Timelines and upcoming holidays

[JeanneAdil 6,491]

we all know immigration is slow but expect it to slow down even more this time of year

We will hit the long 4 day weekend for Thanksgiving,  then Christmas ,  then NY's day

US offices here plus Holiday closures in embassies tend to make this this slowest for all timelines

also ,  understand that many offices in the US tell employees that have not used this year's vacation time to "use it by end of year or loose it"

which doesn't help any of u waiting 

 

check your embassy for US and country specific holiday closures to give u a better idea of what u r facing/ they are posted in each embassy webpage

 

also we go into the new year and if it looks like your interview will happen after the tax date,   get those  2022 1040's filled out ASAP keeping copies of W2 any 1099,or 1099rR and  the 1040 fpr the interview as getting IRS transcripts gets harder when they have not yet processed your returns

 

Advice from one who waited long for all this to happen

the very best to u all in this Holiday season

[TBoneTX 45,266]

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[h02ejmajja 57]

On 11/13/2022 at 9:45 AM, JeanneAdil said:

understand that many offices in the US tell employees that have not used this year's vacation time to "use it by end of year or loose it"

which doesn't help any of u waiting 

 

 

Federal government / USCIS uses the fiscal year Oct 1 - Sept 30th calendar, not the regular Jan 1 - Dec 31 calendar year. 

[JeanneAdil 6,491]

On 11/19/2022 at 8:21 PM, h02ejmajja said:

Federal government / USCIS uses the fiscal year Oct 1 - Sept 30th calendar, not the regular Jan 1 - Dec 31 calendar year. 

yes but that doesn't change the Federal holidays

or holidays for the home country

 

Ramadan and when it and EiD are celebrated do  change

 

if u or anyone has a petition in waiting ,  it will be slowed down for the upcoming holidays reguardless of the fiscal year