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ESTA Visa Waiver Programme and U.S. Visitor Visa - ESTA Online Center (esta-center.com) "You will need a visa, instead of ESTA, if you plan any paid labor or employment in the U.S. even if staying no longer than 90 days."

If you leave the US prior to obtaining an approved I-131, you will abandon the I-485. I guess you can wait and start the spousal visa process from Germany when you prepare to relocate back to the US. @Chancy, your thoughts?

I-485s cannot be transferred overseas.

You should contact the new consulate and NVC after NVC receives the case (you need the DOS case number) to request a change.

Did he submit an I-824 to do that? Seems to me that complicates matters. In addition, you will lose the I-485 fees you have already paid.

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It costs nothing to ask the consulate if the first I-130 can be withdrawn, then resubmitted locally.

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The consulate is not authorized to accept you case if an I-130 has already been submitted. You can, however, request an expedite at USCIS. Chapter 3 - Filing | USCIS "In addition, USCIS does not authorize DOS to accept a local filing abroad if the petitioner has already filed a Form I-130 domestically for the same beneficiary. If exigent circumstances exist, the petitioner should request expedited processing for an electronic or domestically-filed petition. Local consular or USCIS staff should inform the petitioner of the process to request expedited adjudication.[7]"

You cannot submit an I-290B to appeal a decision by a CO at a foreign consulate. I think you have to start again. Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion (uscis.gov) Who May Not File Form I-290B? 1. If you are the beneficiary of a petition or an attorney or accredited representative of the beneficiary, you MAY NOT file an appeal or motion unless otherwise instructed by USCIS and as specifically permitted by law. Only an applicant or petitioner may file an appeal or motion. Similarly, an attorney or accredited representative MAY NOT file an appeal or motion on the behalf of a beneficiary. 2. Do not use this form to file an appeal with the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). The BIA has jurisdiction over appeals of Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, and Form I-360, Self-Petition for a Widow(er) of a U.S. Citizen. You may file an appeal with the BIA using Form EOIR-29, which is available at the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov/eoir-29 and at the Department of Justice website at www.justice.gov/eoir/list-downloadable-eoirforms. 3. Do not use this form to appeal the denial of a U.S. visa application by an overseas Department of State consular officer (for example, Forms DS-156, DS-156E, DS-156K, DS-117, DS-157, DS-230, or DS-260). For information about U.S. visa application denials, visit the Department of State website at http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/ general/denials.html. 4. Do not use this form for appeals of Special Agricultural Worker or Legalization applications. You must file these appeals on Form I-694, Notice of Appeal of Decision Under Sections 245A or 210 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Form I-694 is available at www.uscis.gov/i-694

It works like this: 1. Case is DQ'd by NVC. 2. Case then enters NVC queue for your consulate and waits at NVC. 3. Consulate informs NVC of available interview date for upcoming month. 4. NVC schedules interview when case reaches the front of the queue for that consulate. 5. NVC notifies person of interview date via email. 6. NVC then sends case to consulate. After the interview is scheduled, it can take several days to several weeks for the consulate to receive the case.

The email means your interview will be scheduled once your case reaches the front of the queue for your consulate at NVC.

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It won't be fast...even for a parent to petition her. First step is to file an I-130, then wait years until a visa number is available. Here is the September 2023 Visa Bulletin. A sibling petition to visa would talk 15+ years. Adjustment of Status after being petitioned by either a parent or sibling would be unlikely.

The US citizen should join us here for this discussion.

I am no expert in that area, but I don't think reentry permit approvals are automatic. Each reentry permit authorizes a 2 year stay outside the US....IF approved. I see no risk-free option to complete your 6 year education and maintain LPR status. Good luck. I wish you well.

Repeated 6 month periods outside the US will, very likely, draw unwanted attention. I think @OldUser eloquently laid out the options. Your plan for a 6 year education outside the US just isn't consistent with easily maintaining LPR status. Note that your plan would also require a long period before you could file for US citizenship.

Dems sound like repubs when faced with the real consequences of their thoughtless liberal policies.

Congratulations! This is great news. Being free from USCIS is great!!!

Congratulations!!!!

The officer asked for them to check if the addresses were the same for both of us.

We had a combo interview in December 2022. The officer wanted to see a paper trail of addresses and new evidence of marriage since initially submitting the I-751 package. He specifically wanted to see drivers licenses, etc to show us at same address. He also wanted to see both names on leases. It was a piece of cake. Good luck.

Sadly, there are no real short cuts. However, submitting an I-129F as a K3 will sometimes speed up the I-130 approval.

Where are you right now? If you are outside the US, the I-485 does not apply to your case. In addition, a person cannot enter the US via a non-immigrant route with the intent to stay and adjust status. The exception is a fiance entering the US via a K-1.