Joanna2015

Hi all, just wanted to share that hubby was documentarily approved by the NVC today (from Australia). We're over the moon because he's scheduled to come for a visit on Sept 1...I feel a tiny sliver of hope that if something magic happens, he might get his consulate interview date and green card before then. Just have to figure out the medical now--all of the other paperwork is ready to go, obviously.

Does anyone have any insight into when the CEAC website will be back online? It's been down at least ten days--that's when husband and I received an email saying his NVC case status had been updated. Unfortunately, since the site is down I can't login to see where his case is now! The waiting is killing me--we're so close yet so far.

Hi all, thanks so much for the healthy dose of pragmatism. Fortunately, we've been married for almost six months, we're aware that this is a long shot, and we've done our homework. If anyone has any ~actual~ advice based on experience, it would be much appreciated. Thanks.

The social media screening process is still under consideration by the US government, to the best of my knowledge. They haven't made it a requirement yet, so you shouldn't worry. Even if they do, they can't require applicants to have five years of social media history to provide. The following quote is from a BBC article about this posted on 31 March 2018, with the link below:

"What's the current stance on requesting social media?

Under rules brought in last May, officials were told to seek people's social media handles only if they felt "that such information is required to confirm identity or conduct more rigorous national security vetting", a state department official said at the time."

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43601557

Hi all, I'm new here,  so thanks in advance for your advice and patience--this site is a great resource.

I'm a USC living in Sydney with my Australian husband. With the help of an immigration attorney (I know, I know) we filed for his I-130 last year and received his NOA1 on November 21, 2017. VJ projects NOA2 approval in late May; however, we reached out to my Senator's office for help and are currently waiting to hear whether we will be approved for expedited consideration due to financial hardship--Senator's office filed the request on our behalf, so fingers are crossed. We were engaged and wedding planning before starting the immigration process, so had planned for a wedding in Sept 2018..only to realize, whoops, we would be getting legally married much sooner than that in order to be eligible for an I-130! Senator's office advised that we might have a leg to stand on regarding financial hardship because of the cost of the wedding, which will be held in the US, and because we are hoping to settle permanently in the US afterward.

My question is, what can we be doing now to prepare for everything that will be needed following NOA2? My parents have agreed to sponsor my husband (so I know we'll need their last three years of tax returns), and because he lived in England for six months before we met, I'm assuming he will need an additional police check in addition to an Australian one (?). I know he will also need to do a medical exam, but we have held off investigating that because I wasn't sure how long it would be valid for. Is there anything else we should be thinking about now? Thanks.