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You say petition was only reaffirmed in April 2024? So how is that 3 years? Is 2024 a typo? Which country were you born in and what is your exact PD?

3 years?!? What type of visa, what is your Priority Date, and what are you actually trying to do? It might be worth starting your own new thread so that you can get help, rather than tagging your question on to somebody else's old one.

Most are FB groups or similar from when I was waiting for my IL last year. But the big thread on VJ is just below this one.

She can't work. She can try and visit, that's no problem. She just can't stay and work unless she has an immigrant visa. Have you petitioned her for one?

She'll have to provider her medical records which will presumably show it, but it shouldn't be an issue. They need a Covid booster within the past year.

3 x for spouse or child of a USC. 5 x for any other relative.

Oh, do you mean she overstayed in your country? I thought you meant she'd overstayed in the US before she got her GC i.e. as a visitor. If she hadn't been in the US for long enough to meet the physical presence requirement when she applied for citizenship then of course it would have been denied. When did she return to the US? And 2 years isn't likely - as above, think 3-4 as more realistic. You can try to visit her in the meantime though, if she comes to visit you make sure she keeps time to a minimum so she's not risking her LPR status again, if she's got a lot of time out of the country she needs to make sure she really shows the US is her permanent home.

She should start the spouse visa process now, once she's a citizen she can 'upgrade' the petition. Worrying that she was denied for overstaying though, how did she get her green card?

The lawyer is right, your friend in the US presumably is a US citizen - and that's the difference and why his case was much quicker. As you're the spouse of a green card holder, you're not an 'immediate relative', so have to wait for a visa number to become available. You can see the info on the Visa Bulletin, as you can see, in your category (F2A) currently those with Priority Dates (i.e. they date they applied) of November 2021 or earlier are just now eligible to get a visa. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2024/visa-bulletin-for-september-2024.html So 3-4 years would be a good estimate. If your wife can apply for citizenship soon, she should do so. When does she become eligible?

Yes, they have, but for those DQ'ed in June. I've not seen IL's sent to anybody that was DQ'ed in July, so you may have to wait until next month. Good luck.

Those posts may be out of date, from when you weren't allowed to take bags/phones etc in. Now it's fine to, as long it's handbag/small backpack size rather than a suitcase or something like that.

I'd imagine a Dosimetrist would have a good chance of getting an employment based visa, but you'd usually need experience first, as well as the qualification. Most employers wouldn't spend the money or take the time to sponsor somebody without any experience. You may have to work for a few years first and then try and find a sponsoring employer. Good luck.

It should give a you a link, which will take you to the same website I gave you above (I assume you've been using that the whole way through?). Just follow that link and it gives you really clear instructions, don't forget to check the country specific document guidelines too though. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/ISL-Islamabad.html

They should have all the info they need on their Interview Letter? But you can use the usual website for more info if you need it. Make sure you check the country specific guidelines & documents too. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-10-prepare-for-the-interview.html And be prepared for your father (possibly both parents, but it’s particularly common with Pakistani males) to be put in to extended AP after the interview. Good luck.

You can easily check it yourself. Here is the current Visa Bulletin - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2024/visa-bulletin-for-september-2024.html As you can see from that, only those whose PD’s are before 22nd October 2015 are eligible for visas. So approx 2.5 years ahead of you. But you can’t assume you will have a visa in 2.5 years as it’s not linear. For example, if you go back to the Visa Bulletin from 2 years ago (Sept 2022), the date was December 2014. So it’s only moved 10 months in two years. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2022/visa-bulletin-for-september-2022.html There’s no way it’s going to jump forward two and a half years between now and April and any decent lawyer should know that. But it sounds like he thought your PD was current, as then April would be about right for an interview if it was. Perhaps do some research on the Visa Bulletin? And I’m sure @powerpuff will accept your apology for being so rude once you’ve realised there will simply be no visa available to you by law for many years.

Yes. So you wouldn’t have been expecting an IL anyway, hopefully in October though. Good luck.

There is no impact. It just means your case has been transferred to an electronic system, it doesn’t change anything else. You’ve still got at least another decade to go as a rough guess, whether your daughter ages out or not will depend on when your I-130 is/was approved.

You’re EB5 right? So there’s no more visas available for this year, the quota was reached on August 16th. 4 working days. They say to allow 2 weeks but it’s usually quicker.

You need to follow the country specific guidelines on the website to make sure you get the right thing - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Nigeria.html Good luck.

That’s the whole point though - you don’t want to tell anybody that he’s in the country illegally! I don’t understand why on earth you thought it was a good idea to draw USCIS’s attention to that. Why can’t he leave and wait outside the US? It would make much more sense, particularly now you’ve told them exactly where he is.

I agree with @olduser, you should consult a lawyer . By filing AR-11 you’ve notified USCIS that your son is in the US illegally! He’s still at least 5 years or so away from a visa and he can’t adjust status as he’s not an immediate relative. I’d recommend he leaves asap, and waits for his visa whilst he rides out his ban. He’s not helping himself or his case by staying. He’s not working is he?

It varies. Nobody is guaranteed a visa until final Admin Processing has taken place, my status was only AP for about two hours before it changed to 'issued', but it can take a lot longer. If you're a straightforward case though, should be quick, just keep an eye on it. Good luck.

If it's a stocks & shares ISA then you may find it's better to liquidate anyway. We were advised to close all of ours before moving due to the tax treatment of them in the US and additional reporting required. But if you don't, then as @Boiler said, have a joint sponsor lined up just in case s/he is needed. Good luck.

No problem. Are you heading back to the US ahead of him?

You can see NVC processing times here for how long it will take you to be DQ'ed. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/nvc-timeframes.html It's updated every Monday. As for the green card, that will depend on when your husband enters the US. Allow up to 90 days from when he enters to receive it, but most people get it in about 6 weeks.