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So I am at the NVC stage of IR-5 immigration visa for my father (I am US citizen). I-130 was approved. I see that in Civil Documents section on ceac.state.gov, among required documents, there is "PETITIONER'S MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE". Why? I was married once, currently I am divorced. Why would they care about my marriage certificate, but not care about my divorce judgment? It's a bit weird.

My mom was born in USSR in Belarus. Her birth certificate is from USSR - doesn't state nationality. Her passport is from Belarus - states nationality as Belarusian. She never had passport of any other country than USSR/Belarus. According to some papers (specifically, my USSR birth certificate) her nationality was written as "Russian". She never lived in Russia, wasn't eligible for Russian citizenship and never had it. Should she mention just Belarusian nationality, or should she add "Other" nationality as Russian?

thank you all. it's clear now that we'll answer NO to both. it's not an unusual situation - I am sure lots of IR5 have the same.

seems about right

I am a US citizen, got an approved I-130 for my mother. Her husband is not my father, so I didn't apply for him. My mom is filling DS-260 right now, and she came upon two questions: - "Is your spouse immigrating to the U.S. with you?" - obviously No, since he is not part of the petition and is not applying for a visa. - "Is your spouse immigrating to the U.S. at a later date to join you?" - we don't know how to answer that. There is no immigration petition or anything started or in process for her husband. My mother might start that I-130 petition herself after she becomes an LPR, but for now there is nothing. Should she answer Yes or No? What does this question even mean?

I became a US Citizen due to naturalization, to which I applied after 5 years on green card. How is this relevant?

why not? is this going to affect chances of the final approval?

Thank you. I looked at the links provided. What documents are expected to be provided at the NVC process? Same that were submitted in I-130, or more?

I am US Citizen. I applied for I-130 for both of my parents who currently reside abroad, both applications in Nov 2022. My original understanding was that timeline is supposed to be 9-11 months. As of today, I see on USCIS website "7 months" on one and "8 months" on another application which gets us to Nov-Dec 2023 territory. Is it reasonable? Is there at all a place where people share that they just received approval on I-130 and post when they applied, so I can see real-life cases of timelines? Also, I am concerned that it's extremely unclear what happens after I-130 approval (hopefully). Let's say I-130 is approved. Can my parents just set up an appointment at the closest US embassy right away (hopefully appointment just a few days after approval)? I've heard somewhere that may be they can't set up themselves and need to wait months for USCIS/NVC to give them appointment with no clarity about this process. Is there anything to read about this? Also, both I-130 forms mentioned that they reside outside of the US and will be getting visas in an embassy. What will happen if they apply for B-1 visas in the next month or two? Hopefully they can get B-1 (can they?), and if they arrive to the US, and get I-130 approved while physically in the US, can they get AOS instead of embassy appointment?