September 2023 I-130 Filers

[k0nstantin 9]

On 2/24/2025 at 2:05 PM, Cookie88 said:

@Josh B K Did you get DQ'd yet? If so, what was your timeline from submission of docs to getting DQ'd?

NVC publishes their case review time online, and it's pretty accurate: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/nvc-timeframes.html

[Josh B K 28]

On 2/24/2025 at 6:05 AM, Cookie88 said:

@Josh B K Did you get DQ'd yet? If so, what was your timeline from submission of docs to getting DQ'd?

@Cookie88, Sorry for my slow replies. I got DQ'd on Feb 12, 2025. I submitted documents on Feb 4, 2025; so, the time from submission to DQ'd was 8 days. 

Can you help me with a question? What is the best way to use VisaJourney to get hints on how long the wait for an interview in Ciudad Juarez is likely to take? 

[emeditz 17]

17 hours ago, Josh B K said:

@Cookie88, Sorry for my slow replies. I got DQ'd on Feb 12, 2025. I submitted documents on Feb 4, 2025; so, the time from submission to DQ'd was 8 days. 

Can you help me with a question? What is the best way to use VisaJourney to get hints on how long the wait for an interview in Ciudad Juarez is likely to take? 

 

I doubt this answers your question, but there are some overall thoughts and graphs at the link below: "IR1 Visa processing is ramping up. There is likely a significant backlog that will take 8-12 months to clear given the slow down last year. It appears IR1 processing is taking priority over K1s at the moment. CR1 Visa processing (couples married less than 2 years) is following the same trend as IR-1 Visas."

 

Otherwise you may need to look for a Facebook-specific group or elsewhere on social media. In my case, my wife follows Telegram channels where other Iranians post about what to expect at the different embassies, including the wait times. (Telegram is like WhatsApp.)

 

 

[k0nstantin 9]

21 hours ago, Josh B K said:

@Cookie88, Sorry for my slow replies. I got DQ'd on Feb 12, 2025. I submitted documents on Feb 4, 2025; so, the time from submission to DQ'd was 8 days. 

Can you help me with a question? What is the best way to use VisaJourney to get hints on how long the wait for an interview in Ciudad Juarez is likely to take? 

You could try searching for timelines with Ciudad Juarez as the interview location. Timeline search result page is not very usable though.

 

Outside of VJ, Reddit sometimes has helpful info, as well as this discord: "discord dot gg/PYWbmkdu" (you'll need to fix the URL, VJ seems to resist posting external links)

Edited March 4 by k0nstantin

[Josh B K 28]

@k0nstantin thanks for your tips and ideas. 

 

[Josh B K 28]

Hello Friends. We've stopped talking here since most of us have probably received our Visa Response from USCIS by now. I'm curious, how is everyone coming a lot with consular processing. I had the rude surprise of finding out my consulate in Mexico has about a 1 year wait for appointments; so, my spouse and I are still waiting. 

[Stiven26 22]

49 minutes ago, Josh B K said:

Hello Friends. We've stopped talking here since most of us have probably received our Visa Response from USCIS by now. I'm curious, how is everyone coming a lot with consular processing. I had the rude surprise of finding out my consulate in Mexico has about a 1 year wait for appointments; so, my spouse and I are still waiting. 

Hi,  @Josh B KMy case was in Colombia. Bogota I received my appointment for May 7. 2025,  But they need an older birth certificate from my mom, and they gave me the yellow 221G form. They did receiving the documents I  did sent. That was in the Consular area. The six steps was fine, but the consul wanted more documents. We're still waiting, they kept mom's passport too.

 

 

Edited June 25 by Stiven26

[emeditz 17]

My wife has probably another year of waiting before she can get an interview in Ankara.

[Josh B K 28]

 

On 6/24/2025 at 6:48 PM, Stiven26 said:

Hi,  @Josh B KMy case was in Colombia. Bogota I received my appointment for May 7. 2025,  But they need an older birth certificate from my mom, and they gave me the yellow 221G form. They did receiving the documents I  did sent. That was in the Consular area. The six steps was fine, but the consul wanted more documents. We're still waiting, they kept mom's passport too.

 

 

@Stiven26, I'm sorry to hear you needed to provide more documentation after your consular appointment. I wish this process was more transparent, clear, and fast. I wish you and your family the best as you wait for your mother's visa. 

[Josh B K 28]

On 6/25/2025 at 8:42 PM, emeditz said:

My wife has probably another year of waiting before she can get an interview in Ankara.

@emeditz My spouse and I are in a similar situation. The wait for appointments in Ciudad Juarez Mexico is over a year. We hope to have news next year. I can imagine you guys feel similarly to us. It's really crushing to finish the I-130 wait only to find you have another very long wait ahead. 

[Stiven26 22]

1 hour ago, Josh B K said:

 

@Stiven26, I'm sorry to hear you needed to provide more documentation after your consular appointment. I wish this process was more transparent, clear, and fast. I wish you and your family the best as you wait for your mother's visa. 

Yes, that could last for a certain amount of time, from two months to a year. It depends on the consulate and the official. The way things are going, I'd say it will take a while. I hope you get an appointment soon.

[Stiven26 22]

1 hour ago, Josh B K said:

@emeditz My spouse and I are in a similar situation. The wait for appointments in Ciudad Juarez Mexico is over a year. We hope to have news next year. I can imagine you guys feel similarly to us. It's really crushing to finish the I-130 wait only to find you have another very long wait ahead. 

I hope soon, have your appointment

[emeditz 17]

On 7/4/2025 at 5:38 PM, Josh B K said:

@emeditz My spouse and I are in a similar situation. The wait for appointments in Ciudad Juarez Mexico is over a year. We hope to have news next year. I can imagine you guys feel similarly to us. It's really crushing to finish the I-130 wait only to find you have another very long wait ahead. 

I had spoken to a lawyer before me and my wife ever got married, and that lawyer had warned us about the wait. My wife is from Iran, and there is no US consulate in Iran, so she gets thrown into Abu Dhabi, Ankara or Yerevan, which understandably prioritize their own citizens. Other geopolitical concerns and the possibility of "administrative processing" loom over everything for us. We were DQ'd in April 2025 and Ankara is currently scheduling interviews for those DQ'd in February 2024. Anyway, I'm numb to everything, so I'm not shocked that this is an added nightmare for couples even when spouses are from countries that neighbor the US. We have no choice but to endure and agitate for change.

[Stiven26 22]

On 7/5/2025 at 11:00 AM, emeditz said:

I had spoken to a lawyer before me and my wife ever got married, and that lawyer had warned us about the wait. My wife is from Iran, and there is no US consulate in Iran, so she gets thrown into Abu Dhabi, Ankara or Yerevan, which understandably prioritize their own citizens. Other geopolitical concerns and the possibility of "administrative processing" loom over everything for us. We were DQ'd in April 2025 and Ankara is currently scheduling interviews for those DQ'd in February 2024. Anyway, I'm numb to everything, so I'm not shocked that this is an added nightmare for couples even when spouses are from countries that neighbor the US. We have no choice but to endure and agitate for change.

How sad to hear your process, keep a positive mind and energy that soon you will be together... I know it is difficult to be away from our loved and Family, Mom case, took it to administrative processing and well that depends on them (embassy) when they want to review it and give it the go-ahead to continue with the visa printing.

Edited July 6 by Stiven26
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