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We got DQ'd this morning. In the CEAC site it says the joint sponsor's Proof of US Domicile is "INCOMPLETE" but the email says we are DQ'd. Apparently it happens to a lot of people. Going to call the NVC if I can get a hold of them, but from what others have said, they tell them to bring the incomplete document to the interview just in case.

OUR I-130 WAS FINALLY APPROVED ON JAN 14th 2022 (PD Feb 9 2021) 😭🎉
 
I know the waiting is not over yet but 3 months at NVC sounds like a breeze compared to the wait at Texas Service Center.
 
If anyone has received their Welcome Letter recently can you tell me how long it took - also do you only receive the welcome letter via paper mail or also via email?
 
 

I just sent in everything to the NVC yesterday and am now waiting. Hoping it’s not the horrible 3 month wait people keep mentioning nowadays.
 
yep! PD 2/26/21, approved 1/6/22

The green card fee can be paid before or after you enter the US. See link below
 
If paid before you enter, your green card will begin to be processed once you enter the US
If paid after you enter, your green card will be processed after the fee is paid. You will be sent a reminder to pay it.
 
https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-fees/uscis-immigrant-fee

I can take 2 years or more at the moment, but it can be substantially shorter (or longer) depending on your situation as well as your luck. Estimates for the first step, which is filing I-130 at USCIS, are all over the place. Some people get through it in less than 3 months, others are currently still waiting for their February application to be processed. Generally speaking, count 6 to 10 months for that step alone. The second step, which is NVC, has a 3-month backlog and is currently processing September and early October submissions. Assuming you get everything right on the first try, ie no request for evidence at either stage, the road from filing to DQ is somewhere in the range of 7 to 12 months for most people at the moment. If you do get a RFE, add a few months to that estimate (especially at the NVC stage). 
The real unknown is how long it takes to get an appointment at a consulate when you are DQ. This is arguably the part of the process that was hit the hardest by the pandemic, as many consulates have had to shut down and have, consequently, amassed a considerable backlog. The good (or bad) news is that not all consulates are equal. Some have years worth of backlog, others are processing cases with little or no backlog. From the small pool of IR1/CR1 timelines on VJ, it looks like the consulate in Nepal belongs to the latter category. All in all, in the current situation, your case would probably take 11 to 15 months, give or take, from start to finish, so long as it is not a difficult case and doesn't get hit by RFEs.
It is still a very long and stressful process, even in the best-case scenario. But, so long as your case is straightforward and you do your due diligence, the entire process should, at current rates, stay well under 2 years.

Finally got approved today!! 
 
PD: February 9 2021
NOA2: January  12, 2022.
 
 
 

I cannot speak for other timelines, but I'll react to mine at least. My case was received in NSC, but swiftly moved to Texas (were is stayed until approval), well before I submitted my I-129f. At the time, Texas estimates were standing at over 11 months. My case was approved in 7, which was substantially faster than most applicants at TSC at the time (some of them who submitted around my time are unfortunately still waiting for their case to be processed as I write). As I said at the time in a monthly filers thread, correlation does not imply causation and my case had already been under review for a long time, so approval was bound to be processed eventually. In my case, the K3 did not seem to make any difference and I was more startled by the coincidence between us uploading additional documents and our case behind reviewed the next day, which is something that a few other VJ members had also witnessed right around that time. At any rate, my K3 was then logically denied on the same day.
 
I cannot venture to say whether the K3 trick works or not in order to speed up the I-130 process. My timeline is not one of those examples. What it does show is that received K3 will be left untouched until I-130 is approved and then be denied without review, which seems to have been the practice of USCIS for a little while now. This is why I believe that flat denial of K3 without any sort of RFE or NOID only comes on the back of approved I-130, which does not mean that such approval is faster.
The rationale behind the K3 trick, if I understand it correctly, was precisely to use this logic of K3 being only denied following I-130 approval by enticing USCIS to process the I-130 faster in order to get rid of both the I-130 and the K3, the assumption being that the officer would want to get rid of unnecessary paperwork (especially since K3 is still paper).

I cannot speak for other timelines, but I'll react to mine at least. My case was received in NSC, but swiftly moved to Texas (were is stayed until approval), well before I submitted my I-129f. At the time, Texas estimates were standing at over 11 months. My case was approved in 7, which was substantially faster than most applicants at TSC at the time (some of them who submitted around my time are unfortunately still waiting for their case to be processed as I write). As I said at the time in a monthly filers thread, correlation does not imply causation and my case had already been under review for a long time, so approval was bound to be processed eventually. In my case, the K3 did not seem to make any difference and I was more startled by the coincidence between us uploading additional documents and our case behind reviewed the next day, which is something that a few other VJ members had also witnessed right around that time. At any rate, my K3 was then logically denied on the same day.
 
