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Hello everyone,

I m currently in a serious relationship overseas and we are discussing getting engaged soon with the intention of eventually living together in the United States. I m trying to better understand the current immigration landscape before making major decisions about engagement vs marriage timing.

I ve been reading about the recent U.S. government pause/suspension impacting immigrant visa processing for certain countries, and I m confused about how this affects couples planning to sponsor a spouse or fianc .

My questions are:

• If we get engaged now, would a K-1 fianc visa still be viable?
• Is there currently a major difference in risk/timeline between fianc visas (K-1) and spousal visas (CR1/IR1)?
• For people currently going through the process, how much has the recent government pause actually affected interview scheduling, approvals, or processing times?
• Are couples delaying marriage because of these policy changes?
• Has anyone here successfully moved forward recently despite the new restrictions?

I m trying to make smart long-term decisions and avoid making a move that could unintentionally delay us for years.

Would really appreciate hearing from people with recent firsthand experience, especially anyone dealing with Morocco or international consular processing.

Thank you.

Apologies if this has already been discussed recently but I was unable to find any posts.

I am the USC. Our 90 day window to file the I-751 ROC was May 10, 2026. Filed May 11, 2026 online, paid with Visa, received transaction number after submission. Noticed the payment hadn't processed. Just checked about 30 minutes ago and the payment was refunded. Web searches narrow down the reason to potentially paying wrong amount, missing signatures, outdated form. I paid the $700 the site indicated so I don't think that submitting the wrong amount is the reason. I used the form on the USCIS web site for online filing of the I-751 so I don't think that is the issue. I reviewed the scanned form (filled out in Acrobat, printed, wet signed, scanned) we submitted and the only thing I can see, which I noticed before printing, is that in Part 8 for Acknowlegement of blah, blah, blah for me, Adobe automatically entered my first and middle name initials with my last name and I signed with my first and last name. Only other thing is that my wife's signature os not her full name. It just looks like an "A". No reason given yet for refund, so I'm not panicking, but dealing with immigration has unfortunately instilled in us the "what did we do wrong" emotion when something doesn't go as planned (which was one other time thankfully).

Hi everyone,
I m looking for recent timelines for Employment based immigrant visas especially EB1/EB2 at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo.
My case was documentarily qualified DQ on March 20, 2026, and I m still waiting for the interview letter from NVC.

Has anyone with a similar DQ date recently received an interview appointment from Cairo?

Would really appreciate if you could share:
Visa category (EB1 / EB2 / etc.)
DQ date
Interview letter date
Interview date if scheduled
Thank you and good luck to everyone

We just wanted to confirm with experienced members the following about the medical and vaccinations requiring multiple doses over a period of time; specifically that the below snippet is still indeed current and in accordance with other visajourney member experiences. If the visa applicant has not had a full vaccination series at the time of the exam, but has had at least one dose, that there will not be any problem completing that portion of the medical and proceeding to interview (assuming the rest of the medical passes). We were basing this off of the following:

https://www.uscis.gov/tools/designated-civil-surgeons/vaccination-requirements

"Q. Certain vaccine series can only be completed with multiple visits to the civil surgeon. Am I required to complete the entire series before the civil surgeon can sign the Form I-693?
A. You are only required to receive a single dose of each vaccine when you visit the civil surgeon. You are encouraged to follow up with your private health care provider to complete the series. Once you have received the single dose appropriate at the time, the civil surgeon can sign and certify the Form I-693."

Hey hey!

Is it ok that on 129f we put my fianc s address where I ll be living in but on DS-160 I put his Mom s (she s a joint sponsor) address because our plans changed about the address. He got a seasonal job and since it s in Montana, I ll be staying with his mom for a while. Is that ok?

The internet brain is saying that we need to provide proof that we both live in PA. Is this true? His house is in Wyoming, but since he s working in Montana he won t be there for a while. And I m staying at his Mom s house in PA..

Does anyone know or have had experience with this? I would like to hear any info, this is really important! Thank You!