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@MalloryCat you guys may want to find a tax expert who can help with the German and US returns, at least for this year because it is complicated. @Gabriel5454 please fill out your timeline https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=398581

Please help the whole community out by filling out your timeline: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=482750

Bring an updated I-864 with the accompanying information (transcripts or 1099 etc) to the interview.

If you call, you just have to essentially ask Emma over and over and over to speak to an agent. You could try sending in inquiry through the MyUSCIS online portal, too.

The OP is in her third trimester. Changing doctors in the third trimester isn't ideal, in addition to US healthcare coverage challenges. On top of that, the OP has no immediate (husband) supports if something does happen and either she or the baby end up having an extended stay in the hospital. Additionally, the baby would need her Canadian certificate of citizenship to enter Canada as a Canadian and not a visitor since her dad and brother aren't even through the NVC stage and waiting for an interview. The CoC takes a long time, too. It makes more sense to have the baby in Canada and expedite the I-130.

Please fill out your timeline: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=483322 You said your husband and child's I-130's are approved, correct? So, the cases still have to go to NVC and you still have to do the DS-260 and the AOS, correct? You will give birth before the DS-260's are approved and interviews are issued. Montreal is SLOW. Your daughter will be born in Canada. Once she's born: - Get her birth certificate and passport ASAP. - File her I-130 ASAP. Once you have a case number, call USCIS and ask to speak to a Tier 2 agent. Request an expedite on her case and explain that your husband and son are already approved. Hopefully they will expedite. They often will. - Pause the applications for your husband and son at NVC until your daughter's case catches up, then proceed. You are going to have to prove domicile in the US, be it a lease agreement with your brother or you heading to NY before your hubs and getting a place. Montreal is sticky about it.

The Consulate in Montreal and the Consulate in Mumbai may operate differently. Montreal takes biometrics at the interview, not before. I'd suggest you search for a thread pertaining directly to the Mumbai consulate to get more accurate answers.

Excellent news! If you have any intention of gaining US citizenship in the future, start a spreadsheet with your travels in and out of the US. You need to include it in your application. It will lessen the PTSD of the process you've been through! Good luck with your move!

That sounds dodgy! Sorry you're stuck in this Groundhog Day nightmare!

That's crazy! I'd be so mad...revoke his Aus visa!

Not really. What was the gist of the email replies? Still in AP? Were you given an 221g or sent the DS-5535 and perhaps missed it?

I'd definitely send an inquiry at this point, just to make sure nothing was missed.

All petitions go through some degree of post interview administrative processing. If your name is common, if you have a lot of address changes, if you've been to Timbuktu and back, basically if the wind blew whatever way, that can impact AP. As I'm sure you've worked out, Montreal is a SLOOOOOW consulate. A week to 10 days is pretty standard for standard AP clearance. Also, don't panic if your CEAC status changes to "refused" before "issued". That's normal, too.

You may want to consult with a cross border accountant before activating your visa. The proceeds from the sale may be subject to taxes if you're a PR of the US. I've done work visas through the air port and our greencards through land. Neither were more difficult than the other.

Would she courier it to you, even just temporarily, so the original is on hand? They are usually pretty sticky about originals, annoyingly.

For the timeline, next to your display name on this thread, it says "timeline" and click. A second tab will open. Number 2 likely applies. Click on the link in the #2 instruction and create. It's bizarre that your child's interview hasn't been scheduled. I had 2 minors linked and actually, I received notification for Kid2 before I received notification for mine and Kid1's interviews. Carter's funeral seems to have tossed some real wobblies into the scheduling. Seems whomever looks after scheduling is ill equipped to manage change. Let us know when you or your congressperson hear back from the Consulate. I'm curious now about what is going on!

Why is the I-94 expired? What entry status does the I-94 list?

Please fill out your timeline: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=481901 On an L1B, you can technically find your own lawyer and attempt to complete your own greencard petition. L1A is going to require your company to petition for you. Priority dates may be challenging. IMHO with what you've listed as your background and the fact that you've not worked as an executive level leader, you won't qualify for the EB1 greencard. EB2 is likely where you'd fall.

Thank you for clarifying. If you'd fill out your timeline, these questions wouldn't have had to have been asked. A number of people had interviews rescheduled for January due to President Carter's funeral. I wouldn't doubt something got messed up in the shuffle. Hopefully your Congressperson's e-mail gets answered in due time. Does your child have their own interview scheduled at all?

You will be automatically issued your SSN upon activation of your visa. It should arrive about 2 weeks after you activate and cross the border. If you don't receive it, head into a SSA office and they can check in the system as to whether or not a number has been assigned. You may require an appointment for your local SSA. When you arrive at the border, the CBP will confirm your address. If it hasn't shown up as updated to the new one, they will input the address then so your greencard goes to the correct place, especially if you've already paid the fee and the address listed was your old address. If not and you're paying the fee now, put your new address into the system. I'm happy to see so many of these cases are FINALLY being cleared. Definitely needed before the next administration takes office!

The expectation is you're moving to the US to be a permanent resident, not a part time resident. The re-entry permit is a good way to manage things. That said, keep in mind how decisions will be taxed in both countries since you'll be required to file in both the US and Canada. I highly recommend hiring a GOOD cross-border tax accountant to manage this and your Canadian exit taxes. As @appleblossom said, after 90 days, send an inquiry. We waited about 6 months before ours were sent. Your endorsed I-551 in your passport serves as a temporary greencard for up to a year, so at least you have that!

@siamnet74 please fill out your timeline: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=482347 What visa category are your partner and stepchild? If in the CR/IR category, the child does not qualify as a derivative beneficiary and will require their own approved I-130 and DS-260 before an interview can be scheduled for said child. If this hasn't been completed, I would wait to schedule your spouses' interview, file and call USCIS, request to speak to a Tier 2 agent and ask for an expedite. Same goes after the I-130 is approved when it goes to DoS.

If you've sent an email to the montreal-iv-dv email address, they will eventually get back to you, but it's usually like 6-8 weeks later. Montreal is a SLOW consulate, as @Vicnic mentioned previously. I'd also consider getting your US representative involved. A year is not acceptable for a family reunification visa.

Ugh! I wouldn't want to reschedule, anyway, as much of a nightmare as it is. Too much uncertainty! Good luck!