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Hi,

Our K1 application was marked as Ready within the CEAC system and received by the CDJ consultate on June 18, 2025 (5 weeks ago). We received our K1-FTP letter but it did not have any instructions on how to schedule an interview. We have not heard anything back since that point and don't know what to do from here. We created an account in the AIS system, and completed the DS-160 form and it says that our case is not ready for an interview yet but we are unsure what else to do. Can anyone provide some insight as to what the next step is? Will we receive an email from the CDJ consulate with interview appointment instructions? How long does that take?

Thanks so much for your help!

Interview Account

Sorry for the delay on this but Jaycel and I went out to celebrate getting past this part of the process last night

Our interview was scheduled for 11:05am yesterday (July 23rd). There is covered, on-site parking for anyone going to this office. (Very fancy LOL) We walked into the building at 10:25am and went through security which is pretty much the same as TSA security with belt and shoes and all belongings going in the bin to be scanned and you walk through a metal detector. All in all we were through security in about 3 minutes. No line to get in the building at all. After security, you go to the reception window to the left while still on the first floor to check in. The receptionist will scan the barcodes on your interview notice to check you in and then direct you to go back behind the security station to the elevator and go to the 2nd floor waiting room. There are 3 doors (A, B & C) that we saw officers coming out into the waiting room on the 2nd floor to escort applicants out and call people in for their interview. We got to the waiting room right about 10:35. There were about 30 people waiting in there to include what we assume were applicants, petitioners and some who were obviously attorneys. Our officer called us at about 11:20am and she came out of the elevator to get us and took us up to the 3rd floor. She greeted us with a warm genuine smile and said, "Good morning Jaycel & Ed I'm happy to meet you!" She immediately put us at ease and joked with us that we're special because we were going to the "Management Floor" where her office is. She was kind, professional and you could tell that she was very experienced. I would even go so far as to venture a guess that she even may have been a supervisor? I don't know if they do interviews themselves ever? Maybe since everyone is getting interviews now (which she confirmed with us is absolutely the new policy) the supervisors are chipping in? If she wasn't a supervisor, I would definitely say she was one of the more senior officers at this FO. We got to her office and she asked us to remain standing so that she could swear us in. After that she asked me for my Driver License and asked Jaycel for her passport that she entered the US on, any other passports that she had (which she doesn't), her EAD card, her SS Card and her Driver License. Once we handed her our IDs, I noticed her take our licenses and put them side by side and compare the addresses to verify they were the same. She then did Jaycel s biometrics (fingerprints of each index finger and photo). She mentioned that sometimes she would be typing while we were answering questions and not to feel like there was anything wrong, she was just recording our answers for the record. She also mentioned how slow their system is so that could cause some delays. She saw that I had taken out the sealed envelope from the civil surgeon and asked what it was I had to give her. I told her that we had the vaccine assessment part of the I-693 done by a civil surgeon because Jaycel was missing the polio vaccine from her overseas medical she had done for the K-1 visa. She said, Thank you for getting that done! She then said, Ok, I love a good love story so tell me yours! We asked her who she wanted to answer so Jaycel, who loves to tell our story, started. She listened very intently, asked some questions along the way to both of us and was typing at the same time. She then asked the following questions:

Has either of you been married before?

Do either of you have any children anywhere in the world?

To me (the USC) are your parents still alive? Do you have siblings?

To Jaycel - Have you met any of his siblings?

Confirmed our wedding date and asked where we had our ceremony and who attended

Did you have a celebration afterwards? Where was it? (Turns out she knows the exact place we had our celebratory dinner, as she had eaten there a few times)

To Jaycel - Where do you live? Who lives there with you? Asked questions about our dog, in friendly way as you could tell she is a dog person

Then she asked about 20 of the Yes/No questions from the I-485

She then said she was thankful for all of the uploaded evidence as it made her job easier. She asked if we had anything else to give her that we hadn t already uploaded. She had the sealed medical and we gave her some proof that we were each other s emergency contacts at our jobs, me as beneficiary on Jaycel s insurance at her new job, a printout of our Amazon Family page with us both listed and some mail Jaycel had received in her name at our house.

She then printed off the paper shown below - She said basically that s just our proof that we attended the interview and that her plan was that afternoon to upload what we brought her and would approve our case.

Hope this helps anyone awaiting an interview and feel free to reach out if you have any questions!

