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I think you are forgetting that you must also send your naturalization certificate to the SSA office. You have to wait ten days to complete this. They will hold your certificate and mail it back to you. This will complicate your travel plans. they told us we need to do this prior to getting a passport.

It’s always the same people making the catty comments too. Congratulations!

My wife has been waiting for ROC for a year and a half. Her N400 interview is Tuesday (in two business days). She waited about 5 months for her N400 interview. I know you are required to file both the ROC and N400. You can’t skip the ROC step. So consider it a formality and hope the N400 solves your problems. Good luck.

Thanks, I didn’t catch that. That lawyer should refund OP their money. I’d be furious. $6000 is way too much to pay for something you can file on your own. When we got an RFE it was because I sent my birth certificate which wasn’t official enough. I sent in a better one and RFE was fixed in a week.

I’m confused, why wouldn’t that be an RFE instead of denial? You can have a few RFEs before it gets denied. Something isn’t right here… also, how did your attorney miss that? I never used an attorney. This is why.

Is your wife part of the Russian girls chat group for American spouses?? If not, you may want to get her enrolled in the WhatsApp group because those girls have all the info she needs, in Russian

It is unfortunate that the embassy in Georgia did not give you a passport with the CRBA, did you apply for both at the same time like recommended? Gawain’s advice is excellent and pretty much my same advice. “ 1. Am I forced to go to Poland to obtain my daughter's American passport? nope. Any Us embassy would work. Forget Poland. 2. Do both parents have to be there with our daughter? I am unsure and you’ll have to clarify with the embassy. 3. How can we do that when Poland and the EU will not issue visas to Russians? you may need to think outside the box. Forget Poland, forget EU and look at Asia. I know a lot of people use Israel especially when my wife paid for an appointment and told the girls chat group about it and it went viral lol 4. Is it truly impossible for my wife to get a travel visa? She owns two homes and makes a good a salary and our daughter is enrolled in their version of pre-k. no, it shouldn’t be impossible. Maybe impossible in Poland! 5. Can we not do my daughters passport via mail? I doubt it but ask a few embassies and see if they will. Never hurts to email and ask. 6. Can we visit another country? If so, how do we know which country we can go to do a passport and attempt a travel visa? Use Timatic to determine visa requirements per country: https://www.iata.org/en/services/compliance/timatic/widget/ use the state department website to see what embassies can process your wife’s travel visa: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/wait-times.html Almaty currently has an 11 day wait for B2 interviews according to the state department. You could even take a train there if you don’t want to fly. It’s worth a shot. They could probably get your passport for your child too. Email them! “ ** the only way to understand where you can get your wife a travel visa is to email the embassies directly and ask. There is no public information on which embassies process “non-residents”, and they can also change their decision at anytime and stop processing “non residents”. So you absolutely MUST email the embassy first to see if it’s even possible. We did this a few years ago, and they can change their mind and cancel your appointment!!!! They cancelled our appointment in Budapest initially, because they told us there was a glitch in their calendar system and we weren’t supposed to be able to get our interview so quickly. They said it was for residents only, and they process non-residents on different months! So be sure to ask if they process “non residents” and for which months. Good luck

Last summer we sent my wife’s parents to Budapest to interview for their B2 visas. It wasn’t fun. They got Covid there, and were very sick. Anyways, they were approved in Budapest, even though the translator said most of her Russian clients are denied. But Budapest might be an option if they’re still allowing non-residents for interviews. Of course a valid Schengen visa is required, and they did have that prior. They own a house in Greece we visit, so they keep their visa current. Greece loves Russians. also, Azerbaijan or Armenia can get you to Istanbul. From there, you have direct flights to the USA. My biggest question for you, is…where was your child born? I’m assuming Russia. So you will have a lot of work to get her US citizenship. My wife and I are currently doing the opposite, and getting our daughter her Russian citizenship, so she can receive her benefits in Russia, since they’ll provide you with free food and money and doctors etc. way better than the USA in my opinion! forget the Poland embassy as they are handling everything now and are notoriously anti Russian, and denying most people there. I would suggest even looking for US embassies that process non residents like Israel was doing, or Thailand. I’d go to Asia before Poland. But that’s just me. Like others have suggested, you need to email many embassies to determine if they’ll accept you. don’t lose faith and don’t feel trapped in Russia. I hope you figured it out already.

