US Immigration from India

So I and my spouse are eligible to file citizenship this year in June, 2026. There is some history related to my wife's immigration status. In 2013 2014, my spouse's prior employer withdrew her H-1B petition without notifying us. She continued working until she later learned of the withdrawal after 9 months. We promptly investigated the matter through FOIA, departed the United States 13-14 months later, and subsequently returned in H-4 status. Few months later, she got her H1 from new employer and this history was fully disclosed in all her subsequent H1B visa applications and got successful visa stampings multiple times and during my green card process, which was approved in 2021.

Any risk in citizenship application for my spouse especially now when the sentiment is against immigration and every application is being thoroughly investigated?

Has anyone been given issues with uploading and it says the pages are not in order?

We've double checked the barcode, triple checked and reprinted, rescanned and STILL getting this error.

Any successes?

My spouse and I attend AOS interview on Dec 13th and officer gave RFE for expired I-693. My spouse did mention that I-693 is still valid based on the uscis guidelines but on interview date they gave us RFE. On the next day Dec 14th they canceled the RFE and no update after that.

we are wondering what is happening with our case and any other experienced similar situation from cancelation of RFE onwards.

When do we need to reach out to USCIS for case update?

Much appreciate any inputs.

We finally received word that our case has reached the NVC. Do they contact my fianc by mail or email? We didn t put his email in our I-129F petition, and he has had to move apartments since then.
Should I submit another NVC inquiry with his new mailing address?

Thanks in advance!

Aloha everyone,

I m hoping to get some detailed guidance on my daughter s situation.

• I am a U.S. citizen (naturalized in 2022).

• My daughter is 17 years old, a U.S. LPR who got her IR-2 immigrant visa and green card in 2017.

• She lived in the U.S. and attended elementary school here.

• Around December 2021, after COVID, I decided to have her continue middle school (through 10th grade) in New Delhi, India. She has been studying there since then.

• She has now been outside the U.S. for about 3 4 years, with no re-entry permit.

When I became a U.S. citizen, my daughter was not physically in the U.S. with me, so she did not automatically derive citizenship at that time. My goal now is:

1. Get her back to the U.S. as a lawful permanent resident

2. Have her derive U.S. citizenship through me before she turns 18, and

3. Then apply for her U.S. passport.

My current understanding (please correct me if I m wrong) is that if she is again admitted to the U.S. as an LPR while she is still under 18 and is residing in my legal and physical custody, she would automatically acquire U.S. citizenship under the Child Citizenship Act (INA 320).

Because she has already had an IR-2 and green card once, I am trying to avoid starting a completely new IR-2 processfrom scratch if it will take 1.5 2 years, as that risks her turning 18 before everything is completed.

I ve been reading about the SB-1 Returning Resident visa and I m wondering if that might be a better and faster option in her case, since:

• She is a minor child of a U.S. citizen,

• Her long stay abroad was for schooling in India, and

• We always intended for her to return for high school in the U.S. and live with me.

From what I can see, SB-1 processing at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi / Consulate in Mumbai might be around 4 6 months, which seems much more manageable given her age.

My questions for the group:

1. Given that she is a minor LPR who has been abroad ~3 4 years for schooling, is SB-1 (Returning Resident)realistically viable in your experience, or is it usually denied in cases like this?

2. Has anyone here successfully gotten an SB-1 approved for a minor child in a similar school-abroad situation from India (New Delhi/Mumbai)? What evidence did you provide?

3. If SB-1 is unlikely, is my only real option to start over with a new I-130 (IR-2) even though I already did that process for her back in 2016 2018?

4. For those who recently did IR-2 consular processing for a child from India, how long did the full process (I-130 + NVC + interview) actually take?

Ultimately, I just want the clearest path to:

• Get her back to the U.S. as an LPR,

• Have her derive citizenship before 18, and

• Then apply for her U.S. passport.

Any insights, timelines, or strategy advice especially specific to India (New Delhi/Mumbai) and SB-1 vs. new IR-2 would be really appreciated.

Mahalo and thank you in advance.