Cathi

You have at least 25 years time before a visa number becomes available. No expedite allowed for sibling category.

Ding ding ding ding!!!!

You won't have any issues. I know other petitioners who have had one or more DUs and successfully brought spouses/fiancés here.

Was just about to say the same thing until I saw your comment.

Most likely the fact that they're trying to improve numbers. Most people send "immaculate" packets yet they sit for months and months on end. Be thankful...and humble.

Coming here to help with your child care is considered work.

If you want the visa, give them exactly what they want and if I were you, I'd do it myself. No need to pay a lawyer, especially since he/she gave you wrong info to begin with.

Best I've seen, yet!! 🤣

They will never qualify for Medicare or Medicaid as they never paid into the system and it sounds like they never will. You will have to provide private insurance for them.

Not sure what you're asking from us. There is no one to contact, the numbers are the numbers and there's nothing you can do except wait.

Where did you get the idea that you can marry at a U.S Embassy? No one there performs marriages.

It will work against them if you tell the consulate that you will be paying for their trip. They need to prove they can pay their own way and have very strong ties to home. And invitation letter; proves nothing and it's a myth that it's even a thing. They need to prove to the CO that they will return home and you paying, is the opposite of that.

You will learn very quickly that nothing makes much sense when it comes to US immigration. There is nothing easy, cheap or quick about immigrating here. If you accept those facts now, you won't be disappointed. It is what it is.

I agree with everything @Crazy Cat told you. Good luck and keep us updated, I understand how stressful this process can be at times.

You need to find out exactly why you were denied and address those issues before you reapply, regardless of where you apply. Your file will be available at all of the consulates to view so merely moving locations, does not address the reasons why you were denied.

DCF is not an option for you.

Live together CONTINUOUSLY for a SUBSTANTIAL amount of time in your home country before even attempting to apply. Even at that, it will be VERY difficult to overcome the fact that you didn't see your wife, even once, for an entire five year period of time. I'm not convinced you will ever get a spousal visa to the U.S. I would also suggest you have your join visa journey as she will be petitioning you and she needs to understand the process.

If healthcare is cheap there and the allergy shots you're getting are working, I'm struggling to see why your wife would need or get an expedite. You are the U.S citizen, you can move back any time you want to solve the financial thing. I understand that you don't want to be separated from your spouse, but it's part of immigration, we've all been through it. I really don't see an expedite happening. Just keeping it real.

I know it's easier said than done, but try not to be anxious, the CO will pick up on it. Just tell the truth and you'll be fine. And as @Crazy Cat stated, be over prepared, better to have too much evidence than not enough. Best of luck!

Big Guns???????????

So many unanswered questions, without those answers and a copy of the notice from "USCIS", no one can accurately tell your "friend" how to proceed.

Why would you think that he qualifies for Medicare? Medicare is for U.S citizens & legal residents only. And even at that, he would have to pay 40 quarters (10 years) into payroll taxes to qualify. You would have to pay 100% out of pocket. No such thing as an "emergency visa" and the likelihood of getting a visitor visa at his age, with child who's a citizen, coming here to seek medical treatment, is just about zero. The CO will see immigrant intent written all over it. Getting a visa from Pakistan in any category is extremely difficult for even easy, straightforward cases. the documentation alone that they would require just to begin with, would be astronomical. Even if there was an emergency visa (there isn't), diabetes and prostate issues are not an emergency. Both are very treatable, no matter where you're from. Just stating facts.

Well keeping it a secret isn't cool, either. It has misrepresentation written all over it. Lying by omission is still lying and USCIS is very good at finding even the smallest things. I went to my husband's interview at the consulate so the CO decided to ask me a few questions, one of them being: "Why does your ex husband still have mail delivered to your home?" The only thing that was still delivered to my home with me ex's name on it, was the cable bill. My ex worked for Comcast at the time and he received free cable and internet because of it, so he just never took his name off of the account. I never even thought twice about it and had forgotten, but USCIS certainly knew. The CO understood my explanation and it never caused any issues. USCIS can find out anything with a little research. Either way, it's still not normal to "allow" your wife to have a child with someone else. It wouldn't be difficult at all for USCIS to find out about it. Medical records, healthcare records, child's birth certificate ect..USCIS and the State Dept has access to everything.

Marrying on the first visit has nothing to do with why your visa was denied. I married my husband who is 21 years younger than me on my first visit, a different religion, he's from a MENA country- plus I'm also divorced with kids and I'm sure we had a few other so-called red flags thrown in there as well. He had no problem whatsoever getting his visa, not even an RFE at any point during the journey. You were denied because you allowed your wife to get pregnant by "whoever she chooses" outside of your marriage. I don't care if you can't "medically" have children, it's NOT normal. There is no one here that can give you any advice that's going to help. I honestly don't even think the best of the best immigration attorneys can help. Just some real talk. I've been on this site for 11 years and I've seen and heard a lot of crazy things here, but this one is absolutely takes the cake.