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Yes, you do need to do something - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/national-visa-center/immigrant-visas-processing-general-faqs.html#ivp7 Ideally contact them ahead of time to request her case stays F2B, as you’ll have to wait until USCIS approve the request so it would cut down any further wait if you do it now. Good luck.

Only if they show the petitioner is in the US with transactions there. Just having a bank account there isn’t enough, lots of people have bank accounts in a country they don’t live in. But if they show transactions like i.e. grocery/gas purchases etc, then they’ll help alongside the other documents mentioned.

No. There is no waiver, you’re simply not eligible for the visa you’ve applied for. As above, your mother needs to naturalise and then you need to start the process again.

Ok. You’ve still got a few years to go, just keep an eye on the Visa Bulletin.

Why do you think a max 10 years? Those who are eligible for visas now applied in March 2010 or earlier, so 14+ years. Which country are you from?

If it’s not marriage based then what type of case is it? If it’s employment then usually your employer would supply the lawyer.

Sounds like it was your hard work rather than God that meant you were successful. 😂 Well done, hope the visa application goes as smoothly. Personally there's no way I'd have done my own app, I just wouldn't have known where to start.

Yes, as said just double checking - sometimes people have no idea it's a different name for spouse of a LPR, and that could explain the delay if so.

There is nothing to do. All it means is that your case has been put in to an electronic system rather than paper. USCIS is gradually digitising but it has no effect on your case at all.

I wouldn't expect anything yet, it can take a lot longer. As said above, no way of knowing, you just have to wait it out I'm afraid.

I mean the parent should get citizenship to then start all over again for an F3 category app.

Whoever this "someone" is, ignore them completely. You are not eligible for a visa any longer and that will be picked up at some point (probably at the consulate stage). I'd focus on getting your parent citizenship so you can apply again as your current application is not viable any longer. The only way you'd still qualify with your spouse excluded is if you were divorced from her.

Yes, you can go through the London consulate, but my point is that you are asking about the time for your PD to become current on the VB, and then it's based on your country of birth regardless of where you are living. For example, somebody that was born in India but living in London would have to wait a decade or so longer than somebody that was born in the UK. I'd STRONGLY recommend not doing an employment based immigrant visa app without a very good lawyer. Ours took several months to put our case together, and the submission was thousands of pages. I think spousal or family based cases are fine to DIY, but not employment based personally. Your friend was very lucky, that's unusual - official processing times show 10 months IIRC, figure about a year and then if it's sooner that will be good, but it doesn't really matter as your friend won't be able to get a visa until her PD is current anyway. Seems @jeleven hasn't even applied yet.

The website you've attached a screenshot of gives you step by step instructions and a list of the documents required (on step 7 - Civil Documents). That's what you need to follow. Your step-daughters will need to follow the same process, have their I-130's been approved too? If not, your wife can delay the NVC stage until they catch up a bit. Good luck.

Which consulate? And just checking, but you are a US citizen, not a LPR?

I answered this above? I-140 approval time will depend on if you/your employer pays for premium processing or not. If so then you get a response within 45 days, if not, then about a year. Probably no point in paying for PP though as your Priority Date won't be current for a while so you may pay $3k for nothing. You need to look at the Visa Bulletin each month to see what the current date is, as you can see from below it's currently 15th Jan 2023, meaning only those who applied before that date can get a visa. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2024/visa-bulletin-for-june-2024.html Your lawyer will be able to advise you on it all as well. Were you born in the UK? Note that it's country of birth that matters for the Visa Bulletin, not the country you're applying in. Good luck.

Sorry, meant F3 category - too late to edit my post!

At some point it will be cancelled, you're no longer eligible for a visa. When your parent naturalises, they can petition for you again. It's a shame they didn't naturalise before you got married and then you could have just moved to F1 category and waited a bit longer rather than starting all over again.

A visit visa wouldn't usually be enough - most consulates want proof of residency to avoid 'consulate shopping'. So if she moves to be with you and is resident in SA, then you can ask to transfer your case there, but I wouldn't expect the request to be granted if she's only visiting you for a short period of time. Good luck.

Personally I'd make sure I had proof that the job met the requirements of the visa at the time of interview. A title may not do that. So I'd get HR to tweak the letter and add that in but your call. Good luck.

Yes, exactly - each consulate can tackle their backlog (if they have one) as they see fit, it's up to them which categories to prioritise for interview. Plus each consulate has different capacity for interviews, some can do thousands more a month than others due to space and staffing.

Does it have a job description/list of duties? Or are you providing other evidence for that? Is it an EB-2A or EB-2B app?

It's perfectly normal, USCIS is just migrating all cases online. It has no effect on your PD, you've still got many years to go. WAC is Californian Service Centre, IOE is online apps.

Then it's nowhere near current yet, and won't be for years. Which country is your brother from? Please don't type in all caps, it's considered 'shouting'. Thanks.

He's right, just proof of vacationing together isn't proof of a romantic relationship - I've vacationed with friends lots of times! What other proof did you provide?