Agreed. You never said that. Some on here are very imaginative… if I were in your shoes, I’d skip the B2 and do a CR-1 instead. You’re going to need to file something sooner than later, in regards to marriage and visa, and the B2 will just waste your time. they can also see that her K1 was denied, and she’ll have to answer that truthfully, so there’s a good chance her B2 will get denied. Then you have two denials to explain on your next application. Good luck

My suggestion, on the B2 visa, is don’t even send a letter. They won’t consider it anyways. They may read it but will not take it into consideration, since it’s not part of the application. Stick with the application rules, answer the questions they ask truthfully, but do not volunteer information they do not need to know.

How would it be on the house if she’s never been in the country??

Have you ever seen a holding cell at the border? Do you think your Russian wife could survive it? Be my guest if you think she’d do it. My Russian wife would never do it. Might as well just cross the river at my godparents farm in Progreso Texas. I’m not kidding either…I too often ponder why we go the legal route…when it’s so much easier and convenient to walk into the USA and claim asylum.

I agree with you 100%, there is a lot of bad advice from certain regulars here, who are rude and condescending. It’s not even worth going into detail with them, as they are stuck in their ways. You can AOS from a B2 by seeking asylum, that’s one way. Ukrainians, Russians are all seeking asylum and I know several doing this. VJ will tell you that you’re a vile evil person, but they’re just ignorant.

You can also use a crypto wallet, that’s how a lot of us are sending money to Russia these days

My apologies. That was not stated when I read the part I quoted. If the letter is so very expired, they have already abandoned their greencard by being overseas for so long. Thanks.

Agreed. We did the same exact thing in mid-August from Greece. We flew United, but they asked for the letter and it wasn’t a problem. Good luck and hang in there. If you can, fly your husband to Matamoros and walk in to Brownsville. They’ll accept the letter no problem.

Unless specified directly by the embassy, it is legal to have interview abroad for B2 visa. Especially in Europe/EU. You can even find a country with shorter wait times, and use that as your reasoning. In fact, they don’t even question it. You have the right to interview anywhere you prefer. Interviewing in Germany with the same people who denied you is not good advice. I’m just offering options.

Maybe try a B2 interview in a different country? I know it’s irregular but it’s possible. My in laws just got their B2 visas in Budapest, and they are from Russia. Everyone else was denied that day but they were approved. Even their translator was very surprised. I think what helped our case was all the background checks they ran on my wife for the K1 and AOS process. They did extensive background checks because of her education and career in Russia (biotechnology and working for Putin’s oil company). We had a longer wait it seemed for our K1 applications and I think it was due to her extensive background checks, which ultimately helped us to get the B2s for her parents. also, they prepared tons of documents. Stuff like bank accounts, real estate/property holdings and more. Everything certified translated. They even begged me to write a letter of support which I didn’t want to do (and I asked about it on here and was ridiculed by the very rude people on VJ). Ultimately the officer looked at zero paperwork. It was such a pain in the rear to travel with all those documents, because we all met up in Greece in June and they went to Budapest for 13 days in July. We still can’t believe they got approved because alot of Russians are denied. If I were you, I’d consider another B2 interview in another country nearby. Maybe even your home country.

Are you willing to stay in Colombia forever? I wouldn’t risk it. Is it worth it?

We are discussing in our WhatsApp group of Russian spouses about why the I-129F cannot be submitted electronically, but many other applications can be. does anybody know exactly why electronic submission of the I-129F for K visas is not allowed? I’ve looked all over for this answer and I cannot find the reason as to why! Thanks.

I am in the same situation. This is a new form and completely different than what I filled out in 2019 for my wife’s K1. I am filling out an I-134 for my in-laws for a B2 visa. I am so confused about Part 3 #15 and #20. I am unsure what to put down as “income contribution to the beneficiary annually”. Is this an estimation? Should it list my entire salary? Should it list a portion of my salary I expect to set aside for the beneficiary? This is a terribly designed document and is a hot mess.

From the looks of things here, and the status of limbo everybody is in (October filers), I think the N400 will be our exit strategy and to finally get rid of this headache called USCIS. My wife can file N400 in late August, I believe. I think we will have my wife a US passport before I751 interview gets scheduled for 2023 lol. Sheesh. Her best friend just did the N400 and it took her like 4-5 months I believe. At this rate this is our best option, for my situation.