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On 5/20/2024 at 4:27 PM, ja0701 said:

Update 05/20/24: 

 

I spoke with an immigration lawyer today who reviewed all of our files that were submitted to embassy. He stated that in his opinion based on all the information i gave him and paperwork he reviewed that the embassy officer made a mistake, but that the next best option moving forward is to either re-file on my own or get a joint sponsor. He stated that more often than not it is a waste of time to argue with an embassy about a misunderstanding. I will be contacting the embassy to receive further information, but i will not be trying to convince them of any mistake (just want to gather as much info from them as possible).

 

As for what I will do: I am not sure. If I can find another joint sponsor I will use that option (it seems to be the safest). If I can't ill bite the bullet and take a risk and submit on my own.

 

Will update again when there is new information. 

 

I am so sorry. I hope you dont have to file again.

On 5/20/2024 at 4:27 PM, ja0701 said:

Update 05/20/24: 

 

I spoke with an immigration lawyer today who reviewed all of our files that were submitted to embassy. He stated that in his opinion based on all the information i gave him and paperwork he reviewed that the embassy officer made a mistake, but that the next best option moving forward is to either re-file on my own or get a joint sponsor. He stated that more often than not it is a waste of time to argue with an embassy about a misunderstanding. I will be contacting the embassy to receive further information, but i will not be trying to convince them of any mistake (just want to gather as much info from them as possible).

 

As for what I will do: I am not sure. If I can find another joint sponsor I will use that option (it seems to be the safest). If I can't ill bite the bullet and take a risk and submit on my own.

 

Will update again when there is new information. 

 

I am so sorry. I hope you dont have to file again.

12 hours ago, ja0701 said:

My husband had his interview on May 16th, we filed our case completely in November 2023. We practiced a lot before the interview and felt really confident going into the interview.

 

Some context for understanding: I was a student in 2020, 2021, 2022, and halfway through 2023 I got a really good job (pays way above the 125% rule) but I knew i would still need an additional sponsor to assist with the fact that I dont have tax history. My mother, who has been retired since 2022, was our only option. Her and I live together in the home that we own. I consulted with many people, did a lot of research here on this website, the NVC website, and it was clear I needed to file an I864A for her, not only because she is a household member, but also because she does not qualify to be a sole joint sponsor (her pension payments only amount to $24,000 per year and $116,000 in assets). 

 

At the interview: the interviewer, at some point, asked my husband if my mom and I live together, if we all plan to live together, and he replied yes to all those questions. After some time she said to my husband you filed the wrong form for my mom (the household member). She said we filed an I864A instead of an I864. My husband was kind of stumped because this wasn't something we prepared for and he asked her okay what do I do now instead of asking for a reasoning of how the interviewer came to that conclusion. So, now we received a 221(g) to re-file an I864 for my mom, but if we do that surely our application will get denied because she does not qualify under the I864 requirements. We have sent an email to embassy asking for clarification but we haven't heard back yet (they're closed till Monday).

 

My questions to the community: Has anyone experienced anything like this before? If so, what should we do? Does anyone have any insight as to why or what is happening? Is it possible the interviewer made a mistake or just some kind of misunderstanding/miscommunication? Any help or insight would greatly appreciated. Thank you all! 

Being that you all live together, they are correct. She is a household member not a joint sponsor. There is a difference. I joint sponsor is someone of a different household that is basically co-signing for if you don't qualify by yourself. A household member means that both of your incomes are combined to see if you qualify for a household of 3 including your spouse. This actually may be to your benefit because she would have to qualify or EVERYONE in the household by herself if she were a joint sponsor, which would be $32,275. Your entire household would need to make that amount combined rather than you and her both having to make that seperately

the wait for spouses is 8-12 months currently for Lagos for a spousal via interview. The entire process from beginning to end takes about 2 years if the other spouse is a US citizen 3 years total for LPR

Just got approved today. I didnt even  see the email they sent this morning. I just randomly checked my account and say that my date of review said today all of a sudden and the approval was under the documents tab

PD: April 23, 2023

AR1: May 15, 2023

AR2: May 2, 2024

Approval: May 2, 2024

On 4/28/2024 at 3:44 PM, T & Halima said:

Nope, I got RFE on 12th April, responded on 16th now back to waiting .......😔

What was your RFE for if you don't mind me asking?

On 3/28/2024 at 1:13 PM, T & Halima said:

Every passing minute feels like an eternity. The wait is truly nerve-wracking, but we hold onto the belief that it will all be worth it in the end. Keeping hope alive. April 7th still waiting...😩

Have your been approved yet?

On 4/5/2024 at 11:54 PM, Edwardsori said:

Back in January 2024, I filed both documents required fir spousal visa. I received a NOA 1 confirming receipt of documents and that they were actively reviewing the documents. I've since seen the status change to "case is taking longer than  expected to process. Upon checking the USCIS processing timeline for petitions, I saw that my petition was amongst the "unapproved" for the month of January. 

Does this means that my petition is rejected?  Can someone enlighten me on this?

Thanks!

This just shows that you have not updated your status on this site to show that your visa was approved. Its a list of those that arent approved yet. The only way Visa Journey knows if you have been approved is if you update your timeline to reflect this

3 hours ago, steve-phuket said:

yes, i'm at my.uscis.gov same site i've used for years

I think they are doing maintenance or something because my case was missing too but I saw it with no problem last night

On 12/23/2023 at 9:23 AM, ram1212 said:

I submitted new evidence last month and it went back to 2 months, this month 5 weeks to 4 weeks. Expecting the longer than expected again any day now. At this point, im hoping for the 11 month trend as well. Good luck.

 Any update?

Hi everyone,

We applied in April 2023 with a PD of April 23, 2023. We are awaiting to hear back. I made a few errors on the i130 despite trying to be careful and taking my time. Hopefully we still get approved, as I submitted for updates for the errors in October. Has anyone had an approval yet? My service center is Texas