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Current wait times for that is 1.8+ years. Why do you need then?

You're looking at 8- 12 year wait time from file date, if he's still single by then, or 15+ if married. Nothing to do but chill.

@Crazy Cat can help you with his CR-1 vs K-1 comparison.

How'd you know? Embassy told you this? And how did you know that the information on the Embassy system was not correct (from your intial post). Did they share what the issue was? I just don't understand how you knew.

How old are they? Did they decide to stay or someone convinced them? I doubt they decided to stay on their own because they wouldn't know about that path. Someone did tell them something. Are you a USC? By the time you file and even get a receipt, elections will be over hence looking at the normal 1.5+ years processing times. And depending on age, Healthcare may be a problem. As well as adjusting or sitting doing nothing for 1.5+ years.

@AT20000 Just FYI, I'm not attacking you above. I'm trying to: 1. Advocate for the easiest path. 2. Debunk this myth that immigrants think they have to PROVE THEMSELVES to USCIS. The only thing one needs to prove is that they entered marriage in good faith. Proving one's innocence/self is a societal thing that is ingrained in most immigrants. Nobody cares. USCIS surely doesn't.

I never mess around with bulletins...but I have a question..so for her not to have aged out/ her age frozen, he PD must have been current eg 14 June 24 before hitting 21 years of age? (if hypothetically were talking of F2A and October bulletin)

@AT20000 divorce periods vary by state. Not all take a year. I understand what you're talking about. But I'll let you continue with your path of high resistance. You must be new to VJ and immigration. There's fairly a good amount of people who divorce as soon as the first GC, whether 2 or 10, land on their hands. If 2, theysuccessfully ROC. USCIS understands that sometimes marriage doesn't work. Do you know that with divorce, you don't need to wait for 2 years to file ROC? You can file immediately you get the divorce certificate. And if you're in a state with short divorce time eg Texas, or even in a state that takes long BUT you can project when your divorce will be final, you can file ROC with the divorce filings for the court and by the time RFE comes, you have the divorce certificate and all you just do is submit. Once again, you took a high road for no reason. What happens if you don't have proof of DV? Or USCIS asks for more? On one hand, you have 1 divorce certificate while on the other you have mountain of papers. What do you choose? Additionally, not sure where you read that if you file with DV, USCIS isn’t allowed to talk to your ex-spouse. Do you know peoeple falsify things? DV can be falsified. Happens when people are trying to VAWA. DV or divorce, USCIS can talk to your ex. What makes you think that your story is the only truth? It can be the truth OR as I said regarding some VAWA cases, you probably were using your spouse and got "help" from your community on documenting things so as to get out of the marriage ASAP since you already got a GC. Once again, you took the long road for absolutely no reason. You have a divorce certificate but choose to not use it and go the high road. Only reason I see of why you did this is to get N400 earlier. That's your main reason. You're just lucky it's election time and approvals are coming quick, otherwise, you'd probably be waiting 1.5 years to receive word from USCIS, only maybe for them to tell you "sorry, add us more documents." Then you're are in endless loop of USCIS juggernaut. So, that fast citizenship that you were chasing now isn't coming. Now, wouldn't it have been easier just to use your divorce certificate? Divorce certificate itself doesn't require additional proof. The one proof required is for entering marriage in good faith. DV itself requires proof + the good faith items. So, if you have divorce certificate, why not use it and eliminate potential USCIS asking more stuff later? You're not the first immigrant I've come across trying to PROVE their sainthood. And check ROC timelines outside election time. They're 1.5+ years. Read and understand what @Boilerwrote above. If you don't understand, ask him. I'm out. Good luck

@AT20000 you wasted a lot of energy on nothing. DV isn't the reason that a case is approved faster nor quickly separated from your abuser. Not sure where in USCIS manual you read this. You seem to like taking the high road. What if USCIS rejected or asked you to add more proof of abuse? You're going to waste more time looking into that yet a simple divorce certificate would have taken care of this ROC. Abuse doesn't mean you entered a marriage in good faith and only left because you were abused. You wasted time trying to prove to immigration that you're innocent. You already had a GC. You took the high road for absolutely no reason at all. And it's election time. Approvals are being handed like cake. I personally know someone who's been approved within 3 months. Infact NYT just did a stroty on this (fast approvals) this week. All the best.

