Shanghai904

Op, can you clarify if you sent your case to the US embassy in China, or to a lockbox state side? The resulting visa is the same, but the process is very different.

In general, the I-130 "stays approved"; as long as you stay in touch with NVC or the embassy at leats once a year, it will be kept open and you can resume the process when you are ready.

Thanks for the response. We sent our case to a lockbox stateside. How is the process different?

Hello!

My spouse and I live in China. I have already filed an I-130 which has (as of June) been accepted by USCIS. After this, they passed this info on to NVC, who has recently (July) given us a NVC case number.

My spouse and I are concerned that the transition to the US will be a financial burden on us, if we leave too soon. Both my spouse and I work in China and neither of us have jobs in the states.

How long can we wait until the NVC closes our case? Could we request a delay or extension? And if our case closes, what will the consequences be?

Thank you for your help!