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  1. appleblossom
    Are you asking about this for a visa application? If so, which one?
  2. appleblossom
    It seems the OP has already tried that judging from their other thread, and it was refused unfortunately. Not sure if they've tried requesting an expedite though.
  3. appleblossom
    True, maybe I'm just looking at it from a mother's point of view! I would want to be the one to go personally rather than stay without my very young son in a new country.
  4. appleblossom
    Have you already tried for an expedite? If so, and it's been refused, then personally I'd suggest your wife applies for a re-entry permit so she can at least be with her son whilst you wait. And you can then try for another expedite with NVC when the I-130 is approved too. Best of luck to you.
  5. appleblossom
    As per Family's post and your previous thread, that's only if the child was born after your wife's visa was issued.
  6. appleblossom
    No he doesn't! Get that application in asap. I think you're worrying unnecessarily personally, best of luck.
  7. appleblossom
    There was, but it's water under the bridge now. The embassy doesn't have anything to do with your son's case yet, it's still at USCIS, so it's them you need to contact to ask for an expedite now. Good luck.
  8. appleblossom
    If they say they're aware of the problem and working on it then there's not a lot you can do other than wait for them to sort it really. But have you tried other browsers? And clearing your cache? That may help, good luck.
  9. appleblossom
    Montreal used to be a LOT longer than 6 months to give an appointment! It was a year plus but has sped up hugely recently. It's not done on the date you applied though, you can see the current wait time/scheduling on this page - https://ca.usembassy.gov/immigrant-visa-process/ Good luck.
  10. appleblossom
    No, because they want to see originals at the interview stage anyway. If you only submitted the doc a week ago then they just need time to get to it and look at it. If your case was updated on 15th December then that is a good sign, that's probably when they received it. Best of luck.
  11. appleblossom
    The tax returns make sense now. But not the police certs, that should have been supplied as per the link I gave you above. They’re required for all immigrant visa applicants, no matter what category.
  12. appleblossom
    Right, makes more sense now. Please fill in your timeline to avoid future confusion too, thx. And good luck.
  13. appleblossom
    UK. Please look at my timeline - and please fill yours out to help others, thx.
  14. appleblossom
    That’s EB1-C, not EB1-A. Hence the confusion, you’ve said you’re applying under EB1-A which doesn’t require tax returns. So which is it?
  15. appleblossom
    As long as that wasn’t one of the criteria you used to apply that won’t be an issue though. It’s only if that was one of your three qualifying criteria that it would be a problem. So they’re presumably just doing deeper background checks.
  16. appleblossom
    I’m guessing Manila - the country specific guidelines for the Philippines mention a blue NBI cert being required. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Philippines.html
  17. appleblossom
    Where does it show they require tax returns for EB1A? I certainly didn’t provide them! Sounds like they doubt your employment history, or possibly your high earnings if that was one of the criteria you used to qualify for the visa? But hopefully now they have them they can easily check that.
  18. appleblossom
    I would do. At some point somebody should realise you never submitted the police certs that you should have done. Tax returns is a very odd request for an EB1. Have you ever worked in the US?
  19. appleblossom
    Too late for you now but just for the sake of anybody else reading in the future it would have been a much better idea for your wife to have slowed down her own application so that your sons could catch up and they could have moved together. As @Dashinka said you can request an expedite, worth a try. Just ignore the utterly useless ‘My Progress’ thing, it’s inaccurate. If you only applied in April 2024 then his I-130 should be approved around July 2025 (unless the new administration causes longer processing times). Then the next step will depend on the consulate and how long the wait for an interview is, but you can ask again for an expedite when he’s at the NVC stage. Good luck.
  20. appleblossom
    That makes no difference, he’s applying for his own immigrant visa so still needed to supply all police certs as per the document checklist. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/MTL-Montreal.html#pre_interview_checklist The only reason a Nigerian one wouldn’t be needed is if he left Nigeria before he reached 6 months of age. So if he should have supplied one then personally I’d be getting it in preparation (yours too) as at some point somebody may ask for them and you don’t want to add to the wait. Did you not provide them for NVC? I’m amazed nobody noticed them missing then and you were DQ’ed without them.
  21. appleblossom
    Yes, you can, follow the instructions here and provide evidence of residency in the U.K. to do it - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/national-visa-center/immigrant-visas-processing-general-faqs.html#ivp13 What consulate did you put on your I-140? It’s sent via email, and comes from NVC, not the consulate.
  22. appleblossom
    Immediate relatives are prioritised, and there is always a summer slowdown so it's normal. And there's no way to expedite most preference categories anyway when a visa isn't available to them. So personally I don't think that's the case.
  23. appleblossom
    OK, so your cousin is a USC and it's his mother that we're talking about? If she wants to move back then a visitor visa doesn't help, seems her son should petition her but she'll have to renounce her PR status first. And just make sure that she's aware that she can visit Sierra Leone occasionally, but must make the US her permanent home to avoid this happening again.
  24. appleblossom
    Yep, it's standard - staff leave coupled with an increase in certain other visa applications (student visas etc), and also the September deadline for DV visas.
  25. appleblossom
    That's not the official requirement though. The official info specifically says NOT to book anything that is non-refundable. Seems you can either ignore the official advice, pay for the tour and risk losing all that money, or just go to the interview without it and take proof of it being non-refundable. I know what I'd do, but you seem to have your mind made up. Best of luck.
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