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I would contact the embassy. Ours only took a few days because I was on top of them..and ours was emailed to both of us.

When you contacted the embassy, did you just tell them that your waiver was approved or did you send them a copy of the approval notice as well ?

Hello everyone,

I was wondering how long does it take for an approved waiver ( I-212 lone) to reach the consulate? Does the consulate contact the beneficiary automatically or do we have to contact the consulate to let them know of the waiver approval?

Thank you very much !!

Hello everyone,

I wanted to know if it was usual to NOT receive a receipt number (3 Letters, 10 digits) from a USCIS Local Field Office. A standalone I 212 waiver was sent 6 weeks ago, and all that was received is a shorter receipt number (3 letters, 8 digits) which makes it impossible to check the case status online.

Is that normal from Local field Offices ?

Thanks for the help !!

That would be correct. There have been a time or two originals have been lost. Some have reported that they had to go get new ones after interview and were in AP for days and weeks. Things do happen. But for the most part the majority of the time everything gets sent and nothing gets lost. all you have to bring is what you want and what is required.

Thank you so much !! I appreciate your answer

Hello everyone,

Merry Christmas to All !!

I was just wondering, how accurate are the ineterview letters, regarding the Required Documents that need to be brought to the interview ?? I am talking about the one you have to check with the "Code Definitions".

For example if it says the "this form or document has been sent to the NVC", I assume they do talk about the originals that were sent, right ? No way the would still ask for "another" original at the interview ?

Thanks for the help !!

the 601 is to waive inadmissibilites to obtain a visa whether it be overstay, fraud, cimt's, etc. and Boiler, which you're right she may not need the waiver, however it is good to plan for one just in case. the case i was referring to previously, there was no overstay by the applicant that had her tourist visa revoked, it was only taken away from her for misuse. she then waited out in her country while husband petitioned for her and at the interview was denied her visa and she received a ban for misrepresentation in connection with the tourist visa being used that was revoked. she never overstayed, and she was told she was eligible submit the i601 because she was found ineligible for her visa due to inadmissable misrep, she then submitted the i601 and i think was approved and went on with her life. i am not saying that op will in fact need one, just that there is a possibility because of the reason for having the tourist visa revoked. the deportation totally beside the point and taken care of with i-212. not too long ago we had a case here where an i-212 was not requested at interview only i-601 and there was never a deportation. RFE came to client citing due to an expedited VD, 212 was being requested, attorney agreed totally outrageous, but needed to be filed in order for approval eventhough technically was never necessary, 212 submitted and waiver approved. Hopefully once OP has interview all will be explained at interview.

I see your point, and totally agree with you. At the interview, everything is possible, and even though the documents we have now don't mention fraud or misrepresentation, it remains possible that they mention it at the interview. However from what I have been reading, it's very rare, unless interview goes bad...

I guess we have to wait until the interview and find out

they are currently taking about 6-10 months to process. have you had your interview yet? I am just guessing, but from other experiences i have seen, you will probably need i-601 also. i only had to file i-601 because my husband was never deported, just accumulated unlawful presence, but went home to adjust legally. there was another case similar to yours and they had to both for those same reasons almost just the tourist visa was revoked because she was using it to live here basically and putting her daughter in school here in us also, she was deported and had to both. also the immigrate2us page has majority of the members there have done waivers and some waiting out bans to submit waivers, so you might want to check out there too.

I will, thanks for the tip Maybe the lady you are speaking about had a similar case, with the exception that she did overstay her tourist visa, which then I think makes you need an I-601. My husband has not overstayed one single day, so that's why I'am wondering....

Thank you again for your help, appreciate it

I've not seen a situation like this before, But If he has a 5 year ban. I would think the I-130 will get a denial. You need to overcome the ban.

Not at all....an I-130 does NOT automatically get denied because there is a deportation and/or a 5 years ban. Only if the marriage is not bona fide

I 212. Which is pretty much the same from a documentation perspective. You just save the fee for the 601.

Thanks for the answer. Any idea of the processing times difference between 601 and 212 ?

Your timeline says you filed in April but you have yet to receive N0A2, is this correct? If so you should be chasing it up as most April filers have been approved and your case is now outside of normal processing times.

You are right, it is exactly because it is outside of normal processing times, that I was wondering if a deportation does affect the I-130 approval, making it go trough a different process..

Hi everyone,

I am a bit confused. My husband (fiance back then) has been deported last year. He was under tourist visa, and just a week before our wedding we went to Mexico to visit my family. On our way back he got stopped, asked questionned, and ended up ordered expedited removal 235(b)(1), with a 5 year ban. He has been charged of intention to immigrate, the documents he has been given say: "The subject was found in violation of section 212(a)(7)(A)(i)(I)", which is the category for intending immigrant.

We know we will need an I-212 waiver because of the deportation, but my question is do we need an I-601 waiver ?? My husband always entered the US legaly, never overstayed.

Thanks for your help.

I wouldn't say I'm a specialist on the subject, but I would say that this shouldn't affect your I-130. The purpose of the I-130 is to establish if you have or not a real relationship.

However, I would assume deportation will probably affect the visa process later.

Thank you for the answer !!

12 months wait on a I-130 is normal. Fill in your timeline so we know where you are in the process.

Do you know if he received a ban in association with the deportation? If they nailed him with misrepresentation, he may need a waiver.

He did receive a 5 years ban, and yes we will definitely need an I-212 waiver. He has not been charged with misrepresentation or fraud, but "only" violation of section 212(a)(7)(A)(i)(I), which is from my understanding the category for "intending immigrant".

It's not illegal to marry someone in the USA under a tourist visa. It's only illegal if you stay and adjust status. (With all intentions of doing so, of course).

Thanks, I appreciate