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  1. appleblossom
    EB applicants are Tier 4, spousal are Tier 1. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/visas-news-archive/immigrant-visa-prioritization.html The tricky thing for London is that this is the first time that UK applicants have ever been eligible for the DV lottery, so they’re having to factor those applications in for the first time, with a hard deadline. Summer usually has a bit of a slow down anyway, with student visas etc, but the DV interview may make it worse. Or IL’s may come out tomorrow, who knows?! It’s all just a guessing game tbh.
  2. appleblossom
    I’m confused, the DQ date given above is 2022 but then you say 2009 - which is correct? And what’s your PD date?
  3. appleblossom
    Could be anytime, or not at all. There’s a chance they’ll be prioritising DV interviews before the deadline, and EB applicants will always be behind spousal applicants etc. Or it may be that they’ll send them out later this month - later in the month is quite normal, it always used to be within a few days of month end. No way of knowing I’m afraid, but good luck, hope you hear soon. Please do fill in your timeline to help other EB applicants.
  4. appleblossom
    Did you not get an email? You should have done - check your junk folder if you haven't already?
  5. appleblossom
    Thank you for clarifying. I have a friend who was born to US parents but then adopted to his current parents who are British, an interesting scenario. Once they're permanent residents, they're expected to make the US their home. One of them could apply for a re-entry permit which would allow them to leave for up to 2 years, but that still wouldn't be enough time for your sister to get a visa. Maybe the best thing to do is wait until your sister is older and can be left, and then you petition for them, and they in turn for her? Only downside of that is that she'd probably be classed as F2B rather than F2A which has an even longer wait.
  6. appleblossom
    And it may be as easy as that, or it may not, hence my enquiry. It was a simple question directed to OP, I wasn't asking for people to speculate or try and answer on his/her behalf.
  7. appleblossom
    Yes, I'm aware of how it works if the OP was born in the US. But he says he's never lived there, hence my query. It was just out of interest folks!
  8. appleblossom
    He says he's never lived in the US though, which is what piqued my interest. Maybe he means just as an adult but he did live there as a baby, so that could well be it.
  9. appleblossom
    Also, just out of interest, how are you a USC if you've never lived in the US and your parents aren't?
  10. appleblossom
    1. Yes. Presumably the plan is for you all to move, you intend to move to the US as well? Be aware that as a USC you should be filing tax returns if you earn enough, regardless of where you live in the world. And you'll have to be sponsor, but your aunt can be a joint sponsor if you don't earn enough. 2. Yes. 3. You can, but it'll take 20+ years for her to get a visa.
  11. appleblossom
    Ignore the 'taking longer than expected', that timeline is notoriously inaccurate. The I-130 processing time is approx 12-14 months, so you're still well under normal processing times. https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ What has increased since the pandemic is the wait time for an interview at some consulates - there's a big backlog now at some (others have no wait at all, it's very location dependent). Good luck.
  12. appleblossom
    No you don’t.
  13. appleblossom
    Not helpful I know, but there genuinely is no way of knowing. Could be another week, could be another year. Generally Pakistan takes longer due to lack of records and the extra checks needed.
  14. appleblossom
    I travelled several times as a tourist whilst waiting for my EB-1 immigrant visa, no issues at all. As long as you don't try to stay and adjust status, there shouldn't be an issue but do take proof of ties to Canada just in case. Good luck.
  15. appleblossom
    Please remove your case number from the forum! No need to contact NVC, they’l be on it. What does it say on the case status website page? It probably says ‘at NVC’, same as in the screenshot above, but if it says ‘ready’ or ‘in transit’ then you know your IL is imminent. https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx? If your transfer was only approved at the end of June then I’d guess maybe August you’ll get an IL, for an Oct date. Just bear in mind things do slow down in the summer, but hopefully it won’t be too long. Good luck.
  16. appleblossom
    So you want to expedite it? If you have a valid reason to jump the line, then you request it here - https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-guidance/expedite-requests The office selection on the forum is for the interview.
  17. appleblossom
    Oh, apologies, I thought you meant where you sister plans to enter. In which case I don’t know I’m afraid, I’d put wherever your parents first entered the US as it only asks about admission, but may well have that wrong. Hopefully others in the know will chime in.
  18. appleblossom
    You can just put unknown. It’ll be many years until she gets her visa and your sister may decide to enter elsewhere anyway.
  19. appleblossom
    Yes, if you look at worst case scenario it may be. But I’m a glass half full person and wouldn’t worry about medical issues and a delay unless it actually happened. No point in worrying about what might be! So Germany is (for a normal application with no issues) one of the fast consulates around. It can be 4-5 years for people from places like Islamabad or Lagos.
  20. appleblossom
    It must have been different 3 years ago but you don’t send a N600K application to a field office now. You file online or send it to a USCIS lockbox. So as above just contact the general USCIS number with any questions. Good luck.
  21. appleblossom
    I’d be surprised if the Florida field office had anything to do with the application, so I wouldn’t bother contacting them. Presumably you sent it to the Elgin lockbox if you live in Florida, so I’d contact lockbox support, or contact USCIS directly. https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2022-06/Tip Sheet - When to Contact a USCIS Lockbox_0.pdf Good luck.
  22. appleblossom
    Are you sure you don’t mean for the I-130? That’s not country specific, it’s the same for everybody. The OP is referring to the wait for an interview once DQ’ed, and Germany would be one of the fastest places for that, shouldn’t be anywhere near a year. Other countries are 2yrs+ just for that.
  23. appleblossom
    Never heard of less than a year, but it also shouldn’t take another year. Ignore your online guesstimate, it’s notoriously accurate. Seems to be around 13-14 months at the moment so hopefully approval any day now. Don’t forget to check the documents tab, approval is usually there quite a while before you get notified. Good luck.
  24. appleblossom
    They are treated the same once they get there, but that can take a while for that to happen so it probably isn’t there yet. What does your status say?
  25. appleblossom
    Then personally I’d do it. We got our O visas in less than 3 weeks last year. It would be worth doing as back up if you can.
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