I cannot venture to say whether the K3 trick works or not in order to speed up the I-130 process. My timeline is not one of those examples. What it does show is that received K3 will be left untouched until I-130 is approved and then be denied without review, which seems to have been the practice of USCIS for a little while now. This is why I believe that flat denial of K3 without any sort of RFE or NOID only comes on the back of approved I-130, which does not mean that such approval is faster.
The rationale behind the K3 trick, if I understand it correctly, was precisely to use this logic of K3 being only denied following I-130 approval by enticing USCIS to process the I-130 faster in order to get rid of both the I-130 and the K3, the assumption being that the officer would want to get rid of unnecessary paperwork (especially since K3 is still paper).

I cannot speak for other timelines, but I'll react to mine at least. My case was received in NSC, but swiftly moved to Texas (were is stayed until approval), well before I submitted my I-129f. At the time, Texas estimates were standing at over 11 months. My case was approved in 7, which was substantially faster than most applicants at TSC at the time (some of them who submitted around my time are unfortunately still waiting for their case to be processed as I write). As I said at the time in a monthly filers thread, correlation does not imply causation and my case had already been under review for a long time, so approval was bound to be processed eventually. In my case, the K3 did not seem to make any difference and I was more startled by the coincidence between us uploading additional documents and our case behind reviewed the next day, which is something that a few other VJ members had also witnessed right around that time. At any rate, my K3 was then logically denied on the same day.
 
I cannot venture to say whether the K3 trick works or not in order to speed up the I-130 process. My timeline is not one of those examples. What it does show is that received K3 will be left untouched until I-130 is approved and then be denied without review, which seems to have been the practice of USCIS for a little while now. This is why I believe that flat denial of K3 without any sort of RFE or NOID only comes on the back of approved I-130, which does not mean that such approval is faster.
The rationale behind the K3 trick, if I understand it correctly, was precisely to use this logic of K3 being only denied following I-130 approval by enticing USCIS to process the I-130 faster in order to get rid of both the I-130 and the K3, the assumption being that the officer would want to get rid of unnecessary paperwork (especially since K3 is still paper).

Hello everyone 
 
thanks again for all of the inputs! We received our K3 denial notice today and in it they state the denial is because our I130 is approved!!!! Still waiting for the NOA2 but hopefully it will come soon.  

I can take 2 years or more at the moment, but it can be substantially shorter (or longer) depending on your situation as well as your luck. Estimates for the first step, which is filing I-130 at USCIS, are all over the place. Some people get through it in less than 3 months, others are currently still waiting for their February application to be processed. Generally speaking, count 6 to 10 months for that step alone. The second step, which is NVC, has a 3-month backlog and is currently processing September and early October submissions. Assuming you get everything right on the first try, ie no request for evidence at either stage, the road from filing to DQ is somewhere in the range of 7 to 12 months for most people at the moment. If you do get a RFE, add a few months to that estimate (especially at the NVC stage). 
The real unknown is how long it takes to get an appointment at a consulate when you are DQ. This is arguably the part of the process that was hit the hardest by the pandemic, as many consulates have had to shut down and have, consequently, amassed a considerable backlog. The good (or bad) news is that not all consulates are equal. Some have years worth of backlog, others are processing cases with little or no backlog. From the small pool of IR1/CR1 timelines on VJ, it looks like the consulate in Nepal belongs to the latter category. All in all, in the current situation, your case would probably take 11 to 15 months, give or take, from start to finish, so long as it is not a difficult case and doesn't get hit by RFEs.
It is still a very long and stressful process, even in the best-case scenario. But, so long as your case is straightforward and you do your due diligence, the entire process should, at current rates, stay well under 2 years.

I second that (K3 denied on the same day I-130 was approved, though in my case the denial arrived after the approval, but that is hardly relevant). USCIS simply does not process K3 anymore, so a denial only comes on the back of approved I-130. congratz! 

I second that (K3 denied on the same day I-130 was approved, though in my case the denial arrived after the approval, but that is hardly relevant). USCIS simply does not process K3 anymore, so a denial only comes on the back of approved I-130. congratz! 

There is no need to prove intent to establish domicile at the USCIS stage, this will only be a requirement once your case moves to NVC and you have to file I-864. So no need to add documents now, simply start collecting them in preparation for the next stage.

I second that (K3 denied on the same day I-130 was approved, though in my case the denial arrived after the approval, but that is hardly relevant). USCIS simply does not process K3 anymore, so a denial only comes on the back of approved I-130. congratz! 

