Crazy Cat

In the I-131 package and I-765 package?

Unfortunately, you'll have to wait to see if the visa is inside the passport. Please keep us updated as this is not common. @Boiler what are your thoughts?

You are free to do so, but I don't think you would benefit. Usually, people wait for NVC to schedule. Unfortunately waiting is the hard part of immigration.

One more note: Before Covid, the standard wait was up to 3 months. The system just hasn't fully recovered yet.

What NVC told you is correct. Once your case has been DQ'd, it goes to the back of the line of the queue for your consulate at NVC. This is the process: 1. Case is DQ'd by NVC. 2. Case then enters NVC queue for your consulate and waits at NVC. 3. Consulate informs NVC of available interview date for upcoming month. 4. NVC schedules interviews for cases at the front of the line. 5. NVC schedules your interview when your case reaches the front of the queue for that consulate. 6. NVC notifies person of interview date via email. 7. NVC then sends case to consulate. After the interview is scheduled, it can take several days to several weeks for the consulate to receive the case.

Is this a medically complicated pregnancy?

Please refer to this topic:

and we had no RFEs at all!!!

You can make short visits to the US during the process.

Welcome to Visa Journey. Unfortunately, you are misinformed. Your only route is a CR-1 spousal visa. You can forget about a K-3 visa. They just don't issue them anymore. You cannot live in the US during the I-130 process. The process for you will take 18 months or so from filing to interview. Read, study, and learn the process below. Ask questions. The good folks here are eager to help. The immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money. Good luck. Immigration is quite a ride!

That attorney was wrong. You were not legally married when you filed the I-130. The proper order would have been "Meet and file"

No. That I-130 and fee are gone.

@jatutt Another way to explain this situation is that you were not legally married in the eyes of USCIS when you filed the original I-130, so no relationship existed to approve the I-130. Thus, a new I-130 must be filed after you consummate (meet).

Agree with the others. You must consummate the marriage BEFORE filing the I-130. The I-130 you filed prior to meeting after the online marriage will be denied. The proper order should be: 1. Marry online. 2. Meet in person (no minimum time together). 3. File the I-130. It must be done in that order for USCIS to recognize the marriage. In your case, you should immediately contact USCIS to withdraw the original I-130. Refile a new I-130 after your trip to consummate the marriage. That will restart the clock. Good luck on your journey.

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You pay 2 fees at NVC for each visa beneficiary. Then you pay for medical exams, etc. Lastly, you pay $220 for each Green card after the visas are issued. Fees never stop until after applying for a US passport.....years later.

Times are not that much different these days. There really are longer term differences between a K-1 and CR-1. 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 6-8 months) Spouse can not work until she/he receives EAD (approx 6-8 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 K-1 might be a better choice when 18-21 year old children are immigrating also In some situations, marriage can affect certain Home country benefits, making a K-1 a better choice A denied K-1 is sent back to USCIS to expire K-1 entrant cannot file for citizenship until after having Green Card for 3 years. Once an I-129F has been approved, delaying the case is difficult to impossible if the need arises. CR-1/IR-1 Less expensive than K-1 No Adjustment of Status(I-485, I-131, I-765) 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. The clock for citizenship filing starts immediately upon entry to the US. A CR-1/IR-1 case can be delayed indefinitely at NVC if the need arises.

Oh...OK....Wife is retired. Thanks.

I don't recall having to list an employment history for an N-400.

No. When he enters the US, CBP will stamp (endorse) his immigrant visa. That will act as a full-fledged Green Card for a year or until the plastic one arrives. He can actually enter, then immediately exit the US.

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I would do both.

I, most certainly, would remain in the US and immediately refile complete, accurate I-485s, I-131s, and I-765s. It sounds like you didn't provide everything they wanted in the RFEs since both were denied. Consular processing will take 18 months. Either way, she can't work for a while.

1. That is Albuterol. It requires a prescription. I wouldn't try it. 2. Drivers licenses are controlled by each state. Check the DMV for Arizona.

These are not DIY questions, imo. You need to ask your attorney.