US Immigration from China

Hi everyone,

I received I-797 NOA2 noticed back in March indicating approval from USCIS. NVC have since received my package and I've even got an email(with K_FTP attachment) from them telling me they've forwarded to the USEmbassy in China Guangzhou.

As a next step in this process, I was expecting the embassy there to contact or send some notice in the mail to my fianc so an interview can be scheduled. Not only has she not received any notification yet, checking our case number at https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx is now showing a 'refused' status.

This is an unexpected development. USCIS and NVC process went through without much trouble. Any idea why the embassy would 'refuse' our case without any notification or explanation? This is really concerning. What should our next step be?

Thanks

This news clip popped up on my YouTube feed today, and even though it was just more than 2 minutes long, it was packed with obvious misinformations and inaccuracies.

First of all the title is wrong, the "mother" wasn't even a Green Card holder yet, so it was not a citizenship interview for sure. When they interviewed the daughter, the daughter said USCIS told them the case was approved before the interview, which is just unheard of.

We did get a glimpse of the interview notice (as attached), which was for a I-130 petition, NOT for I-485, so it wasn't even a Green Card interview. They also didn't quite explain why there was such a delay as the petition was filed in 2021, which is way longer than normal for a U.S. citizen's spouse. If the husband just became a U.S. citizen and re-petitioned, why was the "received date" still in 2021? I'm assuming it was because she was an illegal entrant, and they mentioned something about her missing a court appearance at the age of two. Therefore, another piece of info that's missing was if she would have qualified for DACA depending on her age, and if she did, why isn't she on DACA, or tried to use DACA's Advanced Parole to become a legal entrant, which two of people I know have successfully done so during Obama and Biden, and was able to adjust status afterwards.

Last but not least, why would the attorney let the daughter go on TV claiming her mother was tricked to attend the interview because the case was approved...

Hello everyone, I haven't posted here for a while since I became a U.S. citizen in 2017, but given all the recent stories in the media, I'm curious to find out here about everybody's real life experiences.

For example, I just saw an immigration attorney's video (Jim Hacking) on YouTube that says there have been an increasing number of naturalization applicants that have got their applications denied, and then have their Green Card called into question, sometimes based on minor discrepancies in previous immigration paperwork... It's certainly concerning with all the high profile immigrants-related news stories coming out these past 2 weeks, but I also remembered that some of the stories I heard during his first term were either exaggerated or reported with missing details by liberal media outlets. I was also naturalized during Trump's first term: there was delay in the process experienced by all applicants, but my general experiences dealing with USCIS didn't differ from that during the Obama administration.

Nevertheless, the messaging on USCIS' official instagram page certainly changed dramatically right after his 2nd term began. That page has always focused on sharing filing tips and procedure changes as well as photos taken at naturalization ceremonies, throughout both his first term and Biden, but now it shares a lot of, for lack of a more proper word, propaganda-ish content. Therefore, I want to see if everybody's real life experiences with USCIS are also truly different from before.

Wife received her US citizenship/passport about 2 years ago. She applied and received a Family Visa for visits to China of up to 6 month duration. When she applied the Chinese consulate cut the corner off of her Chinese passport to invalidate it because they do not allow dual citizenship. She now regrets it. Wish she had just stayed a permanent resident. She wants to move back to China long term. Is it possible for her to get her Chinese citizenship back? I assume she would have to renounce her US citizenship? Is there any way to go back to being a permanent resident/ Greencard holder and keeping Chinese citizenship?

Hi,

I am a US citizen, and I filed I-130 for my wife who lives abroad. We got married online, and I visited her afterwards. When I filed I-130 online at last March, I included visiting photos, several airplane tickets from when we traveled together after marriage, and wedding pictures.

The whole I-130 process takes so long that I have now even completed the ITIN application for my wife, and this year I am filing tax return as married filed jointly. I heard tax-return is very strong bona fide evidence. So I wonder should I add it to the original I-130 application? I don't know if this will cause my case to re-enter the queue or cause any sort of delay? Or maybe I just leave as is?

Thanks for the help.