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  1. No, just filing the I-130 wouldn't be enough. If you can't afford to file for them via AOS, maybe they return to their home country and do it via consular processing instead? It's much cheaper that way.
  2. But you said above that the letter said the GC should be delivered within 90 days? Not sure how it works with AOS, but for my GC I had a separate receipt number from the one I had for my case. My case still showed 'approved' even when my GC status was saying 'sent for printing' 'mailed' etc. But either way it may just be that her case status is out of date, filing in that form should be your first step really so you can find out what's happening with it. It usually takes them about a month to get back to you. My daughter's GC status was stuck on 'payment received' for ages, we had to fill that form in to find out what was happening with it - she had to have her photo redone as it wasn't acceptable to them, but nobody had contacted us to tell us that! Once we'd done that form and got the answer, she then had her GC in hand in a few weeks. Good luck.
  3. As explained above, you can't use it as an asset if it's your primary residence, regardless of your future plans for it. You'll need something else.
  4. What is your PD? Please fill in your timeline, it helps when you're asking questions but also helps other EB applicants. There aren't many of us around, so the more timelines the better. Thx.
  5. So a classic that other people waiting received. Maybe I will try to contact the embassy next... Looks like you've only been waiting a month? So I'd say a little premature to chase things up, you will have been added to the queue in April but probably all of the interviews had already been assigned for that month. So I reckon you'll get the IL fairly soon, I wouldn't chase it until 60 days passes. Good luck.
  6. Same timeline still applies for that - remote work isn't permitted either, until you have the EAD in hand. Working illegally may be forgiven as the spouse of a USC, but it's not a risk I'd take when applying for AOS personally.
  7. Has she filed this form? https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/displayNDCForm.do?entryPoint=init&sroPageType=ndc What does her online status say?
  8. Not really, as your answers will be different to anybody else’s. But use the VJ guide above, and the I-130 instructions too. If you’re still struggling then perhaps it’s worth considering hiring an immigration lawyer to do the application for you. Is the mother of your child staying in Benin or are you filing for her too?
  9. Ok, so it’ll be approx 4 years as you’re a LPR, there wouldn’t be a visa number available to her yet. But once you’re a citizen she’d be classed as an immediate relative and have no wait for a visa number - so maybe 18 months in total, much quicker. So you may want to consider applying for citizenship asap.
  10. Whatever your class of admission was - it’ll be on your green card as ‘category’. You seem to have missed my questions above about when your daughter turns 21, or if you’re eligible to apply for citizenship. I’m not asking just to be nosy but it is relevant - presumably you’re aware that it will be many years before your daughter is even eligible for a visa if you’re not a citizen?
  11. See Boiler's post above - his guess was 12-15 years. It will depend on the kids exact ages though i.e. is the 17 year old only just 17 or about to turn 18? It will also depend on when your parents actually move and petition for them - you expect your Dad to get an interview soon, but as a Pakistani male he may well be put in AP and that will delay things, so by the time he gets his visa the kids could be another year older. Etc, etc. Too many variables to know for sure, I guess all you can do is talk to your parents and make sure they're ok with the potential delay in your siblings being able to move. It's worth having a full and frank conversation with them before they move IMO, it would be awful if they moved and then regretted it. Good luck.
  12. A bit longer usually, maybe 3-4 years, but if they age out of F2A category and are in F2B category, then it's a much longer wait as @Boiler mentioned above. Possibly the youngest will get through in time before s/he ages out of F2A category though.
  13. No, as advised above they can apply immediately. But it'll be a long wait for them to get visas though. Your parents need to carefully consider if they are happy to live apart from them for that long I guess? Particularly as they're not likely to get visitor visas either.
  14. Another vote for get on a plane asap. She can't be refused entry. She should take proof of any ties she has to the US (i.e. if she has a property there etc), and proof of her tax returns being filed - basically anything to show she didn't abandon her residency.
  15. So parents and sister in the US, and a tricky consulate - I'd think the chances of any CO thinking she will genuinely return to Pakistan after her studies are slim tbh, but she can try.
  16. So you own a physiotherapy business? Your parents can sponsor her once they have GC's.
  17. Will she have other family members there when applying though? Parents etc? If so, that reduces her chances of a student visa even further. Is her plan to try to move permanently?
  18. Both. Immigrant intent may be hard to overcome, but you never know until she applies. Well, yes, that’s part of applying.
  19. Would need exact dates to calculate it, so you'll need to check it yourself, just Google for an online CPSA calculator. Sounds like your youngest two will still qualify, possibly the eldest will have aged out though.
  20. Do you mean you were petitioned as his sibling? If so, what is your Priority Date, when was the I-130 approved, and how old are your kids now?
  21. No, as said above the EB1-A or EB2-NIW. EB1-C you would have to be working there on an non-immigrant visa first, as the US business must have been running for at least a year.
  22. The only delay is just her waiting her turn in the queue. I think the backlog has reduced a bit now (it used to be 2 years or so for IR5's to be scheduled), but it's still likely to be a year plus. You can ask for an expedite if there is a good reason for it.
  23. Nope. If eligible, you can apply from Germany and move on an immigrant visa - you become a permanent resident upon entry to the US. For employees, as many as possible really to stand the best chance of having the visa renewed. There's no fixed number though, but you have to show growth. You can't use a L1 if you just want to be a 'one man band' working in the US. I'd check out the possible IV options first, as the L1 will require you spending quite a bit of time and money before you can even apply for the visa, which may be money down the drain if it's refused. And if you know you want to stay permanently, it would be better to aim for a permanent visa if at all possible. Good luck.
  24. To add to the above, VJ has a guide - She has to be accepted in to the school first, so that's the first step, she needs to apply to colleges. Note that if she's from Pakistan, and has her sister living in the US, her chances of a visa being granted are lower, so do bear that in mind.
  25. Oh, and if your spouse is a USC s/he might want to petition for their sibling. It would take a crazy long time (20+ years), but would be back up at least in case the DV doesn’t come good.
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