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You can certainly request for an expedite, but set your expectations low that it will be approved for that reason. It won't harm your case even if the expedite request is denied.

Have you already paid the $220 immigrant fee to USCIS for the plastic green card production? Did you use a US address as mailing address? I also vote for "activating" your LPR status with a short trip to Guam with your USC spouse. As mentioned above, your CR1 visa with CBP entry stamp will serve as your temporary green card for 1 year from the date on the CBP stamp. Reminder that you must enter the US for the first time with your CR1 visa only with or after your USC spouse. You cannot legally enter before your spouse is physically present in the US. If you attempt to do so and USCIS finds out later, they could determine that your LPR status was illegally obtained due to failure to comply with the requirement for sponsor's US domicile -- https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/782407-usc-must-be-in-usa-at-the-time-of-entry-on-the-visa-why/?do=findComment&comment=10663657

She worked in Japan before for 6 months or more? If so, whether she interviews in the Philippines or in Japan, she will need police certificate from Japan and NBI clearance from the Philippines. Also PSA CENOMAR/CEMAR for the interview.

Proof of earnings or savings is NOT required for the I-130 petition. It will be required for the I-864 affidavit of support to be submitted at NVC stage, after the I-130 has been approved.

Many reports of approved DCF requests based on job relocation over at the DCF sub-forum, although I have not seen any from Chile -- https://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/82-direct-consular-filing-dcf-general-discussion/

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Again, there is nothing to do before the petition is approved. No need to worry about sponsors until after the petition is approved. If your niece has aged out, it won't matter in her case whether you have a joint sponsor or not.

Sorry about your mother being tagged for sputum testing (I was too). She only completed the first part of her medical. When her sputum test results are released and she completes her immunizations, that's the date that will be considered her medical completion date. Assuming her sputum test comes out negative (no active TB), she will have 3 months from the medical completion date to attend her interview, get her IR5 visa issued, and travel to the US.

No way to determine that now. You have to wait until the I-130 is approved before you can calculate whether your niece will still be eligible or not. The I-130 approval date is a critical part of the formula. No point worrying about it until then. Like I said, the only thing you can do is pray that the petition takes 10 years or more to get approved.

Even if the petitioner is a millionaire, if the beneficiary has aged out for the visa category, they will not be granted the visa. In any case, there really is nothing you can do about it, except maybe pray that the I-130 you filed does not get approved quickly. The longer it takes for the petition to be approved, the more protection your niece has under CSPA from aging out.

Did your mother complete her immunizations at SLEC? If so, then she has cleared the visa medical. The recommendation about her elevated blood pressure is just for the sake of her well-being. Not an issue for her visa process.

As mentioned above, what matters is the name listed on her Philippine passport at the time of the visa interview. If your wife wants to use her married name in the US immediately, have her get a new PH passport ASAP. Do NOT wait until after she arrives in the US. That's the situation I'm in now -- I couldn't get a new passport in my married name before my interview. So my IR1 visa, green card, and SSN card all came listing my maiden name. Now all my US state ID and bank accounts list my maiden name. It's too much hassle for me to go through the state court process for name change so I'll just wait until applying for naturalization to change my name.

Unless you were already over 21 before 19/08/2019, your case is still IR2 category. Did you attach a copy of your birth certificate and the I-797 notice to your public inquiry request? Also, did you specify that the request is to change your visa category to IR2, for which visa numbers are always available? If your next inquiry does not get a positive response, it might be time to seek help from your USC step-parent's congressperson.

*** Removed related thread. Please post your related questions in this thread to keep the discussion in one place. *** That's fine. Or instead of a letter, just add a note in the Additional Information section (part 11) of the I-864 form. Say that the sponsor was not required to file taxes for year 2020 & 2021 because they were not yet a US resident at the time. [EDIT] Note correction in red in quoted text.

*** Moved from IR1/CR1 Process & Procedures to NVC forum, where similar topics about CEAC system issues are discussed *** As long as you got the DQ email and inbox message, no need to worry about the individual status of the documents. Your case is already DQ, whether the documents are "submitted" or "accepted".

No need to re-do the entire I-129F process if the visa expires before travel. If the consulate agrees to re-issue, just need to re-do the medical and wait for the new visa with validity tied to the 2nd medical. The consulate may also require another MRV fee if the previous visa had expired. The key point here is that visa re-issuance is at the discretion of the consulate, usually based on the visa holder not being able to travel due to reasons beyond their control.

Yes -- good travel history to other countries like Canada would increase your chances of being approved for a B1/B2 visa. Unlikely that your home ownership will be considered. Even if it does come up, you won't have the chance to prove it. Supporting documents (like proof of real estate ownership) are very rarely looked at during the visa interview.

You and your husband may choose either the K2 visa or the CR2 visa process for the children. F2A visa is another option for when your husband gets his green card, but F2A will likely take many years longer than either K2 or CR2. For K2, you just need to fill out a DS-160 form, pay the MRV fee, book the medical exam and visa interview appointment. This must be done for each child, so DS-160 & MRV fee x 3. Note that there is a time limit for the K2 -- the whole process up to visa issuance must be completed within 1 year of the parent's K1 visa issuance date. After that, the children will no longer be eligible for K2 visas. After the children arrive in the US with their K2 visas, they will need to go through the AOS process, just like your husband. So I-485/I-765/I-131 & filing fees x 3 again. For CR2, there is no 1-year limit. You (the US citizen step-parent) may start the CR2 process anytime before the children turn 21 years old. Start by filing an I-130 petition for each child. Wait for petition approval, submit the NVC requirements, wait for visa interview schedule, complete the medical exam, and attend the interview. After the children arrive with their CR2 visas, no need to go through AOS. They immediately gain LPR status.

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Case priority date (PD) = I-129F filing/received date.

Nope. If you no longer reside in KSA, police certificate from there is not required for the visa interview.

Definitely possible to have a very short visa validity period, especially for those who went through sputum testing like I did. At my visa interview, the CO explicitly asked me to confirm that I will be able to travel before my visa expires. My visa was valid for only a month and a bit after it was issued.

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