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I just consulted with a lawyer via justanswer.com on this question and he said the United for Ukraine entry would not have any effect on the I-130 CR-1 and CR-2 that are due to be evaluated by the NVC on June 15th. I did not expect it to cause a problem but I am nearing the end of the I-130 and I'd prefer to be certain. The lawyer did wonder about the effect the I-130 might have on the approval under the United for Ukraine (UFU) program. My goal is to bring my wife and daughter to the USA and to flu them to Frankfurt for the medical and the interview once they are scheduled. We have medicals scheduled for July 5 but I would probably delay both the medical and interview so the entry (on the I-130s) will occur after Nov 20 2022 so they will be IR-1 & IR-2 rather than CR-1 & CR-2. Does anyone here have any thoughts about this plan? 1. Will an application under United for Ukraine have an impact on the I-130? 2. Will a pending I-130 have any impact on the CBP entry with the UFU travel authorization? I don't think there would be a presumption of remaining in the USA since this is a two year stay entry. 3. Will a pending I-130 prevent me from getting the UFU approved? This is the one I worry least about since there is no cost in applying for it. Thanks in advance.

@Islapaz @Natalia P.

Those of you who have been approved, how long do you have to take the flight?

Would you mind updating your timeline. NVC should process our paperwork in mid-June and I'm looking for an idea of the time it takes from NVC approval of an I-130 to the interview date for a Ukrainian interviewing in Frankfurt. Thanks for the four day pick up time.

I have seen many people post about their I-134 being filed and getting it approved in a few days. I have not seen any time estimates for what happens after. Please post your experiences here so others will get an idea how long this takes. Here is a sample for @Islapaz I-134 submitted - 4/25/2022 I-134 approved - 4/29/2022 Email received by beneficiary - 5/4/2022 Beneficiary submits data to USCBP - 5/4/2022 Received information about travel authorization from USCBP - Has anyone received travel authorization yet? Please create your own timeline and post it here.

The US Embassy returned to Lviv on May 2nd and press reports it should be back in Kyiv "within weeks" of returning to Lviv. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-calls-heavy-arms-top-us-officials-visit-easter-prayers-peace-2022-04-25/