AlexandraVA

I do not know how long it will take, DCF of course makes a big difference.
 
 

The waiver package is submitted after an otherwise successful interview.

There will be no harm in trying.  I would contact the Consulate and ask if they will accept the DCF request.

Sounds like you have a ban and the children are US Citizens?

Just as a reminder as to why I think a CR-1 is superior for many couples.
 
Every couple has their own priorities, and each couple must decide which visa is better for their situation.
K-1      
    More expensive than CR-1    
    Requires Adjustment of Status after marriage (expensive and requires a lot of paperwork)    
    Spouse can not leave the US until she/he receives approved Advance Parole (approx 5-6 months)    
    Spouse can not work until she/he receives EAD (approx 5-6 months)    
    Some people have had problems with driver licenses, Social Security cards, leases, bank account during this period    
    Spouse will not receive Green Card for many months after Adjustment of Status is filed.
    A denied K-1 is sent back to USCIS to expire
  
CR-1   
    Less expensive than K-1    
    No Adjustment of Status(I-485, I-131, I-765, I-944) required.    
    Spouse can immediately travel outside the US    
    Spouse is authorized to work immediately upon arrival.    
    Spouse receives Social Security Card and Green Card within 2 or 3 weeks after entering the US    
    Opening a bank account, getting a driver's license, etc. are very easily accomplished with GC, SS card, and passport.
    Spouse has legal permanent Resident status IMMEDIATELY upon entry to US.
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OP, here are 3 possible outcomes with this petition ranging from most likely to least likely once USCIS receives it back:
They will allow the validity to expire and simply tell you to feel free to start over at square 1. They will send you a Notice of Intent to Revoke (NOIR). If you receive an NOIR, you must respond with a rebuttal to all reasons stated on the notice and do so by the stated deadline. They will reaffirm the petition without asking for any additional items from you.

Could it be that they have suspicions that the relationship isn't real since you were childhood friends and your parents are friends? The Consulate may suspect that you are only getting married so she can immigrate. What type of evidence did you submit and she have with her to support the validity of your relationship? That is the only thing I can really think of from what you have provided - for some reason they doubt the authenticity of your relationship.
Good luck on identifying what the problem was, because you will need to know what it is in order to address it so it doesn't cause any problems with a spousal visa. When your fiancee is able, do dissect the interview question by question. It may not be one specific question but a series of questions that will reveal their concerns.

At one stage you loved this woman enough to go through the immigration process to get her here and marry her. Why not just sit down with her and explain that you can't continue in the relationship and what does SHE want to do for HER future? If you can part amicably you can bypass a lot of nastiness during and after the divorce. Someone who isn't constantly fighting you isn't going to be making life difficult for you either (don't forget that you are on the hook for any benefits she claims between now and 40 quarters or citizenship).

Are there reasons she doesn't want to return? Does she have a fear of being cut off from her family if you two get divorced? Is she scared to go home because she fears that she will be shamed and unmarriageable in her home country, rather than not wanting to? When you are angry with someone in a relationship the truth seldom comes out. People don't always express what they want when they feel powerless.

Please remember that this is not HER home country. She's a long way from home and probably doesn't have many friends, much less confidantes. No matter what has happened between you, put yourself in her shoes before you treat her too unkindly. Relationships break down, they are seldom one-way disasters.

I see where Harpa's coming from.

You laid out your timeline of events:-
However, you later said that he had his employment card since you met. A visitor's visa specifically excludes employment. A person holding an employment visa would have no need of a visitor visa. An employment authorization document based on marriage is not issued until the AoS is actually applied for. So, there is no clear picture of how/when your husband was authorized for employment.

So, it leaves a few questions for you to consider:-

1. Where did your husband get his employment card from?
2. Was it in any way related to the former friend who was deported?
3. Did he have it before or after he opened the business, which you claim he's had for 4 years.
4. Was this before or after your marriage?
5. Was the deported person involved in the business in any way?
6. Is the friend who lived with you temporarily in any way connected to the deported person or your husband's employment card?

