I-130 for parents - 1 parent stuck in security check

[hyoliyuli 1]

Opinions and experiences please!

 

I'm a US citizen and applied for i-130 consulate processing for my Canadian parents with receipt date Oct 2020. We are now about 2 months delayed beyond stated normal processing times.

 

My father's case got approved by USCIS Vermont in Dec 2021 and got transferred to NVC.

 

My mom's case is still stuck at receipt notice received Oct 2020, and upon inquiry, it is held in security check, and further inquiry cannot be done by uscis until that is cleared. It has now been 3 months since my dad's approval.

 

My dad does not want me to proceed to his ds-260 (it is all ready, just not submitted) without my mom's case moving forward. We were under the impression that both parents would be processed together and interviewed together.

 

My questions are:

1. What else can we do about my mom's case being held in security?? Is this common? It is so beyond frustrating. We have a lawyer and also saying we just have to wait. What if there is some error in the process?

 

2. Is it wise to wait on submitting my dad's ds260? What would happen if we proceeded with ny dad's case and my mom's held in security forever? 

 

2a) is there a time limit to when I need to submit the ds260?

 

So frustrating...

Any advice will be much appreciated. Thank you

 

[Boiler 45,891]

Is there  anything unusual about your mother’s situation?

[hyoliyuli 1]

Just now, Boiler said:

Is there  anything unusual about your mother’s situation?

Nothing unusual!

No criminal history or anything.

 

[Chancy 6,243]

2 hours ago, hyoliyuli said:

We were under the impression that both parents would be processed together and interviewed together.

 

You have some control over this, but only after both cases are DQ-ed by NVC.  After DQ, you may request NVC to schedule your parents' interviews at the same timeslot.  If one petition is not yet approved by USCIS, you'll just have to wait.

 

2 hours ago, hyoliyuli said:

is there a time limit to when I need to submit the ds260?

 

To keep the case active, the applicant must contact NVC at least once a year.  That means submitting at least one of the CEAC requirements (like DS-260) or contacting NVC via their public inquiry form to request that the case be kept open.