Thankfully, USCIS has gotton the wait times down to a matter of a mere 3 months or so...
Jennabet, as we have seen again recently, the consulates want proof upon proof upon proof in cases of "No Records Found". Not much that can be done about it other than to play along.
For National Archives orders, start here https://eservices.archives.gov/orderonl ... chives.gov and click Order Reproductions, then Immigration & Naturalization Records. There is no charge unless they find a record and only a very reasonable charge if they do ($7.50 for non-certified, $22.50 for certified copies).
