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Hello- It looks like that as of today the COVID vaccine requirement has been dropped for medical appointments for both Adjustment of Status and Consular Processing! https://www.boundless.com/blog/uscis-removes-covid-19-vaccine-requirement-for-immigrants/ I know this is going to make a lot of people happy!

President Trump just signed an executive order, stating that ALL federal employees must return to in-person work. I am hoping this will contribute to speeding up processing times!

I have been using Translyte for my documents, They have a quick turnaround. https://translayte.com/

I understand that I130 petitions for active military can be expedited.

Thank you! It was helpful for me as my husband I prepare for this stage of the process, although we are not in Tawain- it helps us prepare for what may happen.

I am in Honduras also... What do you mean by "services outside the embassy"? This has me a little nervous for you because there are so many -services outside the embassy and other government offices - holding people's bags, bank transactions, etc that are questionable. I always thought you selected passport return before the appointment. I agree with the others, call the embassy. keep us posted please...

Glad everything worked out for you. Thankfully, my husband and I have been together through the whole process, believing that our I130 will be approved in the next three months and in the US by the end of this year! It really is a crazy time for everyone that goes through this.

It really made me mad too. Unfair that we have to go through this while others get a free pass, many of which are contributing nothing but violence to the US.

Yes. I had someone interpret the paperwork for my husband, to take myself out of the picture. My husband is not fluent in English, but I felt weird translating it for him, I did not want it to get flagged. If the person is not fluent in English, they MUST have an interpreter, because that person has to sign in also, and I don't think the spouse can be the interpreter.

Anyone that is married has to check "Married". I sent in mine as "married filing separately" because my husband does not have a US SSN or Tax ID. It is never ok for a married person to file "single".

Hello All, I saw a post yesterday about spouse insurance when arriving in the US. I was researching, wondering if something like crowd funding is acceptable for an incoming immigrant spouse? Here is an example... https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/

THANK YOU!

This is true with the ENTIRE immigration process. Another VJ user @OldUser posted this video earlier this week. https://youtu.be/HyOTqzPmpvo?si=157GybJ2fS61jIEs. There is no transparency anywhere...

If she has a 10 year green card, why not wait till the 3-year mark? Why the rush? Yes you can start the process 90 days before, but as others have stated, the date you filed was too early. The wait times for all forms are ridiculous anyway, so it doesn't make much of a difference.

It really is... I was also shocked she did not know what Tren de Aragua was.

Just getting around to watching this right now... This is something else... this is way worse than I thought it was.

Hello All, My husband and I are starting to obtain documents that we know we will need in the NVC stage. These documents are also specialized in Honduras- everything has to be in "folio" form and are very tedious to obtain- in other words, multiple steps to obtain them. I am estimating we will be at the NVC stage in March. So if we got them in December, upload them to the NVC say in March/April, will these documents still be good by the time we have an appointment at the embassy? There is about a 3-4 month wait currently for an appointment in Honduras. I know the police report is only good for 6 months, so we will wait a little longer to get that one, but do the Birth Certificate and Marriage Certificate have to be within a certain time frame? Thank you!

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What I liked about filing online was that it warns you before moving on to answer all questions and add evidence, etc. In addition, you get the receipt as soon as you submit your application. You can also continue adding unsolicited evidence because you have an online account immediately. If you are living overseas it makes it that much easier also.

I agree... I am approaching my one year of filing for my husband. We are overseas so it is taking longer, but this is downright ridiculous. And they just changed it to 16- month wait times.

Americans waste people's time too. Ask me why I didn't get married until I was 45. I never planned to marry internationally. It just happened. I was only supposed to be here for 2 years, and then it happened. I wouldn't put all my energy into finding someone internationally if you can't wait for the process to unfold.

This yes..... my student's parents do this, they plan for all of their babies to be born in the States. Several of my colleagues have dual citizenship because of this. Completely taking advantage.

Please research before posting nonsense like this.

I am with you on this. My school is being generous with giving me more time to tell them whether or not I am leaving at the end of this school year. (I work at an international school in my husband's country). We want to at least wait until the I130 is approved before I leave. The 2nd half of the journey should be quick enough to leave by the summer, but not if more time is added to the I130. This seems incredibly unfair- my husband has no record, no overstays on his visitor visa and we do not forsee any problems getting his approval. Bottom line, USC spouses are supposed to take priority over all other cases. This whole process should take a matter of months- not years.

Fantastic news that everything is working out!