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Hello Everyone,

I submitted in inquiry to withdraw a marriage application at the NVC,when i log in to the NVC to check the application, i am getting this message:

Your petition has been returned to USCIS for administrative action and is no longer at the NVC. Further inquiries should be directed to the USCIS by telephone at 1-800-375 5283, or via the internet at www.uscis.gov.

Any idea what this mean and what will happen next?

Is the application already withdrawithdrawn or they sent it back to USCIS to withdraw it??

ty so much

Hello. I am hoping to find someone who has gone through what we are going through or are in the process right now like me. A little background. I am American citizen who married an Iranian refugee who is living in Turkey. We knew the process was going to be lengthy but now it s in a period of no progress or process due to travel ban and even worse inclusion of spouses. She is Iranian and has refugee status living in Turkey. She has no valid passport so her traveling to me while we wait is impossible. I can stay in Turkey while we wait either. I did stay for the allotted time of 90 days without a visa and have to wait another 90 days to return to see her again. This is not easy as I am in need of working. I would love to hear from someone that is going through same or similar and how they did it ?

thank you

I (USC) live in Italy, have been married for nearly 4 years to an IT citizen, and am currently an independent (remote) contractor for an American company, who will transition me to normal full-time employee status if I'm willing to move back to the US.

Doesn't seem like there's a lot of data on the Naples consulate's discretionary tendencies, but thought I'd ask anyway if anyone thinks we might be able to qualify for DCF in this sort of situation if my employer provides me with a job offer letter?

My husband applied for his parents last year, but recently he has been having second thoughts about the decision. At this point, he's thinking of cancelling it but we don't know where to start. Currently, there has been no progress made to their application and it's still at the USCIS service center. What would be the next steps if he does decide to withdraw their application and would we need to give a reason to USCIS? Also, would this affect their current B2 visas or any tourist visa renewals in the future?

Hello. My mother filed Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, on April 7, 2025 in Sacramento. She had her interview in early December 2025. She passed English and civics tests. USCIS did not make an immediate decision and later issued a Request for Evidence on December 10, 2025, requesting additional documentation related to continuous residence and California state residency. She also broke her continous residency due to covid shut down in 2020. We submitted a response to the RFE on December 15, 2025. On February 5, 2026, USCIS scheduled a subsequent interview for the Form N-400 application. Is this normal and what kind of outcome we should expect from this 2nd interview?

TIA.