Confused about this email from NVC

[JessieABC 159]

On 5/10/2017 at 1:26 AM, za3bour said:

I received this today 

 

Any idea how much time we're talking about? 2 months? 4 months? We are trying to expedite this because we won't kids to be in USA before schools starts. 

At this point, requesting an expedite might actually delay the case.  Usually, visa interviews are scheduled at the beginning of the month based on the number of available slots provided by the embassy.  If you just got approved this week, there's a small chance you might be scheduled for next month but most likely, it'll be scheduled for July.

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/interview.html

 

It really depends on your embassy's availability but I would call NVC bi-weekly/weekly to check up on interview date assignment.

[za3bour 2]

On 5/12/2017 at 10:59 AM, Nattie_Bry said:

Key point for spousal visa is for "reunion" purpose supposedly, not sure how they will interpret it if interview happens before your wife moves back to USA.

My brother in law went through the same process. My wife's sister is also american and they have started the process before us and now they are in USA.

 

Since we have two kids and she can not obtain a visa for them it doesnt' make sense for her to move to USA then for us to follow her.

[za3bour 2]

On 5/13/2017 at 0:37 AM, JessieABC said:

At this point, requesting an expedite might actually delay the case.  Usually, visa interviews are scheduled at the beginning of the month based on the number of available slots provided by the embassy.  If you just got approved this week, there's a small chance you might be scheduled for next month but most likely, it'll be scheduled for July.

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/interview.html

 

It really depends on your embassy's availability but I would call NVC bi-weekly/weekly to check up on interview date assignment.

Greetings,

 

Can you please why it would delay the case? We have sent an Email to NVC and they told us to submit the request online which we did. When we checked with the embassy in Riyadh they said that we need to submit the expedite request to NVC and not to them.

 

We will be OK if the interview is scheduled in the first two weeks of July, our original plan was to travel in the second half of July.

 

thanks.

[Thesmiths2016 117]

On 9 May 2017 at 11:07 PM, za3bour said:

Greetings

 

I recieved today an email from NVC that said this 

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______CORRESPONDENCE INSTRUCTIONS:_________________________________
When reviewing your case, we noticed that your sponsor might not have a principal residence or be
domiciled in the United States. A sponsor must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident who lives
in the United States and plans to stay indefinitely.

 

If your sponsor is living outside the United States temporarily, they must show:
 They left the United States for only a limited time,
 They intend to keep their residence in the United States, and
 Evidence of continued ties to the United States.
You will need to bring proof of your sponsor's domicile to your visa interview.

 

=========================================================================================

Can you please explain to me what does this mean? My wife is an american citizen and we're both living in Saudi Arabia. She left USA when she was 4 years old.

 

She is the sponsor and also my friend who is living in USA will be a co-sponsor as well. So what does this statement mean?

 

Thanks a lot

"domicile" in the USA means evidence of at least 5 years living there after the age of 14.  Your wife does't meet these requirements, so your "friend" you mentioned will need to be the sponsor and the one proving enough income etc.

[geowrian 22,336]

3 hours ago, Thesmiths2016 said:

"domicile" in the USA means evidence of at least 5 years living there after the age of 14.  Your wife does't meet these requirements, so your "friend" you mentioned will need to be the sponsor and the one proving enough income etc.

That's not what "domicile" means. There is no 5 year restriction for domicile. I think you're confusing domicile with the requirements for citizenship of a child born to a US citizen + foreign national (that's where there is the 5 year physical presence rule comes into play, including at least 2 years from age 14 onward).

 

The issue is she has her primary residence outside the US, so she needs to either:

1. Show evidence of having US domicile (bank accounts, taxes, property, etc.).
2. Move to the US and establish domicile there prior to the OP.
3. Show sufficient evidence of intent to (re)establish US domicile.

 

What they are trying to avoid is having the immigrant come to the US while the USC/LPR remains living abroad. That defeats the family unification purpose of the visa.

Edited May 14, 2017 by geowrian

[JessieABC 159]

7 hours ago, za3bour said:

Greetings,

 

Can you please why it would delay the case? We have sent an Email to NVC and they told us to submit the request online which we did. When we checked with the embassy in Riyadh they said that we need to submit the expedite request to NVC and not to them.

 

We will be OK if the interview is scheduled in the first two weeks of July, our original plan was to travel in the second half of July.

 

thanks.

They don't expedite unless for severe hardships which may be incurred due to the interview. Whiles it's under review for expedite, you never know what can happen if it's not approved.

 

before requesting, you should ensure you expedite request meets the criterion. Then take the appropriate course of action :https://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/HTML/PolicyManual-Volume1-PartA-Chapter12.html

 

 

[za3bour 2]

16 hours ago, JessieABC said:

They don't expedite unless for severe hardships which may be incurred due to the interview. Whiles it's under review for expedite, you never know what can happen if it's not approved.

 

before requesting, you should ensure you expedite request meets the criterion. Then take the appropriate course of action :https://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/HTML/PolicyManual-Volume1-PartA-Chapter12.html

 

 

Thanks,

 

We do have 2 out of the factors that they have mentioned in the policy so we have high hopes that they will expedite.