Hello. We had our Combo Interview this month. We filed for I-751 (Removal of Conditions based on US Citizen Spouse) back in May 2023 and 2 years later we finally got our interview scheduled alongside with N-400 (Citizenship). Interview went great, I-751 was recommended for approval by officer but as we were told it had to be reviewed by supervisor. We assume it's due to lack of latest Tax Transcripts (2024) because at the time of filing it was only year 2023. But we brought the 2024 Tax documents with us and passed them over to the officer at the interview. Citizenship interview followed after that and went great, we passed! After the interviews we were told to wait approximately 3 weeks to see the status change and decision. 3rd week date approaching and status still shows Interview Was Scheduled with no updates. We assume that the wait will continue beyond the 3 week waiting window. We are on the final part of all the processes and looks like hit the slowdown.

Anyone else was in the same situation?

Is there anything else we can do but waiting?

Can we speed it up or inquire somehow?

Here's the background:

I entered the US originally on an F-1 visa and have been working on H-1B for a while. I have been in the US on valid status for many years.

A few years ago, I made a terrible mistake of driving while intoxicated and was subsequently convicted of class 1 misdemeanor (no accident or injuries). There were other charges with it such as breath refusal (civil infraction), no turn signals.. Those were all subsequently dropped as part of a plea agreement. Court mandated alcohol education and have an ignition interlock on my car. However, 6 months in I had an interlock violation and was sent to court by my PO. The reason was it registered a very low BAC that was enough to fail the test. My PO sent me to court because it wasn't cleared within a 10 min timeframe. I entered no contest. That is now resolved - All court fines are paid, classes are done, and interlock is now removed.

Separately, my employer filed for my greencard, but due to delay in processing by the USCIS, I had to file for a 1-year H-1B extension. This extension was timely filed before the H-1B and I-94 expired and it's still pending. I should note that my I-140 is also currently pending. My extension which was originally filed under normal processing took more than 6-7 months to get a RFE, and by that point you know who was in office. We converted to premium processing and it's been pending ever since. There were some what appeared to be deliberate delays in handling the RFEs that extended this process far beyond normal timeframes. and the most recent RFE has a deadline to respond that is past the 1-year mark from my original I-94 expiry.

Key dates for reference:

H-1B expiry - Late July 2024

I-94 expiry - about 10-15 days later

1-year extension filed - Before H-1B expiry

1-year extension RFE deadline - Late Aug 2025

Currently out of work (still employed, but no pay) because of the 240 day rule.

My questions are

1. If this extension is denied, what happens to the authorized stay I was in since last year? Will that be forgiven and would the unlawful presence start the date of denial or would it start from the original I-94 expiry? Am I in the risk for NTA or removal proceedings if this happens?

2. If the extension is approved, after we respond to the RFE, would the new I-94 date be Aug 1, 2025? Is there a likelihood that it would be extended past Aug 1, 2025 since it's already been a year since the petition was filed?

3. Because the RFE deadline is September 15 2025, what happens when we respond to the RFE in September? Because this is a 1-year extension, the approval will be until Aug 11 2025? Would I be in unlawful presence from Aug 11 2025 to whatever date USCIS makes a decision on my petition?

4. I recently got married to a US Citizen, so if I decide to file AOS (I130+I485+I765+I131), what would be the "right" time to do it. Because of a pending I-485, I would automatically be in an authorized stay correct? Because I don't have an underlying legal status right now, would filing AOS grant me an authorized stay? Do I wait to get a decision from the H-1B extension and then file the AOS? Are there any benefits to this?

5. If my intention is to resume working as soon as possible, what are my options other than hoping the I765 gets approved within a couple of months.

6. Easiest is to leave the country, but I am worried about being stuck there for a while and unsure about reentry because of the DUI.

7. Should I file FOIA and get information in the meantime? Are there risks with this?

Given this context, am I missing anything important? Are there any questions I should be asking that I haven t considered? I d especially appreciate hearing from anyone with first-hand experience with DUI + AOS timing, H-1B extensions after status expiration, or concurrent filings.

All,

I (US citizen) petitioned my mom and dad by filing I-130. I am filling out I-864 for my mom first and I have some questions to ask for I-864.

I started working in 2024 and made 65k which my spouse and I filed 2024 tax as married jointly. We filed tax together as married jointly since we got married. However, I had no income in 2023 and 2022 but my spouse income had been steady around 80k the whole time. I am still currently employed and expected to make around 75k in this year (2025) however the tax 2025 might not be filed during NVC step. I assume I need my spouse to file I-864A.

I have question relating to I-864 incomes for 3 previous years in Part 6 questions:16.a, 16.b and 16.c. which is total my income as reported in federal income tax returns fir most recent year was

16.a) most recent year 2024, do I put 65k or my spouse plus my income together in irs transcript?

16.b) 2023, Do I put 0 or total income from irs transcript that only has my spouse income?

16.c) 2022 same as 16.b)

Thank you.