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Moving to San Francisco
appleblossom replied to fabsfabs's topic in Moving to the US and Your New Life In America
'Not so expensive' and 'San Francisco' don't really go together! But you can look at prices on websites like realtor.com to give you an idea. -
That's still probably 2 years away given the current processing times for Canadian citizenship though, so if you need to visit in the meantime I'd try and get your company's help with the application if you can.
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OK, so half brother rather than step brother. Still doesn't make a difference though unfortunately, he won't be able to move with your parents - see the advice above about them petitioning for him once they're in the US and have their green cards. And as advised, it may be worth you petitioning for him too, just as back up, although it'll take even longer for him to get a visa via a sibling rather than a parent. How old is he?
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Only EB1/EB2 update on NVC (DQ, IL)
appleblossom replied to snm2212's topic in National Visa Center (Dept of State)
I would imagine it changed simply because of Thanksgiving & Christmas. There will be lots more people to interview with less interview slots because of the holidays and staff shortages, so it may not go back to normal this month, but no way of knowing unfortunately. -
If you’re suggesting that she enters on a B2 with the intention of staying, that would be immigration fraud. If you’ve not held your GC for even a year yet then it’s likely to take about the same amount of time whether you’re a GC holder or apply for citizenship in 4 years or so. Your wife’s category will be F2A, you can keep an eye on the Visa Bulletin once you’ve filed to see how it’s moving forward - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2024/visa-bulletin-for-january-2024.html As you can see from that, those that applied in November 2019 have visas available to them now. If you get citizenship, her category will change and spouses of citizens are Immediate Relatives, so no wait for her Priority Date to become current. Good luck.
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Perfectly normal, that daft online timeline is notoriously unreliable so ignore it completely! 14 months is what the processing times page is currently showing for 80% of cases. https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ As to overall timing, that will depend on the consulate, some have longer waits for interviews than others. Good luck.
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K1 Visa Timing and Planning
appleblossom replied to daniel_s's topic in What Visa Do I Need - Family Based Immigration
The person you spoke to is wrong - even if you were at that stage by December (unlikely going on current processing times) she can't leave the US until she has AP in hand, otherwise the whole process is abandoned and you have to start again. That's one of the big advantages of the CR1 visa route over the K1 - she'd be work authorised as soon as she enters the US, and able to come and go as she pleases too. -
Don't know where SLEC is, but you usually need a confirmed interview date to be able to book an immigration medical - and you have to take your interview letter to the medical too. But if you can clarify which country you're asking about, hopefully those in the know will be able to tell you for sure.
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Odd, but maybe it is the multiple interviews, although we were 4 interviews and that didn't delay our case - we were all interviewed together in one time slot but maybe it's different for family apps (ours was employment based). It's strange that it still says at NVC though, but is that just on CEAC? What does the online status tracker say, does it say in transit? https://egov.uscis.gov Might be worth asking on the big CR1 thread in the UK sub forum, tons of people there with a lot more knowledge that may be able to help. Best of luck to you.
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Are you sure you haven't had an interview date? It's very odd if you were DQ'ed in October, you should have had an interview letter (via email) ages ago. London is one of the quickest consulate, for an October DQ date I'd have expected an IL in November for an interview date in December, maybe January at the latest. They've sent out two rounds of IL's since then, and people who were DQ'ed way after you have had them. Worth double checking your spam/junk folder maybe?
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I-130 for sister approved
appleblossom replied to sunstar's topic in Bringing Family Members of US Citizens to America
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That doesn't make a lot of sense, unless you've got a green card then even if you already had a visa it would be tied to an existing employer, and it's not something you can apply for yourself either. So if some uni's don't sponsor visas then your only option would be to find one that does. Good luck.
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You can, but it's yet another cost, and not everybody can get one - my teenage son couldn't for example, so he'd have had no way of proving his LPR status without the stamp until the GC arrived. Luckily, we all have our GC's now, but it's far from ideal for anybody new arriving if they really have stopped stamping/endorsing visas.