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Oh yeah, she has to do it. If she's not computer savvy then are you sure it's definitely not been approved - has she checked the online status/account?

Or where they're doing something for free that an American could be paid for.

You wouldn't normally expect to hear anything until you get a refusal or approval. Officially it's 17 months processing time, although recently it seems to have been a bit quicker for those on the forum. If you could fill your timeline in then you'll get a better idea of when you might hear. Not unless you get a RFE, which hopefully you won't. Good luck.

For other categories, yes, spouses have had IL's. But not for EB cases yet AFAIK, they're usually later in the month though.

India, Pakistan and Bangladesh I knew about, Nepal applications don't seem to face the same scrutiny or backlog for AP though. But I agree, the OP needs to plan on several trips together (but I'd say the same of anybody considering marriage tbh).

Is Nepal a high fraud country? It isn't one of the obvious ones I'd think of as such.

Also, just realised I've assumed this is a spousal case as that's where you've posted, is that right?

Thanks for clarifying. Wait until you have the GC in hand.

When you say accepted, do you mean it's been approved? And you're just waiting for the physical green card?

That's really odd. Did you apply online? What does your status/account say?

The shutdown shouldn't affect USCIS. Just checking, but you're a US citizen, not a permanent resident?

Every single case goes through admin processing, it's just final checks before your visa is issued. More in depth AP can take months, but hopefully yours is the standard and status will change to approved soon. Good luck.

Ah, ok, so you're not in the line for an interview yet as PD isn't current. Both consulates have similar backlogs for your category, but just keep an eye on it and when your PD is current see what the current wait at each consulate is, it may have changed by then. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/iv-wait-times.html And if you could fill your timeline in (on your profile) when you get a mo, it would be much appreciated. Good luck.

It doesn’t delay things by much usually. What’s your Priority Date and when were you DQ’ed? And what’s your home country? You may be better off interviewing there anyway as Abu Dhabi has such a big backlog.

Please fill the timeline in, so it helps others who are going through the same process. Looks like this was a K-1 AoS case? So I’ll l move the thread to the relevant forum. And congrats!

No interview can be scheduled until there’s a visa available, and even then there’s a years wait at Islamabad for an interview. So it’s still a few years away. Has the petitioner submitted an enquiry and if so what was the response?

Yes, perfectly normal. They don't rush to process I-130's when there's no visa available anyway.

Just file now. Asap. Urgently. With the current administration, there's no way I'd be waiting. If you're eligible and have enough income then get the application in, if they require a co-sponsor they'll tell you but that will come further down the line and it's not worth risking your husband being deported for. Good luck.

Much further down the line, when there is a visa available, she'll be able to add any eligible derivatives at that point - spouse and/or dependent children. She would usually need permission or a court order for the child to move to the US, but I wouldn't worry about that yet, as there's a good chance the child will age out and not be eligible for a visa anyway if your wife is petitioning her. Basically, nothing to do or worry about for many years yet so just wait and see what the situation is when the time comes.

That's likely accurate, since all IL's were paused. They're usually sent out towards the end of the month for EB cases, so hopefully soon there will be a batch, and then it'll move again. You'll hopefully get yours before Christmas.

Has she tried the Ask Emma tool? She'll need to get it escalated to a Tier 2 agent, don't let them fob her off.

Oh, then don't book flights yet! Sorry, I assumed you'd already got them sorted. Wait until she has the visa in hand, and then hopefully she'll be able to fly early next year.

And this is why we tell people to ignore it completely, it's utterly useless! Possibly not at all but it's not relevant now anyway, your USCIS stage is done. Don't use AI for immigration advice (almost as useless as the 'My Progress' bar!), stick with official info - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/nvc-timeframes.html That depends on how quickly you submit everything, but again, current processing times are above. Case isn't sent until an interview is arranged, but that's also super quick - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/iv-wait-times.html Possible, but tight. If she gets her Welcome Letter in a few weeks, and she's got all of her docs ready to submit, and she's DQ'ed quickly (i.e. makes sure she submits everything required first time around, instead of it needing to be asked for again), then she could be DQ'ed by end of November ish. I'd think a December interview is unlikely, particularly given Thanksgiving and Christmas, so January is probable. So I'd move her flights back a month or two personally. But maybe wait to see when she gets the Welcome Letter in case that comes much earlier (it often does). Good luck.

It's updated here - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/iv-wait-times.html Pretty much no wait at Prague, you should have an IL in the next monthly batch, it's one of the quickest consulates.

I don’t think you’re alone, but will just have to wait and see - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgywnjkrlqo?fbclid=IwdGRjcANbFdxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhfJDyzKv3lopK1Hom0rRZO5gGduJ0bJ0U3ydE5UO6AT-MLVzem-D0rlbiiL_aem_pNU73nb7lTjkRCifqPafXg