US Immigration from Iran

Thanks in advance. My wife became a citizen a few years ago and we've been working on bringing her parents over. My I-864a was rejected twice because we weren't aware I needed to click the "Add Household Member" button instead of under my wife's docs, which wasn't clearly explained in the reason for rejection. Since the phone line no longer accepts calls and we weren't receiving guidance we understood, we contacted a congressional aide who's been communicating with the NVC. Once they clarified the issue, I added myself as a household member today under each of my wife's parents' accounts and uploaded the same Form I-864a, with her father listed as Intending Immigrant Number 1 in Part 5 (Lines 1a - 5) and her mother listed as Intending Immigrant Number 2 in Part 5 (Lines 6a - 10).

It occurred to me after doing so that it might have been necessary to list her mom first in Part 5 of her I-864a but I'm not clear on this. I've emailed the congressional aide for clarification and asked them to remove the I-864a and, if necessary, remove me as a household member if Part 5 of the I-864a I've submitted for her is completed incorrectly so I can start over. Will the same I-864a work for each parent's account, or will I need to upload one with her mother listed first under her account? If so, will I need to be removed as a household member under her mom?

Greetings all,

I know the topic has been debated 100 of times on here but I haven t seen any middle eastern centric posts about this (specifically from Iran spouses). But I was wondering whether or not I should even waste my time with considering this as an alternative so I m posting this here for feedback. My fianc is from Iran and It s been a while since we have seen eachother, but either way, I was curious as to while we wait for the I-129F / K1 proceadure to make its way, is it a waste of time to try and get B1/B2 visa for her to wait here while we wait for the form to make its way. Is it worth any attempt? If it s no I m just going to move on and try other options. Thanks

We filed our petition last May, and got our receipt date as 5/17/2021, and our NOA1 date as 5/26/2021.

I'm checking to see if my case is getting "special treatment," or if others are still waiting for their NOA2.

Hello all,

We were wondering if anyone is dealing with trying to get an appointment at the U.S. embassy in Arminian, or any embassy for that matter. My fianc e received her invitation packet, we completed our DS - 160, and signed up to pay for and schedule an embassy appointment. For the last two weeks we have been checking the site every 30 minutes to an hour, day and night (me, in the United States, during my waking hours, and my fianc e, in Iran, during her waking hours), and the site does not let us pay the MVR fee and states that there are currently no appointments and to check back in a few days because the consulate will add more appointments. We have tried emailing the embassy and calling the pay and scheduling help line and we keep getting the same unhelpful response, "keep checking the site every few days."

We are wondering if anyone here can help with any information on the following questions, which the embassy either cannot, could care not to, or will not answer:

1.) When does the consulate open up new appointments? After the complete a case, once they have completed a case, once a week, once a month?

2.) How many appointments do they typically offer? One, five, fifteen?

3.) Is there a general optimal time to check for open appointments? When they open for business, midday, before they close for the day? (Obviously on Yerevan, Arminian time.)

4.) Is the inability to not pay the MRV fee causing us not to be able to see the appointment schedule? (I believe this one is a no, but I cannot get anyone to answer the question.)

5.) When interview appointments open up how far out are they? Are they for that week, one week away, one month away, six months away?

6.) Does anyone know how I can get ahold of the consulate beyond email? Maybe a direct phone number? (I have called the embassy, during Arminian business hours, through the Arminian number, but could not get anywhere.)

The Marine in me knows that the government loves "hurry up and wait," but the lack of any clear information is maddening.

Any help would be much appreciated. And if you are going through this pain, know you are not alone.

Steven

Hello Everyone,

PLEASE HELP me to determine whether I should contact NVC to chance the assigned embassy for my wife's CR1 Interview.

I am a USC and she is from Iran and residing there. Her case was DQ'd in March of 2022 and NVC has assigned the case to the Abu Dhabi US Embassy (by default). For Iranian residents, the three choices for US embassies are, Ankara, Yerevan and Abu Dhabi.

Ankara is severely backlogged and they do not process non Turkish residents at the moment and Abu Dhabi seems to be the default choice when NVC assigns cases for Iranians. Based on feedback I heard from others waiting for an appointment, Abu Dhabi is discriminating when it comes to assigning interview dates for non UAE residents. Some Iranians, Iraqi, and Kurdish nationalities are waiting without any update on an interview letter for 12-18 months already. However, if you are a UAE resident the waiting time is about 6 months.

Yerevan (Armenia) is the last option and it seems they are not as backlogged.

Question that I have:

• If I call NVC and ask them to assign my wife's case to Yerevan, would that set me back again and I start from day zero for Yerevan? I already waited 4 months past DQ in the Abu Dhabi queue

I would appreciate any other advise you can share with me regarding changing embassies.

Thanks you!