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  1.    LHK reacted to a post in a topic: December 2023 Filers
  2. appleblossom
    It will do if you’re in the UK - London is one of the quickest consulates out there. But other consulates have a 2+ year wait for an interview. NVC processing times are updated weekly here - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/nvc-timeframes.html Good luck.
  3. appleblossom
    Just checking, you’ve filed taxes as resident?
  4.    appleblossom reacted to a post in a topic: Visa approved but still not issued
  5.    appleblossom reacted to a post in a topic: Seeking a Green Card
  6. appleblossom
    Ignore Google, go to the official source - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/global-visa-wait-times-DEACTIVATED.html Good luck.
  7.    Neriah reacted to a post in a topic: December 2023 I-130 Filers Bringing Parents to America
  8.    appleblossom reacted to a post in a topic: EB1A interview wait time in London, UK
  9.    kennyHM reacted to a post in a topic: EB1A interview wait time in London, UK
  10. appleblossom
    You’re all good then, no immigrant intent when she applied for her non-immigrant visa. Best of luck.
  11. appleblossom
    That’s fine then (assuming you didn’t apply for the EB more than 3 years ago?). It would only be an issue if she had got her F1 when she actually had immigrant intent and could be accused of misrepresentation - but doesn’t sound like that’s the case at all. If you ticked the box on your DS-260, then you should receive them automatically within 2 weeks of entering on your immigrant visa. Ours were waiting for us at our rental house 8 days after we arrived. If you didn’t tick that box, you’ll need to go to a SSA office and apply in person.
  12. appleblossom
    Or before - GC fee can be paid anytime from when the visa is received, most people choose to do it before they travel so the 90 day clock starts ticking as soon as they enter on the IV. Thanks for filling in some of your timeline, if you could complete the rest when you get a moment that would be fab.
  13. appleblossom
    That’s good. That means exactly as they said, he’s been approved in principal pending final checks. He can check CEAC and see what his status says, it may change to ‘admin processing’ (final checks), then ‘approved’, then ‘issued’ (visa actually printed and in passport). Or may just go straight to issued.
  14. appleblossom
    It did to start with last time, then later on John Kelly said GC holders from banned countries could be admitted on a ‘case by case determination’. Then it was finally blocked in court. I wouldn’t risk it personally. But if you do then make sure you keep everything in the US, bank accounts, mobile phone, car etc - and file taxes as resident.
  15.    appleblossom reacted to a post in a topic: Questions about re-entry permit
  16. appleblossom
    Which consulate?
  17. appleblossom
    Then you should receive everything anyway. Good luck.
  18.    appleblossom reacted to a post in a topic: December 2023 I-130 Filers Bringing Parents to America
  19. appleblossom
    No, not at all. Assume she was granted the F1 long before you applied for your EB IV?
  20. appleblossom
    Sorry, just edited my post. It’s possibly extra background checks then but I still think too early to worry about that if it’s only been a few days. Best of luck.
  21. appleblossom
    Yes, visa status can change to ‘rejected’ (which actually just means Admin Processing) after interview, verbal approval doesn’t mean a lot unfortunately. Were you born in the UK? If so I doubt you’ll be put in to Admin Processing unless your occupation is on the TAL list. AP is usually for those from countries that are high risk. But I really wouldn’t worry at this stage as it’s still early, just keep an eye on your status. Good luck.
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  26. appleblossom
    There can be 2+ years between being DQ’ed and interview though. And NVC doesn’t make the visa decision or require original documents, the consulate does that. When I was at my interview, at least half the people I saw being interviewed were sent away with a piece of paper saying they needed to send another document in. I’ve no idea why when the checklist is pretty easy to follow but it was usually simple things like only having a photocopy of the police cert rather than the original. Which then means that interview was wasted - hopefully this step will avoid that and mean people are only interviewed when the consulate is satisfied they have submitted everything required, and meet the criteria for the visa. It should also speed the interviews up if docs don’t need to be checked again, so they may be able to do lots more interviews each day. Which could really help those consulates with huge backlogs and 2+ year waits.
  27. appleblossom
    More info is needed. What kind of case, and which consulate? What’s the status when you check it online, does it say ‘at NVC’, ‘in transit’ or at the consulate? When is the beneficiaries interview? If s/he just had a child by someone else then I doubt they’ll still want to move to the US as they wouldn’t be able to take the child or their new partner with them. But it’s definitely worth making sure the application is cancelled just in case.
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