Mike E

Are you in the U.S. today, at this moment?

lol, well employers of Indians file new I-140s each day, even though everyone knows it will be over 150 years Based on what has been posted to this topic so far, it is looking like waiting in Germany.

In general that is true. This can easily add up to 100s of thousands of pages. I would have at most one message session or one email per quarter for the past 10 years. So no more than 40 such artifacts. To the extent possible, multiple artifacts per page. When started with visajourney in 2017, the dominant school of thought was to front load. Sending thousands of pages will not help. Documenting each meeting should not require that many pages. Your I-129F case materials will be seen by the embassy.

Relevant, from June 2023: https://immigration.net/2023/06/15/the-coming-apocalypse-for-employment-based-immigrantswhat-the-current-backlog-in-perm-labor-certifications-dol-prevailing-wage-requests-and-pending-and-approved-i-140s-means-for-future-visa-b/ The math gets us to the hard truth, there are will shortly be an additional 710,257 pending EB-2 and EB-3 immigrant visa applicants waiting for visa availability (not including any EB-2 NIW direct filings. Added to the current number that means we have over 1,800,000 million people in our EB-2 and EB-3 employment categories, many of whom are already working in the US, whose US employers have proved they are not taking jobs from US Citizens, or are persons whose immigration is in the National Interest. Even if we lifted the per country limit, the wait translates to a 20 year wait for everyone filing a prevailing wage today, with tens of thousands more being added each year.

You and your kids each need a separate I-130. So start over, and work on your I-130 first. Note the your husband has to be the one to press the submit button.

To increase the odds that you are not on U.S. territory when I-407 is processed, consider sending it USPS registered mail. It is slow by design. It also ensures the form and GC gets there.

Is this I-130 for your wife?

Congrats. Did you sign I-407 at the port of entry?

K-1s have a right to an SSN 2 working days after arrival, print her electronic I-94, and bring it, her passport, and her to the nearest SSA office an apply. I guess 90 percent of the time she will get an SSN in 2 weeks. My K-1 wife and I are former Cali residents and went through this. With her SSN, marriage certificate, mail from SSA, and your proof of Cali residency, she is eligible for REAL ID if she applies with 60 or more days on her I-94. Otherwise she can get an AB-60 drivers license. Drivers licenses are no longer a 6 month death march in Cali. Road tests are easier to schedule and the actual road test is simpler (no parallel parking for example) If you get power from PGE they will add her to your account if she has an SSN. To jump start her credit score: * You should add her as an authorized user to one lf your credit cards. * She should apply for a Macy’s credit card These will make the PGE process easier.

I think it will probably be issued in 10 business days. Given the history of the beneficiary as I understand it, it is hard to imagine an extended Administrative Processing at this point. Start browsing for flights to the U.S., but pay nothing until the passport with the visa is in hand and the visa is correct. Start planning her first 30 days in the U.S.: * SSN application * U.S. mobile phone number * Marriage license * Marry * Marriage certificate * SS card in hand * joint bank account * state ID * add her to a bill on a utility * file the I-485 package

Allow 10 business days.

no no They would not turn her away because she stopped over in Malaysia Denial of entry to IR-1s is rare. I am not seeing any reason in what you have described for entry to be denied.

That will not get you an earlier interview date unless perhaps your physician has scheduled an induction on the day of or shortly before the interview date, or other procedures essential to a successful delivery. You can request a later date now if you want. I would keep the existing date, and if medically unable to attend the interview, request a later date. If the child is born before you enter the U.S., there are simplified procedures for bringing the child with you to the U.S. That is, unless the child is born a U.S. citizen due to the other parent having having sufficient physical presence in the U.S. Then it can degrade into a mess depending on the attitude of the citizenship services office at the consulate and how busy they are dealing with adult U.S. citizens in various types of trouble.

Yes. Give the attorney the N-400 case number and your N-400 application and evidence, and she will take it from there.

That is unusual.

Without a reason, no. Will you share your reason? If so, I might be able to guide you to a (possibly better) solution.

You need to follow the instructions on the RFE

Tough for that ISO then. Too many I-129Fs / K-1s die because of lack of evidence of bonafide relationship. Absolutely. I documented every meeting whether before the 2 year statutory period or not.

Can’t give you an Indonesian perspective. I would and did document each in person meeting with: * flight ticket * hotel reservation * photos

She should file I-130 now and notify USCIS or NVC when she becomes a citizen Your in person meetings are good evidence

This is your interview

So why do you need an expedite?

An absence of 157 days. Still not seeing the issue for N-400. You have my sympathy abd that does not solve your problem: You have been given options. I’ve contributed all I can, and I don’t wish to argue or bicker, so I won’t post more in this thread.

You always start here: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Canada.html And I think you will be OK: Due to the difficulty in obtaining adoption records, U.S. diplomatic posts in Canada usually do not require adopted applicants to obtain their adoption records for visa purposes unless the adoption record is essential to demonstrating the relationship through which a benefit is claimed. However, U.S. posts reserve the right to request them if the circumstances of the case require it. Applicants who need to obtain pre-adoption birth records and adoption orders should use the contacts listed below.

If you do not have originals of these documents hope for the best, but expect the worst: RFE. Bring a photocopy and original. Leave the photocopy with the CO, and keep the original. Rarely the CO will want to hold the original for a deeper look, and if so, it will be returned. Of course the original passport of the beneficiary will likely be kept by the CO until a visa is added to it.