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Straight from USCIS manual on DCF and exceptional circumstances: Short notice of position relocation – A U.S. citizen petitioner, living and working abroad, has received a job offer in or reassignment to the United States with little notice for the required start date. https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-6-part-b-chapter-3 You, as a USC petitioner, need to have a short notice of job relocation. Looks like you have to go the regular route

No, she can’t be a dependent on moms case

This is confusing. Who is the petitioner and who is the beneficiary?

Paging @Family I started typing a post and then saw all your edits adding important information such as U4U etc so that was typed in vain. Please present all facts from the first post so people can help you better.

First off, you should have filed I-130 and I-485 together. I-485 is the one that gives authorized stay in the US, so they’ve been out if status and subject to deportation. Where is the sister? In the US or out?

Are you parents in the US?

Good point

~~ Topic moved to Working & Traveling during US immigration ~~ To avoid any problems or questions from CBP, LPRs should not be out more than 180 days. Over 180 days but less than 1 year puts them at elevated risk of CBP questioning but probably will be okay going through. Why is there such rule? Because GC is for permanent residency in the US and being absent more than 180 days contradicts the permanent residency aspect.

~~ Topic moved from CR1/IR1 forum to General Immigration discussion ~~

Correction for above, a copy of I-130 NOA1. Never send originals to USCIS I don’t think it’s late

EAD can only be filed in certain circumstances and when you’re in the US. You can see the categories below, pending I-130 for a spouse of a U.S. citizen living abroad is not one of them https://www.jacksonwhitelaw.com/immigration-law/who-may-file-form-i-765/

No fee. Include I-130 NOA1

He can You do not have a basis for that

You can have the child go through K2 follow to join: Not sure if your spouse will have travel document to accompany the child to interview and then US, you might have to ask a relative or yourself accompany your step child and fly back to the US. Other option is for USC to petition a step child (I-130) or spouse can apply after becoming an LPR, those take much longer than follow to join.

~~ Topic moved to regional discussion: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus ~~ Choosing Ankara without researching was a poor choice. It’s a consulate with a large backlog and even longer one for non-residents such as your spouse. Not wanting to wait longer or getting to the US “as soon as possible” are not valid expedite reasons - that’s the wish of everyone going through the same process as you. Unless you have exceptional circumstances, and from what you described, you do not, your best bet is to research around for consulates with a smaller backlog and ask if they will accept your case for a transfer. A lot of beneficiary spouses are unemployed and relying on their US spouses for income, this is not something extraordinary. A lot of them are also from countries that have a much more unstable situation than Russia and have civil wars and unrest raging (Sudan, Haiti, Afghanistan, Iraq, the list goes on) but they wait just as everybody else. A lot of them do not have the privilege to live together, they’re separated for many years. I don’t see what is stopping you, the US petitioner, from waiting the process out in the US. This is my honest, objective and realistic feedback on your situation. As I mentioned, start looking for a more strategic consulate to transfer your case to.

I agree. I only suggested that since OP said if seeing a lawyer will help (which he won’t) and theoretically that’s the only thing that a lawyer could do.

After the petition is approved and sent to NVC, you would send an inquiry to NVC with proof of US citizenship to upgrade the status to CR1 or IR1 (depending on length of marriage at the time).

You cannot file anything or inquire NVC about the current status, you’re not the petitioner, your father is. He needs to get proactive if you want to immigrate to the US

As you know F2A category is no longer current on the visa bulletin. Apart from the consulate backlog, your priority date is not current. Right now cases filed in September 2020 are now becoming eligible to be invited to the interview. You’re looking at 4-6 years from filing to visa for F2A category. Also the link you provided is for IR1/CR1 which are spouses of US citizens, they do not have limitations such as above.

~~ Topic moved from General Immigration discussion where US Immigration questions are discussed to Off Topic ~~ Iran is represented diplomatically by the Interests Section of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the US located in the Embassy of Pakistan https://daftar.org

Yes. Why not

There is no sponsorship for tourist visas. They just qualify on their own merits

Read it carefully, if you will get a ban for misrepresentation, then no, you will not be able to visit the US.

What fits into that is you not disclosing it, they find out and you have a lifetime representation ban. Forget about ever setting foot in the US. Do you not think the DOS has contacts with the government of the country the consulate is in or has a way of running background checks there? It is definitely part of the process, it is a known fact they run a background check on you before issuing a visa. They will not let someone who will become a Permanent resident just waltz into the US without vetting them first. If you think the US consulate solely relies on your police certificate, you are mistaken. Google it

Then no impact