just get an esta and get him to visit for 90 days or less while you wait?

how come he’s getting denied? if the i130 hasn’t been approved yet it shouldn’t be flagging his passport? :/

@Amanda Paddy It's a big mistake to let him apply for a visitor visa... HE WILL NEVER BE GRANTED FOR ONE. The reason is because he already have a case pending. It's a waste of time and money. You should have let him come here first with a visitor visa and then apply for Adjustment of Status while he is in the States but since he is abroad, he has to go through the NVC.

@Jacob N It is a waste of time and money.

@Jacob N I don’t know exact names of visas😅 yes he’s applied for esta

@BAYANO PARKER he came to the US for his first and only time a couple years ago on an esta, which is when we met. The time was up on visit visa to go back to Ireland, so he did and hasn’t been allowed back since. Trust me I know there’s so many things I wish I knew know back then and would have done differently. Immigration, visas all that is ALL new to me.

I understand your pain, sort of. My husband lives in Canada and hasn’t been able to come visit since he left in May 2022. Fortunately traveling up there isn’t too difficult so I’ve seen him often the last two years. I definitely wish I knew more about adjustment of statuses and such before starting. Almost two years in and we’re still waiting.

what is your priority date

Same exact situation with my wife. We also applied in April, and the wait has been excruciating! Hopefully we’ll all be receiving good news soon

I’m in Nigeria 🇳🇬 while my husband is a US citizen I can say for a fact it’s not easy , if possible let him visit. my husband comes to Nigeria twice a year and it’s really amazing so while we are still waiting he always visits. my advice if you can afford to visit your spouse while you wait please do🥰

@BAYANO PARKER the passport doesn’t get flagged until it goes to NVC, I literally just renewed my passport and esta and it was approved even though our i130 is pending.

The ESTA should work. My wife has also been able to come a few times already while her I-130 pending, no questions asked at entry luckily. Its not as much as a proper visitor visa, but does help 🥺 wish you luck

@Jacob N my husband was here for his first and only time in 2022 on an esta. he stayed for 80 days went back for his 90 days were up. he got another esta months later and they denied him at the airport for suspicion of working. he wasn’t, but the officer just kept saying “not today, try at the embassy” so he is flagged because of a text that said “everything is cheaper here” to his friend talking about the food at a restaraunt. nothing about working.

@Jose Castillo lots of questions were asked when he got to the Dublin airport with his esta. he was denied that day because of a text he sent to his friend, the officer said he was suspicious he had been working when he was here for the 80 days earlier that year. the text said “everything is cheaper here” nothing about working, he was talking about the food was priced way less than in Ireland. so after that he had to apply through the embassy for a visitor visa, which he has 6 times. denied everytime. it’s crazy.

we are in similar situations, my petition was in Texas and I am an Irish citizen however I have been able to visit my partner in the US. I received interview date today for Dublin

@Nadine M hi. what is your PD?

@Nadine M how long did you wait for the interview schedule?

@alyssa r DQ in November and interview was 7th of March. Got my passport back today

@Nadine M we’re you able to get a medical appointment before your interview?

@Nina Barry yes originally no but I kept ringing for a cancellation done in the Friday before my Interview which was Thursday and the results were back got my pass back last week :)