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It was in four parts. Two parts were essentially the same, marriage certificate and marriage bona fides. That is slightly tricky because Sweden doesn't have marriage certificates as such and I explained that and included everything that the Swedish authorities provide for this purpose. Another thing asked was the last 3 pages of the I-130f, which I didn't include because they were blank. I didn't use a preparer or interpreter. So I simply uploaded those blank pages. The last thing was proof of divorce for (my) previous marriage, which I uploaded. I thought I had included some of this stuff in the original application, physical paper, but it was so long ago that it's hazy at this point. Anyway I included several things for marriage bona fides, including a consular report of birth abroad for our daughter that I obtained after having sent the visa application. Perhaps because it's so many things this would take time, or not? Frankly, I think anyone looking at what I uploaded would see pretty quickly that it's all legitimate. I have been living with my wife abroad for 2 years, we have a daughter, etc. But maybe that's not how USCIS sees it.

Hi, I couldn't find this searching so I'll just ask if there is any known information or best guess on what the USCIS response time is after you fulfill a request for evidence on an I-130. Is it a case of someone is processing your application and will be notified you sent something right away, or did your application just get put back at the bottom of some pile?

Maybe that's because I'm an American citizen, a real one not some johnny come lately who was naturalized five minutes ago, and so is my daughter. Both of my parents were also born in America, and both of my grandfathers served in WWII. One of them died. So yeah, actually I think I should be entitled to more than some random Green Card marriage scheme, or someone who just became a citizen yesterday. And if the American people were ever given a vote on immigration policy for real, instead of being told something will change but the policy continues to be looking the other way at illegals and frauds like Indian H1B scammers, then literally no one (no real American) would have an issue with me bringing my Swedish wife.

Can I simply cancel the I-130 and do the DCF instead? I will likely be receiving a work contract early next year, so I could use that. A work contract with a start date is required, right? Or can you file DCF for some other reason?

I grew up in a farming rural community in New Jersey and lived for a time in Florida and Netflix, the makers of farses like the Cleopatra "documentary" where she is played by Adele James, is not going to educate me with their infotainment to disbelieve what I saw and can read statistics of on my own.

Yeah, for those that follow the rules it sure is.

Well, after seeing how certain immigrants who don't bother with such paperwork can stay, I don't think the expectation was that unrealistic. I guess the people that try to follow the rules always lose out.

I don't really have the option to stay for...over a year? because my job ended here and I have been having trouble finding another one. For economic reasons, we have to move. It was just last week that we sent in the I-130. I find this all confusing, she would be deported if we all just moved to the states now? They would sent away the mother and wife of a US citizen?

We're in Sweden. So did I waste my time and money with the I-130? I can't leave her here and move ahead, I'm not going to leave my wife and daughter and I'm not going to bring my daughter without my wife.

We just sent in the I-130 application and see an estimated waiting time of 19 months. We want to move back (back for me) to USA next year, either summer or fall. Our daughter is of course a US citizen, but I don't know if/when I can bring my wife. Questions: 1) If we don't have an exact moving date from a work contract for me but that changes, can you switch to a DCF for expedited service? I am currently applying for jobs and waiting on some things that could turn into offers at any time, so it's not possible to say one way or the other. 2) Can my wife join me and our daughter before her I-130 application is processed and accepted? Does the 19 months (or however long it ends up being) refer to her getting citizenship status, or being able to enter the country, or stay in the country, or all of the above? If a couple is waiting on an application but wants to move, is there some other kind of bridge visa that can be obtained for the non-citizen to stay in the USA while the application is processing? I don't particularly care how long it takes for my wife to get permanent residence or citizenship, but I want to be able to move with her if/when I receive a job offer, and have not been able to find information about that situation. Thanks for any help.