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Hi everyone. I have a question/concern and I would much appreciate your input. So basically I applied for my wife IR1. I am a US citizen and wife lives abroad. We had to get a joint sponsor. Now we are documentarily qualified and the case is at the US embassy at wife s home country. From the wait times it seems it will be another year before we get an interview. I just found out that the joint sponsor intends to move abroad in another 6 months. They will still have a bank account here and will file taxes here. What are the implications of the joint sponsor moving abroad at this stage? Will they even check anymore now that we are documentarily qualified? Will their having a bank acct and filing taxes but no address here be enough? I m just super worried about this. Any info will be much appreciated. Thank you!

My F2A visa was recently received by NVC, however it has been categorized under F24 visa class (F2B) because the beneficiary actual age is over 21, however his CSPA age is below 21. Below are my details, please correct me if I'm wrong with my CSPA eligibility calculations, or tell me what am I missing here? Has anyone had similar experiences before?

My NVC CEAC page doesn't allow me to pay my IV fee or submit my IV application, and says "Due to the numerical limitations on immigrant visa issuance prescribed by law, this petition is not eligible for further processing at this time.".

I contacted the NVC using the online inquiry system (calling NVC doesn't seem to be available anymore), requested the adjustment of my visa class to F22 based on CSPA eligibility, and they responded saying this case cannot be reviewed for applicability of CSPA as there is no visa number available, which is the very reason why I contacted them, to switch it to the correct F2A category. I'm not sure what to do now, Should I contact NVC again? Should I involve my congressman?

Beneficiary DoB: 01/31/2002 (actual age is 22)

I-130 Priority date: 11/14/2021

I-130 Approval date: 10/29/2024

# of days I-130 pending at USCIS: 1080 days

CSPA age: 19 years 9 months 15 days

November Visa Bulletin F2A final action date: 1/1/2022

Can a U.S. citizen and father of two minors, working full-time, request I-130/CR1 expedited processing due to humanitarian reasons, citing:

1. Children's emotional distress from separation from stepmother.
2. Solo parenting challenges.
3. Financial strain.
4. Children reside with father full-time (365 days/year).
5. No additional support system (no nearby family/friends).

How will USCIS evaluate these factors?

Beneficiary is children's step mother.

I ve been a US permanent resident for about 17 years, and live in California.

1) Can you please share how long did the process of becoming a US citizen take you since the moment you filed the application online until you got your interview, and then took the oath?

2. What documentation did you have to take to your interview? (Tax documents, marriage documents, etc.)

thank you so much in advance

Hello everyone.

I came to the US last August 2024 to see my then-boyfriend's terminally ill mother. I was 3 months pregnant around this time. However, my boyfriend's mom just kept getting worse and my pregnancy was becoming more risky so we decided to get married in September 2024. This was so I could adjust my status, stay here permanently, help out with my mother in law and get insurance so I could get necessary check ups for myself too.

We know that we committed a red flag by getting married within my first month here but I'm confident that we can prove that my entry was genuine (see his mom, who was very excited about our pregnancy and has now passed). We have been together for over a year now, he has visited me in my home country a couple of times and I have visited him a couple of times here in the US last year and earlier this year too. We have gone on international trips and met each other's families and friends who can prove that our relationship is real and serious. We have decided that I'll just stay here in the US and have the baby here in January because it's easier for him due to work schedule and I don't have the clearance to fly because of my sensitive pregnancy, now at 7 months.

To give a brief background about us, I have had my tourist visa years prior to meeting him. I have been coming to the US since my sister lives here (USC) and my parents are green card holders too. I have a good travel history and passive income in my home country. My husband works in real estate, no criminal history and never filed petition for anybody before.

Do you think we should hire a lawyer for our case or we can file everything ourselves?

Thank you for your input. I appreciate you taking the time to read my post.