AhmadHamouda

Thank you! So the long processing times (10-18 months) I'm seeing for family based AOS in USCIS are because of waiting to get I130 approved first? with that being said should I send an email to kind of get officer's attention to the case being already approved to not expedite but at least skip the waiting time people normally have for the I130 approval, as I have a priority date of 15 March 2022? It's a family based application - I485 - based on my approved I130. I have a company lawyer office but they are not really helpful, they already wasted 3 months as they forgot that I still have to file I864! They don't really help here they are just doing their job that's why I was looking into getting maybe an attorney or sending a message to my congressmen to get it somehow moved based on my I130 approval. Do you normally receive RFEs before a biometrics is scheduled or after you do your biometrics? I assumed that they scheduled my biometrics so they won't be asking for RFE. For the last question, looks like I'm still in NBC and haven't moved to a specific service center yet, do you have any idea when I can know this piece of information? Because service centers vary in processing times.

Hello, I was waiting for my interview at the embassy in Cairo for CR1 marriage visa and green card (Have approved I130 and DQ since June 2023), however my company transferred me inside the US with L1A visa. They have filed for me the AOS and asked for the I130 approval notice and I received the receipt notice for I-485 yesterday with biometrics scheduled next week. Questions: 1- Will have an already approved I130 notice make the process much easier? I have a priority date in the notice of March 15 2022 when we started our immigration journey, would that make it faster than the normal processing times I'm seeing of 12-18 months? 2- If the answer for number one is no, If I get a lawyer or attorney to support with that would it make a difference? 3- We had a baby 3 months ago when I entered the U.S! would that be a strong evidence where I can send the birth certificate and email them to move my case faster? 4- What is the normal timeline and events? I know it's receipt notice then biometrics then an interview, is there anything I'm missing? 5- I received the receipt notice with national benefits center in the bottom, is that my service center? Because I can't see any processing time for this service center. Thank you and sorry for the long post!!

Hello, My company has blanket L1 processing and is going to schedule an appointment for me I checked in Travel state website and it's saying that wait time for interview is 5 days which is what i told my company, however i tried to go in Cairo Embassy website and see available appointments if i wanna schedule one, I found out its saying first appointment is 12 March 2024!!! Is this true or when i go through it will be reduced? Thank you, desperately need good news!

L1A and the company have blanket approval "Blanket Petition Processing" as called in the website but they didn't mention when they do use it or let you file individually with USCIS.

Haha no I'm saying that I need advise cause we don't have one. Thanks! Was just afraid they'd say in the embassy wait for your CR1 interview and so on..

Hello everyone, I'm going for an internal transfer in my company from Egypt to the U.S and they can issue L1 visa for me. The problem is I'm currently DQ for CR1 visa and only waiting for Interview in Embassy of US in EGYPT for my marriage based green card but it will take so long as it's backlogged around 6 months to be able to get the interview and green card. Will the embassy reject the L1 visa application because of the situation or it's fine? and when I go there can I complete the process (all is done anyway only waiting for interview) to get the green card? Company doesn't have immigration lawyer so I'm seeking help here. Thanks!

Latest news is that they didn't send any Interview letters in September, and now they sent in 10th of October Interview letters. They covered from 3rd of March until 29th of March. Things are really slow, I just hope they do another batch this month also!!!

Hi all Last DQed date who got IL is 3rd of March

Latest DQed date who received an IL was 3rd of March, still waiting

Hello there! From facebook groups it says they are at DQed people of 13th of Feb

Hello! They say normal times between 4 to 6 months, however no interview letters were sent in July and rumours started spreading that because of Sudan cases and Lottery the embassy is getting heavily occupied again

I think not, I see cases where I864 is not satisfying or with W2's or other stuff are missing during the interview and it goes to administrative processing, whereas now you can't be DQed if these documents are not uploaded and approved, and Now there are no packets to be sent before interview (Speaking of IR1/CR1 only as this is what I'm looking at). Aha, But I think now for IR1/CR1 it's not the same because this is what I've been looking at.

