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Hey, I submitted last 3 years tax returns, but most recent years income is insufficient ($16,756) because I was staying with my husband for months during it but I'm now making $41,600 which will reflect on my 2024 tax return. We got DQ but also got a Case FE Review note saying "A consular officer will decide if you meet these requirements at the time of the interview." but I unfortunately do not have a joint sponsor.

2023 - $16,756
2022 - $28,506
2021 - $31,036

Thank you all so much in advance.

VISA CLASS: F31
YOUR CASE IS CURRENTLY AT: NVC
FOREIGN STATE OF CHARGEABILITY: PAKISTAN
INTERVIEW LOCATION: ISLAMABAD
PRIORITY DATE: 2006

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I've been living with my family in Saudi Arabia as an expatriate since ~2004 and have Iqama, School Fees, Rents/Bills, etc. to prove the fact.

Should I request NVC to move my Interview location from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia? Is it possible? Is it worth it or would it create more issues?

We are currently in the process of getting DQ (Form 1099, and W-2 left).

I've heard the wait for Islamabad, Pakistan is around 2 years long while the wait in Saudi Arabia is 1 year long but am concerned about the No. of Visas given in Saudi Arabia vs Pakistan and all other things like if I'm even applicable for shifting the location.

Any advice?

Hi everyone

i I recently saw in another post that someone was able to get their interview scheduled after they submitted additional documents on the USCIS online platform in relation to their n-400 application. I understand that they added a document and the next day an interview was scheduled.
I submitted my application in June and the current status is actively reviewing. The estimate of time is now saying that your application is taking longer than expected.

I was wondering if your application is flagged with USCIS officer if you submit further supporting documents (without RFE) and the schedule an interview because they see you are outside of their estimated processing time.

any thoughts on this would be appreciated!

Hello friends,

I understand the wait time is estimated here: https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ my question is if anyone has had their I-212 waiver processed within the past year or two and can share their timeline. Based on my research I've seen some people have it processed within 2 to 3 weeks and some people wait roughly 8 months. They give a wait time of 30 months which however I feel about it doesn't seem accurate. Our I-212 was filed because we didn't know immigration status after filing multiple FOIA requests that had no pertinent info, and only found out our status after getting our I-130 approved then denied a day later due to needing an I-212. It has been 7 months since filing the I-212 and I guess my hope is that we are a family immigration visa so our I-212 seems to be a prioritized waiver, we updated our medical as it expires after 6 months just in case and are ready to go pending approval. Maybe this will help someone else one day who goes through this as it seems like some form of punishment and can be extremely demoralizing in my experience. Thanks for contributing in advance.

Hello,

When writing a foreign address on the I130 form, should the address be translated into English. For example, in Romanian, the address includes: building #, stairway #, floor #. Should those be left in the native language or translated into English?

Thanks!