Marriage on Tourist Visa B-1/B-2: Why USCIS Suspects Fraud and Which Path Is Safer
Why tourist marriages on B-1/B-2 visas raise USCIS suspicion, what risks exist, and which is the safer route: consular processing or work visa.
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Why tourist marriages on B-1/B-2 visas raise USCIS suspicion, what risks exist, and which is the safer route: consular processing or work visa.
The 2026 bill proposes to abolish the Greencard lottery and introduce a points system. Requirements, evaluation criteria and chances of passage.
Founders need only 3 of 8 USCIS criteria and the Kazarian test to win O-1A. See a real 45-page RFE response covering role, salary, and original contribution.
No, there's no universal answer: risks differ for adjustment of status vs. N-400. Fraud, overstay, DUI, and tax cases show when to file now and when to wait.
USCIS only credits independent coverage: trade press, podcasts, research highlights, and foreign-language articles. A five-step search plan inside.
FBAR is required once foreign accounts total $10,000; Form 8938 starts at $50,000. Penalties can reach $16,000 a year. Here's what new US tax residents must file.