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my wife has a memory like a sieve, we've been practicing the civics test questions and i thought she was doing OK on the old test but now with the 2025 test, she seems to have forgot the stuff she already knows!

so, suppose she fails the N400 interview on the civics, on a second test, would she have to answer 12 out of 20 randomly chosen or would they only ask the questions she failed on the first time?

if she failed on the english writing, would she get the same sentence to write next time and if she didn't know a definition on the yes/no questions, would she have to explain only the words she failed the first time?

thanks

Anyone received a 221g letter from Jamaica due to admitting to Marijuana use? If so, would love for you to share your timeline as we have no completed our 1 year ban!

Hello! I'm filling out our I-130A form and got a question about employment history, I can't really find the answer online, so was hoping I can get help here. I only had two jobs and I started my first job in 2022. The catch is the form is asking last 5 years of employment, so how do I put that I was unemployed before 2022? What do I put as "date from:" - 2020, my birthday (lol???)? Or it is not necessary to state that I was unemployed before that and it will be assumed? Thank you in advance!

I have been trying to get a biometric appointment for F2B visa application in Manila, Philippines office but it always say No Slots Available. Is there anybody here have the same experience of having difficult time in securing biometric appointment?

Hi everyone,

I'm petitioning my spouse for an IR1 spousal visa. Our case was determined to be Documentarily Qualified (DQ) in July 2025.

The beneficiary is a Colombian national but is a resident of Mexico and will interview at the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Ju rez (CDJ).

Today (October 10, 2025), approximately 3.5 months after our DQ date, we received the following email from the NVC. I believe this notice is confirming our interview location (CDJ) since he is interviewing outside his country of nationality.

My main question for the community is this:

Given that we are an IR1 case (Immediate Relative, not preference-based) and we received this specific location confirmation email 3.5 months after our DQ date, are we considered to be at the very top of the scheduling queue for Ciudad Ju rez?

I know CDJ is high volume, but is this type of administrative email a strong indicator that the NVC is now transferring our file to the Consulate to be assigned an interview date soon?

Any recent timelines from other IR1/CR1 applicants at CDJ who were DQ'd around mid-2025 would be incredibly helpful!

Thank you all!

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Email Received Today:

Greetings,

In most cases, immigrant visa applicants must apply in the country where they live, with few exceptions. If an applicant lives in a country where visa services are limited or unavailable, NVC will assign the case to the designated alternate location.

Applicants living in a country different from their nationality can choose to apply in their country of residence. However, if they interview outside their country of nationality, their visa processing may be delayed.

If you would prefer to be interviewed in your country of nationality rather than your country of residence or designated processing post:

• Contact the National Visa Center (NVC) through this Public Inquiry Form.
• Request to transfer your case to your country of nationality.

If you have special circumstances that may require you to interview in a country other than your country of nationality, country of residence, or a designated processing post:

• Contact the National Visa Center (NVC) through this Public Inquiry Form.
• Explain the special circumstances in detail.

Traveling to or residing temporarily in a third country in order to apply for a U.S. visa does not constitute a special circumstance.

Sincerely,

National Visa Center

U.S. Department of State

https://nvc.state.gov