Thank

[za3bour 2]

On 5/14/2017 at 8:56 PM, geowrian said:

That's not what "domicile" means. There is no 5 year restriction for domicile. I think you're confusing domicile with the requirements for citizenship of a child born to a US citizen + foreign national (that's where there is the 5 year physical presence rule comes into play, including at least 2 years from age 14 onward).

 

The issue is she has her primary residence outside the US, so she needs to either:

1. Show evidence of having US domicile (bank accounts, taxes, property, etc.).
2. Move to the US and establish domicile there prior to the OP.
3. Show sufficient evidence of intent to (re)establish US domicile.

 

What they are trying to avoid is having the immigrant come to the US while the USC/LPR remains living abroad. That defeats the family unification purpose of the visa.

Thank you.

 

Clearly that's not happening with our case, we have two kids who are in school and we're all leaving at the same time. We have already tried to establish few things but being remotely doesn't help much so we have friends and family helping us.

[za3bour 2]

On 5/14/2017 at 5:48 PM, Thesmiths2016 said:

"domicile" in the USA means evidence of at least 5 years living there after the age of 14.  Your wife does't meet these requirements, so your "friend" you mentioned will need to be the sponsor and the one proving enough income etc.

Yes as someone else mentioned this is not correct. If she stayed in USA for 5 years after the age of 14 we wouldn't have to go through this lengthy process. She could've given our kids the citizenship immediately.

 

But since she didn't live in USA after the age of 14 we have to go though the petition process.

 

Thanks

[za3bour 2]

I wanted to update everyone, gladly they have scheduled our interview at the US Embassy on June 22, 2017. 

[za3bour 2]

Update.

 

Our interview was yesterday (we asked them to do it earlier in order to expedite).

 

Things went very well and we were approved. They only asked for original documents of

 

birth certificates

marriage certificates

medical exams

police clearance.

 

That's it, asked ony 3 or 4 questions.

[Mojk 26]

On 6/12/2017 at 7:34 AM, za3bour said:

Update.

 

Our interview was yesterday (we asked them to do it earlier in order to expedite).

 

Things went very well and we were approved. They only asked for original documents of

 

birth certificates

marriage certificates

medical exams

police clearance.

 

That's it, asked ony 3 or 4 questions.

can you tell a little bit more about the interview experience please? My husband's interview is coming up in Riyadh and i will be joining him there..a little nervous 

[za3bour 2]

On 6/19/2017 at 3:41 AM, Mojk said:

can you tell a little bit more about the interview experience please? My husband's interview is coming up in Riyadh and i will be joining him there..a little nervous 

Hey,

Please don't be nervous at all. We arrived to the embassy at 12:00 but the appointment is at 12:30 and they don't let any one in until 12:30 so you have to wait outside and it's hot but they do have a fan.

 

So my advice is not to arrive more than 15 minutes before your appointment.

 

We were given a number and then we waited for a few minutes and our name was called to window 12, a nice guy talked to us and asked us for the original documents such as birth certificate and police clearance.

 

Then he asked a couple of quesstions and told us to set and that our name will be called.

 

it was called and we met with another guy where we did the finger prints and he asked maybe 2 or 3 questions,he didn't ask to see any photos or anything and he didn't ask about domicile.

 

It was clear I guess that we're a family cause we have two daughters. 

 

Overall the staff are very nice, polite but be ready to spend 2 hours maybe more. We came at 12 and left at 3:15 PM.

 

As long as you have all your papers things will be smooth.

 

Update: Today my visa was issued  after 9 days. if you have any question please dont' hesitate to ask me, btw they do speak english and arabic but i feel easier speaking English

[bk123 9]

40 minutes ago, za3bour said:

Hey,

Please don't be nervous at all. We arrived to the embassy at 12:00 but the appointment is at 12:30 and they don't let any one in until 12:30 so you have to wait outside and it's hot but they do have a fan.

 

So my advice is not to arrive more than 15 minutes before your appointment.

 

We were given a number and then we waited for a few minutes and our name was called to window 12, a nice guy talked to us and asked us for the original documents such as birth certificate and police clearance.

 

Then he asked a couple of quesstions and told us to set and that our name will be called.

 

it was called and we met with another guy where we did the finger prints and he asked maybe 2 or 3 questions,he didn't ask to see any photos or anything and he didn't ask about domicile.

 

It was clear I guess that we're a family cause we have two daughters. 

 

Overall the staff are very nice, polite but be ready to spend 2 hours maybe more. We came at 12 and left at 3:15 PM.

 

As long as you have all your papers things will be smooth.

 

Update: Today my visa was issued  after 9 days. if you have any question please dont' hesitate to ask me, btw they do speak english and arabic but i feel easier speaking English

Congrats!! Did you guys register for the interview or just went to the embassy on the date /time mentioned in the PR letter? Did you guys pay for the GC at the embassy if so how much? Thnx

[za3bour 2]

3 minutes ago, bk123 said:

Congrats!! Did you guys register for the interview or just went to the embassy on the date /time mentioned in the PR letter? Did you guys pay for the GC at the embassy if so how much? Thnx

Greetings,

 

Thanks a lot.

 

There is no need for any registration (we were confused about it and asked the embassy before and they said no need). We just went to the embassy, stand in line then they gave us numbers inside.

 

We didn't pay for the GC at the embassy.

You are welcome