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Hey everyone,

So, after a couple of weeks of waiting for my l-130 submission so my husband can get a CR1 Visa, I just got an update on the USCIS site that the estimated time for case decision is a whopping 19 months. This is an insane amount of time, I wanted to ask if these estimates are correct and really take that long? Before applying, I remember seeing most people mention that the average is 11 months, so I'm really surprised to be given that much waiting time, especially since in the timeline this is just step 2 out of possibly 12. Would anyone kindly be able to weigh in on this?

Thanks!

Might be a nothingburger but I'm just curious: how does USCIS verify employment other than tax transcripts and paystubs? Do they ever contact employers? What if the income is foreign based?

Reason: my husband suspended his employment when he left for the US and after receiving his EAD touched based with his former employer to see how the transition was going since he was a project leader for them. They said they could use him again as his replacement was struggling and they put him back on the payroll to work in a remote position. We figured this would be an easier course to take since looking for work in the US might've been an uphill slog we weren't ready to shoulder, and knew this would be guaranteed income as soon as he was authorized.

Will USCIS inspect the hiatus in his employment or raise flags about his present employer being the same as it was before he left South Africa? Should we bring an employment letter similar to what I included with the I-864 to verify his hiatus or will they ever call the employer to check? We did file joint taxes and the pay he received in 2024 reflected a pause in his income for the two and a half months he was unemployed, but the transcript does not reflect a monthly breakdown, and of course we can't supply paystubs for nonexistent pay periods.

Anything we can provide as evidence here, or are we fine just explaining the hiatus at the interview? Thanks in advance.

Hi everyone! I hope this is under the correct category

my interview is coming up and I would totally do it on the spot I feel very prepared and love my husband so much that I don t have any worries (and vice versa lol) but I have one point that I don t know how to think about. I read that lots of people got asked who proposed and how the proposal happened. Our situation was that we just decided that we wanted to move on and be able to live together so we decided to get married (K1). I m sure we re not the only ones with no real proposal but I worry that they might think that we just did it for other reasons besides wanting to live our life together I hope this makes sense. Would you mind sharing your experience or whatever so I can start relaxing about this possible question? thanks a lot in advance! We will totally answer all questions truly but I just worry that they might think bad of this

Going over the paperwork - i'm the citizen my husband is applying - he's never had a traffic ticket - I taught him to drive - shortly after he got his license he had a fender bender with someone - no police called, insurance was exchanged - 2 years later she submitted to our insurance that the incident aggravated some existing back issues (If i remember it correctly). Everyone was wearing their seatbelts. From everything I understand they decided NOT to pursue anything further. (the incident happened around 2014 or 15 and the letter came nearly 2 years later, indicating the statute of limitations was nearing and I don't even know if I have that letter from my insurance company any longer )

My question pertains to the crimes and offenses area. It states if you have ever been in a traffic incident, you must provide documentation of traffic incidents only if the incident: 1. involved drugs or alcohol 2. Led to an arrest; or 3.) seriously injured another person.

In my opinion, my first inclination is to say no - she was not seriously injured- just want to make sure we are answering things correctly. If needed I could contact my insurance company. don't want to go overkill here just want to get the questions correct.

Hello, my parents (69 and 76 year olds) live in Bangalore and have their visa appointment in Chennai on May 9th. However, their vaccination appointment, also in Chennai, is on April 29th. Since they live alone in India, I am a little concerned about them having to make two trips from Bangalore to Chennai in the span of a week or having to spend a whole week in Chennai where they don't know anyone (dad has medical needs). Short of changing the appointment date, I am wondering what options I have to make this a bit easier on them. If anyone else has gone through this situation, I would like your advice.

Thanks!