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Ah, ok, so you're not in the line for an interview yet as PD isn't current. Both consulates have similar backlogs for your category, but just keep an eye on it and when your PD is current see what the current wait at each consulate is, it may have changed by then. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/iv-wait-times.html And if you could fill your timeline in (on your profile) when you get a mo, it would be much appreciated. Good luck.

It doesn’t delay things by much usually. What’s your Priority Date and when were you DQ’ed? And what’s your home country? You may be better off interviewing there anyway as Abu Dhabi has such a big backlog.

Please fill the timeline in, so it helps others who are going through the same process. Looks like this was a K-1 AoS case? So I’ll l move the thread to the relevant forum. And congrats!

No interview can be scheduled until there’s a visa available, and even then there’s a years wait at Islamabad for an interview. So it’s still a few years away. Has the petitioner submitted an enquiry and if so what was the response?

Yes, perfectly normal. They don't rush to process I-130's when there's no visa available anyway.

Just file now. Asap. Urgently. With the current administration, there's no way I'd be waiting. If you're eligible and have enough income then get the application in, if they require a co-sponsor they'll tell you but that will come further down the line and it's not worth risking your husband being deported for. Good luck.

Much further down the line, when there is a visa available, she'll be able to add any eligible derivatives at that point - spouse and/or dependent children. She would usually need permission or a court order for the child to move to the US, but I wouldn't worry about that yet, as there's a good chance the child will age out and not be eligible for a visa anyway if your wife is petitioning her. Basically, nothing to do or worry about for many years yet so just wait and see what the situation is when the time comes.

That's likely accurate, since all IL's were paused. They're usually sent out towards the end of the month for EB cases, so hopefully soon there will be a batch, and then it'll move again. You'll hopefully get yours before Christmas.

Has she tried the Ask Emma tool? She'll need to get it escalated to a Tier 2 agent, don't let them fob her off.

Oh, then don't book flights yet! Sorry, I assumed you'd already got them sorted. Wait until she has the visa in hand, and then hopefully she'll be able to fly early next year.

And this is why we tell people to ignore it completely, it's utterly useless! Possibly not at all but it's not relevant now anyway, your USCIS stage is done. Don't use AI for immigration advice (almost as useless as the 'My Progress' bar!), stick with official info - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/nvc-timeframes.html That depends on how quickly you submit everything, but again, current processing times are above. Case isn't sent until an interview is arranged, but that's also super quick - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/iv-wait-times.html Possible, but tight. If she gets her Welcome Letter in a few weeks, and she's got all of her docs ready to submit, and she's DQ'ed quickly (i.e. makes sure she submits everything required first time around, instead of it needing to be asked for again), then she could be DQ'ed by end of November ish. I'd think a December interview is unlikely, particularly given Thanksgiving and Christmas, so January is probable. So I'd move her flights back a month or two personally. But maybe wait to see when she gets the Welcome Letter in case that comes much earlier (it often does). Good luck.

It's updated here - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/iv-wait-times.html Pretty much no wait at Prague, you should have an IL in the next monthly batch, it's one of the quickest consulates.

I don’t think you’re alone, but will just have to wait and see - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgywnjkrlqo?fbclid=IwdGRjcANbFdxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhfJDyzKv3lopK1Hom0rRZO5gGduJ0bJ0U3ydE5UO6AT-MLVzem-D0rlbiiL_aem_pNU73nb7lTjkRCifqPafXg

Perfectly normal, it says 10 business days (and don’t forget yesterday was a holiday) so today is only the 4th day, you’re just expecting it too soon. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/BNK-Bangkok.html

**Thread Moved To AOS forum as OP’s Parents Are Adjusting Status**

Assume this is Manila from your profile? If so, it's one of the quickest consulates, only about 3 months - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/iv-wait-times.html

In Fiscal Year 2024 the average for all I-129f's was 8.4 months, I think your case must have been an outlier. Interestingly, the average for I-129's was 2.2 months due to the aforementioned Premium Processing - as I said above, I think it's crazy that that's an option for employment based only! Your friends can see the current published processing time - they're still within that so would have no reason to expect an update or need to reach out unless they go sailing past that (hopefully they'll have a decision before that though!). Good luck to them. Agreed.

As above, it depends. That kind of RFE is going to take longer as it isn’t as simple as a missing document that can just be ticked off. What evidence did you submit?

You absolutely need to file asap given the current administration. S/he is at risk of deportation - tell her to keep his/her head down and stay at home as much as possible. Make sure your spouse is ok with not being able to work or leave the US for many months. If s/he isn't, then consular processing may be a better idea. And double check with your spouse to see what s/he said when entering the US. As long as s/he told the truth (and could evidence the intent to return if pushed, i.e. showing s/he had a job they were expected back at, had a property they hadn't given up, etc), then you should be fine. Follow the guide at the top of the page, good luck -

Ah, I see. That makes more sense. Hopefully the comparison list above helps you work out which would be best for you, personally I can't see why anybody would ever choose the K-1, but everybody is different. A key thing for me at the moment would be the current administration, who (as mentioned in the comparison list) could add India to the list of banned countries at a moment's notice, which would mean the K-1 would be rendered useless and you'd have to start from scratch. Too risky for me personally. It should be less than 2 years for CR-1 if you're prompt with the NVC stage though, it's quicker than it was a while back. Good luck.

You are supposed to take it to both - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/MNL-Manila.html

But you said above you're 'getting married to US citizen this month'. So CR-1 is your only option. How much time will there be between meeting for the first time and marrying?

As @OldUser has said, depends on what you're asking about - initial docs to NVC, or a RFE, or following an interview, etc? Please fill in your timeline so that we have a better idea of what stage you're at.

Definitely nowhere near enough for an E-2. A business can't be marginal for an E-2, you'd need premises (not just a van) and to be hiring USC's. Sorry, but that's not realistic for $25-30k. I'm also struggling to see how a student visa will help, as said previously. You can't stay a student for 10 years, so all it's going to do is take a lot of money (far more than $30k for international tuition rates), and then just delay you leaving by 4 years or so. Possibly if you did a masters you could stretch it to 6 years, but again you'd likely still have to leave before you could adjust status anyway. Plus both visa routes are not dual intent, so quite likely to be refused as you have a father in the US and clearly want to stay. Has your father petitioned you yet? If not, that should be your first priority IMO.

Yep, and dependent children as well - although realistically they may age out by the time a visa becomes available. Exactly that. And yes, as @Crazy Cat said, the two petitions go along together. The mother's petition would get them a visa first, but the other is just there as back up in case something happens to her. Good luck.