any advice is welcomed...

[EAS2024 0]

My husband is a Yemeni citizen living in Malaysia for over two years. We submitted the I-130 application on 9/2023 and we are still waiting for a response. I have called them multiple times throughout the months and they tell me the same thing, " Your case is still within the processing times" which is 14 months. We do not fit under any of the expedite criteria's that they always mention. I let them know that I am pregnant and if I could expedite our case because of that. The information specialists on the USCIS are no help and I want to make sure that I use all of my options that are given to me. 

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7 hours ago, EAS2024 said:

My husband is a Yemeni citizen living in Malaysia for over two years. We submitted the I-130 application on 9/2023 and we are still waiting for a response. I have called them multiple times throughout the months and they tell me the same thing, " Your case is still within the processing times" which is 14 months. We do not fit under any of the expedite criteria's that they always mention. I let them know that I am pregnant and if I could expedite our case because of that. The information specialists on the USCIS are no help and I want to make sure that I use all of my options that are given to me. 

 

If you don't qualify for an expedite (pregnancy isn't a valid reason - as per the sticky thread), then there's nothing you can do other than wait it out I'm afraid. On the plus side, the NVC side of things is pretty quick at the moment, and I don't think Malaysia has a big backlog, so hopefully once the I-130 is approved the second stage won't take as long. 

 

How pregnant are you? Is travelling to your husband and staying with him in Malaysia an option?

[Boiler 45,294]

You are just waiting, you can make sure you have all the documents needed.

 

What is his status in Malaysia?

[JeanneAdil 6,410]

OP

 

Husband should get the criminal report from Yemen to be prepared /he will need this plus the one from Mayalasia (if he is legal resident)

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[SullyM 0]

ASA, 

if I were you I’d reach out to my local congress office, bring up your situation. Department of Homeland Security extended Temporary Status for Yemeni immigrants who are here on visiting, work, and educational visas due to the fact they cannot travel home safely.  Explain that your husband has been there for 2 years and you are both concerned for his wellbeing trying to  safely return to Yemen which DHS has agreed to allow non immigrants in America to stay here until it is safe for travel. Also state how it is becoming a financial burden on the both of you supporting him while pregnant with a child on the way God willing while he is living in another county because the US embassy in Yemen has been closed and you both were directed to go to the embassy in Malaysia. State you can not travel due to your medical condition to be united with your spouse. Use that in your letter to your congress office that. Maybe they will help and get in touch directly on behalf of you. 
just and idea wouldn’t hurt to try. 

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6 hours ago, SullyM said:

ASA, 

if I were you I’d reach out to my local congress office, bring up your situation. Department of Homeland Security extended Temporary Status for Yemeni immigrants who are here on visiting, work, and educational visas due to the fact they cannot travel home safely.  Explain that your husband has been there for 2 years and you are both concerned for his wellbeing trying to  safely return to Yemen which DHS has agreed to allow non immigrants in America to stay here until it is safe for travel. Also state how it is becoming a financial burden on the both of you supporting him while pregnant with a child on the way God willing while he is living in another county because the US embassy in Yemen has been closed and you both were directed to go to the embassy in Malaysia. State you can not travel due to your medical condition to be united with your spouse. Use that in your letter to your congress office that. Maybe they will help and get in touch directly on behalf of you. 
just and idea wouldn’t hurt to try. 

What if my case is still within the processing time? Will they still help me? 

[EAS2024 0]

11 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

OP

 

Husband should get the criminal report from Yemen to be prepared /he will need this plus the one from Mayalasia (if he is legal resident)

He already has one but it is going to expire in Feburary 2025. Should he start working on getting another one? Can it be a PDF version or does it need to be a hard copy from Yemen? 

12 hours ago, Boiler said:

You are just waiting, you can make sure you have all the documents needed.

 

What is his status in Malaysia?

What documents? He is on a student visa.

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14 hours ago, EAS2024 said:

He already has one but it is going to expire in Feburary 2025. Should he start working on getting another one? Can it be a PDF version or does it need to be a hard copy from Yemen? 

What documents? He is on a student visa.

it doesn't expire if he has not returned to Yemen/don't worry about the expiration dates 

Morocco gives 1 that expires in 90 days but we went a year at NVC and didn't have to get a 

new one/some of these countries say birth certificate expires in 90 days.  this will not be a concern unless his passport shows he returned to Yemen after the document was issued

 

https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status/yemen/temporary-protected-status-designated-

 

ALERT: On July 8, 2024, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced the extension and redesignation of Yemen for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months. This extension and redesignation will be in effect from Sept. 4, 2024, through March 3, 2026.

 

TPS for Yemens has been 

If you are filing an initial application for TPS under Yemen’s re-designation that is effective Sept. 4, 2024, you must register during the registration period that runs from July 10, 2024, through March 3, 2026. We encourage you to register as soon as possible within the registration period.

 

 

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He is in Malaysia