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Hello,

My wife attended her IR1 visa interview on April 16th at the Paris embassy. She was given a verbal approval at the end of the interview and her passport was collected, no 221(g), and was told it would be be returned with the visa within two weeks by mail.

We began emailing and calling the embassy at the 3 week point with no responses, and in mid May she wrote to them asking for the return of her passport for a work trip but never heard anything back. Since, we have been emailing the visa unit every few weeks for an update, but we have just received one generic response a month ago that her case will be looked into , but nothing more and her passport has not been returned.

I have reached out to both of my senators, one a month and a half ago, and the other two weeks ago, also with no responses beyond the basic we have received your inquiry email.

It has now been 11 weeks since the interview, are there any suggestions for what to do next? Should I reach out to my House representative as well and see if they will submit an inquiry? Given there was no DS-5535 or 221(g) or request for any other documents, does this delay seem usually long?

Thanks

Now that USCIS has moved on to April 2024 filers, what will happen to all the March i130 spouse filers that has not been approved yet? Will they go back and approve or will we wait longer than the 17th month processing time? I'm 3/11/24 filer. thank you all.

My wife is a U.S. citizen, and I am a U.K. citizen. We have been married for four years (married in the U.K.) and have a two-year-old child together. Due to a recent and urgent family matter, my mother-in-law has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer, we are planning to relocate to the United States as soon as possible to be closer to her.

My wife has recently received a job offer in the U.S., and we were hoping to explore the possibility of filing through the Direct Consular Filing (DCF) process with the U.S. Embassy in London, given the circumstances. However, we've had difficulty finding clear guidance on the eligibility and steps for filing. When we contacted the embassy, we were referred to USCIS but were unsure of how to proceed specifically with DCF from the U.K.

We would greatly appreciate any guidance or assistance you can provide on whether DCF is an option for us and how we might begin the process if so.

Hi! I 'm from Peru and my wife is from The USA, we received the confirmation of the DS-130 been approved, we are waiting for NVC received, we read that it takes within 1 week to get the consular case number and then complete DS-260. We are wondering. What is the nearest day we can schedule the appointment for the interview after getting the Interview appointment letter? or how much time they give us approximately until the interview appointment date? Someone could give us information to this, please.

Just wondering if any one here kmow how the processing work for form 1 600 . How long it takes after fingerprints to receive receipt number that will enable daily checking on the status. It has been 3 weeks after fingerprints no reply from USCIS. Just worried.