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I'm still several months from this stage but I'm a bit anxious about this segment of the email when you receive instructions at the NVC stage. I always knew they did question if you'll become a public charge but I thought it was mostly based on your sponsor being able to meet the financial requirements? I'd be able to even get a joint sponsor that comfortably meets the requirements if needed. Most people I've asked said this part is new so I'm scared my K1 will be rejected.

I'm from the UK and I recently finished studying so I've been unemployed for a few years and since I had savings and K1 in the process, I haven't been working since I didn't see the point of working for several months just to quit to move abroad. I've got a university qualification, a college degree, work experience and things like that and I'm going to ideally search for jobs relevant to my college degree when I'm there but I'll search for anything if we begin to struggle with money. I'd be living with my partner so we're okay with accommodation. They don't have health insurance though so they wouldn't be able to put me on any plan, I'd have to pay for that myself out of my own money using travel visitor insurance or something. Will the consuale officer be likely to reject me on public charge ground? Should I look for work in the UK immediately?

Does anyone have any advice or insight into this? Thank you.

Does anyone have experience with Montreal passport delivery and visa issuance. EB1a interview was completed Feb 17, 2026 and the proclamation meant no visa to Nigerians but we were just about to become a Canadian citizen, so the officer gave us a different note requesting for our Canadian passports once we have. I have since sent it since May 5 though the BLS that worked directly with the US embassy. But since, silence.

I have a few questions, mainly why are there so many Approvals showing for September when the previous months have very little approvals ? Have the USCIS made a statement about this ? Or am I not understanding the graph? I of course am very happy for everyone who is getting approvals, but it seems the majority of cases before September are only in the DOS stage, isn't that the NOA2 ? Seems like the most approvals for a previous month was 21 (June) but Sept is showing 174 approvals already.

Any answers appreciated - guess I am still just trying to learn the steps, even though I feel like I have read them 500 times ....

Hi,

I filed my I-485 in March 2025 and my case still only says fingerprints were taken.

My case type normally does not require an interview, so I m wondering if this timeline is normal. How long do cases usually stay like this before getting another update?

My case is in Portland, Oregon

I had my N400 interview at the Honolulu office on Jan 12th 2026. The officer said everything looked good on his end, but supervisor approval and background checks would be needed.

As of May 15th, I had not heard anything, so I called to find out they had just gotten the background check results.

Wondering if anyone here has had their case handled at the Honolulu office and how long they had to wait for a response.

Also, how far in advance was the ceremony scheduled?

I had planned some international travel in the summer and now I'm wondering if it's best to stay put until hear back, or it's safe for me to leave and re-enter using my green card (short travel <1 month). I receive emails when my case is updated and I can log into myUSCIS to see any updates and fly back to the US if needed.

I'm wondering if trying to re-enter the country while I'm in this limbo would be a problem.

TIA!