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  1. appleblossom
    So you mean post office in your current/home country? Yes, you can do a change of address for forwarding with them, but that won't be relevant to your SSN or GC as neither will be delivered outside the US anyway. So for those you just need to give your new US address when you enter. I typed ours up on a piece of paper just to make sure it was correctly entered when I handed it to the border officer. The fee is for the green card production and delivery. Assume you've already paid it? If not, then note the price goes up next month.
  2. appleblossom
    You can just update your address with the immigration officer when you enter the US if it's changed, that's what we did - we'd put a hotel address on our DS-260 as we had no idea where we'd be living when we applied, then we updated it upon entry as by then we had a rental house to move to. Both came to our new address. Not sure what you mean by post office? You don't need to update anything with UPS.
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    Only 2 weeks ago? As long as tracking shows it was delivered then no need to worry yet.
  4. appleblossom
    The $220 fee has nothing to do with the SSN. Your SSN should be mailed to you within a couple of weeks of entering the US on the immigrant visa, assuming of course you selected that option on the DS-260. If not, then you'll need to go and get the SSN in person. The green card is usually mailed about a month after entry, but can take up to 90 days - you can track it using the receipt number from the GC fee.
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    Something like hiking the Appalachian Trail would be a good reason, but definitely not usual.
  6. appleblossom
    No chance of that. If you and the adoption meet the criteria set out in the link given to you above, then you can start the process but it's not going to happen within 9 months - by the end of next year is more realistic.
  7. appleblossom
    You can certainly use it again, but if you spent nearly a year in the US last time then I'd be prepared to be questioned upon entry. You may want to take proof of your savings to show that you don't need to work etc. Assume you're retired and that's how you can visit for so long without any income? So you may also want to take proof of that. Good luck.
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    You're a long way off being able to start the NVC process. As you can see from Table B on the current Visa Bulletin, only people who applied 16 years or more ago (before March 2008) are able to do that now. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2024/visa-bulletin-for-march-2024.html You're at least 20 years away, just keep an eye on the Visa Bulletin occasionally and see what's happening with it. Good luck.
  9. appleblossom
    That sounds to me like they have suspicions you want to use a non-immigrant visa to stay permanently or that the role isn't genuine. Hopefully whatever you supplied them with will overcome any doubts they have and all you can do is wait it out - I think too early for a WOM but that's an option if it goes on much longer, you could discuss with your company and see if they are prepared to pay for it to get you out there sooner. Good luck.
  10. appleblossom
    Which consulate? Please fill in your timeline.
  11. appleblossom
    Are you absolutely sure your PD is June 2022? What stage is your application at? It's really hard to help you work out what's going on if you don't fill in your timeline - plus there aren't many of us EB applicants around, so it's very helpful if everybody can fill them in to add to the body of knowledge on VJ.
  12. appleblossom
    Ok, so if your PD only became current a couple of months ago then I think you’ve got a long way to go. Just keep your fingers crossed that EB3 doesn’t retrogress again, and that Accra speeds up - hopefully then you may get an interview at some point next year. Good luck.
  13. appleblossom
    Which country are you from? Please fill in your timeline.
  14. appleblossom
    Click on the OP’s timeline - seems it only took 3.5 months from DQ to IL. HTH.
  15. appleblossom
    It’s about a three year wait it seems - But if the above post is correct and your PD is October 2017, then there is no visa available to you yet as your PD isn’t current. Current date on the Visa Bulletin is June 2015 so you’ve still got at least a couple of years to go until you’re added to the queue for an interview.
  16. appleblossom
    It’s a long old wait at Accra, 12-18 months for spouses and longer for other categories I believe. What’s your Priority Date?
  17. appleblossom
    As said in your other thread, AP can take weeks, months or years. You could file a WOM to force them to make a decision but if it’s only been 6 months I’d say it’s too early for that. What documents did they ask for? That might give an indication of what their concern is and what the extra checks are for.
  18. appleblossom
    What correspondence are they reviewing? That's odd too. You can use the 'ask Emma' on the USCIS website, and I'd probably also try the NVC enquiry form too, just to double up! Good luck.
  19. appleblossom
    Really odd! Personally I’d use the contact form rather than phone so you have it in writing. What does your status say?
  20. appleblossom
    Sorry, didn't see this before as you didn't quote me. You'd just type something along the lines of (in English) 'As requested, please see below my name and address in my native language - xxxxxxxx'. No translation required.
  21. appleblossom
    India very much comes in to the picture if it's the country of birth. Background checks will be done for every country the applicant has lived in. AP can take weeks, months or years, nothing to do but wait it out I'm afraid. Good luck, hope it's not too much longer.
  22. appleblossom
    That link's referring to a sponsor, not a petitioner. Each person would have to submit their own I-130.
  23. appleblossom
    If your PD is March 2020 then your PD isn't current so of course you haven't received an IL yet. It becomes current tomorrow in the March bulletin, at that point a visa becomes available to you so you'll be added to the queue for an interview. Good luck.
  24. appleblossom
    Yes, everybody does. The immigrant visa is different from the green card. No fee, no GC I’m afraid!
  25. appleblossom
    Tourist visa is for visiting only. If she enters on that and attempts to stay (‘normalize her status’), that’s immigration fraud. Potential lifetime ban from the US and surely not worth the risk? But you’ve been told this repeatedly throughout the thread and are still not listening, so I’m out. I wish them the best of luck, but would strongly suggest you let them know the potential risk they’re taking if they decide not to simply delay Mom’s interview and go through the proper legal route.
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