There is no need to prove intent to establish domicile at the USCIS stage, this will only be a requirement once your case moves to NVC and you have to file I-864. So no need to add documents now, simply start collecting them in preparation for the next stage.

I can take 2 years or more at the moment, but it can be substantially shorter (or longer) depending on your situation as well as your luck. Estimates for the first step, which is filing I-130 at USCIS, are all over the place. Some people get through it in less than 3 months, others are currently still waiting for their February application to be processed. Generally speaking, count 6 to 10 months for that step alone. The second step, which is NVC, has a 3-month backlog and is currently processing September and early October submissions. Assuming you get everything right on the first try, ie no request for evidence at either stage, the road from filing to DQ is somewhere in the range of 7 to 12 months for most people at the moment. If you do get a RFE, add a few months to that estimate (especially at the NVC stage). 
The real unknown is how long it takes to get an appointment at a consulate when you are DQ. This is arguably the part of the process that was hit the hardest by the pandemic, as many consulates have had to shut down and have, consequently, amassed a considerable backlog. The good (or bad) news is that not all consulates are equal. Some have years worth of backlog, others are processing cases with little or no backlog. From the small pool of IR1/CR1 timelines on VJ, it looks like the consulate in Nepal belongs to the latter category. All in all, in the current situation, your case would probably take 11 to 15 months, give or take, from start to finish, so long as it is not a difficult case and doesn't get hit by RFEs.
It is still a very long and stressful process, even in the best-case scenario. But, so long as your case is straightforward and you do your due diligence, the entire process should, at current rates, stay well under 2 years.

I can take 2 years or more at the moment, but it can be substantially shorter (or longer) depending on your situation as well as your luck. Estimates for the first step, which is filing I-130 at USCIS, are all over the place. Some people get through it in less than 3 months, others are currently still waiting for their February application to be processed. Generally speaking, count 6 to 10 months for that step alone. The second step, which is NVC, has a 3-month backlog and is currently processing September and early October submissions. Assuming you get everything right on the first try, ie no request for evidence at either stage, the road from filing to DQ is somewhere in the range of 7 to 12 months for most people at the moment. If you do get a RFE, add a few months to that estimate (especially at the NVC stage). 
The real unknown is how long it takes to get an appointment at a consulate when you are DQ. This is arguably the part of the process that was hit the hardest by the pandemic, as many consulates have had to shut down and have, consequently, amassed a considerable backlog. The good (or bad) news is that not all consulates are equal. Some have years worth of backlog, others are processing cases with little or no backlog. From the small pool of IR1/CR1 timelines on VJ, it looks like the consulate in Nepal belongs to the latter category. All in all, in the current situation, your case would probably take 11 to 15 months, give or take, from start to finish, so long as it is not a difficult case and doesn't get hit by RFEs.
It is still a very long and stressful process, even in the best-case scenario. But, so long as your case is straightforward and you do your due diligence, the entire process should, at current rates, stay well under 2 years.

I can take 2 years or more at the moment, but it can be substantially shorter (or longer) depending on your situation as well as your luck. Estimates for the first step, which is filing I-130 at USCIS, are all over the place. Some people get through it in less than 3 months, others are currently still waiting for their February application to be processed. Generally speaking, count 6 to 10 months for that step alone. The second step, which is NVC, has a 3-month backlog and is currently processing September and early October submissions. Assuming you get everything right on the first try, ie no request for evidence at either stage, the road from filing to DQ is somewhere in the range of 7 to 12 months for most people at the moment. If you do get a RFE, add a few months to that estimate (especially at the NVC stage). 
The real unknown is how long it takes to get an appointment at a consulate when you are DQ. This is arguably the part of the process that was hit the hardest by the pandemic, as many consulates have had to shut down and have, consequently, amassed a considerable backlog. The good (or bad) news is that not all consulates are equal. Some have years worth of backlog, others are processing cases with little or no backlog. From the small pool of IR1/CR1 timelines on VJ, it looks like the consulate in Nepal belongs to the latter category. All in all, in the current situation, your case would probably take 11 to 15 months, give or take, from start to finish, so long as it is not a difficult case and doesn't get hit by RFEs.
It is still a very long and stressful process, even in the best-case scenario. But, so long as your case is straightforward and you do your due diligence, the entire process should, at current rates, stay well under 2 years.

