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More to add. While it is still interesting to learn these answers, I went though OP's first post here. He was granted a 2-year GC in Nov 2016 (obviously, marriage happened before that date), so it's strange the officer had some red flags with this case. I am surprised that wrong answers can affect an N400 application so much... I would expect that the officer would issue and RFE to prove bona fide marriage after I-751.. does it even ever happen? In any case, it is somewhat strange.

Very interesting to learn the answers to these questions from OP. Indeed, this case is unusual-ish. However, we have seen some of the examples here when people get their 10-year GC upon joint I-751 submission while being in the divorce procedure and not filing the divorce waiver. Then they apply for N400 and get rejected since their 10-year GC was obtained unlawfully. The exact dates here are extremely important. The OP's timeline is somewhat close to that situation (he divorced in 2020, applied for N400 in Nov 2022, now it's 2023, 5-year rule, probably married in late 2017/early 2018)... Eagerly waiting for the OP answers...

Thanks for your reply, we did not yet notify USCIS about the change of address. We will do so, once we finalize our lease contract Thanks for clarifying and confirming, Lil bear. By the way, how does that affect the plastic green card issuance?

Thanks, Timona

Dear All, My wife (USC) and I (beneficiary) are currently trying to figure out the best way to deal with our jobs, while not jeopardizing the immigration process. We checked a ton of posts, but nothing really related to our situation. Our background: Applied for IR-1 visa in Feb 2021. Received the visa in Oct 2022. During the process we both are residing in Spain (we used a joint sponsor). Now our situation is that I accepted a job offer at the University in IN, which starts on Jan 1st 2023. Since it also includes teaching, I need to be there on time. My wife currently works in Spain and is finishing her projects with her employer, but that employer asked her to stay for another 1-1.5 months to complete the projects (we both can legally live and work in Spain till Mar 31st 2023). She really likes her current job and she has some problems finding jobs in the US in the area where we intend to move eventually. Please, let me know if this plan is good to proceed with: We got our airplane tickets for early December, we arrive in CA (her home state). A week later we move to IN to settle in our new home. She and I think that she needs to properly re-establish her domicile in the United States (as per the I-864 requirements). For that purpose she co-signs our new lease, gets an IN state ID or DL, signs up for utility bills together with me, signs up for voting in IN etc. Then in the early Jan she goes back to Spain for 1-1.5 months to finish her job and after that she moves back to the US while (hopefully) having a job offer near me. Does this plan sound fine or should we look into a more appropriate way to arrive to the US? She and I are married for over 4 years now, so I think that the ROC process doesn´t apply to us. Thank you for your answers. Best regards. -Peter

Ah, I discussed this with you recently. Sorry to hear you are still waiting for your passport...I am still waiting, too

Yes, same here in Spain. Looks like it's worldwide

I used this one: https://es.usembassy.gov/visas/visa-section-contact-form/

Hi, I think this is an outdated information. From what I am seeing now, it takes them 2 months to schedule a date (maybe even longer). I mean specifically for the immediate relatives category (yours might be different). I requested an expedite right after the first review at the NVC. It was denied. The second time I requested the expedite around 1.5 months into our second NVC review. It was approved. Yes, I did contact the Embassy directly and they scheduled the interview for us earlier than what the NVC´s email was suggesting. Best of luck!

These are all good signs. If they kept your passport, I think you can expect your visa issued soon! I’m now too waiting for ~two weeks after the interview for my passport been sent back. Similar to your case, approved at the interview, no 221(g), no additional information requested.

your case is likely still in Administrative Processing, which may take some time (weeks, months). Just stay patient and wait. Did the CO give any 221(g) to you in the end of the interview? Did they request any additional information?

What does ceac say now? Were there any changes in ceac status since the interview?

Okay, sounds good! I dm'ed you the link

Hi Melissa, It seems that these days it's taking longer than before. It used to be around 2-3 weeks just this past Spring and now it slowed down a lot. There is a WhatsApp chat for Spain/US immigration and there is another couple that got DQ'ed the same exact day (it seems like a different couple, though). They have not yet received their interview letter, either. Good luck! Let me know if you'd like to be added to that chat.

Hi Adam, We asked to expedite based on a pending job offer in the U. S. We contacted Embassy separately via their online form on Sep 7th and got a reply that the interview is scheduled for Sep 27th 2022.

Hi Mpowie, I got the same exact issue back in July. It was resolved by itself within a couple of days. However, I did send a public inquiry to NVC to resolve this issue for which I got a reply in early September (kind of useless).

thanks for your answer. So, you mean that they have interviews up to November already scheduled? Maybe Madrid is getting slower

Hi All, First of all, thanks to all VJ members for their unmatched support and knowledge of the process! Without you our journey would be a lot harder and unpredictable. We are getting close to having our interview appointment at the US embassy in Madrid. We asked to expedite NVC stage second time on Aug 29 and got approved on Aug 31, but when we got an email from NVC they mentioned the following: ¨Please be advised that the earliest Madrid can schedule this case is November given current scheduling.¨ (also see the attachment). This is really weird as we know that Madrid embassy is being very quick these days and takes 1-1.5 months to schedule interviews after DQ. Without the expedite request we were expecting to be DQ´ed around Sep 20, so we would probably be scheduled for the interview in Nov anyways (I understand it is speculations, but it is based on data from 7 people, so there is some legitimacy for that assumption). This basically seems to cancel any time advantage that we may gain after getting expedite approval. The email was received from NVC. How much am I supposed to trust it? Can we ask the Embassy to speed things up? CEAC status check says ¨Ready¨. Thank you!

Hi, Yes, I just got our Police Certificate form the Russian electronic government (Gosuslugi) accepted at NVC. Another option that visa reciprocity table offer is to get one from a Russian Consulate/embassy. We also summitted that and it also got accepted. Make sure to translate everything. Best wishes!

Hi Michael, I am now having the exact same issue. Did you receive any messages from NVC in your mailbox after the first review? How long did you have to wait till the problem got resolved? Thank you.