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There will be a certain number of interview slots awarded for people who DQ'd on a certain date. Typically, the Priority Dates are then used for prioritizing the order of the interviews for the specified DQ date. Does it make that big of a difference? Probably not. It's likely the difference between an 8am interview and an 11am interview.

Is there any reason you and she cannot meet in another country somewhere? Utah wedding then you go visit her to legitimize the marriage? You can get married in Malaysia, but there is admittedly a lot of work to be done to prepare to marry in Malaysia.

It was your case I was thinking of! Thank you for chiming in! What post office did you do your passports at, if you don't mind me asking? We're booked at The Woodlands Pinecroft USPS. Did they send just the photocopies of your documents? I have 2 kids, 1 naturalization certificate, so I'm a bit worried!

Work harder to push to enter 1 day after that 2 year anniversary...it will REALLY simplify your life and save you guys some time and money. 4mo after this long - a blip in time!

You can get a good number of proper "British" things if you bump across the northern border. When I had to leave for the 18mo while my visa process was playing out, DH, a Brit, was delighted to find things like proper chocolate and reasonable dairy. He delighted in making sausage rolls while we were there, too. Unfortunately, he never did manage to perfect the Yorkshire pudding at altitude with a wonky oven that didn't seem to heat evenly. In the US, he's ordered from https://jollyposhfoods.com/ to get some proper sausages. Me, being Canadian - my kids just came back from visiting their dad and brought back their favourite granola bars and brought me some Moritz Icy Squares. I've commandeered a cookbook from an expat Canadian who wrote all of her recipes for expats, sourcing available local ingredients to mimic a taste of home. I will say that Nanaimo squares require Bird's custard and not vanilla pudding, irrespective of what any recipe says!

I know there was a thread about this before but I can't find it. I naturalized earlier this year. I got my US passport, no big deal. But, now I want to get my kids' passports and I see that the main passport office here only takes urgent or emergency passport applications. It's looking like I'm going to have to book through a post office. Unfortunately, my confidence with USPS staff is low. Are we going to have issues since I have a single naturalization certificate and 2 kids? Are USPS going to take their greencards and send them with the applications? I really don't want to have to pay to replace my naturalization certificate and greencards because of a screw up. Anyone care to share their experiences?

@Hawk Riders as per the instructions at the top of the spreadsheet.

To everyone here - if you've previously requested to be added to the tracking spreadsheet, make sure you tag and have the information updated. We had amazing statistics back in 2018, but as time has gone on, they've become less and less, so less and less helpful to people going through the process. It would be great to see a revitalization of the information!

Unfortunately, there is a reason the instructions from the DoS stay do not book any travel or make any moving plans until your passport with issued visa is in hand. Ontarkie has posted the thread for the extended AP people.

That's for I-130 approval. You still have to go through DOS for the DS-260 approval after that, plus medical and interview. 18-24mo is pretty accurate, start to finish, and will be dependent on the beneficiary's Consulate workload.

If you have imminent, required travel, you need your naturalization certificate in hand before you can call DOS and request an urgent passport service. The travel has to be in less than 3-5 weeks. You need to have proof of international travel - itinerary and confirmation number with the airline, hotel accommodation, etc. Be prepared - you could have to travel to somewhere in the US to attend the appointment and stay a day or 2 until you can pick the passport up after printing. There are no guarantees the appointment will be local. Expedited passports are taking 3-5 weeks these days, regular passports about 10 weeks. Requesting urgent service shouldn't be done unless you actually have confirmed travel plans that must be attended to. Just wanting a passport for the sake of having it in hand doesn't qualify. I had urgent travel for work which allowed me to obtain and urgent passport, but it wasted essentially 2 days of my life sitting in the passport offices. We planned my kids' travel so I will be applying for their passports now that they are finished travel for the year. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/get-fast.html

Until the immigrant puts in 40 quarters of work or until they become a citizen. So, last I checked 40 quarters is typically 10 years.

My question is do you fully understand the financial commitment of the joint sponsor? I suspect anyone who understands isn't going to simply accept a fee to take on financial responsibility for an immigrant for 10 years.

It will make little difference when the petition is within the published processing times.

Anything is possible with CBP. Show up, if they want to deny you, then politely request that you be allowed to withdraw your request for entry into the US and go home. Go to FL, get married rather than just visit with FIL, go back to Canada and apply for CR1. The process is similar in timeline. The difference is you'll enter the US with a GC in hand, ready and able to work and travel. K1 makes less sense.