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Hi All,

We had our visa interview at the Beirut embassy back in March 26 2025, the interview went well and the officer mentioned everything looked great, then refused the visa under 221g and issued a DS5535 on the spot. Fast forward a couple months, they requested proof of ongoing relationship, which we supplied. and now 4 months since the interview we are still refused under 221g. I feel emotionally drained ,exhausted, tired, and I don't know what to do moving forward. Should we just wait? Transfer our case to another embassy? File a WOM?

Does anyone know if anyone has been issued a K1 or CR1 visa coming from Beirut in the last 6-7 months? Sorry for complaining, I'm trying my best to stay as positive as possible but this process just constantly gets dragged on and the instability of Lebanon doesn't help at all. Anyways, any words of comfort, advice, success stories? Anything!

Curious. Have any of you been Documentarily Qualified for spouses even when...

1. Your total income (according to the 1040) for all three years is only barely half of the i864 Poverty Guideline.

2. You have no joint sponsors.

3. Your annual income is around $10,000 above the Poverty Guideline (ie. $35000), and you have sufficient proof of this?

4. Your assets are insufficient.

I recently created an AVITS account for my mother's IR-5 visa interview. After selecting the delivery method, I see a 'Pending Appointment Request' status. When I try to book an appointment, the system shows 'Currently, there are no appointments available for the selected location.'

Could someone clarify: Should I keep checking the system for available appointments, or will NVC schedule the appointment and notify me

Wife finally got here appointment for September 3 a couple days ago, after being DQ since March 2024. She came here illegally since the age of 5 and has a clean record. Her 601a waiver was approved in March 2024 after a 3 year wait. Everything is pretty much set to go,her medical appointment is on August 29th and the fingerprints the next day. We are planning to fly out to El Paso and cross the border on the 28th. So I was wondering about couple of questions and hope to get some advice.

I heard going to El Paso and then crossing the border from there is the way to go, is that true?

With her being here illegally is it a risk flying to El Paso? We live in Dallas. With how things are right now I m really nervous she might get detained at the airport and get sent somewhere just to miss her appointment. She has her passport,it s not expired.

If flying isn t the best course to get there what is?

Hotel recommendations and modes of transportation.

Our lawyer assured us it would be fine to fly but I am kind of paranoid with how things are right now. If anyone on here is willing to share their experience or any kind of general advice, I greatly appreciated TIA.