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  1. appleblossom
    Ok, so if your PD only became current a couple of months ago then I think you’ve got a long way to go. Just keep your fingers crossed that EB3 doesn’t retrogress again, and that Accra speeds up - hopefully then you may get an interview at some point next year. Good luck.
  2. appleblossom
    Which country are you from? Please fill in your timeline.
  3. appleblossom
    Click on the OP’s timeline - seems it only took 3.5 months from DQ to IL. HTH.
  4. appleblossom
    It’s about a three year wait it seems - But if the above post is correct and your PD is October 2017, then there is no visa available to you yet as your PD isn’t current. Current date on the Visa Bulletin is June 2015 so you’ve still got at least a couple of years to go until you’re added to the queue for an interview.
  5. appleblossom
    It’s a long old wait at Accra, 12-18 months for spouses and longer for other categories I believe. What’s your Priority Date?
  6. appleblossom
    As said in your other thread, AP can take weeks, months or years. You could file a WOM to force them to make a decision but if it’s only been 6 months I’d say it’s too early for that. What documents did they ask for? That might give an indication of what their concern is and what the extra checks are for.
  7. appleblossom
    What correspondence are they reviewing? That's odd too. You can use the 'ask Emma' on the USCIS website, and I'd probably also try the NVC enquiry form too, just to double up! Good luck.
  8. appleblossom
    Really odd! Personally I’d use the contact form rather than phone so you have it in writing. What does your status say?
  9. appleblossom
    Sorry, didn't see this before as you didn't quote me. You'd just type something along the lines of (in English) 'As requested, please see below my name and address in my native language - xxxxxxxx'. No translation required.
  10. appleblossom
    India very much comes in to the picture if it's the country of birth. Background checks will be done for every country the applicant has lived in. AP can take weeks, months or years, nothing to do but wait it out I'm afraid. Good luck, hope it's not too much longer.
  11. appleblossom
    That link's referring to a sponsor, not a petitioner. Each person would have to submit their own I-130.
  12. appleblossom
    If your PD is March 2020 then your PD isn't current so of course you haven't received an IL yet. It becomes current tomorrow in the March bulletin, at that point a visa becomes available to you so you'll be added to the queue for an interview. Good luck.
  13. appleblossom
    Yes, everybody does. The immigrant visa is different from the green card. No fee, no GC I’m afraid!
  14. appleblossom
    Tourist visa is for visiting only. If she enters on that and attempts to stay (‘normalize her status’), that’s immigration fraud. Potential lifetime ban from the US and surely not worth the risk? But you’ve been told this repeatedly throughout the thread and are still not listening, so I’m out. I wish them the best of luck, but would strongly suggest you let them know the potential risk they’re taking if they decide not to simply delay Mom’s interview and go through the proper legal route.
  15. appleblossom
    I’m sure they do. But they cannot move until they have visas in hand. Anything else is immigration fraud, and risking a ban from the US. I’m sure they’d rather wait a while longer and do it properly than rush and risk being unable to enter the place they call home, right? So Mom needs to do as everybody has suggested above, and slow her process down until her daughter can catch up. Then they can move together.
  16. appleblossom
    Why can’t the Mom delay her interview and visa until the daughter catches up, as suggested above? She needs to wait to move with her daughter. And it’s the same process for the child as it was for Mom - submit docs, pay fees, wait for interview at the consulate etc.
  17. appleblossom
    As it says, 80% of cases are processed in that time so yes, a lot will be less than the 16 months - but of course the remaining 20% will be more. Good luck.
  18. appleblossom
    You can check processing times here, says 16 months for Vermont - https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/
  19. appleblossom
    It's not necessarily 20 months, depends on which service centre it's sent to, it could be much less - https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ He can do another I-130 but it'll likely take just as long so not sure I see the point tbh. They can't bring the daughter to the US with the intent to AOS, that's immigration fraud.
  20. appleblossom
    Follow the links already given to you in this thread - the guide on this website, and the website I linked to. Both of those give you step by step instructions and info on the whole process. As well as the guide to sibling sponsorship that @Dashinka gave you above, there is one for parent sponsorship too (link at top of page that says 'guides'). Good luck.
  21. appleblossom
    Depends on the consulate they'll be applying through as the wait time for an interview can vary between 2-3 months and 2 yrs or more. But figure approx 18 months in total for most consulates.
  22. appleblossom
    They start by filing I-130 for him. As it's going to be many years (15-20 ish as a very rough guess??) until he gets a visa, it may be worth your mother petitioning for him as well as back up, just in case. This guide may be useful -
  23. appleblossom
    No, she can always try and visit - just remember that she's not guaranteed entry at any point. She can maximise her chances by bringing plenty of proof of ties to South Korea with her, and making short occasional visits only.
  24. appleblossom
    I guess so, but not sure why you'd need to tbh. I suspect the phone line will just direct you to fill in the form anyway.
  25. appleblossom
    That was exactly what I thought, and I'd never heard of the 'child being born in wedlock' thing either (what century are we in?!?), but seems it may be correct - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/travel-legal-considerations/us-citizenship/Acquisition-US-Citizenship-Child-Born-Abroad.html
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