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Hi y all, I wanted to start a thread for those like me who filed an i-130 in June 2025.

My infant daughter is still waiting to be approved but my 2yr old son and husband have submitted documents to NVC.

(she s behind because she was just born in 2025)

Share your timelines, thoughts, etc!

Hi, I was wondering if I would need to have the flu vaccine for the green card interview? I had my K1 medical before flu season so didn t need the flu vaccine so it was marked as complete, but my green card interview will be in flu season.

Thank you!

My friend was scammed.
IMO This is a perfect example of why USCIS demands so much evidence
Here's the background:
He met a woman online years ago.
They got engaged like 6 or maybe 7 years ago and while at the beginning I saw many red flags they seemed happy and it wasn't my business.
I even met the woman when I visited my GF at the time and she seemed very nice.
She was certainly a drama queen though and always sick with mystery ailments.

She kept postponing her visa appointments due to illness and even lied about her CFO.
She told him that she failed because they asked her if she knew the Filipino consulate's phone # in the state in the US she would be in and because she did not have it memorized they failed her. Yeah. BS
Then she got approval and my friend booked her flight and her mother supposedly had a stroke and was in a Coma. So it was further delayed.
Then her visa expired. He was mad and they broke up but kept speaking.
He thought she just didn't want to leave her family

He went on vacation to Thailand and she surprised him and met him there and they rekindled their relationship
They tried to reapply or reinstate the K1 visa but of course there were problems and more delays.

Then he was contacted by another American.

Seems he was dating her for several years too.
Gave her an ipad and for whatever reason he suspected something and checked it.

Turns out she was seeing 4 or more guys and had photos and correspondence on the ipad.
He found my friends info and contacted him.
Shared photos of her with him and the other guys to prove she was a scammer

He has notified USCIS and revoked his support for the K1 visa.

My question is this;
Does he have any recourse to make a fraud complaint with USCIS so she is on file as a scammer?
This may help the next poor SOB if she gets engaged to another American.
Does USCIS even care about this kind of thing?

Hello, my wife who is now a US Citizen applied to bring her mother to the US from Peru. We received a request for additional evidence saying her birth certificate did not meet the requirements. The letter includes several requirements and then says "All certificates must bear the seal of either the Provincial or District Council and, for immigrant visa processing, must be certified by the Chief of the Registro Nacional de Identificacion Y Estado Civil (RENIEC) office that certifies the documents. Her birth certificate was issued by the Municipalidad Metropolitana De Lima and carries the seals and certification as well as a stamp that states it is a legal copy of her original birth certificate.

Does anyone know why this document was rejected and how to get the proper version? We are confused and do not know what to do next.

Hi, we were just NVC DQ'ed approved, and awaiting interview letter. However, I'm concerned about the military records part, that seems may be requested at interview? My husband is a Russian citizen, never served in military, and is 37 years old.

I've read about "voenniy bilet", does he need to request this somehow to something to state he's never been in military? If so, how does he request it?

Note:We didn't upload this on CEAC nor were we asked for it, but I've combed the web and seen at least 1 person mention it was requested at their interview even if didn't serve, and so they were delayed after interview. Im trying to avoid missing any documents potentially needed as we're interviewing in a different country.