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What type of visa, and who petitions?

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Joshua@Tinz Enthusiast

Joshua@Tinz   52

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I am the USC, wife is LPR, her daughter is 14. Wife has been in the USA for exactly a year now.

 

1) what type of visa do we need for her daughter?

2) who is the petitioner USC or the LPR?

3) If I petition I don't have really any photos of us together, will that even be required so strictly as the IR-1 visa?

 

*** we had to file her daughters BC with my petition for my wife, I am wondering if there is some sort of "follow to join" for her mother's immigration pending that I can just pick back up on, I doubt it. Never hurts to ask though.

 

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Since your wife came on an IR-1/CR-1 visa, there is no follow to join.

 

It would be best if you, the USC, files for your stepdaughter.  It would be an IR-2 case, USC petitioning for an unmarried child.  The entire process will take a year.

 

If your wife files as an LPR, it currently takes 2 years for a visa.  The wait can be longer.

 

The lack of pictures is not a problem.  You do not need to show any relationship other than a legal one with your marriage certificate and your stepdaughter's birth certificate.

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Philippines
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This is identical to your other thread. If there is something to add, then please do that in the existing thread. Thank you.

 

Follow to join has to be within 1 year, and doesn't exist for IR-based visas.

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Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

Spoiler

I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

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