I can take 2 years or more at the moment, but it can be substantially shorter (or longer) depending on your situation as well as your luck. Estimates for the first step, which is filing I-130 at USCIS, are all over the place. Some people get through it in less than 3 months, others are currently still waiting for their February application to be processed. Generally speaking, count 6 to 10 months for that step alone. The second step, which is NVC, has a 3-month backlog and is currently processing September and early October submissions. Assuming you get everything right on the first try, ie no request for evidence at either stage, the road from filing to DQ is somewhere in the range of 7 to 12 months for most people at the moment. If you do get a RFE, add a few months to that estimate (especially at the NVC stage). 
The real unknown is how long it takes to get an appointment at a consulate when you are DQ. This is arguably the part of the process that was hit the hardest by the pandemic, as many consulates have had to shut down and have, consequently, amassed a considerable backlog. The good (or bad) news is that not all consulates are equal. Some have years worth of backlog, others are processing cases with little or no backlog. From the small pool of IR1/CR1 timelines on VJ, it looks like the consulate in Nepal belongs to the latter category. All in all, in the current situation, your case would probably take 11 to 15 months, give or take, from start to finish, so long as it is not a difficult case and doesn't get hit by RFEs.
It is still a very long and stressful process, even in the best-case scenario. But, so long as your case is straightforward and you do your due diligence, the entire process should, at current rates, stay well under 2 years.

I can take 2 years or more at the moment, but it can be substantially shorter (or longer) depending on your situation as well as your luck. Estimates for the first step, which is filing I-130 at USCIS, are all over the place. Some people get through it in less than 3 months, others are currently still waiting for their February application to be processed. Generally speaking, count 6 to 10 months for that step alone. The second step, which is NVC, has a 3-month backlog and is currently processing September and early October submissions. Assuming you get everything right on the first try, ie no request for evidence at either stage, the road from filing to DQ is somewhere in the range of 7 to 12 months for most people at the moment. If you do get a RFE, add a few months to that estimate (especially at the NVC stage). 
The real unknown is how long it takes to get an appointment at a consulate when you are DQ. This is arguably the part of the process that was hit the hardest by the pandemic, as many consulates have had to shut down and have, consequently, amassed a considerable backlog. The good (or bad) news is that not all consulates are equal. Some have years worth of backlog, others are processing cases with little or no backlog. From the small pool of IR1/CR1 timelines on VJ, it looks like the consulate in Nepal belongs to the latter category. All in all, in the current situation, your case would probably take 11 to 15 months, give or take, from start to finish, so long as it is not a difficult case and doesn't get hit by RFEs.
It is still a very long and stressful process, even in the best-case scenario. But, so long as your case is straightforward and you do your due diligence, the entire process should, at current rates, stay well under 2 years.

I can take 2 years or more at the moment, but it can be substantially shorter (or longer) depending on your situation as well as your luck. Estimates for the first step, which is filing I-130 at USCIS, are all over the place. Some people get through it in less than 3 months, others are currently still waiting for their February application to be processed. Generally speaking, count 6 to 10 months for that step alone. The second step, which is NVC, has a 3-month backlog and is currently processing September and early October submissions. Assuming you get everything right on the first try, ie no request for evidence at either stage, the road from filing to DQ is somewhere in the range of 7 to 12 months for most people at the moment. If you do get a RFE, add a few months to that estimate (especially at the NVC stage). 
The real unknown is how long it takes to get an appointment at a consulate when you are DQ. This is arguably the part of the process that was hit the hardest by the pandemic, as many consulates have had to shut down and have, consequently, amassed a considerable backlog. The good (or bad) news is that not all consulates are equal. Some have years worth of backlog, others are processing cases with little or no backlog. From the small pool of IR1/CR1 timelines on VJ, it looks like the consulate in Nepal belongs to the latter category. All in all, in the current situation, your case would probably take 11 to 15 months, give or take, from start to finish, so long as it is not a difficult case and doesn't get hit by RFEs.
It is still a very long and stressful process, even in the best-case scenario. But, so long as your case is straightforward and you do your due diligence, the entire process should, at current rates, stay well under 2 years.

Hi everyone! I just got DQ’d! Didn’t expected it to be this soon tho..
PD: March 31, 2021
NO2: Nov 24, 2021
NVC received: Dec. 3, 2021
Submitted AOS, IV, form DS260: Dec 24, 2021
DQ: Dec 29, 2021

Hello everyone!
 
We just got DQ today as well, document submitted on 27 September. We had a second message with the DQ one saying that we did not meet the income requirement (which we do). We didn't quite know what to make of it (the other message explicitly states "documentarily qualified"). From browsing on the forum, we understand it to be an indication that we should bring additional documents to the interview, but we are not being sent back into the NVC queue, which is a relief.

Congrats.
It seems the glitch is there to confuse people more than we are already confused with this process