US Immigration from Ukraine

Any recent input of how long it takes to get a visa issued after 221G administrative processing for the medical exam (or anything else) in Kiev, Ukraine?

Is there any possibility Ukraine will be added to the Visa waiver program?

or that there will be expedited tourist visas for non-resident spouses while our CR-1s slowly progress?

i will try to make the story short. My wife and my stepdaughter had interview in march 2021 and were put on administrative processing. In December she got a call from embassy that background check was received and they can proceed with their visas. My wife and stepdaughter were asked to do new medical exams since the previous ones expired. on january 5th we checked the status of their visas and my stepdaughter visa was issued, but my wife received a letter from embassy stating her visa was refused under section 212 a 9 a and there is waiver available for her. I forgot to mention she was in expedited removal and removed from the USA on September 2018. the thing is my stepdaughter visa is valid until June 22nd 2022 and I'm not sure if we get waiver approved before that date. I will not be able to take care of my daughter without my wife being with her. What are my options?? can my daughters visa be extended ?? can we expedite i-212?? When I check processing time for i-212 form, it doesn't look good. It says , it take 6-8 months to get it approved. By the time that waiver is approved my daughter's visa will expire. I hope someone here can help me and tell me what my options are.

Does anyone have a clue as to why NOA2 estimated dates keep getting pushed back further and further? We received our NOA1 back in July and the original estimate was early March. Now it's mid May. The average time between NOA1 and NOA2 last year (at least for Ukraine) was about 7-8 months and now those who received their NOA1 back in Feb-March 2021 are still waiting for NOA2s. What is the bottleneck?

This doesn't appear to just be a Ukraine thing but something going on for couples from all different countries. I see like 1-2 NOA2s received each day on the immigration timeline tracker, which seems awfully low given the amount of people who are on this site.

Any news or updates that I may have missed involving staff shortages, delays caused by covid, etc. on this front are greatly appreciated.

Hello! I am a US citizen that is petitioning for my wife. We moved from the US to Ukraine 2 years ago, to satisfy her J1 visa, 2-year home residency requirement. We both are currently living in Ukraine and are getting prepared for our return soon. I have not had an income for these past two years, so my Dad has agreed to be a Sponsor. His income is more than sufficient on his own. He files joint taxes with his wife, who is retired. Our questions are:

• Since I do not have an income, do I still need to file an I-864 form or would my Dad fill out an I-864 as a sole sponsor alone (is this an option)?
• Would his wife need to fill out an I-864A?
• And lastly, would I need to be counted in the household size on my Dad's form? To clarify, when we return, we intend to live in his house.

We would be grateful for any help and advice that you could offer us.