Are you divorced? If so, or if not but planning to, file divorce and then file I-751 with divorce waiver checked. I am not sure why immigrats tend to think they have to prove abuse to immigration inorder to get their ROC approved. You may have been abused, I don't doubt that. But divorce option is the path of least resistance. Stop trying to prove that you indeed entered the marriage in good faith and left only because you were abused. Too much work. Go with divorce option. I just spoke about this in another thread today, below. I always advocate for the easiest path. Stop trying to complicate stuff. Gather all those evidences of shared marital life and file afresh with divorce option. https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/824860-roc-under-waiver-for-battery-or-extreme-cruelty-is-psy-evaluation-mandatory-not-per-uscis-policy-manual/#comment-11011956

Refile afresh. Everything

OP, you and your MIL are 2 elderly people. How are you going to assist her? What can she not do that you can, being that you 2 are both elderly? It's like the blind leading the blind. Wouldn't it be better if someone younger than you 2 assisted MIL? Someone already in Philippines? Her other daughter? Aren't you not the same age as your MIL?

Only I-130. He interviews abroad, at US embassy in home country.

You just said it was denied. Are you a US citizen?

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Best to refile everything, the whole package. I-130 et al. No need to wait for anything. You have to do new medical. Maybe talk to previous doctor to see if he'll just update the last I-693 at a discount, unless you want to pay full price for it too.

Oranges and apples don't mix. Well, if you decided to go, please come back and update us if they allowed you in the embassy for MIL B-2.

How when you just said it was denied?

You can't appeal. It's isn't USCIS' fault. Don't even waste your time there. You should ahev received a copy of I-693 & reviewed it. Send a frsh new package, new fees etc.

I think you're totally misinformed, to put it nicely. Probably your wife hasn't petitioned for her because her mother doesn't want to live in US. Most old people don't want to make life changing decision, well in their twilight years. Very many reasons why they wouldn't want that. I don't want to go into specifics.

And just to add, even if she interviewed on Monday AND approved, you all aren't making it to Cancun by Wednesday. Approved visas are returned by post/ DHL. She may also go unto AP, you never know. Too many holes with your plans. I suggest you plan wisely.

Your status as a US citizen will not influence the outcome of the B-2 visa. No need to waste your $$. She has to prove herself that she'll return to Philippines inorder to get the visa. You won't be allowed to interview with her. Your physical attributes will not be factored into the decision by US embassy officers. Please, Zelle me that $$ you're about to waste on Philippines' ticket. I've just saved you time and headaches.

To be honest, you wasted time on this for absolutely no reason. You already had a GC. You didn't need to prove extreme abuse for ROC. All you needed to do was divorce and then file ROC under divorce waiver option. If you are already divorced, probably reason why Erika told you "it's not mandatory at all." She probably filed it under divorce option while you're thinking she moved mountains. Bottom line is, your case is straight forward. Not sure why you were scratching your head over it. There's a lot of misinformation when it comes to ROC-ing with abusive spouse. People will tell you that you need to prove abuse / go for VAWA YET you already have a GC. FALSE. Just divorce and ROC under divorce waiver option.

How'd you count your husband as a household member yet you're living abroad with him? That was the problem. USCIS rightfully asked you for I-864 because you listed him. Now, they (USCIS) wants more information, rightfully. You shouldn't have listed him as a house hold member. Should have just done standard I-864, and put yourself only. Solution: Submit new I-864 and don't add him as household member. This should sort your issue because you cannot furnish whatever USCIS is asking for right now (LPR etc).

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