Final note: thank you for reading, and good luck with your own case

Closing thought from the Merito Team, since this marks the last post in this initial wave of shared community content: thank you to everyone who has read, posted, and shared their own real experiences here. This space works because real people are willing to be honest about a process that's genuinely difficult, uncertain, and high-stakes — not because of any single tool or piece of advice. A reminder of what this community is and isn't, echoing the very first post here: this isn't legal advice, and nothing posted here — by us or by any member — should be treated as a substitute for a licensed immigration attorney's judgment on your specific case. It's a place for real experience, shared honestly, human to human. Whatever stage of this process you're in — just starting, deep in the middle of it, or waiting on a decision — we hope this community has been genuinely useful, and we wish you the best with your own case.