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Just to add to the above, he can petition his son, but as he'll only be a green card holder, his son won't be an immediate relative - so it'll take much longer. He just needs to be prepared for that. If his son is 14 now then he'll probably be an adult by the time he gets a visa.

Does it say 'at NVC' or 'In Transit' or 'Ready' though? That tells you where it actually is. Is your friend also EB1? Transferring is a factor, you've got to allow time for your file to get from the old consulate and sometimes they're not as quick to send them as they could be!

Ah, that'll be it then - extra background checks needed because Pakistani record keeping is so bad, coupled with a higher risk of fraud as well. Hope she gets a result soon.

Not brother or a man actually. 😂 It could be anything, generally it's just background checks but that can be for all sorts of reasons. Where is your wife from?

Yes, it can take even longer but depends on the reason for it. Recently WOM's have been dismissed if filed too early, a search of the forum will give more info on that. Also, there is a risk that in forcing a decision to be made before the checks they are doing can be completed, may mean denial is more likely. So personally it's not something I'd contemplate for quite some time.

AP can't be expedited. If it's only been 4 months it's too early to file for WOM I'd say, but if it gets to a year with no outcome then it would be worth considering. Good luck.

It's very early days if you only transferred on 6th Sept, particularly as transfers tend to take longer to get IL's. What does your online status say?

This is an old thread, you'd be better off starting your own new one rather than hijacking this one with your questions. But a status update just means somebody has looked at your file, nothing more. This could happen several more times before it changes to approved/issued. This is an EB3 visa as well I assume? There's no visas available until 1st October anyway as the quota has been met for the year but hopefully if it was a simple document that was needed it won't take long after that for approval. Good luck.

I think the point is that there is nothing the lawyers can do now. If it's been sent for a waiver it's just a case of waiting (9-10 months as a rough guide) to get that sorted. Good luck.

I think I'd do both personally, and I'd call them too. From what you've said, it's clear they've made a mistake and if you have to wait for your sister's PD to become current under F2B then it'll be many more years before she can get a visa, she should be eligible for one now. So I'd be contacting them any way possible in the strongest possible terms! I just found this thread which seems to be the same situation, they got it resolved pretty quickly. I hope you do too.

What email address did you use? I need to contact them as for some reason they have me as having an O visa rather than a green card - despite me having to upload my green card for the application, and take it to the interview! It's not a big deal but I fly backwards and forwards every couple of months and usually have to stop for a little bit of extra time to explain it's wrong, so it would be better to just get it sorted I think.

You might want to say where you're moving to, as most areas have supermarkets specific to them. We don't have Safeway here (Boston) for example. Personally I do Costco sometimes, Trader Joes for an occasional item (but I couldn't do a full shop there), but my main shop is always done at Market Basket. Wherever you shop, be prepared for it to cost a lot more than the UK! Mine is never less than $300-350 (4 of us, including two hungry teens).

I think you need to be more specific. Tell them the I-130 has only just been approved, so she's still F2A under the CPSA and shouldn't have been moved to F2B. I'd give them the exact dates and calculations and tell them they've made an error by putting her in the F2B category.

What did your enquiry say? Did you specifically point out that your sister should still be F2A category and they've made an error putting her in to F2B category?

As I said, the checklist will tell you what needs to be originals. But usually you need to take originals of all the documents that were uploaded to NVC.

Firstly, kudos to your parents, they sound amazing. I don't think you have anything to worry about at all. But I'd get a letter from them just in case, and take it with you. You can explain it was x number of years go and never serious enough to need medical intervention, and that your parents gave you all the support you needed to overcome it and help you recover. Best of luck to you.

They will have a full list of required documents on their interview letter.

Haven't used them, but I wouldn't touch any kind of 'visa agency' with a bargepole personally. Either do yet yourself or hire a proper immigration attorney.

Oh blimey! What a waste of a year. Did they not get in contact before?

Ah, I see, that makes sense now. Your attorney is completely wrong if you are a London applicant. Once you've submitted docs to NVC then it's only about a week to get DQ'ed (you can check that yourself here - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/nvc-timeframes.html), then you get added to the queue for an interview. That used to be 1-2 months via London (my whole process from submitting the I-140 to having my visa back was 5 months last year), it's lengthened a bit due to the summer rush but is still only 3-4 months. Frankly, switching to L1 just isn't worth the hassle, you're likely to have your immigrant visa before that all gets sorted anyway. I suspect the lawyer just wants to be able to charge another chunk of fees for doing a new visa application, and the AOS - but you're in the very final stages of what you've already applied for, so I can't see your company agreeing to pay all that for nothing.

I've seen them give a lot of incorrect advice in the past. I don't really see the point in using an 'in-between' service personally - makes more sense to me to either just do it yourself, or hire a proper immigration law firm.

Ah, Boundless, now it makes sense. You've been given the criteria for the document above by @CrazyCat, as long as it meets that there's no reason to think it won't be accepted. This is one time when you'd probably have had a lot less stress just doing it all yourself - these 'hurdles' aren't actually hurdles at all!

How long ago was this? It can take a week for the fees to go through.

Who's telling you about this hurdle though? It doesn't sound as though you've actually submitted your application so it's not an RFE?

Are you maybe thinking of children under 21 of US citizens? They don't age out and remain immediate relatives even if they turn 21 whilst waiting, unfortunately the same doesn't apply for children of LPR's. How old is the child and when can the parent apply for citizenship??