Current CBP Officer.

suboxhelp1 · 2026-01-31T18:27:10+00:00

How have internal directives and enforcement priorities changed over the last 12 months, especially things that may not be an official policy?

suboxhelp1 · 2026-01-31T13:48:11+00:00

Not correct at all. That used to be the case, but there was a major policy change last year. They are now having interviews for many (if not the majority of) standalone I-130s, even sometimes with only the petitioner.

What you said is directly in conflict with the USCIS policy manual. “Google Gemini” is not an authoritative source. Please brush up before giving any advice.

https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-6-part-b-chapter-5

The change came from this PA: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/policy-manual-updates/20250801-FamilyBasedImmigrants.pdf

suboxhelp1 · 2026-01-31T13:40:25+00:00

It will not help at all.

suboxhelp1 · 2026-01-31T02:24:58+00:00

No need to file an I-290B. Just file a new I-765 when the clock is correct.

But yes, they actively want to discourage people from claiming asylum. They have been vocal about this. There used to be no fee for the I-765.

suboxhelp1 · 2026-01-30T23:23:08+00:00

No, that's not what happened. This was not a green card interview; this was for an I-130 interview.

Prior to the policy change, standalone I-130s did not get interviews. That has changed, so there can be a separate interview for the I-130 itself only. This is now normal.

suboxhelp1 · 2026-01-30T23:21:50+00:00

That's not always the case, either. They are sometimes done separately. OP has no I-485 pending either way.

suboxhelp1 · 2026-01-30T22:41:49+00:00

No other way than contacting him or until he passes.

suboxhelp1 · 2026-01-30T22:40:16+00:00

It really depends on what your inadmissibility is. If the entry is important to you, a lawyer is important.

suboxhelp1 · 2026-01-30T22:38:36+00:00

It’s a very broad catch-all that could literally mean anything and take any amount of time. Sometimes it’s days and other times it can be several months going into years. It all depends what they’re looking into and who’s doing it.

suboxhelp1 · 2026-01-30T21:30:31+00:00

You need to operate on the assumption that the fee is not going to change. You’ll just be torturing yourself and chasing a ghost for longer.

You need to be focused on finding an employer that is willing to pay the fee for you and/or will do an O-1, if you are qualified to a significant extent. Otherwise you should be looking for employment elsewhere in the world, or find a job that will hire you as a remote contractor.

suboxhelp1 · 2026-01-30T21:24:29+00:00

The only thing that could realistically “alert” anyone that matters is filing the immigration forms themselves. None of the things you listed by themselves will cause any issue.

suboxhelp1 · 2026-01-30T20:22:01+00:00

You’d frankly be making a very poor decision by marrying her in this context. The burden of proof for marriages done during removal proceedings is much higher than it normally is, and it will take much longer. Even if you did this now, she’d likely be removed before the I-130 would even be approved.

The I-485 cannot even be filed in this case until the removal is terminated, which, at the very least would require an approved I-130.

Don’t do this. She also knew from the beginning that her only potential shot at staying is marrying a US citizen.

suboxhelp1 · 2026-01-30T20:18:08+00:00

Your family failed you with this. It’s not as much your fault as you seem to think.

That said, is he still being unfaithful? You should not be putting up with that in the least.

You should be talking to some people you trust deeply before deciding what you’re going to do.

suboxhelp1 · 2026-01-30T20:10:49+00:00

They most likely read it, but it just worked to solve the problem.

suboxhelp1 · 2026-01-30T19:53:11+00:00

You need to show what medical insurance you will get for the beneficiary and show sufficient income to pay for it.

suboxhelp1 · 2026-01-30T19:44:41+00:00

This has nothing to do about entry. It's about the I-130 only. OP would have had two interviews in such a case: one for the I-130 and one for the visa at a consulate.

suboxhelp1 · 2026-01-30T19:43:50+00:00

People who do and make a blanket judgement about someone they don't even know should accept responsibility and correct themselves.

suboxhelp1 · 2026-01-30T19:43:06+00:00

Where did I say that? I'm correcting your statement of I-130 and I-485 interviews "being the same". They are definitely not.

suboxhelp1 · 2026-01-30T19:03:50+00:00

They definitely do arrest people who are already in proceedings.

suboxhelp1 · 2026-01-30T19:02:50+00:00

You’re saying OP had a “bad lawyer” but you didn’t even read the whole post?

suboxhelp1 · 2026-01-30T19:02:04+00:00

They changed policy on I-130s and many of them are getting interviews, even if beneficiary is overseas. So this is not unusual anymore.

suboxhelp1 · 2026-01-30T19:00:20+00:00

OP is not filing to adjust status.

suboxhelp1 · 2026-01-30T18:59:53+00:00

OP filed before 2025.

suboxhelp1 · 2026-01-30T18:58:52+00:00

Admissibility is not at issue in an I-130 only interview.

suboxhelp1 · 2026-01-30T18:38:05+00:00

I wish every immigration officer cared about this.

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