Question on delaying the timeline.

[Aradieus 5]

Good morning/evening, I'm seeking on advice on how to reach our goal and thank you again to everyone who answered my other concerns.

 

Alright, so here it is in a nutshell. I would like to take my wife and son to the US in 2028, after our son has graduated high-school. From my understanding, you can delay the NVC stage up to one year and then delay the interview up one up one year, which if we apply next month would possibly put us somewhere around January/February 2028.

 

Now, I know nothing is guaranteed in this life, but we have solid evidence for every step of the way. 

 

What would be best way to go forward here? Also, I read their entry visas are only good for six months? If that is the case and we can hit January/February 2028, that would absolutely be a good spot to be in.

 

Thank you in advance for any commenting and suggestions. 

[appleblossom 3,453]

3 hours ago, Aradieus said:

Good morning/evening, I'm seeking on advice on how to reach our goal and thank you again to everyone who answered my other concerns.

 

Alright, so here it is in a nutshell. I would like to take my wife and son to the US in 2028, after our son has graduated high-school. From my understanding, you can delay the NVC stage up to one year and then delay the interview up one up one year, which if we apply next month would possibly put us somewhere around January/February 2028.

 

Now, I know nothing is guaranteed in this life, but we have solid evidence for every step of the way. 

 

What would be best way to go forward here? Also, I read their entry visas are only good for six months? If that is the case and we can hit January/February 2028, that would absolutely be a good spot to be in.

 

Thank you in advance for any commenting and suggestions. 

You can delay the NVC stage indefinitely, you just need to take action at least once a year (contacting them, or just logging in). 
 

The visas will be valid for 6 months from the date of the medical, but they could always enter the US then return to wrap things up. Or even apply for a re-entry permit if more time is needed. 
 

But which country will they interview in? Some are super quick (maybe 3 months from DQ to interview), others are 18 months-2 years plus. And those times may slip with consular staff being reduced. I assume the Philippines from your profile which can take a while. 
 

I-130 processing times are lengthening all the time at the moment too. 
 

So if you're aiming for early 2028 personally I’d be applying asap and then figure things out nearer the time once you now what timescales are like further down the line. 

 

Good luck. 

Edited 23 hours ago by appleblossom

[Aradieus 5]

49 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

You can delay the NVC stage indefinitely, you just need to take action at least once a year (contacting them, or just logging in). 
 

The visas will be valid for 6 months from the date of the medical, but they could always enter the US then return to wrap things up. Or even apply for a re-entry permit if more time is needed. 
 

But which country will they interview in? Some are super quick (maybe 3 months from DQ to interview), others are 18 months-2 years plus. And those times may slip with consular staff being reduced. I assume the Philippines from your profile which can take a while. 
 

I-130 processing times are lengthening all the time at the moment too. 
 

So if you're aiming for early 2028 personally I’d be applying asap and then figure things out nearer the time once you now what timescales are like further down the line. 

 

Good luck. 

Unfortunately, it will be in the Philippines at the Manila consulate and I heard some horror stories coming out of there.

[appleblossom 3,453]

6 minutes ago, Aradieus said:

Unfortunately, it will be in the Philippines at the Manila consulate and I heard some horror stories coming out of there.

I don’t think it’s too bad at the moment (other consulates are 2+ years for interview). But I’d definitely get cracking asap in case timelines lengthen. 
 

Good luck. 

[Aradieus 5]

32 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

I don’t think it’s too bad at the moment (other consulates are 2+ years for interview). But I’d definitely get cracking asap in case timelines lengthen. 
 

Good luck. 

We're ready to file the I-130. We're just waiting on an updated version of our current lease. Apparently the owner never had me on it for whatever reason, but that should be taken care of shortly.

 

Plan right now is to file the first week of April, hopefully get to the NVC stage and then delay it a year, so we can hit our 2028 mark.

[appleblossom 3,453]

2 hours ago, Aradieus said:

We're ready to file the I-130. We're just waiting on an updated version of our current lease. Apparently the owner never had me on it for whatever reason, but that should be taken care of shortly.

 

Plan right now is to file the first week of April, hopefully get to the NVC stage and then delay it a year, so we can hit our 2028 mark.

Sounds like a plan. If you file in April you’ll hopefully get approval end of 2026, so can see what NVC timescales and interview waits are like then. 
 

Best of luck.