Dewald & Brittney

That's around the corner! When were you DQ'd if you don't mind me asking? Edit: Sorry I thought this was a different thread I was replying to. I already know the answer to my question. Best of luck to you.

You go to the back of the line, so judging by the current case review time, 38 days.

Nothing yet on my side. I will post here when I get an appointment date.

Hey everyone, I got DQ'd on the 9th of December, and I was wondering if there are other people here who have recently gotten their interview appointments? Some of you have already responded, and I thank you for that, I'm just curious to see what the general trend is and pass the time while I wait.

Any news regarding your wife's interview appointment? I also just got DQ'd on the 10th of December and waiting on hearing about my interview in Bangkok.

That is excellent news. Hopefully it moves along quickly. I was looking through the data in the immigration timelines section and saw that it generally took 1-2 months between cases being DQ'd and the actual interview. Fingers crossed!

Thanks a lot. That is very useful to know. Luckily January is right around the corner.

As stated in my last reply on this post. All proof of income in the past 10-months is based on her income in the US. The paystub and work contract I have in my possession (in Bangkok) is from her job in the US. I took it with me from my last visit to the US in October, and will bring it along to the interview to prove that her income is enough. If the interview is scheduled after her W2 is ready, I will definitely bring it along. Do you think I would need the original copy shipped to me, or is there a way to get a print-out that would meet the needs of the consulate? Thanks for the clarification. I wasn't sure if it was an error message or what. Bangkok does seem to schedule interviews fairly quickly if the immigration timelines are anything to go by. If the interview is scheduled before I can get my hands on the latest tax information, I will go to the interview with the proof of income that I brought with me from my last trip and explain it to them. Her income is above the required amount by a considerable amount, so it shouldn't be too much of an issue (I hope).

My apologies, I could have written my post better. All her income is now US-based and has been for the past 10-months. I mentioned the tax transcripts as the past three years were not spent in the US, and that is why they are below the required value. For all intents and purposes she meets the income requirements on her own in terms of annual salary, being employed in the US, and living in the US.

Thank you for the comment. What I meant was that the income on her 3 years tax transcripts is from Thailand when we lived together there. She has been living in the US for almost a year now and her income is in the US. I hope this clarifies it.

Here is a link to a post I made about in the IR1/CR1 visa processes and procedures forum that includes more details and screenshots:

In case this helps. I have a signed copy of her work contract and one official paystub in my possession here in Bangkok. The paystub also shows how much money she has earned during the year which is above the required amount.

Hello everyone. I just got DQ'd and when I logged into CEAC I had the following two messages (screenshots will be attached). The first message stated that we need to find a joint sponsor. This is odd as my wife (USC) earns more than the required amount, the only reason I think they might have done this is due to us living in Thailand for the past 2 years before beginning this process and her tax transcripts reflecting her Thai salary. The second message (posted only a few seconds later) is the standard "DOCUMENTARILIY QUALIFIED" message. My question is whether or not this might have just been an error and I can explain to the CO during the interview (with evidence) that my wife earns more than the income requirement, or if I should contact my in-laws to fill in the joint sponsor I-864? All submitted documents were accepted.

I got DQ'd about an hour ago. I received the email update that said I am DQ'd as previously referenced. I also received a notice that we do not meet the required income requirement which is odd because my wife is a teacher and makes more than the required amount, but I also understand this as we lived together in Thailand for a few years and due to this her 3 years of tax transcripts reflected her Thai salary, which is less than required. Does this mean I still have to get a joint sponsor, or would it be ok to just explain that at the interview? TIA

Nothing on my side.

You have to file a form and pay a fee to remove conditions. It will not happen automatically. I suggest you do some research on it once you get into the US. No point in worrying about it now. Just keep it in the back of your mind.

You enter the queue when you submit all the required docs as mentioned above. Submitting any optional docs won't affect your place in the queue. I have been adding optional docs from Nov 2nd all the way to two days ago as stumble around the forum and try to avoid an RFE.

CR = Conditional relative (married less than 2 years, conditions will have to be removed from GC after 2 years) IR = Immediate relative (married 2 years or more, no conditions on GC)

I submitted on Nov 2nd, so hopefully I hear back in the next 2 weeks. I will keep you all updated.

You have to submit a police clearance certificate from every country you have lived in for longer than 6 months since turning 16. You then have to bring the originals to the interview, along with originals of all the other civil docs.

It took me about a week or less. I was not expecting it to be that quick.

Hello everyone. Just a quick question. I have already uploaded my docs to the NVC and we are waiting for the DQ. According to the NVC scanning and uploading tips (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition/step-2-begin-nvc-processing/scanning-and-uploading-tips.html), if a document is blank on the back they ask you to not scan it (the back part). My question is, since I have already uploaded my document fronts because they are blank on the back, would it be a good idea to just rescan and reupload them again to be on the safe side? This would be done through the submit other documents function. I'm asking this because I saw a post on one of the Facebook groups about a person being given an RFE to submit the back of his documents.

The estimate when I filed the I-130 was 12 months at Potomac (05 September 2021) and remained so until I was approved on the 16th of October 2022. It's just a guideline. 3 months after the estimated timeline you can inquire about it via the USCIS portal. After the 12 month mark, my wife reached out to her congressional office and that helped due to them providing us with updates we could not previously get, such as informing us a few days before approval that our case was assigned to an adjudicating officer.

Awesome! Thanks for the reply, I just uploaded it. Now I just need to go scan my other docs at work today and then I can upload everything and hope for a speedy processing.

Hello everyone, Regarding scanned documents. I am waiting for my police clearance from South Africa to arrive in Thailand. Currently I have a cellphone scan of it (basically a photo). Would it be ok to submit this, or would it be better to wait for the official document to arrive so I can scan that using an actual scanner? Thanks in advance, Dewald