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Third Aussie lawyer here, living in DC. Been here about 8 months and, fortunately, don't need to take the bar exam for my job. FYI, the Law Council of Australia has a New York Chapter (and has recently started a DC chapter), which might be a good place to start networking while you're looking...

I first entered the US in July 2014 to activate my green card. I applied for a re-entry permit and I then left in September 2014. My re-entry permit was eventually granted and I picked it up at the London Consulate in about November 2014. Interestingly, the consular officer told me that I could...

I've used H&R Block Expat Tax Services for the last couple of years and they've been pretty good. It costs me about USD550, but that covers Australian income I receive from a rental property, so it may be cheaper if you don't have substantial assets outside the US. Incidentally, I used them...

Hi Ben, I have a Premier Checking Account with TD Bank. Provided you maintain a minimum balance of $2500 (I know, it's a lot!), there are no incoming wire transfer fees, no monthly account fees and they'll refund any charges incurred at any ATM, including those ridiculously expensive ones in...

Thanks for your thoughts all, I appreciate it. SusieQQQ - yes, I have filed my tax returns. I've done this as much by the book as I could, so there should hopefully be no problems with my return to the US, especially since I also have a bank account, driver's licence, credit card, SSN and...

Hi Cafeconleche Thanks for your reply. I entered the US on 3 July 2014 and left on 18 September 2014. I haven't been back since. My understanding (from reading similar forums to this one) is that although on the face of it, she's eligible for a B2, it is not usually granted to people who are...

Dear immigration gurus, I hope my inflammatory thread title captured your attention but let me say first that I do not want to abandon my green card. I am, however, faced with a bizarre situation where I might have to in order (paradoxically) to move to the US. I'd be very grateful for your...

Apologies, my misunderstanding. I thought that you were saying that my advice was incorrect because family reunion rules don't apply to DV cases. Interesting case though. Do some more digging OP and good luck!

With respect, my point is that if you have a legal definition of 'parent' for one area of immigration law, then you have a strong argument (but not necessarily an infallible one) that the same definition applies in another area of immigration law. That's why I advised the OP to seek legal advice...

Sorry to disagree with some of this board's most respected stalwarts, but I think the best that anyone can say on this matter is that the OP's situation is uncertain. I haven't seen anything anywhere that says that the reference to your parents' country of birth means your biological parents. On...

Agreed. Well done. For what it's worth, I think you've made a wise decision. No need to be nervous though. Remember, as long as you fulfil the criteria, you're entitled to this visa. The interviewer's purpose isn't to trip you up, it's only to ensure that you do actually fulfil the...

I don't know if this will help you work this through but one of the things I have to do in my job is to conduct proportionality analyses. In your case, it would go something like this... You have two competing objectives: Move to the US. Avoid vaccinations. You cannot achieve both. If you...

On the cancelled visa point, once you enter the US, you can leave again for up to a year with no problems. Alternatively, you can apply for a re-entry permit, which will allow you to stay outside the US for up to 2 years without being presumed to have abandoned your Green Card. Getting the...

@Alex2015 Thanks for the congratulations and sorry not to have responded sooner but it looks like you've been given the same advice that I would have given you. If you were born in the UK, to English parents, you're out of luck unfortunately. As was mentioned by others, I was cross-charging to...

My experience last year taught me that if there's any doubt over your ability to prove your case, or if you don't fall into one of the nice, neat categories that the majority of people do, then you've just got to be prepared to take a bit of a gamble. In saying that, you need to be prepared...

No. Apart from asking what I was going to do to support myself, there was nothing else mentioned above being a public charge or filling in any forms. I have multiple post-graduate qualifications though, so I'm not sure whether that might have made a difference and convinced her that I was likely...

Nope, nothing like that, although she did ask me how I was planning to support myself. I gave her a vague and pretty generic answer and she accepted that.

No worries. It's firmly etched into my memory!

This might be helpful: http://forums.immigration.com/threads/successful-but-stressful-visa-interview-–-born-in-non-chargeable-country.320358/. Read it carefully. I got my green card last year. It wasn't easy though!

Hi Tommy, I had my interview last week. I went with the name check only and there was no problem. It's been mentioned before on this board that you only need the fingerprint check if you've changed your name at some point in the past. Good luck!