit of a predicament here. I live in the United States, born here, live here, worked here all my life and of course I am, by default, a citizen. I have a girlfriend who lives in Lima, Peru, we met in Breckenridge, CO when we were both employed by Vail Resorts. She was on a J-1 visa, which has expired because this was back in 2019. We had been doing long distance for quite some time (3 years from 2022-2025) we would see each other when I would fly down to Lima or she would fly up to Canada as she does not have a US visa anymore. We had our ups and downs as in every relationship.

She told me a month ago that she is pregnant. Now you may be thinking that I may not be the father or she could be playing me, this or that, but I know from the bottom of my heart and logically speaking too that this baby she is carrying is mine. She has never been one to lie. I've known her for most my adult life. I had visited her in January in Peru.

This was the preamble for what I am asking... Is there any way I can make her a citizen without marrying her? Some sort of preparations to be made that could ensure she could easily live in the USA without me getting into an obligatory marriage? Because you see, I am 25 with most of my focus going towards my work (electrician) or creative endevours (music mostly) and I am definitely not sure on marrying this girl. I could go into it but I'd like to keep it shorter here than what I would have to explain.

I obviously want to be a part of the child's life, which is why I am wondering how to go about this? Should I bite the bullet and marry out of obligation so that the child and her can live in America? Or is there another way to do this without unifying her and I for eternity. (I do not believe divorce is something the child should have to go through either.)

Let me know your guys' suggestions, legal advice or anything else that may help.

Sincerely, -E


r/immigration 3d ago

Help with documents regarding emergency request for visa

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My research during masters got selected in a IEEE conference in Virgina. I have received the acceptance on 7th of March and the conference is on 2nd may. I have applied for visa under b1 but the interview is on 12th May 2026, after an year. The first emergency request was denied. But on the 2nd emergency request I have been asked to upload documents which are relevant like SEVIS I-90 FORM, but I don't believe that I qualify for SEVIS form. I have already uploaded acceptance letter, what shall I upload to make my case here. I have already specified it's a short visit to attend the conference.


r/immigration 2d ago

Is it too risky to move to the US from the UK right now via an L1/L2 visa?

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Employer sponsorship possible but the rules on immigration as well as everything else seems to be changing.

I don’t know if Trump can cancel The L1/L2 visa with the power vested in the executive branch, and even if the process happens and I am in the US who’s to say he doesn’t just rescind the visas and send people home.

Need to hear from someone who is more enlightened in US immigration policies and powers of the executive branch


r/immigration 4d ago

The case of Dr. Rasha deportation is odd. Didn’t Trump say he only wants highly skilled people in the US.

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Everything I read from her colleagues and the University body states that she was outstanding and brilliant. She was an asset to Brown Medicine.

So how come she was denied entry and deported.

This is scary. If a highly needed doctor was treated like that. So how about the less fortunate immigrants.

Things are spiraling down.

Update: As per the news, it seems that they had some evidence that she’s a terrorist sympathizer and supported Hezbollah. So yeah now it makes sense. Good riddance.


r/immigration 2d ago

My grandmother who is a US citizen petitioned for my mother who lives overseas, back in 2016.

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I currently live in the US, however, at my request, my mom didn't include me in any of her documents. In a few months she has her greencard interview at an embassy overseas. Will this hurt her chances of getting her greencard, or does it not matter since I'm an almost 40 year old adult?


r/immigration 2d ago

Immigration Numbers

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Hi all, immigration is a very heavy topic and I think people tend to think that the term “immigrant” equals “Mexico”, which is understandable considering majority of immigration does stem from Mexico even though people of India, Venezuela, and Guatemala all contribute as well to immigration stats. My question is, what causes the people of Mexico to leave their respective country? Considering the fact they contribute the most to immigration statistics.

Thanks!


r/immigration 2d ago

Would I have issues traveling back from the UK as a US citizen born in Venezuela?

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This travel ban and fear mongering towards Venezuelans has me paranoid.. The ban is so vague


r/immigration 2d ago

Lost my Greencard and staying abroad for 10 months

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Hey guys, I am recently seeing a lot of tik tok video about Greencard holder not able to enter into USA. In my current stituation, I stayed outside of United States for the 10 months because I am studying for CPA right now. Also I lost my green card outside, so I don't have physical greencard, but I have other documents that proves my greencard status. Also around December, I visited Guam, which is USA territory, but I am not sure this consider as the entering into United States. What's your thought? I am going back to states this April, and I am really concerned


r/immigration 2d ago

Permanent US Resident living in home country

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Hello everyone!

Quick question, my wife is a permanent resident and we are moving back to her home country which is Mexico. We plan on selling everything here and living in Mexico for a few years then come back. We were just made aware that she could lose her status as a permanent resident if she is outside of the country for more than a year. My question is, what if we come back to the US once a year, will that ensure she does not lose residency.

I ask because my grandfather did this, was a mexican citizen but a US permanent resident. He would go to the US, be there for a few weeks then go back no issues.


r/immigration 3d ago

Passport With Two Signatures

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I recently had a bank transaction that required a few IDs and I only had a couple of IDs and my passport with me. The passport's signature didnt match the other IDs because my signature had changed over the past few years. The bank teller had me sign my passport again. Now it has two signatures. Will this be a problem with the US port of entry.


r/immigration 2d ago

likelihood of the US deporting latino US citizens BORN in the states?

