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Hello, We got DQ'd early this month and our case is still with the NVC. After serious thought and consideration and due to personal reasons, we are thinking of possibly not pursuing the IR-1 visa at this time. Questions: 1. Is there an option to postpone the process at this point? If so, how do we go about doing this? 2. If postponing is not an option, do we reach out to NVC or wait until we receive an interview letter from the embassy to cancel? I understand it may take a while before the case gets forwarded. 3. If we do cancel, could it affect my spouse's ability to enter the US on a tourist visa (currently has a B1/B2 visa valid until 2032) for a visit down the road? 4. If at some point in the future our plans change and we want to re-apply for the IR-1 visa, would the cancellation in any way affect the new application? Thank you in advance for your inputs.

Hi, your timeline shows you're at the NVC stage and done paying the fees. Looks like it's moving along quickly, happy for you! Did NVC send the welcome letter to both the petitioner and beneficiary? Our NOA2 (from TSC) was dated 05/06/23 but we haven't received the welcome letter yet.

Congratulations! Your post prompted me to check our case status and to my surprise, it has also been approved! I was starting to get discouraged with the process because last week I saw that the processing time for NSC is now at 14.5 months. We filed for IR-1 on 05/09/22 and NOA1 showed TSC as well but when confirming with a live agent on the USCIS website twice (months apart), we were told it was transferred to NSC. However, our NOA2 came from CSC. No welcome letter yet from NVC but hopefully that will come around pretty quickly! All the best to everyone on this journey! ✌️