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We had to try 3 times 🙄. You would only be able to make a payment once the payment was rejected. For me it was rejected on day 3 and day 5 of payment. One option you CAN do is use IE mode: 1.) Open Edge Browser 2.) Open settings 3.) Search for Internet Explorer Mode 4.) Enable IE mode 5.) Copy and paste the CEAC link to the list of IE Mode websites 6.) Exit out of Edge and reenter. 7.) Retry payment Like I said, the NVC site is quite glitchy, but the browser compatibility is a huge thing. I recall other people finding a way to bypass the browser compatibility issue on chrome, which worked for me, but then I was unable to upload documents, so definitely try accessing via Edge. Good luck!

The NVC website is quite glitchy in general. I had this problem for myself. I did find that if the payment didn't get through to the "receipt" portion of the payment process that it was later rejected. My best advice would be to try it within a few days with Microsoft Edge, which I found to have better luck than Chrome.

Not very political myself and identify as an independent voter, which is why I'm not a fan of either of them. You'll get drawbacks for both parties and the reality is that Democrats will focus efforts on helping illegal immigrants while Republicans will focus efforts on deporting illegals, which means either way that the focus is on illegal immigrants both for and against and legal immigrants are on the backburner. My brother-in-law was a student from France who had been with my sister while they were in university and graduate school together for about 10 years. When Trump got elected they were filing the paperwork, and there were several changes that negatively affected their application. The new adjustment of status required additional documentation that required more financial documents (public charge) to demonstrate that the beneficiary wouldn't be a public charge. Funding was also removed from USCIS which slowed down processing as well, essentially handicapping USCIS. Yes, my brother-in-law did end up getting his green card but it was delayed by half a year compared to expected timelines from before from new requirements, underfunded/understaffed USCIS, etc. Basically, long wait times for Trump administration, long wait times for Biden administration. We're not a priority. Essentially the silent killer is always reducing legal immigration levels which is incredibly frustrating. TL;DR: Both parties suck in concerns to legal immigration for different reasons.

Currently snooping around other forums and reddit, and they stated that many embassies are backlogged, including the Philippines and Turkey (Ankara location). Ankara mostly because they're processing other visas from other countries like Iran, Pakistan, Russia, etc. but again, the more people looking to get an appointment (non immigrant and immigrant), the fewer availabilities and the longer we wait.

Snooping through other posters doing consular processing, the embassy was giving out interview letters for those who were DQ September 2023. It seems like they're backed up and it's taking around a year. We're currently in the same boat where my spouse's interview is being routed to a busy embassy so we don't have high hopes for getting an interview by this year.

Just got our I-130 approved today after getting an RFE (our NOA1 was May 23, 2023). RFE was on June 12 and it took us quite a bit of time to jump through hoops with the birth certificate issuing authority to write us a letter stating that there was no history of a name change. Submitted our RFE response on July 3. Looking forward to the next steps!

Thanks for your response. I wasn't sure how it would go if we weren't able to submit the legal documents and panicked when we saw that affidavits would have "minimal weight" if they weren't accompanied by objective evidence 😅. It was definitely a faux pas that we did not clearly delineate that the other was a nickname (and didn't realize that this was an option). I do hope that the letter is ample enough explanation for them, but we shall see. Thank you!

Yes it appears to be so. We had an agency pull together the paperwork and to my knowledge I don't recall a place where we explicitly had to call out that it was a nickname. We did provide all of the legal name evidence which of course shows his legal name (and of course does not show his nickname) as well as chat logs showing his nickname. We will probably be writing a letter explaining the situation.

