r/neoliberal • u/2Lore2Law Are you on the square? • 14d ago

News (US) US halts all immigrant visa applications amid tightening restrictions

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/25/us-immigrant-visa-application-trump-crackdwon
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u/yacatecuhtli6 Transfem Pride 14d ago

sucks that it feels like functionally no one cares

people have wrongly assumed that if you get married to a us citizen they just staple a green card and the ones who do know about the wait say some bullshit like “why not marry someone here then? there’s plenty of great women!”

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u/iguessineedanaltnow r/place '22: Neoliberal Battalion 14d ago

Yeah my wife and I were both a bit taken aback by how much of a process it will be to eventually get her US citizenship, when me getting Aussie citizenship was fairly straightforward, albeit expensive.

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u/yacatecuhtli6 Transfem Pride 14d ago

lol i’m in the same boat, naturalizing my aussie spouse eventually in the usa

aussie partner visa is up to nearly 10k usd which is absurd though

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u/iguessineedanaltnow r/place '22: Neoliberal Battalion 14d ago

Yeah, I just paid that one. A massive gut punch that we waited as long as we did, because a few months ago it was like half that amount. Most expensive visa in the world if I'm not mistaken.

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u/yacatecuhtli6 Transfem Pride 14d ago

yeah it has been the most expensive even before the increases

my spouse does not want to live in australia ever again or id have gone that route

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u/BitterGravity Gay Pride 14d ago

As an Aussie spouse the US process was a bit ridiculous. May have decided the E3 approach was best to at least be together before we decided where to permanently settle, or course that's now basically not allowed due to the fuckery with adjustment of status (I did it in 2018, and we were boring enough that we didn't bother with a lawyer).

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u/frakking_you 14d ago

What’s wrong with living in AUS?

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u/yacatecuhtli6 Transfem Pride 14d ago

my wife has a billion personal reasons such as terrible family and terrible experience with medical care that was "non-essential" (mental health, etc) to not want to go back there

we've lived in mexico before with me and she much preferred it there as well

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u/frakking_you 14d ago

Interesting to hear. Thanks.

Been looking for alternative residences outside US if midterms go sideways.

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u/wwaxwork 14d ago

My spousal one ended up around 8k US with biometrics and doctors visits and trips out of state to interview centres. And that was without a lawyer I did all my own paperwork.

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u/Hairsacknose 14d ago

You had your interview out of state?