US Immigration from Dominican Republic

This question is based on my brother's current situation.

My brother is the beneficiary and his wife had someone file out there I-130 form ( from the Dominican rep. to USA) and the person who filed the form out forgot to file out question 62 on form I-130 ( the beneficiary will not apply for adjustment of status in the us, but he or she will apply for an immigrant visa aboard at the us embassy) so USCIS, still approved the petition but stated they are retaining it while they fill out form I-824. They filed it out and it was received on 9/15/2022. According to the USCIS it stated that the processing time for this particular form is 5 months. Is there any likelihood that it will be sooner?

My k1 visa has been approved 11-4-22 and we haven t got the passport back from the embassy. What is everyone s experience with the timeframe in the Dominican Republic? The website says it should be received in 10 working days. Please advise.

Quick question! Do we have to send out the naturalization certificate again to renew an expired passport?. What type of documents would be good enough for a renewal?

Hey all,

sorry I am back with another question and it s because I keep getting conflicting information and I trust this site the most. We are filling out our DS-160 and got to the section requesting for social media accounts used in the past 5 years. My fianc has an old facebook account that his ex girlfriend created for him and he hasn t used that account since they broke up in 2017. He doesn t have access to the account and has tried to get it taken down to no avail. We are worried because there are photos of them on the profile and she put his relationship status as married. They were never legally married, but the culture in the DR is that they call their boyfriend/girlfriend their husband/wife even though they re not legally married.
Our attorney told us it s not necessary to list this account because it hasn t been used in the past 5 years. I asked someone on a Facebook group if it needs to be listed even though it hasn t been used in the past 5 years and they said yes . I asked a friend of mine who has been through this process and they are telling me no it needs to be an active account that has been used in the past 5 years.
I am clearly CONFUSED! Does this account need to be listed and are we going to run into any issues about it stating that he was married even though he was never legally married to his ex? Our petition states that he was never legally married, so I don t want to run into any problems and have the embassy think we are trying to misrepresent his marital status.

Welcome and Congratulations on your approval!

This thread was created for those who are waiting for their NOA2 K-1 case assignment from NVC and then tracking your case onwards to your Embassy.

A few helpful NVC links:

NVC phone number is (603)334-0888

Please note: They are currently not answering queries over the phone!

They are answering through the below email :

NVCinquiry@state.gov

Once you ve received your NVC case number you can track your case online using the following link, until it is sent to your embassy:

https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?App=IV

If you need to change an address or need to update your info in anyway NVC has a public inquiry form where you can submit your request:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/ask-nvc.html

Inside the attached PDF below are a few tips, tricks and hacks to help you along the way.

These are items that everyone asks for, so they have been put together by Greenbaum for you to refer to when necessary. If you are new to this thread, please read as these are most asked questions.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nfin98c33IEpB0T0FlURERriblYmlm5O/view?usp=sharing

I was previously including a 2022 shipping dates chart that s created based off last years data, but I ve been told the shipping dates have changed this year and I have not located an accurate chart. In any case, they are sent every two weeks on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, so if anyone has located an accurate chart, please feel free to share it below!