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Hello everyone,
I was wondering if someone tried to move their house plants from Canada to the US?
I love couple of my plants so much and wondering how much of an headache it would be to move them with us.
I see online you have to get a certificate from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency? Is that super complicated?

Planning on moving with UBox or U-Pack from Quebec to California.
Thank you for your help!

Hello everyone,

I m hoping someone here can help or share a similar experience. My K-1 visa application has unfortunately been marked as Expired on the CEAC portal, and I m devastated.

Case Info:

• Case Number: REDACTED (U.S. Embassy in Dakar, Senegal)

• Case Created: April 17, 2024

• Case Last Updated / Expired: June 11, 2025

I never received any email or official reminder that the case was nearing expiration, and I had repeated trouble accessing or booking an interview on the new AVITS system (usvisaappt.com) after the system migration from usvisa-info.com.

I opened multiple support tickets on AVITS, followed their instructions, and did everything I could but the system still didn t recognize my payment or allow me to book an appointment. Now CEAC shows my case as expired and says it has been destroyed unless I can prove the delay was beyond my control.

What I m Trying to Do:

• I m planning to request a case reinstatement directly from the U.S. Embassy in Dakar, explaining that the delay was due to technical/system migration issues outside my control.

• I also want to ask other users here:
  Has anyone had similar issues with the new AVITS site?
  Were you able to get your case reinstated successfully?
  Any advice on what helped your case get reconsidered?

Hello,

I am a Diversity Visa 2025 selectee with case number 2025EU17XXX My case is already current, and I submitted my DS-260 form on May 5, 2025, but it is still listed as processing at KCC as of today (July 20).

I m very concerned that my case may not be processed in time for an interview before the program ends on September 30, 2025.

We filled the 601A waiver since may 1 DHS collected payment on may 9th but I haven t received any receipt from them yet. Has anyone ever send a waiver application? Please share the outcome

Hi All,

I would like to ask: I received my NOA2 on April 29, 2025, and the case has still not been sent to the DOS yet, which is now 82 days. I have been searching for a lot of information but still haven't gotten an exact answer. My NOA2 expires on August 28, 2025. My question is whether the NOA2 will be automatically extended? Since the delay in sending to the DOS was not due to our mistake but rather due to USCIS processing being slow since May 2025.

Also, some information indicates I should contact my embassy in Indonesia. I have tried but have not been successful. Does anyone have the exact number or email that I should contact?

Thank you.