US Immigration from Hong Kong

Hi everyone - I was wondering if anyone had any experiences with obtaining permission to file locally (I.e. at a local consulate) under the exceptional circumstances route?

For background, my spouse (the I-130 petitioner) was just about to mail the I-130 package to the US to start the normal process, when her company (at short notice) brought forward her transfer timeline. They now need her to move ASAP which leaves us a bit high and dry (among other things, her accommodation allowance is currently paying for our apartment; when this gets removed once she heads back to the US I m going to struggle to cover the rent by myself). We were planning to request permission from the local US consulate here in Hong Kong to file locally since my spouse is having a change of employment at (very) short notice.

Does anyone have any tips on how to set out this request (I believe we email the consulate here through a web-form) in order to give us the best possible chance of having this approved? We were planning on mentioning the financial impact of the loss of the accommodation allowance, for example. We will also attach the letter from my wife s company proving the transfer of her employment back to the US; at the moment it simply reads that they anticipate her moving date to be as soon as possible once all necessary administrative and logistical steps have been completed - is this sufficient, or should we ask for a set date to be included in a revised letter from her HR team? (It actually took us a while to get this letter from them since they were initially reluctant to put it in writing for some reason, but I only mention that as it might mean receiving a more precise letter might take some time, for some internal company reason which is beyond my understanding). Realistically, she could be moved as soon as July, or maybe August/September depending on whether she tries to push back or not etc.

Any tips of thoughts would be greatly appreciated, and thanks a lot in advance!

Hello everyone,

I'm a DACA recipient and I came to the US legally and overstayed the visa. Got my DACA since before 18 and consistently renewed, so I'm well aware I don't have any unlawful presence.

Now my mother (LPR) petitioned for me and I already got DQ with the embassy. Had to delay my interview because of Covid and got rescheduled for later this year.

My lawyer is already telling me everything is going to be okay and I should fly back to my home country and do the consulate interview.

However, today while looking up the news I saw someone going back to Mexico to do consulate processing and got a 10 year bar as a result.

You can see it here.

The news article did mention she was barred because of her initial illegal entry.

Nonetheless, I'm now having second thoughts. I would assume my scenario wouldn't trigger the 10 year bar, right (at least theoretically)?

Anyone recently did their interview in HK Embassy?

If so, may I know when your case became Documentarily Qualified (DQ)?

F4

3/20/2020 - DQ

3/4/2021 - received email from NVC stating within 120 days, we'll receive either an interview appointment or a confirmation that we are still in queue

If we know what DQ date is being interviewed in HK Embassy, it'll help give us an idea how much longer we have to wait. It has been more than a year since our case became DQ. Contacting NVC always receive the same response - case is Documentarily Qualified.

Thanks

Obviously, K1 visa holders/those going through adjustment of status are not permitted to do any work for a U.S.-based company until they have received employment authorization, but what about non-U.S. companies? Is it possible to continue working for an overseas company in a remote capacity and earning income while waiting for the EAD?

Haven't been able to find anything from USCIS or DOS on this particular topic, so would appreciate any insights.

Hi all,

IR1 - Hong Kong US consulate

1.Any idea on the waiting time/estimate time frame from document qualified until interview appointment ?

2. We are document qualified by NVC couple weeks ago. What next? Just waiting for nvc send us the interview appointment letter? How can I know my case been transfered to the us consulate at Hong Kong ?

Any input is greatly appreciated.

thanks