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  1. appleblossom
    Oh, ignore that completely then - notoriously inaccurate! Best to use the processing times on here which is much more reliable. And sorry, I thought you were asking about clearing US immigration at a land border crossing. But yes, some Canadian airports have pre-clearance too - https://www.cbp.gov/travel/preclearance Not sure where you're read about not being on the same flight as your fiancé, but that's not true. You can book a one way ticket but they're just usually more expensive. Good luck.
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    Not sure what TMVN is? But don't book flights until you have a visa in hand unless they're refundable or amendable. Every international airport has immigration, if you mean the border crossings from Canada, then yes, they can all process you as well. And yes, you can book a one way ticket, although you may find that it ends up being more expensive than a return so a return may be a better option, and then just don't use the return leg. Good luck.
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    It may do other stuff as well but I don't know. But you can't have an immigration visa interview there as per the link above.
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    Which country? Most only have one consulate that processes immigrant visas. If it's Pakistan, then you have to use Islamabad - https://pk.usembassy.gov/immigrant-visas/#:~:text=Immigrant visas to the United,the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad.
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    Yep, absolutely fine. We had a hotel address on our DS-260 as we had no idea where we'd be living, we only knew where we'd be for the first 10 days. But when we entered we'd signed a rental contract, so then updated the address with the border officer and our SSN's and GC's came to that address. And welcome in advance to Boston! It's a fabulous city, we're really enjoying it here.
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    You don't need to post the question again, once is enough, but the thread may have some useful info in and it has lots of us that have been through it via London. Have a search and it'll pop up (or just scroll down the page, it's probably right there). Do also fill your timeline in when you get a mo - there aren't many of us EB applicants around so the more data we have the better. Thanks.
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    Your PD is current, so you'll now be added to the queue for an interview. My guess is you'll get an Interview Letter later this month or next month, and your interview date will be in June. London is one of the quickest consulates around thankfully. There's a thread specifically for EB applicants via London that it might be worth searching for. Good luck.
  8. appleblossom
    No problem. We opened UK Amex accounts 6 months before we moved, purely for that reason. Not sure on the job as I did have one, perhaps I'd have been given a lower credit limit without it? And we applied for them before we had our SSN's but I suspect it may make it easier if you did have it. Here's the info from the Amex website, make sure you use the 'I'm Already A Card Member' link on the application page when you do apply. https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/support/global-card-relationship/other-countries
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    I'd be careful about being out of the US for 7-8 months if you haven't already established ties to the US, that seems very risky to me. Anyway that you can make it less? SSN is usually 7-10 days, our GC's were 6 weeks but it can take up to 90 days. Do you have a UK Amex card by any chance? If you do then you can open up a US one online (super quick and easy), and that will give you an instant credit score - mine went from 0 to 750 instantly doing that, with a $15k credit limit too. I got a US number with Mint Mobile before I moved, so I have the two SIM's on my phone and can switch between the two easily (and still get UK texts from my UK bank etc). You won't need it until you actually move though, so no need to pay for months you won't use.
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    The package received by embassy? Just checking you don't mean the white envelope that isn't to be opened?? But yes, you can - the immi officer that processed us asked us for the address, but we also took it typed up on a piece of paper just in case.
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    It's usually about a year, but does depend on the processing centre.
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    AFAIK, yes they will. But make sure you have somebody there to receive it - often UPS won't leave it in an unattended mailbox.
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    Do you mean you tried to edit the date on the stamp yourself? Did you overstay the actual period of authorised stay?
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    EB2 will be lower priority than spouses, but Madrid is usually still pretty quick. There is a thread for EB applicants and I think there was a Madrid applicant on it fairly recently IIRC. Please do fill in your timeline on your profile (not many of us EB's around, so the more timelines we have the better!) and come and join us there. 😊
  15. appleblossom
    I'm not sure what a lawyer can do tbh, other than charge you for a consultation to go over all of the possible options for a green card, all of which you can find on the USCIS website anyway. https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-eligibility-categories So check those, see if you are eligible for any. And if you can give more info about your skills/qualifications/where you're from/any family in the US, then people may be able to do suggest other visa routes i.e. temporary visas that would enable to you go stay but may lead to a GC in the future. Good luck.
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    There's no mention of possible retrogression in this months VB, so hopefully it won't be too much longer. Good luck.
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    Was just double checking. Seems the OP has now confirmed that is the reason though, although still not given a reason for the misrep and I don't think anybody can advise without that info.
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    Info on the reason for the misrep would be very helpful so that people can advise you better, and also info on why your son isn't a qualifying relative? If you do decide to get re-married to your ex, then you may both need to be prepared for him to move to your home country instead if you can't get a waiver so do make sure he's ok with that.
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    Within 48 months of the previous visa expiring is my understanding too, not that it has to still be current. But in all honestly I wouldn't overthink it. Even if the applicant meets the criteria they can still be required to go for an interview if it's deemed necessary (it could well be for Bahrain). Just submit the DS-160 and see what happens - be prepared for an interview and be pleasantly surprised if the waiver is given. Good luck.
  20. appleblossom
    Instructions for the I-824 are here - https://www.uscis.gov/i-824 And it's consular processing (immigrant visa at a consulate abroad). Good luck.
  21. appleblossom
    No. See the second post in this thread from @Dashinka
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    Then AOS isn’t an option.
  23. appleblossom
    Sorry, I didn't see this as you didn't quote or tag me so I didn't get a notification. But I don't see how that helps you, it's stats for worldwide, and some consulates don't have any wait time at all. Plus some process a lot more than others, so it's not going to give you an idea of how things are moving just for Nairobi unfortunately.
  24. appleblossom
    Where is the parent now? In the US or abroad?
  25. appleblossom
    I meant your timeline on your profile. But if your PD is 22nd November 2022 then it wasn't current in February? The date on that VB was 15th November 2022. Your PD has only become current as of April's VB i.e. today (assuming you're not from India or China of course). So now you've been added to the queue but I'd guess at an IL in May/June and maybe a date in July/August?
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