PASSPORT RETURNED AFTER SENT AS REQUESTED DURING INTERVIEW WITH NO INSTRUCTIONS. STUCK IN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING FOR 5 MONTHS NO OTHER INSTRUCTIONS FROM MONTREAL. HELP PLEASE

[Boiler 45,852]

You can still use but if it is Pakistan too early, well in my view.

 

Canada maybe not.

[FaithinChrist 2]

55 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

 

I don't think that would be money well spent personally. A lawyer can't speed AP up anyway, it takes as long as it takes. So OP would basically be paying somebody to be told the same thing as they've already been told anyway. 

 

@FaithinChrist, is your husband's country of birth Pakistan? An EB1 application with no lawyer is very unusual, did you have one for the initial petition?

His birth country is Nigeria 

55 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

 

I don't think that would be money well spent personally. A lawyer can't speed AP up anyway, it takes as long as it takes. So OP would basically be paying somebody to be told the same thing as they've already been told anyway. 

 

@FaithinChrist, is your husband's country of birth Pakistan? An EB1 application with no lawyer is very unusual, did you have one for the initial petition?

His birth country is Nigeria 

[FaithinChrist 2]

6 minutes ago, Boiler said:

You can still use but if it is Pakistan too early, well in my view.

 

Canada maybe not.

I don't understand 

[Boiler 45,852]

5 minutes ago, FaithinChrist said:

I don't understand 

Where were you born?

 

[appleblossom 2,881]

21 minutes ago, FaithinChrist said:

His birth country is Nigeria 

 

OK. I don't understand why a police cert from Nigeria wasn't required then. 

[FaithinChrist 2]

On 11/29/2024 at 2:03 PM, Boiler said:

Where were you born?

 

I was born in Nigeria but left when I was five years. It's not required for me they said

On 11/29/2024 at 2:18 PM, appleblossom said:

 

OK. I don't understand why a police cert from Nigeria wasn't required then. 

Because he's just a dependent 

[FaithinChrist 2]

On 11/29/2024 at 2:18 PM, appleblossom said:

 

OK. I don't understand why a police cert from Nigeria wasn't required then. 

Update: they requested for tax returns and I just sent it to them

[appleblossom 2,881]

12 minutes ago, FaithinChrist said:

Because he's just a dependent 

That makes no difference, he’s applying for his own immigrant visa so still needed to supply all police certs as per the document checklist. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/MTL-Montreal.html#pre_interview_checklist
 

The only reason a Nigerian one wouldn’t be needed is if he left Nigeria before he reached 6 months of age. So if he should have supplied one then personally I’d be getting it in preparation (yours too) as at some point somebody may ask for them and you don’t want to add to the wait. Did you not provide them for NVC? I’m amazed nobody noticed them missing then and you were DQ’ed without them. 

Edited December 18, 2024 by appleblossom

[FaithinChrist 2]

3 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

That makes no difference, he’s applying for his own immigrant visa so still needed to supply all police certs as per the document checklist. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/MTL-Montreal.html#pre_interview_checklist
 

The only reason a Nigerian one wouldn’t be needed is if he left Nigeria before he reached 6 months of age. So if he should have supplied one then personally I’d be getting it in preparation (yours too) as at some point somebody may ask for them and you don’t want to add to the wait. Did you not provide them for NVC? I’m amazed nobody noticed them missing then and you were DQ’ed without them. 

Yeah I don't know what happened.  But they didnt ask for it and we went for the interview everything went smooth. They just asked for tax returns last week. I don't think they will ask for it because it's past that I think. But I'll get it ready in the meantime 

[appleblossom 2,881]

7 minutes ago, FaithinChrist said:

Yeah I don't know what happened.  But they didnt ask for it and we went for the interview everything went smooth. They just asked for tax returns last week. I don't think they will ask for it because it's past that I think. But I'll get it ready in the meantime 

I would do. At some point somebody should realise you never submitted the police certs that you should have done. 
 

Tax returns is a very odd request for an EB1. Have you ever worked in the US? 
 

 

Edited December 18, 2024 by appleblossom

[FaithinChrist 2]

1 minute ago, appleblossom said:

I would do. At some point somebody should realise you never submitted the police certs that you should have done. 
 

Tax returns is very odd for an EB1A. Have you ever worked in the US? 
 

 

No i have never worked in the USA. Yes thought tax returns for EB1A is definitely odd. But online it shows they do require tax returns 

Just now, FaithinChrist said:

No i have never worked in the USA. Yes thought tax returns for EB1A is definitely odd. But online it shows they do require tax returns 

They asked for my tax returns,  husband tax returns and company 

[appleblossom 2,881]

Just now, FaithinChrist said:

No i have never worked in the USA. Yes thought tax returns for EB1A is definitely odd. But online it shows they do require tax returns 

They asked for my tax returns,  husband tax returns and company 

Where does it show they require tax returns for EB1A? I certainly didn’t provide them!

 

Sounds like they doubt your employment history, or possibly your high earnings if that was one of the criteria you used to qualify for the visa? But hopefully now they have them they can easily check that. 

[FaithinChrist 2]

2 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

Where does it show they require tax returns for EB1A? I certainly didn’t provide them!

 

Sounds like they doubt your employment history, or possibly your high earnings if that was one of the criteria you used to qualify for the visa? But hopefully now they have them they can easily check that. 

I applied in 2020, approved in 2021, had my son in October 2021 went on Matt leave in 2022, returned back in 2024 January.  So my income isn't ad high as it normally would. I attached my sons birth certificate and my maternity leave letter from the company. I will see how it goes 

[appleblossom 2,881]

Just now, FaithinChrist said:

I applied in 2020, approved in 2021, had my son in October 2021 went on Matt leave in 2022, returned back in 2024 January.  So my income isn't ad high as it normally would. I attached my sons birth certificate and my maternity leave letter from the company. I will see how it goes 

As long as that wasn’t one of the criteria you used to apply that won’t be an issue though. It’s only if that was one of your three qualifying criteria that it would be a problem. 
 

So they’re presumably just doing deeper background checks. 

[FaithinChrist 2]

1 minute ago, FaithinChrist said:

I applied in 2020, approved in 2021, had my son in October 2021 went on Matt leave in 2022, returned back in 2024 January.  So my income isn't ad high as it normally would. I attached my sons birth certificate and my maternity leave letter from the company. I will see how it goes 

When i applied company submitted tax returns which is normal and on their website. Plus I had to add my son when I went for interview so they know I just had a son in the two years waiting time