US Immigration from New Zealand

Does anyone know if we can do the medical exam with an approved physician in Australia and have it sent to the US consulate in Auckland New Zealand?

My fiance is living/working in australia right now but we re doing everything through the Auckland consulate and we were wondering if he could do the medical exam in australia and have them send it to the Auckland consulate.

Hi All,

I (US citizen) submitted an I-130 petition online with my wife (Turkish citizen) as the beneficiary in December 2024. At the time of filing, we were living together in Turkey.

We moved to New Zealand earlier this year. A couple of days ago, I submitted a request to update my address in myUSCIS account to reflect our new address. Before this update, the myProgress tab estimated 12 months until a decision. I checked just now, and the address change has been processed, but the estimated wait time in myProgress has jumped to 23 months.

I am extremely upset by this, as I had no idea that simply changing my own address would send the petition to the back of the queue.

That said, what's done is done, and I'd like to move things along correctly going forward. My main question is: aside from the address change in myUSCIS, are there other steps I need to take to ensure the case is properly transferred from the US Embassy in Ankara to the Consulate in Auckland? I have updated my address, but is there some procedure for updating my wife's address? We live together, but my understanding is that USCIS does not assume this.

I want to make sure the interview eventually gets scheduled in the right country. Pretty much all of the resources I found online were regarding the NVC stage, post I-130 approval. I'd like to know if there's anything we can do now, at this stage of the process, to ensure our correct address is reflected across all systems.

Thank you all in advance!

Help!!! I m in the process of having restrictions/conditions removed on my green card.

We ve been married almost four years and have filed for removal of conditions but it s held up in processing.

i have to urgently travel on Wednesday from NC to New Zealand as both my elderly parents are very unwell. My Dad is terminal. My mother cannot be alone as she is housebound.

i cannot find my daughters or my green cards.

i have torn the house apart twice. I ve bee. Searching for days and I cannot find them.

I HAVE to travel and I m desperate in need of some advice.

Hi all,

U.S. citizen petitioner here. Spouse is a Turkish national. I-130 was filed online in December 2024. No approval of anything yet, no NVC case, no DS-260, and obviously no interview. Just the initial receipt notice. I'm considering withdrawing because we ended up moving to New Zealand together instead, and plan to live here for the foreseeable future.

Will withdrawing now affect future US visa applications? Also, is it considered a " visa refusal" for immigration purposes?

If anyone has firsthand experience with withdrawing before USCIS approval, would love to hear what your confirmation looked like and whether it affected later filings.

Thank you in advance!

hi guys,

there's seems to be conflicting opinions on this, so please forgive me for asking a stupid question. as the beneficiary [from new zealand] who has no criminal history here or in australia, do i need to provide police clearance with the i129f packet or at the interview or both? i suppose it's better to provide it with the i129f packet?