US Immigration from Russia

We have stopped using our former lawyer and hired a new one to represent us. New Lawyer filled out form G-28 and we signed. Form was submitted on March 3, 2022. One week later former attorney was still listed as our attorney. One month later former attorney is still listed as our attorney despite 3 requests toNVC to remove former lawyer and add the new one.
Why is it taking so long for NVC to make the change ?
Will the submission of form G-28 hold up our case another 3 months?

Howdy yall, I noticed when registering for my ir1 confirmation (cgifederal website) that there is a DS160 number instead of a DS260 number. I find this very strange because I selected visa category immigrant and visa type IR1.

I did apply last year for a B2 visa (which had a ds160, didn't get over consulate being shutdown). I have tried telling the embassy that my confirmation needs to be DS260 number instead of DS160 but they don't understand.

Will this affect me on interview day with a confirmation page with DS160 number? How can I get this fixed? Picture is included.

Thank you for reading yall.

With all that is going on in the world, I feel a bit overwhelmed everywhere to figure out when to request Warsaw to take ownership of my step daughter's IR2. Petition was approved Feb 16ish and sent to NVC a bit afterwards. Everyone; hubs, his ex and his daughter keep asking me about my step daughter's petition and if we are really going to have her immigrate here. Hub's ex keeps having doubts that we are since immigration is taking, in everyone's eyes, forever. I keep trying to explain it to them over and over the process. I feel like they think I am holding up this petition when I am not.

Please correct me if I am wrong, and I really hope I am wrong.

Do I need to wait to be assigned a NVC number in order for Warsaw to take ownership? Or could I send an email to Warsaw with our IOE or USCIS case number asking them right now to take ownership?
Is there anything I can do to expedite this case at the NVC or waiting on interview at Warsaw? (I highly doubt it, with the millions that have fleed. And I still think she is ahead most people on this path.)

I'm pretty sure its buried somewhere on these forums. I just want something that is concrete or to help me pointing in the right direction.

PS Step daughter was asking if her dad was going to send documents to the embassy =\ I have told my step daughter that she should be getting an email from the government(NVC) with the new number when its ready to go. I have even sent her a link to these sub forums so she is able to read the sub forums incase I missed something.

Hi everyone,

I know this is not going to be easy for someone in Russia to get a B2 Visitor visa under the current circumstances, but I also believe the path may not be completely blocked.

So I am hoping that people here have some experience, information, or guidance on this.

My wife was thankfully able to immigrate on a CR-1 in November last year. Now we would like her mother to come and visit from Russia, just for a month or two.

I know my mother in law (MIL) needs to apply on her own merits and we can't petition/sponsor/invite her, but I am trying to help her figure out how to do the application under the current difficult circumstances.

From what I gathered the first step in the process is:

> submit a DS-160 application form online (with all necessary supporting documents including a photo)

Q1: the DS-160 application can be submitted online here https://ceac.state.gov/genniv/ but it requires to enter where you want to submit. For my MIL should that initially still be Moscow, even though we know Moscow is not actually processing visa's at the moment?

Q2: Is there any point even to submit an application for a B2 to Moscow, is it just going to sit in an inbox? Has anybody seen a DS-160 submitted to Moscow being processed/approved lately?

Q3: Is it an option to submit the DS-160 application to another location right away (e.g. Kazakhstan, Poland, other)?

Q4: Does anyone have any advice or experience on how to initiate a B2 application from Russia at the moment (March/April 2022)?

I know it is complicated and uncertain and will probably take a long time to get it, but I also believe that it's worth trying because if you don't submit your application you know 100% sure that you won't get a visa.

I also know that even with an approved DS-160 the next challenge is to get an interview which can't be done at a US consulate in Russia for sure. But that is a next step that we will have to deal with when we get to it (who knows what the world will look like by that time).

Thanks,

Wouter