US Immigration from Russia

Hi everyone... we are exhausted k1 fillers, need your help.

Our timeline:

- 4 of march 2024 we got noa 1.

- 7 of November 2024 uscis request initial and additional evidence.

- 29 of January 2025 uscis received our response.

- 3 of february 2025 they approved our case.

- 25 of february 2025 case was sent to the department of state.

So nvc returned our case back to uscis

- 5 of may they reoponed our case

- 6 of may request for additional evidence

Reason - the 5th page of the form I129f is missing and they asked for a copy of the 5th page or a refilled new form I129f with updates.

My fiance was with me at that time, because we were tired of waiting, it is very hard to live at a distance so we refilled everything and also my adress has changed and petitioner adress changed too, so we described it in the letter. Because my fiance was with me, he asked his dad to send mail for him. We were waiting, waiting and after 2 months we got our mail back, because uscis couldn't identify our case, reason - his dad forgot to put the the request itself in letter. So we lost time again.

We sent response to uscis again and they got it in 22 of july.

So soon it's gonna be 3 weeks of waiting and I'm getting concerned, we got our approval after 1st rfe in 5 days and now I'm panicking. Does it mean they gonna deny us? If it takes longer than usually people got their approve after rfe? This waiting is killing, i have already psyological problems because of it or we still can have a chance to be approved? Maybe somebody had their approve after 1 month of waiting in situation with rfe?

Sorry for my English

Hey group!

Has anyone recently transited through the international zone of a European airport without a Schengen visa? We'll be flying from outside Europe to the US on a single ticket and won t be exiting the international transit zone.

From what I ve read on most websites, this should generally be fine at most airports (like Frankfurt, Vienna, etc.), but I ve also heard of people being denied boarding, especially on Polish airlines transiting through Warsaw. Still, I read one case of someone being denied boarding because of a transit in Vienna.

Just wanted to hear anyone's experiences!

My wife is Russian and a conditional green card holder. We realized yesterday that her passport expires in less than a year. I'd really like to get ahead of this and avoid any issues.

Has anyone had any experiences with renewing a Russian passport in the US recently? I know many consulates are still open and I've seen some spammy looking services from Google Searches that claim to provide passport renewals.

I'm not sure what the process would be and would very much like to avoid her having to fly back to Russia and then re-enter the US. This would not be the worst thing ever but is best to be avoided.

Debated posting this (kind of want to keep it secret ). Anyway, using the global entry app literally allowed myself and my work colleague to pass through CBP in minutes at Washington Dulles. For anyone familiar with Dulles, while riding on the arrival shuttle from a British Airways flight, we downloaded the app, signed up, and set our arrival information. When we reached the CBP arrival hall, it was packed, but we made our way to the GE App line which was empty, talked to an officer, and passed through. Now in our case we did not check any luggage (it was a quick trip), so we did not have to wait at the carousel, but the App is worth it especially at PoE's that tend to be busy.

Filed for N400 July 22 of last year. Have heard nothing. I have checked many times online, and they just say the case is on step 3: Scheduling Interview.

Office: Tampa, FL. Per there estimator, the process should take 11.5 months.

Anyone else in a simliar situation? Is the current Trump Administration actions making things taking even longer than before?

Just getting a little frustrated. The only reason it's an issue is that we want to be out of the country longer than the allowed 6 months currently allowed by her Green Card.

Our plan is to go out of the country on July 15 and then just come back if and when it gets scheduled (but of course, not longer than 6 months.)