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What does her online status say? You said the case has been forwarded to the consulate, and that should only happen AFTER the interview letter is received. So how do you know it's at the consulate?

That's odd, she should have had an interview quite a while ago. Currently those DQ'ed in August 2023 are being scheduled for interviews. When you say it's been forwarded to Ghana, how do you know that, is that what her online status says? When did that happen? Are you sure you haven't missed the interview email, has she checked junk/spam folders?

I’m sure they have. Sydney does a lot less immigrant visa issuances compared to other consulates, so you just may not come across anybody on social media as there won’t be many of you around. But it’s usually spot on.

Sept currently being scheduled. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/iv-wait-times.html

He'd also have been confirmed, so his certificate from that would be good evidence.

You can't submit it early, it's a waiver of inadmissibility, so first he has to be found inadmissible. https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-601instr.pdf Yes, he'll need to provide his medical records anyway for the medical, so that will show that he's not been vaccinated. I'm not sure how him being a Christian means there is an issue with vaccines? But he'd need to get evidence of it not aligning with his beliefs (whatever text from the Bible etc), plus instead of sworn testimonies from his family members, I'd suggest one from his vicar outlining why he can't get vaccinated due to his religious beliefs. Good luck.

Try that then, that's what it says to do if you need to reschedule on the consulate specific instructions - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/BMB-Mumbai.html

Have you contacted them via this email? support-india@usvisascheduling.com

**Thread moved to Waivers & Admin Processing forum as question relates to that** As long as you can prove that he's not had other vaccines and show evidence of his religion, then you might be ok without a lawyer. Is he a Jehovah's Witness? He needs to be deemed inadmissible first for the waiver, so you'll have to wait until after his interview. https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/charts/i-601chart.pdf Luckily London's pretty quick so if you're DQ'ed soon he should have his interview in early 2026 (some other consulates have a 2+ year wait just for an interview, so you'd be looking at potentially another 4 years if he was at a backlogged consulate!).

**Thread Moved to CR-1/IR-1 forum as this is a spousal application**

Unfortunately not. His mother would need to petition him once she's a green card holder, and it will take quite a while. **Thread Moved to Bringing Family Members of Permanent Residents to America**

VJ is very much a DIY website, so most people don't use a lawyer, but you can of course ask the community if there is something you're not sure on. Are you using the guide/instructions for the I-130? Make sure you download those and use them in conjunction with the form.

I would just ask yourself if you'd be happy to move to Ghana if his application was refused. If the answer is yes, then crack on, marry and apply. But if the answer is no, then I'd go with the safer option of him returning and you marrying/applying for his visa at a later date. Remember that if he does return to Ghana and you apply via consular processing, he can still visit you in the interim (which also helps build up more evidence of it being a bona fide relationship). Best of luck to you.

It may well not have arrived by then anyway, it can take up to 4 months. But if it does then yes, just get it mailed to you. Make sure it's couriered by a traceable service, not just USPS.

I think she's already divorced from what the OP's said. So the question is, is she out of status now and already accruing unlawful presence - has the ex-husband pulled the I-864/1-485 and/or informed USCIS of the divorce?

As said above, there have been cases on the forum which you can search for. Hopefully that will help and show you the potential outcome. You can also consult lawyers if you want to hear it from the horses mouth so to speak. Just checking, but presumably her petitioner has cancelled the I-485/I-864? Given the current administration, there's no way I'd risk her being detained by ICE and held before deportation, it's just a horrific thing to risk happening to her. It would be far kinder to understand the restrictions on the visa she entered on, have her go home and then just visit each other (if she gets caught/banned, there will be no way for her to even visit the US until she gets a waiver). Which country is she from? Could you go and live with her maybe?

I'm all for optimism, but these aren't rules, they're laws. There's a big difference. Rules can be bent as there is often an element of discretion when it comes to applying them. Laws not so much.

Either way, that route is dead in the water. She should have left as soon as the divorce went through, she has no basis to be in the US now.

So they only filed for her adjustment of status a month ago but have already divorced? Have they definitely divorced, or are they just separated? When did she enter on the K-1 and when did she marry her petitioner? She needs to leave asap, as she no longer has a basis to stay in the US if she's no longer married to the petitioner. If she overstays she risks a ban which will add complication, cost, and a considerable amount of time to your journey together. Frankly, you're a long way off being able to apply for anything, if she tried now that would not be a good idea! So just plan for her to go home and then to visit each other for the time being, build your relationship, see what happens and then in time look at your visa options.

You can't track the SSN, but you can track the GC on the case checker page - https://egov.uscis.gov Just put your receipt number in and it will tell you when it's been approved/in production/been sent, etc. And I agree with the suggestion of Informed Delivery, once it's been despatched that's a much better way to track it all the way to your PO Box.

Possibly, but my query is just if it is an R visa (which is a religious/church visa) rather than a B - that would mean they may not need to rush to marry and adjust his status.

I just wouldn’t risk it with the current administration. It’s rare that they would need to be out of the US at all to sell a business or property (I’ve done both remotely from the US with no issues) but as @OldUser said it shouldn’t take 3 years so hopefully they’ll be back much sooner anyway.

It also says R, and the OP said he ‘has his visa at church’. Which is why I asked, as it’s not clear and if it’s an R visa then there may be more time to be together and build a good case for immigration.

That’s going to be a tough sell to immigration when he’s from a high fraud country like Ghana. I concur with @OldUser, consular processing after more time together would be a much better idea. What visa is he in the US on?

I think this has been answered elsewhere, but could you please amend your profile so that it says the right visa? It's going to be really skewing the stats for E-2's at the moment! Thx.