Obviously USCIS are not happy with the answers they are getting and can't reconcile the inconsistencies they have before them. It sounds like there is some kind of scam going on that you may be unaware of and have unwittingly been caught up in. If your lawyer knows all the facts from your perspective then s/he should be giving you advice for handling the interviews and post-interview communication with USCIS.

OP
As per my first reply, you need DS-160!!!!!!!!! NOT DS-260
Your case number is the one from NVC, it should have been supplied by the consulate upon receiving your packet.
If you cannot find your case number, please call NVC to get it.

EXACTLY!!! Congrats and don't listen to these mean, jealous, people.
All I have seen from TSC people is complaining recently. They are ruining VJ.
And to all the haters that are about to start complaining about this post: You signed up for a long distance relationship, it clearly states that there is up to a 5 month wait at TSC, sometimes stuff goes wrong, you know this is the truth and deal with it.
Yes it is unfair that CSC is processing so fast but do you not think that the government has any idea of this?
EVERYONE on here has their own story and instead of posting about how unfair it is when someone else gets approved stop and think for a minute abut what their back story could be. You have no idea.
We don't all just meet online, decide we love each other, meet once and file, some of us have been together years and years going through this journey.
Its hideous the way that you comment on posts.
I am truly appalled at most of the behaviour I seem in the forum right now.

Hello, I just had my interview last week and this is what my instructions said about registering at TNT: choose CR-1 instead of K1, so this way they will not ask for a receipt number.
Then simply print confirmation page, they will ask for it at the interview (and they wont return it to you, btw).
You will need your ID (buletin) to go and pick up ypur passport.
You will indeed pay the 240$ fee at the consulate, after you present paperwork and before they take your prints.
Good luck

If they have the thing about virginity, then why do they have a problem that their own daughter is not when she gets married.
In the US, your religious marriage and legal marriage can all be the same. You get a marriage license, have your marriage how you like, and your religious leader can sign your license, showing that you got married. I am not sure why you did two weddings; that was unnecessary.
I also would not have granted a religious divorce without a legal divorce, personally.
In some states, an Islamic marriage is legal even if it is not connected to the civic data. She cannot marry anyone legally, even though she thinks she can.
You need is a divorce lawyer to help you file divorce. You file for divorce and your wife must respond. Good luck.

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NOA 2 received !!
on 29 May our petition was approved !! OMG !

Lucky lucky guys !
We got 20 days and still waiting ... come on California, we need some approvals here

Another USC getting married in a foreign country and then being too lazy to divorce and committing fraud.
Thread number 2 in one week.
Yes, she is a bigamist and your marriage is invalid.
Let her get a divorce first and if she is not willing then run because this will not end well. Guaranteed.

You are misinformed if you think the average time for a K-1 is 5 months. That is the average time for the FIRST STEP ONLY.
This comes up every so often, and no, it is not cause for expedite and it is bad planning.
Sorry. Best of luck to you.

In all honesty, this is not grounds for an expedite. Think of it this way: Every person on this board (and we are only a tiny cross section of the people trying to go be with our loved ones) has reasons that they want to go faster through the process.

The fact that you planned your wedding without getting the visa ready on time means that you want to jump to the front of the line for reasons of poor personal planning.

The wedding isn't until November. That's lots of time to talk to vendors and pick a new date. Pick up the phone and don't call USCIS, talk to your vendors and venue about moving the wedding, now, rather than later, when you are less likely to incur penalties. Look at current trends for how long it's going to take, then tack at least four months onto that for delays. Remember: You have six months in which to activate your visa, then 90 days in which to marry. That's essentially 9 months after visa issuance in which to get married. So delay the wedding and announce the delay now, not later, and don't try to jump the line.

I think you need to step away from VJ for a while.. everyone else's good fortune can drive you insane. I've been there myself.