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“The Secretary of State shall terminate the registration of any alien who fails to apply for an immigrant visa within one year following notification to the alien of the availability of such visa, but the Secretary shall reinstate the registration of any such alien who establishes within 2 years following the date of notification of the availability of such visa that such failure to apply was due to circumstances beyond the alien's control.” This means thatThis means that the foreign national relative must begin applying for an immigrant visa within one year of being notified that a visa is available. If the applicant fails to do so, INA § 203(g) allows the Embassy or Consulate to reinstate an applicant's registration within two years of being notified of an available visa. The applicant must demonstrate that their failure to apply for an immigrant visa within the one-year window was due to circumstances beyond their control.

Is your husband US citizen? I heard they give US citizen the first available date. Have you guys thought of switching to Togo or Ivory Coast?

My wife's is still waiting for an interview CR1 since Jan 2024.... Have you guys receive interview date yet?

Go to the court and do affidavit of name showing that both surnames are the same person

Remember you can only delay for a year. NVC have accept your form within a year. Otherwise your 1- 130 will expired

Your are welcome. That's your best option at the moment.

applied for K-3 Visa . This will forced them to approve your i-130

Option 1. Don't do a new I- 864 but rather Add you dad as a join sponsor . Let your dad upload form I-864 including tax return. Adding any material to the already summited documents does not change/ affect your waiting time. The NVC works with priority dates. You can not add any document when they schedule you for an interview. Most people here don't know what they are talking about. Option 2. Let your dad filled form I- 864 as a joint sponsor . Wait for your interview date and bring the form with you to the interview just incase.