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That’s odd anyway. Why is he travelling on his own, without his wife, and not seeing you? Depending on their nationality, your sister may be much more likely to be granted a visitor visa than her husband. So they may want her to try for her to come and visit you alone.

Then if you search VJ for that term with expedite you’ll find threads that would be useful. But you’ll need proof (medical records, doctors letter) to show the USC’s medical issue and why you need it expedited. And then if it’s granted you’d need to do the same at the NVC stage. Which family member are you petitioning for? Please fill in your timeline.

Surely they’ve already provided this for your I-140 application? So you just need an up to date copy of that, and your employment contract.

Lots have, what’s your reason for an expedite?

Your PD isn't current yet, so there is no visa available to you anyway. Exactly what date is your PD in Nov 2021? Please fill in your timeline! Once there is a visa available to you and you are added to the queue for an interview, it’ll be quite a while as Lagos has a big backlog. I think it’s about 18 months for a spousal interview, so yours is likely to be a longer wait as they’ll be prioritised.

Exactly, so you don’t need the physical card. I travelled internationally several times before I got my card, it was no issue at all. They both serve the same purpose. The only downside is you can’t have an interview for Global Entry until you have a GC, but that’s not the end of the world and you can still apply for other programs.

It doesn’t mean anything really, except it’s being dealt with electronically now. Most cases are. As for how it will take, we’d need a lot more info to give you an idea of that - what type of case, your Priority Date, which consulate etc.

Yes, but it doesn’t really matter if you don’t get them until Sept or even later, it’s not like you need them for anything before then. It’s just a pain you have to spend time chasing them but as long as you get them before the beginning of 2025 that’s all good.

It'll be a problem with their photos or biometrics I'd think, my daughter had the same thing. So frustrating that they don't contact you to tell you that and you have to wait the 90 days! But helpfully in a month or so's time you'll have an appointment for them to be redone, and once that happens the physical GC will only take a few weeks to arrive. Good luck.

If you've been given something saying the visa is approved, why do you think there is a problem? Can you upload a copy of the letter? Obviously block out any identifying info.

Not unless you can give us the info asked for above - visa type (F2A?), consulate (Naples as you've now put Italy on your profile?) and what exactly you've been asked to provide.

No, because that's immigration fraud. There is no way to skip the large queue of people ahead of you, but it may not be as long as 2 years as things have sped up a bit recently, and there is also this option once the I-130 is approved (which takes about a year), if she's eligible - https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/dhs-announces-family-reunification-parole-processes-for-colombia-el-salvador-guatemala-and-honduras I agree with the suggestion above to tell her you're moving to Colombia instead and see what her reaction is, make sure she's not just using you for a green card, as unfortunately it happens all too often.

I think you'll need to be more specific - what type of visa, and which consulate? Please fill in your VJ timeline.

So the status just says ‘payment received’?

The visa in her passport acts as a temporary green card once it's been endorsed upon entry. It's valid for one year.

The OP is asking about her father's case, not an adopted child. NVC doesn't take that long to review documents. You can see their current processing times on their website, it's currently one week exactly. In the last 6 months the longest it's taken was 2 weeks. OP, if your father has a record of his lost passport, you can put that number in for now (it may just turn up anyway). Then you can update it once you get the new one. Good luck.

No, just from knowledge and threads on VJ. Which other country do you reside in? I can't imagine anybody would have 'multiple residencies', maybe one other if they live between two countries. Where do you pay taxes? That's usually a good way to tell where you'd be considered resident by a government.

What makes you say that, is it from personal experience at the Islamabad consulate? Their website says "both parents must attend the interview" so I think the OP should double check that advice.

If a Welcome Letter is expected, it shouldn't take anywhere near that long. There is a processing page from NVC that gives exact timeframes, it's usually only a week or two, although has jumped up a bit recently. OP, what does your case status say when you check it, and when was your I-140 approved?

It won't be an issue at all, but you might want to move your case to the other consulate if it would suit your timelines better. Most people would love to have the option to have their case processed somewhere other than Montreal!

Could you please fill in your timeline as well to help other EB applicants? Thx.

No problem. What does the online status say when you check it?

No, the receipt numbers from when you paid their GC fees. The same receipt numbers you should use to track production and mailing of the cards. On the email receipt, it will say 'your payment was applied to the following cases', and then list them (assuming you paid all three fees in one go). They'll start with IOE.

It varies hugely. Montreal is one of the longest, but so are other places like Islamabad, Lagos, etc. They can be 2 years or more, other countries are around a year (Ghana for example) and then others are only a month or so (London, Berlin etc). Rio is much longer than Paris, so that's why those people who were DQ'ed in April/May last year have been waiting so long. If your case has recently been transferred to Paris, then you should hear soon. Good luck.

The stats are all there if you want to look. And it's obviously far higher than the 2500 figure you put above, but I assume that was a typo or a joke. But it doesn't really matter what which administration it is or the exact figures, bottom line is it's a very large number every year irregardless - and my point is just that personally, if it were an elderly relative of mine, I'd rather they went home and sorted the waiver, then hopefully came back legitimately, than risk them being deported when they are even older and infirm. But that's just my personal view and what I would do as I would hate to be forever dreading a knock on the door or panicking every time I saw a police officer. I couldn't live my life like that, but the OP and others may well feel differently and be prepared to take the risk.