Moscowmojo

Correct, I dont think it had any effect on our case.

That happen to my case, they wanted additional docs after the case was DQ. It was basically the same document we already submitted regarding dissolution of the marriage, but they called it something else. I submitted and it showed submitted status all the way up to the interview. It was never an issue for us.

I will be submitting my Taxes as "Married filing Jointly" for 2022 even though my wife didnt arrive until Feb 24th of 2023. As we were married in 2022, you can attach a declaration to your tax return (as U.S. citizen) that your spouse was a nonresident alien, but they choose to be treated by the IRS as a resident alien. You will need a Social Security # or a ITIN number from the IRS. When my wife went through border control, they said she would receive her SS Card and Green Card in 3-4 weeks. If we dont receive the the SS card by the tax filing deadline, I will file for an extension. I am not a tax attorney so dont take this advice to the bank, but this is my plan to save money on taxes at this point. You get an automatic tax deduction of $24,400 for filing Married Filing Jointly.

Great news for both of you! My wife had her interview last Tuesday at the KZ consulate and arrived here last Friday! Everything went smooth! You are close to the finish line)

My wife is taking the train to E-burg on Feb 15th and flying to Almaty on the 16th. I will let you know how it goes)

@Simplytex is correct. She will be flying on Redwings, cost was about 17,000 rubles ($242) for a one way. This route is only available on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. My wife owns a travel agency, so this part of the process is easy for her). Yekaterinburg has a very nice airport too.

She will fly from Ekaterinburg to Almaty for the interview and if all goes well, it will be Almaty to Doha to Seattle. The flight from Doha to Seattle is 14 hours...I know, I have taken it a couple times)

Right... She will be most likely taking Qatar Airlines. I will do a number of screen shots and web addresses and get those to my wife just in case they give her any problems at the ticket counter.

@stacys I understand, you had an appointment in Warsaw therefore the NVC already transferred the case and now the case has been moved to KZ. We received our appointment letter from the NVC, not the KZ consulate. Has your case number been change to ATA? I think you proceeding correctly by writing the KZ consulate. They have responded to my inquires pretty quickly (2 - 4 days). Best of luck.

Now we have the question: With the airline verifying the passengers is eligibility to enter the US, will they understand that an immigrant visa from a country (Russia) that has a Covid waiver understand that she is eligible? Nothing is easy for Russians in the process.

@Runner19 Thanks for the info I went to the registration link and I am attaching what I saw. It says if you "opt" to have it delivered enter the address. I was planning having my wife stay in Almaty until the visa is ready and picking it up at the Consulate. Maybe i need to write them to verify if that is possible.

You dont schedule the interview date, the NVC will work with the Almaty Consulate to schedule it and will notify you of the date.

Why do you need to create an account with Traveldocs? I have not do that and we have an interview date.

I received this email from the consulate in KZ. Greetings! Please be informed medical exam must be done in the panel physician clinic of our consular district, which is IMC Almaty +7 727 3786464. Best regards, Consular section U.S. Consulate General 97 Zholdasbekova str., Samal Towers Almaty, Kazakhstan, 050059

Thanks for the information! My wife did her medical exam in Moscow as IMC said it would be valid for KZ, that was wrong info. KZ requires the Medical exam in Almaty, so she is scheduled to do it on 2/17, Interview is 2/21.