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That's fine if you're in the US, but lots of us apply from overseas where checks are obsolete (I couldn't get a personal check from my bank account in the UK even if I wanted one). As @mam521 said, the US banking system is really behind the times, and unfortunately so are USCIS's payment methods.

Credit card for ours, although we did phone our CC company just to warn them about the upcoming charge and tell them it was authorised. Even though they don't normally reject things for security reasons, I didn't want to risk it! I do the same for any big or unusual transaction. We don't have checks (haven't had a check book in about 15 years, they're just not used in Europe any longer), so it was our only option anyway.

Not sure how it will help, as said above you’re likely to be put in AP for the L visa too. As for green card/citizenship you’d just carry on with your original plan and get the GC via your spouse.

You can look at the monthly visa issuance stats on the USCIS website to see how many Montreal are issuing each month. Probably not many though as they have to prioritise other visa types and Montreal has a huge backlog for all categories. What’s your PD? If you could fill in your Timeline that would be fab. Good luck, I hope you hear soon.

Good luck.

Please read through the thread - if you're an EB2 applicant you have to mail your docs, there's no option to upload.

Am I going completely mad (always a possibility), I thought it still required I-130 even if AOS?

No problem. Just saw your other thread, and yes, her smoking marijuana is potentially a big problem. She needs to stop, and you need to be prepared for a longer process - she may be required to test clear for a year before being approved.

It won't impact her ability, she can continue to work on her H1-B - and she can apply for EAD too if needed, that's quicker but still around 6-8 months so factor that in.

It's still the same visas, even if inside the US. So CR1 if you're married, K-1 if you're not. Both take about 18 months as a rough guide.

Currently only those with PD's earlier than Nov 2019 (nearly 4.5 years ago) have visa numbers available to them, so do prepare him for a longer wait than he had. He can certainly visit them, and vice versa, but it's a big thing to be away from your child for years, so I guess he needs to work out if having a green card is worth that sacrifice. It often is for those from much poorer countries, but may not be for somebody from the UK - particularly as he still has a route to a green card in the future via you if you stay there.

Yes unfortunately, it's the same as when you petitioned your son, they are also subject to a wait as they are not immediate relatives. Category F2A, so keep an eye on the Visa Bulletin - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2024/visa-bulletin-for-january-2024.html If your son has a fiancee and baby, is he sure he wants to live apart from them for so long? That's going to be tough. It might be worth having a conversation about whether or not he's prepared to do that, or if he gives his green card up and returns to be with them. Not an easy decision I know, but one to discuss with him. Good luck.

It's in the NVC section of the forum I think, a long thread for EB1 & EB2 applicants. I don't think there is anybody applying via Dhaka though, but still worth a read. Good luck, hope you have an interview at some point this year.

You've posted this in the family based section of the forum, I'd suggest you ask a lovely mod to move it to either the relevant country forum, or the employment based one. There's a big thread for EB2 applicants that may be helpful too. This is for CR1 applicants (which will have priority for interviews over your case), but may give you an idea at least, looks like it's at least 6 months - Good luck.

See above - his PD becomes current next month.

It has a different date on the USCIS website. But also says to use it despite the date when you select ‘Edition Date’ from the drop down menu - https://www.uscis.gov/i-864 Good luck.

I'd assume so too, but worth double checking I thought - would imagine the OP would know how to file US taxes if he's a USC, but if he's only recently moved to the UK, may not know how to do it that side of the pond.

Was it before 2017? Things changed then with a Federal Court ruling addressing spouses trying to enter Canada as visitors when intending to apply for PR via inland sponsorship - https://decisions.fct-cf.gc.ca/fc-cf/decisions/en/item/218891/index.do?r=AAAAAQAHVmlzaXRvcgE This ruling is particularly pertinent as the applicant was also a US citizen. Unless the OP's husband has another route to Canada i.e. a work permit, it's not a route I'd recommend for this reason. If the OP wants to move back before their spouse has had their PR app approved, I'd suggest applying outland and then moving once sponsor approval is received. Outland applications are dual intent (unlike inland), so no issue with entering Canada to wait the rest of the process out. There's also no appeal process if an inland application is refused, unlike outland.

You've not actually said, but I assume you're asking about your US tax return? Or do you mean your UK one?

Wait is about 16 months it seems, so another few months and they should have their IL. Good luck.

If she doesn't need a wheelchair then please don't take that service away from somebody who may actually need it - and she'll still have to queue for immigration anyway, so not sure what the point would be.

Ah, if she has mobility issues, then you can ask for assistance, they're very good (use them for my parents). I'd definitely allow more time though in that case. Good luck.

I'd imagine that's going to limit her options to bigger airports, which may mean she has to do a shuttle/terminal transfer at any of them anyway. If it helps, she can just walk between terminals at Boston, she doesn't need to get the shuttle, they're all no more than about 20 mins walk from each other.

It says received by 15th Feb. So I'd say you need to make sure it's there by then.

OK, I was just trying to help. You specifically mentioned 'timing is difficult' in your first post - cutting a year or more off your processing time and getting a green card by late spring/early summer may have helped with the that, by avoiding the whole O renewal issue entirely for you. So I thought it was worth suggesting.