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Thanks again, all. I chatted with my friend today. He really appreciated all of your suggestions, especially the flying to a west coast airport and meeting his wife there. He actually had the case status printed out, but it just said I-130 so still not clear which visa type he filed for. He hired an actual lawyer, one that was recommended to him by someone else. He's hesitated to call and speak w/ them because he ends up speaking with a paralegal and gets non-answers.

Thanks for the tips, Jeanne!

He said his lawyer filed for a spousal visa, and mentioned "not an immigrant visa", so I assumed it was nonimmigrant and a K-3. I can doublecheck. I know he filed more than a year ago too. Also, the basis for the travel discussion is based on updates his lawyer gives him. I've told him to take the case numbers and use the tools that I think CBP still provides to check the status. I told him it was good that he hasn't gotten any RFEs, at least not yet 😄

Thanks Mike!

A friend of mine is nearing the point of the K-3 visa process where his wife will be able to join him in America. They're both older (>55 yrs old), and he doesn't want to make a third several thousand mile journey in a year to meet and travel back, mostly due to the cost and toll it takes on his body. Does anyone know of any service at airports that would allow for someone (working for the airport, airline or CBP I guess) to meet and escort her through customs, to the baggage area and out of the terminal or connecting terminal/flight? She's working on improving her English skills, so the primary concern is being able to communicate, and providing extra assurance/some comfort things will be OK. Her native language is Vietnamese. Airports could be either JFK, EWR or BOS - each is within a reasonable distance I feel like this is a common problem with a solution, but my google skills failed me -- lots of posts about people's partners working as escorts before, or it's for older relatives that are wheelchair-bound. He's confided in me because he knows I went through the K-1 process with my wife. Visa Journey was an invaluable resource and I thought I'd ask here.