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  1.    appleblossom reacted to a post in a topic: Can she travel to Hawaii or wait?
  2. appleblossom
    This forum is invaluable. But as said above, if you can follow basic instructions and have a straightforward case, there’s really no need to use a lawyer. The whole process is set out step by step on the government website and if you follow that and read it all super carefully, I’m sure you’ll be just fine. Have a read of it and see what you think - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition.html Good luck.
  3.    appleblossom reacted to a post in a topic: CR1 - i130 filing
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  7. appleblossom
    If you don’t have documents then it’ll usually have to be a DNA test. Make sure you hold your Mom’s case at NVC until your fathers I-130 is approved if they want to move together.
  8.    Boiler reacted to a post in a topic: [URGENT] CRBA Interview in 4 Days! Turning 18 soon. Deceased US Citizen Father. Need advice on my Physical Presence evidence!
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  11.    appleblossom reacted to a post in a topic: [URGENT] CRBA Interview in 4 Days! Turning 18 soon. Deceased US Citizen Father. Need advice on my Physical Presence evidence!
  12. appleblossom
    1. Physical attendance during term time yes, but that's only half the year. My children are both at college studying degrees overseas, they are there 6.5 months of the year and come back home for 5.5 months of the year during school breaks. So where was he during school breaks and how can you prove that? 2. Agreed, but that's not enough for you to obtain citizenship through him. 4. Photos don't help, he could have been visiting. How about sworn affidavits from your siblings stating he was there for a certain amount of time? The issue you've got is that he could have got citizenship with only 30 months physical presence, but then wouldn't have been able to pass his citizenship on to you. So you need to find stuff that shows he was unequivocally in the US for the 5 years required, and what you have so far doesn't seem to do that. Again, how did he get citizenship? He must have been a green card holder so how was that obtained, do you know? And for the 'certificate of movement', how much time in the US does that show? Just trying to help with picking holes in it so that you can fill them if needed!
  13.    appleblossom reacted to a post in a topic: [URGENT] CRBA Interview in 4 Days! Turning 18 soon. Deceased US Citizen Father. Need advice on my Physical Presence evidence!
  14. appleblossom
    Him doing a degree at US university doesn't show physical presence for the required time. He could have just been there for term time and living in Egypt the rest of the time. And naturalisation doesn't require 5 years of continuous presence either. It just needs 2.5 years of actual physical presence, and then the 5 years can be visiting every 6 months. So I don't think you have enough to show he was physically in the US for the required amount of time personally. Do you have anything else? Did he have a job whilst there? Medical records? Rental contracts? Affidavits from neighbours or similar? How did he actually get US citizenship? It's not clear from your post as you only mention him being a student in the US and nothing else?
  15.    Boiler reacted to a post in a topic: Greencard marriage interview done 3/25/26 current status is actively reviewed how long do I have to wait?
  16.    Dashinka reacted to a post in a topic: NVC “First Termination Letter” after long visa backlog – CEAC locked, submitted inquiry, what next?
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  18.    appleblossom reacted to a post in a topic: Greencard marriage interview done 3/25/26 current status is actively reviewed how long do I have to wait?
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  20. appleblossom
    Ah, sounds like that is the one that this all referring to - makes more sense now! The F4 petition is still at least a decade away from being current. So if the mother is in India, you'll need to inform NVC that that application isn't being pursued (or just ignore the notice, but I think I'd let them know). Then wait for the Welcome Letter for the F4 instead. Good luck.
  21.    Crazy Cat reacted to a post in a topic: NVC “First Termination Letter” after long visa backlog – CEAC locked, submitted inquiry, what next?
  22. appleblossom
    Now I'm really confused. Is there a typo with the PD?
  23.    Crazy Cat reacted to a post in a topic: NVC “First Termination Letter” after long visa backlog – CEAC locked, submitted inquiry, what next?
  24. appleblossom
    That's odd, as the Welcome Letter isn't usually sent until it's current on Table B. What is the PD and which country of birth?
  25. appleblossom
    Ok, your timeline says CR-1/IR-1 and you’ve also posted in that forum, hence the confusion!
  26. appleblossom
    If you're from one of the 75 banned countries then why did you think you'd be approved? You can't get a visa at the moment. Unless you have dual nationality? You're long past the I-130 if you've had your interview so that's not relevant now (but it's not 58 months for spouses anyway, just for the sake of anybody reading). The I-485 also isn't relevant to you if you've applied for a CR/IR-1 visa.
  27. appleblossom
    Or just that they prioritised other visa categories in April, such as immediate relatives, as they had more of those to get through. What is your PD? Please fill in your timeline.
  28. appleblossom
    Where are you filing it from? Where to send it depends on various factors, use this page to determine that - https://www.uscis.gov/forms/all-forms/direct-filing-addresses-for-form-i-360-immigrant-petition-for-amerasian-widower-or-special-immigrant Did you tick the box in Part 10 to say you’d want an EAD? And are you in the US now? Follow the instructions super carefully and step by step - https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-360instr.pdf And file with the recent policy changes in mind too - https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/policy-manual-updates/20251222-VAWASelf-Petitioners.pdf Best of luck to you.
  29. appleblossom
    I’d guess older than that if he’s got a 17 year old now. I have many friends with similar age kids who are in their mid-late 50’s already! If family based sponsorship is the only option and he’d be approaching retirement age by the time he gets a visa (with associated US healthcare costs), plus would have to leave his sons behind, he may decide it’s not worth moving at that point. But as you say, file it and see what the situation is when his turn rolls around.
  30. appleblossom
    Is your husband Egyptian? If so, does he have any other nationality? If not, just checking you’re aware he won’t be approved at the interview as Egypt is on the banned country list? I’m sure you are, but just wanted to check so you weren’t horribly disappointed on the day.
  31.    VPndy reacted to a post in a topic: What does 907 mean in MSC receipt number - EB2 India I-485
  32. appleblossom
    That's because spouses of USC's are immediate relatives, so always given priority and have no wait, unlike spouses and children of LPR's. Her PD isn't current yet either, it will be in the May bulletin - so another two weeks to go until a visa is available to her. I would still strongly suggest your husband applies asap for his US citizenship if possible, even once a visa is available to her and she's been DQ'ed it could make a BIG difference in the overall processing time. If you look at the current wait for an interview, for family preference categories it's 2.5 years, whereas for immediate relatives it's only 4 months. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/iv-wait-times.html Although of course, even then, she can't get a visa as Colombia is on the list of banned countries, but hopefully by the time she's in line for an interview that restriction will have been lifted. Good luck.
  33. appleblossom
    It's always been accurate from what I've seen, not sure why it wasn't accurate for the person you know - what category/consulate/PD/DQ date were they? Were you maybe looking at the immediate relative category instead? That was 2025 until recently and it's now 2026, it's much quicker than family preference.
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