Hello everyone, I’ve been digging in past posts and figured that the procedure was different than it is now, like 1- some people used to call it case complete instead of documentarily qualified, and you’d get interview date even if your documents are not okay. 2- send packages before the interview of documents instead of uploading it before in CEAC where NVC revises them and make sure they are okay or send RFE 3- alot of people got yellow slips for documents that NVC now doesn’t give you a DQ if you don’t upload them. Does that mean that some people used to have interview when their documents weren’t really ready and wasn’t revised? And with the new system do we except better interview timing and faster process?

Yes I hope so too! I'm trying my best thank you so much for the advice! Goodluck to your husband with the interview and I hope you come back with good news soon!

@ZRomper Goodluck with the interviews tomorrow! Hope you get approved right away and we celebrate! @mochon hope you had a nice and smooth interview and got approved also!

I hope not My wife is pregnant and her due is in January, It's our first baby I just hope and keep praying that I won't miss the childbirth! Tried expediting but they refused. Do you have any idea where I can get news about current Embassy Interviewing dates from people? Like facebook group or something? I'm trying to do my best not to miss my baby's birth! and when do they send the interview letters which day in the month? And Sorry when did you get the DQ? and the interview letter? I hope your husband's Interview goes as smooth as possible and you come back tomorrow with great news !! If he needs any help I'm here also! Thank you.

Hello all Just wanted to share my situation and ask all you experienced folks on what to do! Case: - I’m DQed in 30/6/2023, waiting for interview in Cairo Embassy for Spouse visa. - My wife she’s American and she’s going to be there starting from August. - She’s pregnant and this is our first baby, she’s 4 months now and her due is in Dec-Jan. - She’s going to stay with her sister and family, her mother has Parkinson’s (stage four) so her sister will mainly take care of her mother. - I’ve sent an email to NVC to expedite the case, attached pregnancy reports and scan and her mother Parkinson report and we said that I need to be there to take care of my wife during her last months and during labor. - They replied ‘ they can’t expedite this case’. - Cairo Embassy is heavily occupied, people are saying i’ll wait for more than 6 months to just get an interview date (currently sending interview letter to people who are DQed in Feb 2023), and Sudan Embassy cases I think have been moved also to Cairo Embassy. Question; Should I push back? Send to the embassy asking for a reason? Send to the congressmen to seek his help? Or it might frustrate them, like okay we’ll expedite it but hey you’re refused (during the interview) and i lose all hopes of reuniting with my family so better just stay quiet so I don’t upset them with me going to other resources of help like the congressmen and so on? Sorry if It’s long, but I just wanted to make sure I did everything I could for my family.

Thank you so much! feeling much better now that we won't have to do any more paper work haha! Looking at Egypt's embassy feedback and backlogs from last year already gave me nightmares and I'm afraid I might miss my first baby birth in December due to backlogging so I just wanted to make sure there's nothing more but to wait! Yes these documents that you submitted already proved to them your domicile status so no worries haha! Hope you get DQed next week

Hey Guys, Can you please like show me an example of the interview letter that you receive? what instructions do they give us in this letter? I saw people talking about packet 3 and 4 and some papers so just wanted to know what to expect Thanks

Hello! Happy to find people giving feedback about Egypt Embassy haha couldn't find any! We were DQed yesterday 30th of June, any idea from CR1/IR1 applicants how long till we receive the Interview letter? and for CR1 we don't have to submit any packets as we already uploaded all documents in CEAC portal right? Thank you

Got DQed today at lasttt!!!! 🥳 journey of waiting for the interview letter begins haha

Hey guys regarding the additional evidence can you please help understand this? so all documents submitted are approved as below screenshot But I found 2 messages saying please submit W2 and proof of domicile for petitioner, i submitted them but still showing the same (ACCEPTED) status where documents inside showing submitted. Is that a regular RFE? Does that mean i can get DQed faster or still the same need to wait 14 days? And should I send like an inquiry saying documents showing "ACCEPTED" status where as I submitted some files it should be under review? Sorry all kind of lost here

Hey @ZRomper when you got DQed in the same day of re-submitting, is that possible or it was like a special case and we have to wait like 13 14 days after the submitting evidence? Thank you and thank you for keeping track of all of this thank you!!

RFE in 14/6 even though all files are approved😭 Submitted evidence today. The 2 weeks waiting journey begins ..

Thought this may expedite the process knowing that i only have 6 months left to be there for my child’s labor.