US Immigration from New Zealand

Not sure if anyone can answer this but here goes. My spouse beneficiary worked in the US three times in the mid to late 2000s, the first two times on H-2B visas and the third on a Q1. It was the same position for the same employer, although the Q1 also involved additional training and participating in a cultural exchange program. A few months after the Q-1 petition and visa had been approved and my husband started work in the US, his employer told him that the petition (which was for more than 100 workers, not just him) was undergoing administrative review. Later they were told that USCIS had recommended revoking the petition (based on a determination that the program didn't actually meet the requirements of a Q-1) and his employer was initiating an appeal. By that stage he had nearly finished his contract and was about to leave the US anyway, still within the period of the approved visa in his passport. We found out that the petition was eventually revoked several months after he left the country, although he never received any communication from USCIS regarding his visa which had long since expired. He has been back to the US under the Visa Waiver Program at least 10 times since then and never had an issues.

We were upfront about this in his DS-260 and also still had a copy of the approval notice for the petition and a photo of his visa, which we provided to NVC. Does anyone know if/how this might affect his IR-1 application and interview process? There's obviously nothing to hide as he did everything right and in accordance with the terms of the visa he was issued, but technically his Q-1 was revoked. Any insight would be appreciated!

Hi! I'm a US citizen moving back to the US with my husband and kids after 10+ years living abroad. We will have an awkward period of 3-4 months after we move before the sale of our current house is finalized, giving us the ability purchase a house in the US. All of our belongings will also be at least 60 days behind us when we arrive. We can stay with family for the first several weeks but eventually would like to go to the area where we plan to settle down to get the kids started in school, etc. There are plenty of furnished houses on AirBNB that are rented month to month so this seems to be most obvious solution. Does anyone know if it's possible to enroll kids in public schools with this kind of short term housing arrangement?? Any other tips for negotiating this transitional period? Thanks in advance

Apologies if this has been asked recently. I did a search but couldn't find a specific answer... I'm a USC spouse/petitioner for my husband who has applied for an IR-1. We live together overseas and it would be relatively easy for me to go to the interview with him. It sounds like couples sometimes do go together from what I have seen on VJ, but I recently read the interview instructions for our Consulate (Auckland) and now wonder if the petitioner is even allowed to come. I will clarify with the Consulate, but is there any benefit to me going if I can? Wording from travel.state.gov below:

The following persons may accompany a visa applicant to their interview:

• Interpreter: Applicants may bring ONE interpreter if they do not speak English well enough to participate in an interview.
• Special Needs Visitors: Applicants may bring ONE person to help if they are elderly, disabled, or a minor child.

Attorneys are not permitted to accompany clients into the waiting room or to their interview.

Hi, I posted this question elsewhere but this is probably a better place to ask. Would love to hear from anyone with recent experience of interview timeframes for Auckland - How long after completing NVC stage did you receive an interview date and how far in advance are interviews being scheduled at the moment? We just received our case complete email for IR-1 from NVC today. It would be so helpful to know if the wait is likely to be weeks or months!! The website says 30 days wait for non-immigrant interviews but there's no info about immigrant visas. Thanks in advance

My fianc just spoke to Someone as USCIs and was told a case officer was assigned to our petition today. Does anyone know how long or had experience of how long this is likely to take. (I know it s a guess) once they have it.