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My son has been vaccinated at school without me there. It doesn't show it was your mother that was with you. Baptism photos only prove she was in the US for that one day so really doesn't help either. Income tax records of 7 years should be good though as long as it shows US employers and place of employment? Does she have bank statements from back then (or could she get them)? An old lease? Insurance records?

They don't show immigrant visa wait times anywhere. By the time you're at that point (if you're going to meet in person at least 2-3 times before filing) it will have changed quite a bit anyway. But figure about 2 years from when you file for the spouse visa overall as a rough guide for the whole process. Best of luck.

Your vaccines or baptism aren't any good as they don't prove her presence and that's what you need to focus on. W2's are helpful, how many years of those do you have?

There is a humanitarian parole process, but your son is in a safe place now so don't see how it would be granted. He can try, worth a shot. And I would definitely keep an eye on the election and see who gets in and what changes they make. If it's Trump he's made it very clear there will be no chance, but if Harris gets in then there's a chance Lebanon will become eligible for the TPS program or similar. But I think realistically your only options are the re-entry permit for you or your wife, or for your son to get a job somewhere to contribute to the costs once he's settled somewhere. He's probably still a decade away from a visa, so neither are going to be long term solutions really, but they might just help until he can hopefully return home. Best of luck.

ESTA isn't relevant then, Ethiopia isn't an eligible country. She'll have to apply for a tourist visa if she wants to visit. Unless your wife is very newly pregnant, her mother isn't likely to get there before the end of the pregnancy though (even if she is granted a visa). Wait time for an interview is about 6 months. Good luck.

No. It's the re-entry permit I mentioned above, so you can go back to the US and file it to allow you to stay outside of the US for longer without risking your LPR status. But it's not relevant to your son.

I know we've discussed the options above, but just wanted to say I'm so sorry you and your family are going through this.

Most lawyers would be very happy to take your case. A complicated situation and likely uphill battle = more fees for them. What is the situation with your second wife, how long have you been together and how long have you been married? The biggest suspicion with a previously denied application and an asylum application in the works will be that you've only married her to try and stay in America and it's also not a Bona Fide marriage.

It doesn’t matter, even if it doesn’t apply to you it does no harm providing it.

Should be fine (see below). Although I wouldn’t recommend 6 months, just in case she falls ill or something causes her to stay longer (remember that volcano in Iceland that grounded flights worldwide for quite some time?). You don’t want to risk her overstaying. https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/assets/documents/2024-Mar/six-month-passport-validity-update-20220316.pdf

I don’t have a PhD. But you would need more than ‘barely’ fitting 2 criteria. Our lawyers said 5 - the requirement is 3, but if USCIS disagree with one or two it’s better to have back ups. When can your petitioner apply for citizenship? That may be your best option to keep the girl and move together.

Depends if he was married or not. Green card holders can only sponsor unmarried children. If he wasn’t married then yes, she could have petitioned him too.

It would be a new case and the waiting starts from scratch. So either way it’ll be 15+ years before he’s eligible for a visa. But it would be sensible for your mother to petition him as well, two petitions so you always have one as back up is always a good idea if you can.

Your interview letter should have had a link to the complete checklist? It would normally say something like "Please promptly read and follow all Interview Preparation Instructions located on the Department of State's web site at: https://nvc.state.gov/prep. Be sure to review the "Items You Must Bring to Your Visa Interview" checklist prior to traveling to the embassy or consulate." So you'd follow that link which takes you to the normal NVC website that tells you what to expect for each step and which you've probably been using all along? But from there you go to 'applicant interview' (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-10-prepare-for-the-interview/step-11-applicant-interview.html), then go to the instructions (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/list-of-posts.html), follow the link to the consulate that is doing the interview. That is where you'll find the checklist, as well as the other pre-interview instructions. Good luck.

It's illegal to misrepresent yourself as a visitor upon entry if your actual intention is to adjust status and stay. So definitely don't do that, that's immigration fraud!

OK, still a long time to wait then. Your online account isn't likely to show anything since you first applied, but you can sign up to an account on the link I gave you earlier. Good luck.

The date your I-130 was submitted.

Looks like you haven't signed up for an account yet? So that's why, you need to do that. What is your Priority Date and which country?

This thread is for those who filed in March 2023, but there's probably a thread for October filers if you search the forum. If not, do start one! Good luck.

I didn't. I sent you the link to the 'MyUSCIS' page. That's where you need to log in to your account to see the page that is referenced above. But as I said, it won't give you any info that you don't already know! What kind of case have you got and what is your Priority Date?

I gave you the link above?

It's just on the online USCIS account - https://my.uscis.gov TBH, I never found the MyUSCIS thing useful, I think I logged in once but there's nothing on it that you can't find elsewhere. Your date of filing will be on your receipt notice.

Yes, I saw your edit, and edited my post in response! What a pain that his I-130 was approved so quickly.

When was his I-130 approved, you said last year so must have been super quick if you only submitted in September? It's going to be tight for him to get a visa before he ages out in to F2B if so. I don't see any other option other than you getting re-entry permits, or him trying for a study visa (long shot but possibly worth a go), but maybe somebody else will come up with with a brilliant idea. I'd also watch to see what happens in the election, if Harris gets in she may expand the TPS program or something similar (Uniting for Ukraine etc) to include those from the ME. Good luck to all of you.

You get a year on the 'temporary green card' when you enter the US. So you don't actually need the physical plastic GC right away, and you could wait 6 months or so to pay the fee if money was tight.