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working between getting married on the K1 and receiving EAD (split topic)
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Original Documents
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Original Documents
appleblossom replied to Divinepath's topic in Bringing Family Members of US Citizens to America
Depends what you mean by all documents. When is your interview? Your checklist will tell you what needs to be originals and what can be copies. You can also find the info on the website. Make sure you check the country specific guidelines too. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-10-prepare-for-the-interview.html -
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Seeking a Green Card
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Do I need my Employer to shift my payroll to US before I land on immigrant visa
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Do I need my Employer to shift my payroll to US before I land on immigrant visa
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Ditto!
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Processing time for unmarried child
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Processing time for unmarried child
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Processing time for unmarried child
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Do I need my Employer to shift my payroll to US before I land on immigrant visa
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It was 7 years a while back, but processing times are only getting longer unfortunately. As @Dashinka said, currently the Visa Bulletin date for the F1 category is March 2016, so 8 years ahead of your Priority Date. But if you go back in time and look (for example) at March 2020, you’ll see that the date then was October 2013, so it’s only moved forward 2.5 years in the past 5 years. So I’d assume at least 10 years, possibly much more though, but just keep an eye on it and check to see how it’s moving every so often. And if your son/daughter wants to move sooner, then it might be worth them exploring other visa routes i.e. getting a good degree and a masters, some specialist work experience, then employment based visas maybe? Best of luck.
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You’re welcome - but please do fill in your timeline in reciprocity. And yes, that’s fine, although there’s no way it should take that long! You should be able to start work pretty much immediately if you wish to.
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No need, you’re going on the basis of a job offer, not the basis of a job that you’re already doing in the US. You don’t need your GC to start work for the US employer though, you can start immediately using your endorsed visa. And please ‘pay it forward’ and fill in your timeline!! Good luck.
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The processing time for the I-130 isn’t really relevant as there won't be a visa available for a long time anyway, so that’s why USCIS don’t rush to approve I-130’s for family members that aren’t immediate relatives. Most people want the I-130’s to take as long as possible as well, so that any dependent children stand the most chance of being included by the time the applicant becomes eligible for a visa. Processing time for F1 and F2B is pretty similar, slightly longer for F1 at the moment but it fluctuates. You’ve probably got another 10-15 years or so to go as a very rough guide but just keep an eye on the Visa Bulletin to see how it’s moving. And bear in mind that if your child marries between now and then, they’ll move to category F3 and increase their wait further. Good luck.
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@Sixt, did this lawyer tell you that you can’t adjust status? If this was a genuine lawyer that you spoke to then I’m confused by the advice you’ve been given thus far. It seems you have no option but to leave the US (asap - don’t overstay your B2 if you haven’t already), and apply via consular processing. Forget the I-485 and certainly forget the I-765 as it’s not valid, you have no grounds for it from what you’ve said.
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Montreal embassy EB-2 interview wait time-Part 2
appleblossom replied to Blueeyes1989's topic in Canada
PD - Priority Date. ROW - Rest of World (row 1 on the Visa Bulletin). The query was if you were EB-2 as per the thread title, but if you’re EB-1 then you’re current. And yes, it does appear but only the I-140 info. If you can add the NVC stuff in that would be great. Thanks! -
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appeal help
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EB2-NIW Waiting for Interview Letter in London 2023
appleblossom replied to OnPoint's topic in United Kingdom
I meant on your profile, to help the VJ community and also make it easier to help you with any questions you may have. See mine for an example (just click ‘Timeline’ by my name). If you can take a few minutes to fill that in that would be great, thx. -
EB2-NIW Waiting for Interview Letter in London 2023
appleblossom replied to OnPoint's topic in United Kingdom
Please fill in your timeline too! Thx. -
Because 9 months in a year isn’t using it ‘as legally intended’. That’s not normal tourism. Make sure she files her US tax return next year as mentioned above - risking annoying immigration is one thing but she really doesn’t want to get on the wrong side of the IRS!
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RFE - NIW
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It’s certainly not now. Current date for filing for ROW is August 2023 and it seems the OP has only just filed I-140, so isn’t likely to be eligible to file I-485 for at least another year.
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You didn’t share that on the previous thread, you never mentioned the B2. Do you mean I-140? The confusion is how you’re adjusting status as you don’t seem to be eligible to do so. Have you overstayed your B2?
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Fiance overstay and green card process.
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Your stepson will know. Their PD became current in June 2024 it seems, so they should have been documentarily qualified a long time ago. Step 2 onwards here - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition/step-2-begin-nvc-processing.html
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Help! Case # and dob do not match records
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Is your stepson a citizen or permanent resident? And just checking, but which case number are you using? They can’t log in on the CEAC system with the old case number (from USCIS, for the I-130), they must use the case number from NVC but perhaps they haven’t had that yet?