Finney

Hi,

My wife has an upcoming interview.  In between the time it took between submitting our DS-260 and interview invitation, she moved to a new country, has had a new address, and phone number.  she is also interviewing in a different embassy from where we originally applied. It has been about one year so there were many changes.

We are told to print out the DS-260 confirmation which contains a lot of old information to bring to the interview.  Shall we print out an old one, but also have a new one with all of the new information?  I am afraid the discrepancies may cause issues during the interview, such as the 'present address' being a different country.

any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I have a question about the 2 shot COVID vaccinations. 

My wife (beneficiary) used to live in a different country, where she recieved the WHO approved 1-shot Sinovac vaccine. 

Does she need to have two doses of another vaccine?  We recently got DQed but no interview schedule as of yet, will there even be enough time to get two shots of a different vaccine?  Would a booster be sufficient? 

Since she's on a student visa / non-immigrant visa, does it qualify for a change in embassies, or is that only for someone who is a resident?  Her student visa is valid until November 2022.

My wife was DQed on Dec-1 for Islamabad.  She is currently living and studying with a short-term student visa (7 months) in the United Kingdom; should we switch our embassy to the UK or just keep with Islamabad, and return to Islamabad once the Interview is scheduled?  How do you go about switching embassies if we should do that?

My spouse and I wanted to visit 2-3 foreign countries while we are waiting for her interview, which could be in one year based on current projections.  The trips would be tourist trips and would last no more than 3 weeks.

Is there any issue with traveling to "third" countries(not USA) between NVC DQ and the interview , or any documentation to provide at the interview?  

I have heard that a police certificate may be required from specific countries?  Any insight?  

Thank you.

My guess is that the VJ estimate data is skewed by people who requested expedites.  I find Igor's list to be the best measurement of where people are in the process:

https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/monthly_filers.php?form=2&visa=3&scenter=6&option=2&sortby=2

Here you can see some approved 2 months (likely expedited), and others taking almost a year.   VJ probably has a simple algorithm that averages it out

12 minutes ago, Chancy said:

 

That's strange.  Is it possible that the USCIS agent misheard your receipt number and looked up the wrong one?  Have you tried entering your I-130 receipt number here -- https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

 

If your case status is properly displayed on that site, then your petition is definitely viewable in the system.  The agent probably just made a mistake, so try calling again.

 

Thanks for your reply, I also thought that maybe she misheard me.  I did repeat it twice and she said that the number is 'invalid', she sees my case but the receipt number itself is invalid...so she asked if I had heard from NVC.  Also when I contacted the Service Rep via Online Chat, I pasted the number exactly how it appears on my NOA1 and she gave me a similar response.    I might try and call again to figure it out.  For now it seems they will be sending me an expedite for my K-3/K-4 application. 

It shows online like normal when I enter it myself in the case-status tool.  It is really odd.

Sorry, I'm not sure how to edit my post, but I also wanted to add a little bit more information.  I checked my receipt # at https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do, and it shows up just fine!  It says ""Case Is Being Actively Reviewed By USCIS", so why is it invalid on the USCIS side?

I filed an I-130 on November 2020 (have an NOA1, even an online account that shows the receipt number).  Previously I've inquired about my case via chat using my receipt number and it has been fine.

I recently filed for a K-3/K-4 non-immigrant visa in the meantime (I know these don't always work but I didn't know that at the time), this is an I-129F form.  This was received on June 22 and I also got a notice of action.

I called USCIS for an expedite request today and she said I see your information for the I-130, but your receipt number is invalid, and therefore I can't process this request.  She was asking if the NVC has contacted me, which they have not.   I then gave her my I-129F (K-3) receipt number, to which she responded I see this one.  She then filed the expedite request for the K-3 visa, although I wanted it for the I-130, but she said she couldn't because the receipt number is invalid.

I then contacted the 'Emma' chat with a service rep, and she said your receipt number (for I-130) is invalid due to " the case type in the system and needs to be placed into another".  I then asked her, what does it mean if it's invalid, and she said "Simply information that has to do with our system!"

I am very confused, hoping someone can help me here.  I am worried about this 'invalid' case type.

-Why is my receipt number not appearing in their system?  What does it mean if it's invalid?

-Should I continue along for the Is an expedite for a K-3 even worth it?