Jacke

We arrived in the US on May 7th, just updated everything on our timeline/profile. May be helpful for anyone in a similar situation where your regular US Embassy is no longer an option for an interview. 

2 hours ago, Jacke said:

Thank you! We did, it was terminated by USCIS the same day as I-130 approval. 

Correction: 1 day before.

10 hours ago, Dil & Malar said:

Congratulations @Jacke.  Did you file K3?   Wishing you good luck on your approval and for the rest of the journey

Thank you! We did, it was terminated by USCIS the same day as I-130 approval. 

We just found our approval notice online.

PD: May 26th, 2021
Active Review: Since June 14th, 2021
Approved: December 17th, 2021

7 hours ago, Steffen & Rafael said:

Me personally I’m already documentairly qualified. Filed 05/15/21 and DQ’d in October. However the embassy waiting time will be very long, probably a year 😩

Wow! I hope it doesn't take that long for y'all. Congrats on I-130 approval and DQ though! 

Any updates? It seems approval timelines may be slowing a bit across the board. 

It seems timelines are starting to slow down again across the board. Has anyone received any updates?

11 minutes ago, anna4614890 said:

Hi! 
I hope its okay to ask, are you guys both live in Russia or in other country? 
I’m Russian but with my husband we live in South Korea. 
Kinda want to be keep in touch 😅

Started to think that we should filed 129F too… no updates at all… Noa: 05/22/2021 and super confused about service centre, we received two different documents (one mail from agent saying  to keep looking Texas track, one letter from Nebraska that they received our address change info).

We're both in Russia and will be here until her immigrant visa is ready, and we occasionally live in a nearby country for however long to keep my visa compliant in Russia. This was indicated in our application but the USCIS account info shows me living at my US mailing address. A lawyer we consulted advised us not to change this and stated that it shouldn't cause any complications or delays. The lawyers and folks we've consulted with are about 50/50 on whether the I-129F trick actually works (the trick being, it leads to I-130 processing instead of your I-129F - when they get to it). Based on current timelines we're seeing on here, Lawfully and elsewhere, it seems the I-130 will probably beat the I-129F anyway. Still, can't hurt, as it is free to file! Good free insurance to some extent, I suppose. 

You can use Ask Emma to request a live agent on the USCIS website. They will be able to inform you of the current service center. You can also call USCIS as well to request this information. I'm not familiar with NE (other than the USCIS website estimates) but from what I've seen with CA, I'd expect to start seeing approvals in the next month or so for May I-130 filers. Each case is its own deal though. As we've seen on one end, some have already been approved! Let's keep in touch!

I-130 NOA1: 05/26/2021
I-130 Case Is Actively Being Reviewed: 06/14/2021
I-129F RCVD: 08/09/2021

US citizen applying for a spouse (Russian Federation).
Original Service Center: Nebraska
Current Service Center: California
Filed: Online (overseas)

Will post an update when any changes occur. Feeling optimistic about the late November/early December 2021 window based on information from this site.