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Chicken pox question - Medical
appleblossom replied to j26's topic in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures
How strange, I wonder if it depends on the doctor. Ours were only 6 months ago ish, and none of us were even asked about it, both doctors just ticked the box to say we had a 'varicella history' even though it wasn't on our medical summaries. I had a photo of my son with spots on his face all ready to go and everything. 😂 -
NVC are usually very quick with enquiries. As per the link I gave, USCIS have nothing to do with this, they are just approving the I-130 and that's the same no matter which category you come under. So all you can do is wait until that is approved and your case is with NVC, then contact them as above.
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CR1 is DQ, current wait time for interview in Manila?
appleblossom replied to EdwardSnowden's topic in Philippines
What's happened in the past isn't really relevant, and you can't assume the same will happen again. There may be no more mass expedites at all (certainly, that seems to be the case judging from emails people are being sent, as above), or even if there are they are unlikely to be in the exact same months as the previous year. -
Not sure why the 'sighs' was needed to somebody that was just trying to help and give you a heads up on what will be required. That is directly related to the immigration process, what happens in the country you're applying is isn't relevant to US immigration law. If USCIS requires a custody order and/or permission from the father to remove the child from the country, then that will be required no matter what the customs of the home country are.
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Green Card fee question
appleblossom replied to Spiderpig007's topic in Bringing Family Members of US Citizens to America
Their A number is on the visa. https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-fees/uscis-immigrant-fee/immigrant-fee-payment-tips-on-finding-your-a-number-and-dos-case-id They can pay it after entering the US by the way, it just won’t be produced and sent until they’ve done so. -
That's not relevant to your sister-in-law, as she cannot adjust status. It's Table A on the Visa Bulletin that you need to look at, it's released monthly so you can keep an eye on it and see if the date moves, but as said above, it's going to be decades before she's eligible for a visa anyway. So best to just file asap and then forget about it for a while. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2024/visa-bulletin-for-february-2024.html
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It's nothing to do with the consulate, it's your sister-in-law's country of birth that is relevant to the Visa Bulletin/PD. AFAIK (I'm sure somebody else will correct me if I'm wrong), cross-chargeability would only apply to her spouse's country of birth, she can't use her parents. Only derivatives can use their parents country, so she'll come under the Mexico column unless she has a spouse born elsewhere.
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I'd suggest you ask for this to be moved to the India sub forum. Posting it in the section for green card holders sponsoring family (presumably you're a citizen, not a LPR?) probably isn't going to get it seen by the right people. Also, for future ref, if you use the 'quote' function then whoever you're responding to will get a notification of your post. HTH.
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I-130 for wife but not for child. 'The petition you have filed does not allow derivative status for family members. This means that any spouse, unmarried child under age 21, or parent will require their own petition to immigrate."
appleblossom replied to RnJ2021's topic in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures
It's because he indicated both on the form, so they've given both options. But as above, if she's outside of the US, the only possible option is consular processing, so the I-824 needs filing asap. -
I-130 for wife but not for child. 'The petition you have filed does not allow derivative status for family members. This means that any spouse, unmarried child under age 21, or parent will require their own petition to immigrate."
appleblossom replied to RnJ2021's topic in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures
As said by others above, if they're outside the US, then I-485 is NOT an option. That would be immigration fraud. As for why it would add time, it's because it's unfortunately added an unnecessary step to the process. How long it takes will depend on which service centre it's sent to - https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ -
I-130 for wife but not for child. 'The petition you have filed does not allow derivative status for family members. This means that any spouse, unmarried child under age 21, or parent will require their own petition to immigrate."
appleblossom replied to RnJ2021's topic in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures
Assuming the friend's spouse is outside the US then he needs to complete I-824 as said above. Unfortunately this will add quite a bit of time to the process. -
I'm sorry to hear it's been so tough for you. Worth noting though, that the 14 months quoted by USCIS is only for the I-130 part of the process, not the whole thing. I think filing WOM only a couple of months after interview may be premature and be an easy reason for it to be dismissed unfortunately, but I wish you the best of luck and hope you get an answer soon.