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  1. appleblossom
    Election year though, those times are creeping up considerably already. I still don’t think it would save any time in the long run though and probably not worth it if the OP would lose his/her home country citizenship, unless as you say they change it like Germany has!
  2. appleblossom
    But point is that now it’s back on any trips there will potentially be subject to extra scrutiny, just as if you’d visited North Korea for example…except probably a few more cocktails and a bit more sunshine. 😂
  3. appleblossom
    It had been taken off by Biden, Trump revoked that yesterday - https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/initial-rescissions-of-harmful-executive-orders-and-actions/
  4. appleblossom
    As Cuba was put back on the ‘state sponsored terrorism’ list yesterday it may delay things whilst additional checks are done, just as it would if you’d visited any other country on that list (Iran, Syria etc). But it shouldn’t cause bigger issues. Good luck.
  5. appleblossom
    You don’t need to provide evidence at all unless asked for it, just keep hold of it ready to go if needed. Family obviously isn’t proof of her intending to return, as she is leaving them to move to the US anyway, return flight can be cancelled or amended so that’s not helpful either. Job may be helpful as long as she can’t work remotely, and can show evidence of giving her employer notice if she decides to stay in the US. What about her property in the UK? If you can show that she owns/rents a house that is now sitting empty.
  6. appleblossom
    OK. I really wouldn’t worry, there’s probably just a bit of a backlog with the 3 day weekend.
  7. appleblossom
    Is this London consulate? Which visa category? Please fill in your timeline. If it’s only changed to approved on 17th January then it’s just too soon to be expecting anything, it’s only been 2 working days (remember Monday was a holiday so consulate was closed).
  8. appleblossom
    If you haven’t even filed for citizenship then it probably won’t speed things up, no. Citizenship would take at least a year usually, so it wouldn’t make enough of a difference. If you could get dual citizenship and were going to apply anyway then it would be different, but if you’d have to give your Dutch citizenship up then I’d so it’s not worth it personally. The only caveat to that is that if your category retrogresses with the new administration you might want to rethink, but just keep an eye on the Visa Bulletin so that you know if that is the case. Good luck.
  9. appleblossom
    @RedUKFriend, what evidence would she have to prove she didn’t intend to stay when she entered? Home (that is empty and hasn’t been sublet), job to return to, etc? Think about what you could show to prove she really was just visiting if it gets dicey. And from a practical point of view, is she happy to potentially be stuck for quite a long time before she’d get her EAD & Advance Parole? A lot of people (myself included) would hate that, I’d go stir crazy and much rather wait it out in a country where I could drive/work/travel, even if it meant being apart for longer.
  10. appleblossom
    No. You need to wait until your I-130 is approved. At that point, if your PD is still current on Table B you will then receive the ‘Welcome Letter’ (which actually comes as an email) when the case has been transferred to NVC, and that will give you the info you need to start the process i.e. the invoice number to pay the fees etc. Then once you’ve done all that, you’ll wait until your PD is current on Table A, and at that point your case will be added to the line for an interview. Have you applied for citizenship? If not, when will you become eligible to? That would speed things up considerably.
  11. appleblossom
    Yes, I-94 goes much further - had all of my exits and entries going back about 30 years when I checked. https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/search/history-search Ah, might not is just a standard message I think, to inform LPR’s that they cannot petition parents. So I wouldn’t worry about that.
  12. appleblossom
    Oh sorry, I read it as 2010! You’re right, neither of you are current now.
  13. appleblossom
    It’s the same as you’ll have used previously, but just put your receipt number from the GC fee in instead - https://egov.uscis.gov/
  14. appleblossom
    Have you done the I-94 online check? That should give you entry and exit dates. Odd that it says you don’t meet eligibility though, what is the exact message? Just checking that you’ve definitely said she’ll be doing consular processing? As I wonder if it’s because you’ve said she’ll adjust status and she’s not in the US.
  15. appleblossom
    And the fee increase in April, lots of people rushed to get apps in before that, so that will be part of why processing times have been steadily increasing since then too.
  16. appleblossom
    DQ’ed for EB1? Please do fill your timeline in, thx. @Hamd157, please do yours too?
  17. appleblossom
    That’s only for those adjusting status so not relevant to you. As said above, you won’t be added to the line for an interview until your PD is current on Table A. It’s just done a big jump this month so @UK2024 became current 3 weeks ago and should get an IL very soon as they are now current (and London is one of the quickest consulates for interviews). No way of knowing how long it will take to advance to your PD, it could become current in March’s bulletin or may not move at all for another year, or could even retrogress. Just keep checking each month to see. Please could both of you fill your profile timelines in? Good luck.
  18. appleblossom
    Looks like a CR1/IR1 case rather than K1 so it has to be before the move to the US anyway - the visa won’t be issued without the medical being complete/meeting vaccine requirements.
  19. appleblossom
    If your Mom is there then it would be much quicker (although still a long wait) for her to petition you rather than your sister. Is she a citizen? And no visa available. So no appointment, as there wouldn’t be a visa to issue you anyway. Once your Priority Dare becomes current (aka gets to the front of the line) then you’ll be scheduled for an interview. But that’s decades away. You can’t expedite until there’s a visa for you - so why knows if you’ll have a valid reason or not by then.
  20. appleblossom
    Paging @Crazy Cat, who has a fabulous comparison of the two routes. 🙂
  21. appleblossom
    Current processing times are 16 months, so you should hear very soon hopefully. The 6 month I-130 is definitely an anomaly, was that recently? No idea how they managed that! Keep an eye on the documents tab on your USCIS account, and hopefully you’ll see an approval notice there soon. Good luck.
  22. appleblossom
    Way more than 10 years. Probably around 25 as I said above (that’s a very rough guess but gives you an idea at least). The I-130 is only the first step, once that’s approved you then have to apply for a visa, but there won't be one available to you by law until your Priority Date is current on Table A on the Visa Bulletin. There’s no way to expedite it until a visa is available to you. What grounds would you have to expedite?
  23. appleblossom
    Here you go - https://egov.uscis.gov/office-locator/#/ You’re not likely to have anything to do with a Field Office until you apply for naturalization.
  24. appleblossom
    Please fill in your timeline so we know the type of case you’re asking about, it looks as though your spouse is outside the US and so you’re not doing AOS? So field offices aren’t relevant, yours is at a service centre - perhaps your friend was getting confused about the type of case you’ve got. USCIS sometimes transfers cases between service centres to balance their workload, but you can’t request a transfer yourself.
  25. appleblossom
    https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-the-united-states-from-foreign-terrorists-and-othernational-security-and-public-safety-threats/ Countries haven’t been announced yet but if I was the OP, I’d be getting to the US asap rather than risking it personally.
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