US Immigration from Canada

Hello,

I have a few questions. My wife is living in the US and I am in Canada. She filed the I-130 form in March 2024. Wondering if anyone filed shortly before that and has had their case approved and sent to NVC yet? Online status says we have a week left.

Secondly, Once the application is sent to the NVC what is the approximate turn around time from them receiving your application to the interview date in Canada? We would be getting them all their documents done as soon as possible.

And lastly, We travel back and forth to visit each other but due to my flexible work schedule I travel to visit her more often. I am coming close to the 180 days allowed in the US in a year and I know that exceeding that can be very detrimental for the application. Does anyone know if there is a legal way through the USCIS to exceed those 180 days without it effecting the application. Or is the best option for my wife to just visit me when she can in Canada?

Thank you for your insight.

Good evening, and congratulations for finding your partner in the US! I wanted to give you a heads-up as to how our immigration process has gone When we did our research we saw that the average processing time was 10-12 months. Our initial application was received by USCIS June 23, 2022 - yes, well over 2 years ago. At about the 14 month mark, we found out (by looking at the website) that we fell into the RFE category. Had to wait about 30 days waiting on a letter of what we were missing. It never showed up. Followed the procedure to find out what document we were missing and got a canned response of they (USCIS) have 30 days to acknowledge the email, and an additional 60 to process it. So we waited the time and still no response. At that time we reached out to a Congressman who assigned one of his staff to make an inquirey. Within 24 hours the staff member sent me an email showing literally they needed the last page of my divorce decree that states this page left intentionally blank. I sent it off the same day, and we wait again Finally we see that the application had been forwarded to the National Visa Center. They show this is a 60 day process. After about 75 days, we reached out to the Congressman, and again, within 24 hours it was headed to the next step. My fiancee found out that the only approved doctor for the medical exam was on the far west coast, then her interview was on the far east coast. At her interview (January 23, 2024) she was told she was approved and would receive her passport back with the Visa in about 7 days. February 14, 2024 she received an email requesting her to fill out the attached form, now known as the Dreaded DS-5535 . We are still baffled by why they requested this, but many immigrating from Canada are sent into this rabbit hole. There is a whole thread on here about that. She has been able to travel to the US with just the usual secondary inspection in customs due to us filing the K-1 Visa Application. According to the tread on here, the DS-5535 average approval time is 15-16 additional months (since the date she sent the email). So now we wait again. We reached out to a Senator this time (due to the previous politican going out of office) with a response of If we don t hear anything by October 8, 2024 to contact his office again. We are hopeful, but skeptical, so we shall see. Sorry for the long read, but just wanted to provide some information as to what you could potentially be up against during your immigration. Please feel free to ask me questions, or provide any advise you might have!

My 485 was denied today.. I married father of my child that s a usc few months before filing, I ve been in USA almost 2 years total, a year spent waiting on the decision, I had no money for a lawyer so filed myself, reason for denial was saying they need a co sponsor even though my husband made over 35k every year last 3 years. Also was my fault for assuming medical exam was my responsibility and not wait for a summons like with biometric . Question is everyone saying to refile and not appeal but at this point I m a year past expired visa, will this be a problem and I m guessing I can t go to Canada to visit my family and return cause they ll deny me

Hello all! My fiance and I are just starting the beginning of our own Visa journey. I am coming from Canada. I am still sorting through all of the information out there, but these are my initial questions that I haven't been able to find a great answer to yet:

1. I believe we have enough evidence to prove our relationship, but how different is it to prove a "bona fide marriage" vs. a real relationship? I have seen the list of evidence for a marriage (i.e. joint bank account, mortgage/lease etc.) but since I am still living in Canada (and would be until the Visa is approved), I wouldn't have any financial evidence. Is evidence to prove a legit relationship enough to prove a legit marriage?

2. Regarding a wedding - is this necessary? In Colorado, you don't need an officiant. You can (basically) apply for your marriage license, sign at the same time when you pick it up, and leave the office legally married. No pictures of a one knee proposal, no dress, no wedding, no tiny ceremony, no photos. If we go this route (which we would prefer tbh), would this cause issues with our application, especially when we won't have any of the financial evidence suggested to prove a "bona fide marriage"?

I very much appreciate any advice on these questions! Thank you so much in advance as I am sure I will have many more questions as we work our way through this process

Hi all,

My husband and I finally received something back from USCIS and unfortunately it's an RFE. I have a few questions and hoping to get answers quickly as the deadline is coming up and I need to send it asap (time got away from me.)

The first time we sent in, I provided our lease (ended up buying a house while waiting for processing & we did update our address online), two of our close friends wrote affidavits for our marriage, our W-2 and bank statements to show we have a joint account, and ultrasound pictures of our son because I was pregnant at the time along with a copy of my baby shower invite since it was already scheduled.

#1. Do I need to send in our most recent bank statements and other things we've already sent again?

This time I will be sending the following:

• Deed to our house
• Our son's birth certificate
• Most recent W-2s because it will show we filed together and our new address

#2. Do you think I should send more or should this suffice?

The coversheet they sent has options to check such as, a new G-28, Additional fees, Additional forms, and Other.

#3. Are there additional fees for sending in more evidence (doesn't mention it on the letter besides this option) and should I include additional forms? If so, which ones?

We do plan to add a new G-1145, but not sure if it is necessary... Thanks in advance!