US Immigration from Israel

Hi my L-1 Visa got approved with the USCIS, I went to the Interview at the US embassy In Tel Aviv and after a few questions the answer I got Is that It's on administrative process. It's been 45 days since the Interview.

Does anyone knows how long It usually takes? And If there Is anything I can do?

Thanks

I had the AOS interview on 2/16/22, and that same day the USCIS case status changed to "Interview Was Completed And My Case Must Be Reviewed".

A day later, on 2/17/22, my EAD renewal application was approved after I have been waiting since September 2021.

I am wondering if it's a pure coincidence or the two are related.

hey everyone, I m letting my wife use my profile to write what happened to us today. She is the USC:

Today we had our green card interview. I m the wife . It was such a terrible experience and feeling. The officer interrogated my husband for over two hours . We submitted tons and tons of evidence of our relationship. We been together 4 years . I said 4 words ! He asked me about my past marriage about why it ended . He also asked me how I met my husband which our mother s introduced us . He was not interested in the marriage portion at all other than the hard evidence. He grilled my husband for hours basically trying to find out if he ever worked illegally or over stayed his visa which he did not . We can t even say at all which way it went good or bad . There s a very small slight chance we ll get approved. Otherwise I think it may be another interview or request for evidence. It was so strange to feel they didn t care about to love or marriage part just grilling my husband.

Now from my prospective. I m the husband. The interview went on for 2 hours. 10:15am to 12:15pm. The officer started by asking my wife a couple of questions about her previous marriage. She petitioned for her first husband 15 years ago. They were married for 2 years. Then he grilled me. I filed for divorce in June 2017. We started dating in March 2018. He asked about my divorce in Israel, which was in November 2019. We applied for k-1 in January 2019. The post divorce order regarding custody was issued in may 2020. It seemed like he expressed some concern there.
Then he continued to ask about me participating in military groups because I marked yes in the I-485 because I was in the Israeli army. Apparently I made some mistakes marking yes for questions about groups who are using weapons. He corrected it.
Then he questioned me about my mailing address for which I listed my parents home. I explained it was because we were trying to move out of our apartment. But it s been 2.5 years that we are trying to find a house so I get his point. I am not on the lease agreement. Our landlord wanted to raise our security deposit if I were to be added.
I wrote on the I-485 that I m unemployed. In the interview I said that when I got my EAD, I started helping my parents a bit, and they have been helping us financially, but I m currently looking for a job. I added that I report all the income on my taxes.
He barely asked us questions about our marriage. The only question he asked was how did we meet. He didn t ask any of the questions you typically see on forums or YouTube videos.
mat the end of the interview, he didn t give us an answer. He said that we will either get a yes, rfe or second interview. It can take anything between weeks to a year.

What do you think? We are really concerned. What now? What do we need to be prepared for? If we get denied, do we need to we need to move to Israel and start the process again? Do we start the process again here while I m in the US?

Do we need an attorney?

We have the AOS interview in 2 weeks. Having watched Jim Hacking s video, I m

starting to have some concerns.

Here is the video:

My USC wife previously sponsored her ex husband. They have a daughter who lives with us. He is now a USC, he got married and sponsored his wife. They have 2 kids.

Jim says in the video that in similar circumstances, one should consider retaining an attorney.

I also read his documents checklist which I recommend downloading:

https://hackinglawpractice.com/marital-evidence

He mentions that one red flag is Beneficiary is a friend of the family . In my opinion, this is the best way to meet your significant other. In our case, our moms, who are good friends, introduced us. But I can understand why the USCIS can see it as a concern.

Regarding cohabitation- we have been living together for 2.5 years, but I don t know how to prove it. I m not on the lease agreement because the landlord wanted to increase our security deposit if she adds me to the lease. This practice is illegal per Fair Housing Amendments Act (discrimination based on familial status). Instead of fighting with him, we have been looking to move out and buy a home. So my driver s license has my parents address and my wife DL has her parents address. Also, I got the work authorization after 1.5 years, and only then I could obtain a social security card required by the DMV to change address.

Should we hire an attorney? We definitely prefer to continue DIY, especially because our marriage is genuine and we have been together for 4 years. We have plenty of other evidence to provide the USCIS and we haven t received RFE s pertaining to our relationship.

Let's settle this once and for all. Which type of criminal record check is the correct one for a spousal green card application? "Other (Provide Details)" or "For Active Criminal Record"?