You can’t send it until you’ve passed 90 days. But if you reach that point without the status changing then it’s here - https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/ndc Photo appointment was about 4 weeks, card was then in production the next day so maybe 6 weeks overall.
Just checking, but you are aware that your endorsed visa acts as your green card for the first year? So there’s no urgency for the physical card?
That’s great, but it’s the VJ timeline that is more useful, if you can fill that in (on your profile). Then it helps everybody on the forum, not just those who are aware of the sheet. Thanks!
OK, you asked about the process, which will vary depending on category, so there is no ‘typical path’.
In an ideal world you’d go for another visa i.e. L. But yes, it’s possible, as long as the intent isn’t there when you enter on the NIV.
It would depend on the EB category - you’d need to find out from your employer (or more likely, their immigration lawyers) which category they intend to petition you for.
Yes, about that. https://ca.usembassy.gov/immigrant-visa-process/
Please also complete your timeline. It really is important that we all do so, there aren’t many of us EB applicants around so the more data we have the better. It helps everybody if we can all contribute, thanks.
There probably aren’t many as the PD didn’t move. Should be more next month when it jumps forward again.
Please fill in your timeline to help others, thanks.
You do normally need to provide proof of of residence - "If your petition is being processed at the National Visa Center (NVC), contact the NVC to request the transfer. NVC will transfer cases to another IV processing post if parties provide a written request along with the address in the requested country and the proof of eligibility (citizenship/legal residency in the requested country or other documentation). This can be provided at https://nvc.state.gov/inquiry. In limited circumstances, NVC may need to contact you for additional eligibility requirements."
So you can ask but I wouldn’t get your hopes up.
At the moment, yes, because your PD is current for filing in F1 category.
But when will your parent become a USC, how far along the process are they? All you can do is keep an eye on the VB and see which category is a better option when they naturalize.
But if she was a green card holder she could work and contribute financially! So it would soon pay for itself.
He needs somebody to have a tough conversation with him and point out that his wife is at risk of being deported, and that it will cost him far more in the long run to fight that. Plus fees go up all the time, if he’d applied even a year ago it would have been much cheaper, now he’s got to pay more.