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    Right. I said "properly petitioned for a visa," which OP was not.
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    It wouldn't. That's not what I meant. My husband adjusted from a visa he was properly petitioned for, and the GC took 3 weeks. This was out of a legendarily busy field office. Perhaps your field of work itself attracts extra scrutiny? When people adjust from a K/CR/IR visa, the background checks and vetting has been completed by the consulate as part of the visa process. When you adjust from a nonimmigrant visa/ESTA, that step has not been completely to the same extent.
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    We waited three weeks after my husband's interview for the status to change to "new card is being produced." Same day approvals are the exception, from what I've noticed. I have no evidence regarding USCIS internal protocols or workflow. They do not disclose such info, AFAIK. I was not inferring any such thing as "punishment." We can only speculate that some types of AOS processes attract more scrutiny than others. What I do know is that VJ newbies often have unrealistic expectations of the term "expedite" as it pertains to US immigration. It doesn't equate to "fast."
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    THIS.
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    Really??? One is an adult, the other is nearly an adult. People abandon their kids all the time to immigrate to the US. I wouldn't get your hopes up. VN is a high fraud consulate, and I'd say her chances are low.
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    While your lawyer certainly wronged you, I strongly suggest that going forward, you do your own reading and become educated on whichever process you choose. No one cares more about it than you do, so it is unwise to blindly turn it over to even someone you're paying. You're 100% responsible for knowing the eligibility for the petitions you submit, as well as all of the content, regardless of whether it is submitted through counsel or not.
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    Perhaps, as you're now finding since "expedite" doesn't mean "as fast as you want," that is just the deal when you adjust from a nonimmigrant visa/ESTA vs being petitioned for an immigrant visa...
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    I wonder if it is just a clerical error in that case. A wrong button pushed, perhaps.
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    This is the nature of the beast of US immigration. It is not an easy, fast or cheap process.
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    Or is this case being done via the I-134.......what is it @Boiler? The parole deal for certain nationalities, including Nicaraguans?
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    Is your wife the beneficiary? Has she ever been to the US?
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    Do you have an inadmissibility requiring a waiver?
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    That's not how that works. "Processing time" for family preference visas indicates petition processing, not visa availability, which is numerically limited. You'll want to google "Visa Bulletin." I'd expect an NTA coming your way at any time.
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    Maybe that, plus the fact that you tried to expedite it? AOS is not normally expedited, especially if you're trying to line-jump in front of people adjusting while in status.
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    Possibly, but it is also a very high fraud consulate, so they may scrutinized marriage/fiance visas more closely than in similar countries.
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    This can be a negative. It can look like a green card marriage.
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    Power of attorney is not the same as naming a beneficiary for assets.
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    Ah, of course. Interesting. N600 process has potential for being very expensive.
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    You got taken for a ride by a greedy and incompetent lawyer.
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    The OP's father-in-law must attend with them?
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    Graphic design, among H1b workers in tech hubs like where I live, would be the exception.
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    You have to meet in person at least once in the preceding two years. You are not eligible for a K-1, and we’re rightly denied. This is a non-negotiable requirement and is no way a ‘soft denial.’ Refile, or marry and start the CR-1 process.
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    She is your petitioner, and your sponsor. You can have a qualified joint sponsor, but your wife is the sponsor. She will want to read up on domicile requirements. Also, if she has a job offer in the US, she may be able to request DCF via the London consulate.
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