US Immigration from Scotland

I ve been trying to book my K1 visa appointment at the London consulate but it continually says System is busy. Please try again later.

Any tips on how or when to get around this? Or is just 100% luck of trying at the right time?

Thanks

Ok I have questions. Please help. A little confused right now

So our petition was sent to DoS on Feb 5th.

NVC stated they received it on Feb 18th

Today (Feb 25th) we received our NVC case number (after asking for it).

When I try to log in to CEAC it says not found ?

I read somewhere to use just the nvc case number and to put NA in passport number field. I tried this and it accepted it and showed me the following message

IN TRANSIT - Your case is in transit to the Consular Section. Your interview date was provided to you by the National Visa Center

Q1. Is this 100% accurate? NVC have forwarded our case to the consulate just 1 week after receiving it? This website says average time is currently 35 days?

Q2. Why does it say interview date has been provided by NVC? Is this just a generic/standard response?

Q3. I ve heard and read multiple times that you can submit your ds-160 and pay the fee when your status shows in transit . You don t have to actually wait until the consulate receives it as it only takes 5 days to get from nvc to consulate. Should I submit mine now and pay or wait some more?

Thanks in advance for your replies people. I am so confused rn! lol

Hi: I've been a GC holder since 2016, but I worked abroad for two stints (each time under a re-entry permit). I returned to the country a little over 4 years and 6 months ago, so I fall under the example given in section C.2 in the continuous residence chapter of the USCIS policy manual. Today, I comfortably meet the physical and continuous presence tests. I have no charges or convictions in any country, no debts, I've always filed my taxes as resident, etc, etc.

I intend to file soon. My GC expires in June, I will hit my 5 years in August, I'll have five years at my current address in September. But my case is fairly simple, I think, apart from my re-entry permit history and how to present those details. I'd like to get the process going and get the two year GC extension letter ASAP.

I have a few questions/details that I'm trying to untangle.

Address history question: Seems like a silly question but I assume I will list my foreign address and the start date of the lease, which commenced before my statutory period, because that's where I was living. Has that ever been a problem for anybody?

Second address history question: While I was out of the country, I did not hold onto a rental in the US. I changed my address via AR-11 to a friend's address, where I could pick up mail and occasionally stay. When I returned, I spent 6 weeks across 3 airbnbs while I found an apartment. (I am still in that apartment today.) That means I have 6 weeks between my foreign rental and my new US rental. Should I leave a gap and explain later in the N400 form? Should I list the airbnbs (and explain later in the N400)? Should I list the AR-11 address? Obviously I did not update the AR-11 until I actually had new place.

Travel question: I travel about 8-10 weeks of the year, often back home (my parents are aging), but also 1-2 times a year on a work trip to Europe. I never stay more than 2-3 weeks at a time, and when I'm home I stay in family accommodation. Often I have a return ticket with the origin in my home country, leaving a danging return for some time in the future. Since I spend 80% of my time in the US, I assume this travel pattern is not problematic?

Second travel question: obviously they know my border crossings and I've requested a list of my border crossings from CBP also. Should I collate this history, flight receipts, etc? Or is this only useful for people who get very close to the physical/continuous red lines?

Statutory period question: I expect the most recent re-entry permit is the only one relevant to my situation, since it partially covers my statutory period. But will they reach back deeper into my history? I received my GC in 2016 and then took a job abroad 5 months later; it's genuinely an accident of history, for a one-of-a-kind organization. I just wonder if somebody might question this, whether they're entitled to question it, and how to rebut.

I may have more questions as I dig into this process. Appreciate any pointers and experiences folks may share!

Quick question for those who have been through/past this stage please.

Received the below email from the NVC today. How long did you wait from this stage until you got your case number and were able to log into CEAC? Thank you

The National Visa Center (NVC) recently received your immigrant visa petition from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Your petition is now waiting for data entry into our systems.

I was looking at the stats for the 10 day period (5 days either side) of our petition approval date (Dec 1). Each of the weekdays, both before and after have had the majority of petitions sent to NVC, however Dec 1 approvals have zero sent. I understand that our petition has not been singled out as everybody with Dec 1 approval is still waiting to be sent to DOS but the majority of DEC 2 and 3 have already been sent. It s like USCIS just skipped over a whole days petitions

Am I overthinking this?