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If you did that you made a mistake. No one is immigrating with your spouse. As everyone else is already a citizen they are just moving back to the US. If you were not DQ'ed you'll have to correct the DS260. If you were DQ'ed you will have to ask them to correct the DS260/I-864 at the interview.

When completing the DS260 did you indicate you/ your children would be immigrating with your wife?

When did you become a US citizen? Who did you petition? If you petitioned your partner... and you have a child/ren who is not a USC you need to file a separate I-130 for your child/ren... Did you become a citizen recently?

POE reviews: https://www.visajourney.com/reviews/poereviews.php?poe=Washington+DC&dfilter=0 When I immigrate to the US... I'm making sure my husband will be with me every.step.of.the.way.... Not taking no for an answer 🤣

Your husband should be the one managing his mother. 1.) He should explain the immigration process to her. 2.) He should be defending you when your mother-in-law is being nasty 3.) He should tell her to stop referring to you as "the illegal". I would not engage with the mother-in-law if I was you~ Just tell her "don't talk to me like that" and walk away. You probably aren't going to win her over... or change her mind and it shouldn't be your job. It is your husband's job.

No. You upload everything. Each file should be under 6MB.

Have you already submitted the I-129F or still preparing the form? Instructions of the I-129F are fairly clear: Use this petition to classify: 1. Your alien fiancé(e) as a K-1 nonimmigrant so that he or she may enter the United States to marry you and pursue adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident; You may file this petition if you are a U.S. citizen and: 1. You and your fiancé(e): A. Are legally free to marry and intend to marry within 90 days of your fiancé(e)’s admission to the United States; and B. Have met each other in person within the two years immediately before you filed this petition, The entire point of the K1 visa is marry and adjust status INSIDE the US. If you are interested in getting married in Canada or another country you should pursue the spousal visa. Currently, K1s are taking 13 months at USCIS stage. And you can see the latest timelines for K1s out of Canada if you click on "Immigration Timelines" at the top of the page. Choose K1 and then sort by Country "Canada: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/k1list.php?op6=All&op66=All&op7=Canada&op1=3&op2=&op3=1&op4=1&op5=5%2C6%2C8%2C10%2C11%2C13%2C14%2C15%2C16%2C17%2C18%2C20%2C21%2C22%2C25%2C26%2C27%2C28%2C108%2C110%2C111%2C208%2C210%2C211&cfl=

Another update on Seoul Embassy. They overbooked people for the month of July... some people will now interview in August~ Not sure of dates.

This makes me feel good. South Korea and South Africa (the two places I can interview) have a similar DQ to Interview timeline. I see your timeline is a little incorrect though... you have Armenia down as your consulate not South Africa. As there are so few SA cases on VJ it would be awesome if you changed the consulate information.

Take all this proof with you. I assume you indicated this trip is being paid for by the faculty on your DS160? All you can do is hope for the best. No one can tell you what will happen at the interview but it appears your reason for going to the US is legit and ties to the UK are strong. Please return to the board after you interview.

Oh no! Hopefully that means they're planning on issuing the visa super soon~ at least Zimbabwe is right next door and it isn't too difficult to travel between the two countries.

Most B2s allow you to stay for 6 months. Some countries have 3 year validity, others I believe 5 but most have 10... people will assume you have a multiple entry visa unless you state your partner only ever receives a single/double entry visa. I'm aware of the one time entry visa only because a friend of mine received one (even though he is from a country that should be issued a 10 year multiple entry visa). You need to explain your actual situation otherwise people will assume ESTA or 10 year ME. Yep. Your partner either applies for a green card or attempts to renew the tourist visa whenever they want to visit. You might not think it but your partner is extremely lucky as the majority of people I know (in relationships with USCs) only ever manage to travel to the US as an immigrant.

If you're unhappy with the current state of affairs you can always reach out to your senator or get together with other USCs in a similar situation and campaign for another option. So many times I see people complain about a "spouse of USC not being allowed to visit"... if you feel strongly about the issue maybe you should take the matter into your own hands and campaign for a "spousal non-immigrant visa for USCs". This way your wife can visit the US without the government thinking she will attempt to overstay/adjust...

As long as they didn't arrive on a K1 visa they should be okay to adjust.

Your numerous questions can be quite confusing. Recently, you inquired about birth certificates and translations from your partner's country as you were planning on adjusting... If you mention the country your partner is from... people will be able to advise you on the best course of action. I would also suggest you have a consult with a lawyer. As it appears your partner has overstayed their visa from one of your previous posts. So, realistically speaking- your option is "stay and adjust" or "leave before accruing 180 days of overstay and hope the tourist visa is still an option/ apply for the spousal visa and partner cannot visit until they receive said visa". The US immigration system is unfortunately not the friendliest when it comes to the partner's of US citizens wanting to split their time between the US and another country. ETA: You and your child are always welcome to visit the US without your partner or your family and partner can meet in their home country/a third country. Not as fun~ but a possibility.

Yep! Correct~

I uploaded them in "additional documents" and labeled them "police certificates". I've seen others suggest you label the documents "other" and write an explanation and that won't reset you? But, I don't think it matters. You should be fine. If we get reviewed next week- I'll write up our timeline of initial uploads and subsequent uploads. If we don't get reviewed next week I'll assume we will be reviewed according to my second police certificate submission.

Awesome! How soon is the interview?

Congratulations!

Who is filling out the DS260? They should report any place they lived on the DS260. She does not need to report her work history for Hong Kong but she should report her address. The petitioner/USC is not required to report their addresses (since the age of 16) on the DS260

We used a family member's home phone number for the petitioner's phone number on our I-130. It wasn't an issue. Perhaps inform your family member you are using their number. And if they do receive a call from USCIS they can pass on the message and you can call them? I would also recommend using a fixed (US) mailing address for the US petitioner. If you use your foreign address and move, it is a CHORE to change your mailing address while the I-130 is pending. I really wish we had used a US address as our mailing address. We received our NOA2 to an apartment we no longer lived in... and it was a mission getting our mail. I did appreciate filing online though because we received the physical mail a month or two after we were approved.

I also want to say... I feel like people a lot of people only post their timelines and don't ever comment. I feel like the majority of commenters post because their cases are a little complicated and they're more likely to receive an RFE after they submit 1.) They don't earn enough/need for joint sponsor is on the edge OR 2.) They live overseas with their spouse... NVC sends a message reminding you to upload certain documents to avoid an RFE but it is soooooooo vague. I would really like if we could add "RFE's" to NVC on our VJ timelines I think that would be super useful. Currently you only see NOA2 and then interview date.... and some timelines have a really large gap. Not sure if it is due to backlog at embassy OR issues at NVC~

We are waiting on our first review, too! End of this week or end of next week... I hope they're happy with our documents ^^

Its my bias. I feel like every time I see an DQ I try to check previous posts (timelines) and it appears as if the DQ happens after an RFE... I will pay attention to wording going forward... but I agree I see more DQ's over RFE... but (my bias) i feel like people will post they got DQ'ed but remain silent if they've received an RFE... JMO.

Are you talking about first DQ or??? I feel like most cases receive at least 1 RFE... it seems like every time I see a DQ its 75% second submission 25% first submission. But, I've been only checking review dates (from those reported on VJ) not if the case is DQ'ed/RF'ed or DQ'ed after 1st/2nd/3rd submission...