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Unfortunately, I have decided that I no longer wish to continue with my marriage. My husband has done some things that I just can t forgive.

We are in the ROC phase - we filed for ROC last summer, and I received the 4 year green card extension while USCIS makes a decision on my case.

I have a few questions:

- My understanding is that I will switch my ROC application to a waiver filing - is that correct?

- At what point do I notify USCIS of this? Is it when I have the divorce decree or sometime before?

- What documents (if any) should I save down for the rest of ROC and for naturalization? I have copies of all my immigration paperwork filed to date. Is there any additional evidence / ID documents it would be wise to make a copy of before filing for divorce? I do worry that the divorce will become messy + my husband won t be cooperative if there s anything I need down the line.

- Anything else I should know about the ROC process?

thanks in advance

Hello everyone,

Has anyone here visited his/her USC spouse while I-130 is pending? Please, share your experiences because it s really hard for people in such situation to decide weather to risk or not?

Any denied entries because of that?
In case entry is denied, will it affect the I-130 petition?

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Anyone know when June 1st will be available? Everything after 5/28 is greyed out currently. It seems to be about a month out they will let you schedule but if I knew the specific time frame then I could be on top of it when my goal of 6/1 becomes available. We have already scheduled our Medical and I do not want to keep my fianc e in Manila for longer than necessary. Thank you in advance! This forum has been life changing for me going through this process and I am so grateful for all of you.

We're seeking advice on what to do next. It's been 1.5 years. The govt said he passed the background check in an email about 6 months ago.

A year and a half ago, we submitted his O1 application. He is coming from Iran. He was approved in 4 days, November 2022. We couldn't get him an appointment for interview for months but finally got one. Right before his interview, they emailed and said he's going under background check.

At the 6 month mark, we sued with a writ of Mandamus for excessive delay for the background check.

The government responded and said oh its NOT the background check BUT said he should have never received his O1 and gave a list of reasons.

We responded with proof of why he should and addressed all their issues.

This went back and forth a few times.

About a month ago we received an email saying he was approved for his visa!! USCIS sent us the Notice of Approval. He and his family went to Austria for their appointment last week.

The interview went well. However, at the consulate, they said PIMS hadn't been updated with his status. They also asked him to respond to questions in an email. The questions seem like background check questions for the DS-5535. HOWEVER the questions were in an email, and he was not asked to specifically fill out the form and sign it. We're worried that they may come back in a year and say, oh, you didn't sign or fill out the form. Also, he did this Administrative Processing about 10 years ago and it took 4 years for him to get an appointment. At the appointment, they said Muslim Ban, sorry!

We contacted USCIS and asked them to update his status in PIMS. We knew the judge in the case was already pissed off with the government. They did update his approval in PIMS a few days ago.

My BIL just sent the response to all the questions and the embassy has thrown him into administrative processing again.

He's been on hold for 1.5 years.

Has anyone experienced this? After waiting 1.5 years + writ of Mandamus lawsuit to now go through administrative processing again??

One of our attorneys says we can piggy back on the last writ of Mandamus and not have to wait another 6 months. But we're not sure. The government already said he passed the background check. We have an email from them.

• Does anyone know how we can find timeline on Administrative Processing for O1 visas?
• Can we piggy back on our last Writ of Mandamus since they already said he passed background check and they spent 4 years the last time approving his administrative processing?

This is so just so frustrating.