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  1. appleblossom
    Might be worth having another read of your previous thread about another close relative who’d applied for a F1. As explained in that, it’s more to do with being Russian that anything else, so yes, the risk of AP is high. What relative to you is this?
  2. appleblossom
    Which consulate?
  3. appleblossom
    You may get approval in Feb, but as per the link above current average processing times are 14 months. So I’d assume May and then be pleasantly surprised if it’s any earlier. Good luck.
  4. appleblossom
    Yes. You’ll need both - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-5-collect-financial-evidence-and-other-supporting-documents/step-7-collect-civil-documents.html
  5. appleblossom
    Same has happened to me repeatedly in the past week, on both laptop and mobile, and both Safari and Chrome. Got to say, the message about 'should you really be here, your IP has been recorded' is a bit threatening! Made me feel really guilty to start with, even though I knew I'd done nothing wrong. 😂
  6. appleblossom
    Myself, spouse and two teenage children had medicals in London last year, they never even asked us about it. They just ticked the 'Varicella History' box and that was it.
  7. appleblossom
    More info is needed to help you. What visa, which country, how long ago were you refused, what was the reason given, what ties do you gave to your home country (job etc), do you have any family in the US? Etc.
  8. appleblossom
    Definitely not in your junk/spam? You should have had it ages ago (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/nvc-timeframes.html) so do chase it up if not received.
  9. appleblossom
    https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/nvc-timeframes.html HTH.
  10. appleblossom
    There is no way of filing for both parents together anyway. Even if you were filing for your mother, she’d need her own I-130. No, you can’t skip it, you need to complete the whole form. It’s simply for background info. If your parents weren’t married then no need for a marriage certificate.
  11. appleblossom
    Copy the table and put your details in. Thanks and good luck.
  12. appleblossom
    Did you have a question? Hopefully not too much longer - https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ Just checking, but you filed one for each parent?
  13. appleblossom
    Is that PD right, 2010?! It’s about 5-6 months it seems -
  14. appleblossom
    In all honesty, I think you're overthinking it. You're likely to get asked a handful of questions at most (I got asked two IIRC) and they'll just be verifying what your application says. If you do get put in AP because of your country of birth (unfortunately, quite likely) then that's going to happen regardless. There really is no need to fear the interview or worry about what you'll be asked. As long as you can give genuine answers to questions about your research and skills, you'll be just fine. Best of luck.
  15. appleblossom
    The trouble is the amount of people that apply keeps increasing, hence why it moves so slowly and why you can't look at the PD of the people who are getting visas now and assume the same wait will apply to you - the line is just longer than when they applied 14 or so years ago. But all you can do is file asap so your brother gets his place in that line, and then as @Boiler said, essentially just forget about it for now. If the above is right, and your brother is from India, then it could well be even longer. Good luck.
  16. appleblossom
    Just checking, but you declared this on your ESTA application? How are you adjusting status, spouse sponsorship?
  17. appleblossom
    He doesn’t currently have those options. He may do when his PD is current, but he’d need to be in the US on another status in 20-30 years or so for that to be possible. So unless you can think of a way to keep him there that long, AOS won’t be an option for him.
  18. appleblossom
    Far longer than that. As I said above you can’t look at the dates in the VB and assume you’ll have the same wait as those who now have a visa available to them. Compare the VB above (this months) with an older one. For example, go back 2 years to Feb 2022. Currently the PD is April 2009 for F3 and May 2007 for F4. In February 2022 they were November 2008 and March 2007. Meaning that in 2 years they've only moved forward 5 months (F3) and 2 months (F4). So 20-30 years is probably a fair estimate.
  19. appleblossom
    Neither of those are an option. He's not eligible to adjust status.
  20. appleblossom
    So you haven't applied for AOS yet? That's why then. If you've ticked the box (question 16) on your I-485 form then it'll be sent automatically. Do get your AOS application in asap as you're out of status. Good luck.
  21. appleblossom
    @snm2212 was referring to the premium delivery for passport return, he didn't say anything about sending his passport. HTH.
  22. appleblossom
    Just to be really clear - you submitted two I-30's? One for your wife and another one for her daughter? Just checking!
  23. appleblossom
    Phew, at least he's not out of status, that's good. I would petition for him urgently, so at least that's underway and he's got a place in line. And then you need to see if you can work out another route for him to stay longer term - a student visa is a good idea if you have the funds, but will only buy him a few years and he'll still be a long way off being able to adjust status through you or his Mom at that point. So you may need to be prepared for him to return to your home country whilst he waits for his PD to become current. Best of luck to you.
  24. appleblossom
    You can check out the current wait times on the Visa Bulletin - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin.html Note I say 'current', as it's likely to be much longer for those filing now but it gives you an idea at least. Category F4 for you to petition him, and F3 for your mother to petition him once she's a citizen (there's no way for her to petition him as a LPR). Either way it's going to be a very long time so yes, it'll likely just be him and his wife.
  25. appleblossom
    I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but you've misunderstood. Your brothers I-485 was denied because there's no way for him to be included on your mother's application - parent sponsorship has no derivatives. He'll either need you to petition him (very long wait), or your mother will need to once she's a LPR (still a long wait, but not quite as long as if you do it). What is his current status in the US and when does it end?
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