10 years

We filed our K1 in Apr 2022 and received RFE in June 2023. We submitted out RFE response and it was recied by USCIS in early August accoding the the website. However, it's been over 60 days and there's no update on the process. It seems most applicants get a decision within a few weeks after RFE response is received. The USCIS system doesn't allow us to submit inquiry till December. Is there anything we can do?

Yes, you are right, China banned all non-essential international travel. So unless you can prove it's for study/work/visit immediate family, they send you back at the airports. We waited because we also thought it was temporary, but it's been over two years and unlikely to change within this year. So it's kind a loop here, I need k1/spousal visa to get out the country, but K1/spousal visa needs us to meet.

My fiance (US citizen) and I (Chinese citizen) started dating in 2013 when we were both living in the same city in the US. A year later I moved back to China for work. Throughout the years, we would fly to visit each over a few times each year till COVID blew up in 2020. The last time we saw each other in person was Oct 2019, when I visited him in the US (with a valid 10-year B1 visa). We have lots of proof of our in-person meetings from 2014-2019. Since the beginning of 2020 and till today, China had very strict zero-covid policy. All China tourist visa were cancelled, so my boyfriend can't visit China. Chinese government also doesn't allow its citizens to travel abroad for non-business/study/immigration purposes. We filed for K1 in April 2022, 2 years and 6 months after we last met in person. Our lawyer believes we qualify for the "extreme hardship" exemption and went for the waiver. However, after browsing this forum, it seems the "extreme hardship" is some kind of unicorn nobody has seen. Can I count on it? If not, what are my best back up plans? Looks like Chinese government isn't gonna lift the travel ban any time soon.