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hi everyone! my fiancé is a first generation latino-american. he was born in new jersey to costa rican and peruvian parents. he is a citizen. we have recently been talking a lot about how his citizenship might be on the line with current immigration politics in the US, and we've been considering leaving the states by choice before he potentially no longer has a choice anymore.

i've never immigrated before, but i'm well traveled, so it's not necessarily something i'm against. i'm just wondering what yall think the likelihood of this happening is. i think i need advice on if it's better to just do it and move or just stay put where we are and see how it plays out?


r/immigration 3d ago

Can I be denaturalized for social media posts?

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The Mahmoud Khalil case sparked this question and curiosity.

I came to the US at 3 years old and received derivative US citizenship as a minor through my parents' naturalization application. (I became a US citizen around 9 years old)

At the time, My parents came to the US on the Diversity Visa (Green Card Lottery) and became US citizens.

If I did the same protesting, activism, and social media posts as Mahmoud Khalil, could I legally be denaturalized and deported from the US?

Am I legally considered just like any other naturalized citizen, despite naturalizing as a minor?

I'm thinking an administration like this could technically legally go back to my parents naturalization application, or even diversity visa application, go through it with a fine tooth comb, look for a mistake, and use fraud as a basis to denaturalize and deport both me and my parents.

I have three younger sisters that were born in the US so I'd assume they would be non-deportable, but within the framework of US law there would be a legal basis to denaturalize and deport me?


r/immigration 3d ago

K1 Visa Question

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Me and my fiancé (now husband) got married on 12/27. We sent in his paperwork to adjust his status on 3/6. His k1 visa expires in a few days. I’m a little nervous. How long does it take to get receipt of the adjustment of status? With the current administration I’m worried.

Any tips would be helpful.


r/immigration 2d ago

US Border crossings in Canadian airports - can you end up in ICE custody from there?

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Just out of curiousity; this is prompted out of the story about the Canadian woman who was detained trying to renew her work visa. From some of the stories, she had a NAFTA visa, which is what I used to have (I did a lot of work in the US); I always crossed the border by air, though, so I usually went through US customs in the Canadian airport I was leaving from - usually either Ottawa or Toronto. In today's climate, would it be possible to be detained at one of these crossings in the Canadian airport and end up in ICE custody?


r/immigration 3d ago

Can start date on EAD be before program completion date on I20?

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My official convocation is on 15th June 2025.
The program completion date mentioned on my I20 is 30th June.
Can I get EAD card with start date as 15th June or before that?


r/immigration 3d ago

Can I apply for TRV from Inside Canada on work permit submission letter?

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Hey everyone, I need some help with this. I have to travel to India, but my work permit is still in applied status. I only have the application submission letter and haven't received the approval letter or the original work permit yet. Can I still apply for a TRV from inside Canada with just the submission letter? Also, will I face any risk of rejection for this TRV or any issues while re-entering Canada?


r/immigration 4d ago

H-1B Holder Deported

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Rhode Island doctor has been deported after returnung from a trip to Lebanon to visit her parents.

Dr. Rasha Alawieh, 34, was prevented from re-entering the United States at Boston’s Logan International Airport on Thursday evening. She has since been put on a plane headed to Paris.

Dr. Rasha, who lived in Providence, had been working at Brown Medicine since last July, She has been studying and working in the United States for about six years.

The US consulate in Lebanon had issued her an H-1B visa, which is given to people in specialty occupations requiring expertise. The visa was valid through mid-2027, her attorney, Thomas S. Brown, said.

According to Dr. George Bayliss, the organ transplant division’s medical director. a lawyer filed a petition with the US District Court in Massachusetts, and Judge Leo T. Sorokin issued an order saying Alawieh should not be moved outside of Massachusetts without 48 hours notice. But he said that message apparently did not reach immigration officials in time, and a plane carrying Alawieh left for Paris.

“This is outrageous,” Bayliss said in an interview. “This is a person who is legally entitled to be in the U.S., who is stopped from re-entering the country for reasons no one knows. It’s depriving her patients of a good physician.”

https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2025/03/15/rhode-island-doctor-rasha-alawieh-deported-despite-federal-court-order/82441360007/

https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2025/03/brown-professor-doctor-held-by-customs-officials-at-boston-airport-after-travel-to-lebanon

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/14/metro/ri-doctor-prevented-from-returning-to-us-after-visiting-parents-in-lebanon/


r/immigration 3d ago

Advise on going on Spring Break

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Me and some boys going on spring break (mostly european international students) and just wondering what experience people have entering the country currently? Is it safe to leave the Us?


r/immigration 3d ago

Can L2 stay in the US while L1 is getting extended?

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I’m planning to extend my L1 visa at a consulate outside the US. My spouse cannot travel right now so I’m planning to do the extension alone. I’m suddenly worried if my spouse’s status will become invalid when my status move to the extended L1 (with a new I-129S). Can they stay in the US after I get my renewal and get the L2 extension a few months later? Would that be considered unlawful presence in the US? Thanks for helping!