Hi everyone, I just received an RFE from USCIS (Texas Processing Center). Our PD is May 23, 2023 and we are filing an I-130 (consular processing). Essentially, my partner goes by a nickname and all of his friends and family call him by this name. All of his text messages are shown to also be under nickname which was used as evidence. His legal nickname is completely different from his nickname however. We didn't think much of this issue as his last name is the same. Unfortunately, the RFE we received (as attached) stated that they cannot confirm that the names used all belong to the same person and they want us to provide proof that these two names used are for the same person. They want this through legal documents. However, we are perplexed on how we can prove this as his nickname doesn't show up on any legal documents (rightly so). They wrote that if we don't have any primary or secondary evidence to show that we can ask people to write affidavits, but that these affidavits will only have minimal weight if we can't accompany it by any independent or objective evidence to corroborate the name differences. We are at a loss on how to proceed at this point. Has anyone had a similar experience in regards to this matter and if so, what did you do? Any advice or input would be much appreciated! I am suspecting that we may need to speak with a lawyer, but hoping that there is a straightforward answer. Many thanks in advance.

Received the RFE and it's a bit of a doozy. USCIS stated that it appears that the beneficiary is using multiple names, but they can't confirm that the names used all belong to the same person. Therefore they want us to submit evidence showing that his two names used are in fact for the same person. The issue is that one is a nickname, so it won't show up in any legal documents, and they stated that affidavits will only have minimal weight unless they are accompanied by other objective evidence. It seems like I might have to turn to a lawyer for assistance on this one, since I can't seem to figure out how to prove that one is a nickname and the other is a legal name

Ahhh that's tough Unknown. I understand how frustrating it is to see others being approved and feeling like you're being left behind. I hope that you will have good news in the upcoming days

Thank you. I was hopeful that we would go through it with smooth sailing since we used an agency to fill it out but no such luck😔. Congrats to everyone getting their approvals!

Just got a notification of an RFE yesterday. PD was May 23, 2023. I'm assuming that we have to wait for the RFE in the mail as it's not available online?

You do not need to change the names for the passport or drivers license to reflect the married name upon filing for the I-130. Based on legal counsel I had received, the name of the wife could be changed to reflect the married name, but you could submit the passport as is.

I'm also in favor of the CR-1. My partner and I had weighed the pros and cons while we were trying to decide whether to bring him to the US as a fiancé (preferred) or get married. In the end, after seeing the processing time (80% at 16 months), and the I-130 (80% about 13.5 months), DS-260 for the CR-1/IR-1, the processing times seemed to be similar (possibly CR-1/IR-1 a little bit shorter potentially) and you could work in the US right away upon arrival whereas with the K-1 you are stuck in limbo after getting married (being unable to work, waiting for adjustment of status, etc.). Overall I'd highly recommend the CR-1 route

Thank you for this info! Super helpful and I'll keep an eye out for this when the time comes 🤗

Correct. They were filed at the same time (sent via mail). I had assumed that since the case for the minor was contingent on the acceptance of the case for my husband that the cases would be "lumped together" (sounds silly now that I think of it... 😬) and that their cases would go hand in hand automatically. I just got thrown off by the two receipts/two cases and how that impacted interviews and (hopefully) approvals.

Thank you for this advice! I didn't realize that you could ask NVC for the beneficiaries to be interviewed together. Much appreciated

Thank you. This is what I was hoping. I just got worried because I received two separate NOA1's (even though they were filed together) and was unsure if the process would be different than what I was expecting.

Hello Everyone! Extremely new here and very new to the process. Apologies for any newbie questions I might have. So I filed an I-130 for both my spouse and his daughter (who is 11). I know that this will be super far into the future, but since they are separate cases (technically), they will have separate interviews correct? Would my spouse be able to attend the interview/consulate with her during this interview, or how would the process typically be like for a minor beneficiary who is overseas? Is there anything we need to prepare for? I imagine that the interview will not be as grueling as the interview for the spouse but it would be great to have an idea of what to expect. Many thanks in advance!

Hello Everyone, Married on 4/19/2023. Filed for my Husband and his daughter May 19, 2023 and received a NOA1 on May 23, 2023. Hoping for a decent timeline where I'm not waiting years. I also saw recommendations to submit a K-3 application, but I don't know what that would entail. So much information to read up on and so out of my depth 🤣😭