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  1. appleblossom
    There is a time limit for H visas, I don’t know if that was the case back in early 2000’s? But if so they must have either had different visas or been out of status for much longer than you think. Perhaps somebody else knows if the limit was the same back then.
  2. appleblossom
    Ah, I see, the delay makes sense now. So hopefully interview maybe December as a very rough guess. Depending on your previous consulate, transferring may add quite a bit of extra time for background checks after interview, so just be prepared for that, if it's a consulate like Lagos or Islamabad (which I assume it is from what you've said). Good luck.
  3. appleblossom
    So has your PD only just become current? I'm just trying to work out why it's taken so long if you were DQ'ed in February. If you could fill in your timeline it would be super helpful. There are no visas available at the moment due to the quota being met, but hopefully it'll be at some point in October. CEAC will change to 'in transit' when it's actually transferred to London.
  4. appleblossom
    Transferred from another consulate do you mean? Or just from NVC? What does your CEAC status say?
  5. appleblossom
    You doing a FOIA request won't impact her application in any way. What is your home country?
  6. appleblossom
    Is your father ok with you doing AOS as it may well cause his own status to be jeopardised? Is he aware of that? Just wondering if you might be better off trying to get a work visa instead if you have an employer that is happy to sponsor you?
  7. appleblossom
    Doh, sorry - thought you were the OP! Ignore my question about marriage, I see from your other post today you're green card holders and not citizens, so your children can't be married and you're in a different category to the OP.
  8. appleblossom
    You'd have the same thing in Canada - for you to get a work permit, the employer has to first apply for something called a LMIA, and that costs them $1000, and to get it they have to prove there are no Canadians to do the job. So you'll still need to work for a few years first I'd imagine, I just can't see any Canadian employer going through all that to try and hire you if you don't have experience. No idea on UK though.
  9. appleblossom
    They consider each applicant individually, it won't be a consideration for them. Your family members don't have to stay in the US though if they don't want to, as long as they travel to enter before the expiry date, they can then file for re-entry permits if they want to come back and wait with the person still in AP.
  10. appleblossom
    The OP didn't say they were studying in the US? So not sure OPT will be an option. @Zidane2, as said above, a multi-national company is going to be your best bet, but it's obviously a large cost and hassle for any company to sponsor you, so you'll need to get some good work experience and specialist skills behind you first. Work your way up, and look at it as a long term plan. Good luck.
  11. appleblossom
    It's nothing to do with country. There are only a certain number of visas available for that category (worldwide), so there is a huge backlog before your children can even apply for a visa. You need to look at the Visa Bulletin (it's released monthly) to see what the latest is, but expect it to take many years. You've not answered the question above, is she married? If so, it's even longer.
  12. appleblossom
    Yes, they cannot issue a visa until then as the quota has been reached for this year. Hopefully you'll get your passport back in the first week in October. Good luck.
  13. appleblossom
    Oh, yes that would do it! Hopefully an easy check though, but which consulate? Some are more efficient than others.
  14. appleblossom
    Yes, and as I said above it means exactly what it says, they’re just reviewing your request. That IS the Admin Processing.
  15. appleblossom
    It’s not going to harm anything to ask. What was the missing document?
  16. appleblossom
    The October VB is for the start of the new fiscal year though.
  17. appleblossom
    Exactly as it says - the documentation you submitted (the expedite request) is under review.
  18. appleblossom
    As above, it's one step at a time. It's in the instructions - https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/PDF-other/Uploading to CEAC-instrucions.pdf "You will not be able to upload any civil documents for a visa applicant until he/she has submitted the immigrant visa application. It will say N/A (not applicable) in the Civil Documents column until the Form DS-260 immigrant visa application is completed on CEAC."
  19. appleblossom
    Option no. 1 would make the most sense, do you already have a H2B job/visa though?
  20. appleblossom
    OK. If you do actually get your green card in 2 months (as above, that estimate is notoriously unreliable, but you never know) then your timescales will need adjusting. If you are on a green card rather than H1B, then you'll have to petition her for an immigrant visa (via consular processing), and that will take many years. So you either need to marry asap, and apply for her H4 as a matter of urgency, or rethink her moving next year as it will take much longer before she can move to join you without a visa allowing her to do so. Good luck.
  21. appleblossom
    When is she actually hoping to move to the US?
  22. appleblossom
    Oh, I see. I just did that online too, turned down the data from the 30GB or whatever we had before to a much smaller amount to keep costs down. But we didn't have contracts, we just buy nearly new refurbished phones and then do SIM only deals, there are four of us (two adults and two teens) so it's saved us thousands over the years! So if you're in a contract then I think you'd just have to let that run until the end and then switch to SIM only.
  23. appleblossom
    You mean the US side? I just signed up online, I use Mint Mobile. I did it from the UK before we left, so that as soon as we landed I had the US number active, and I could also give it to people before I moved so they had my contact info stateside.
  24. appleblossom
    It's perfectly normal. AP can take a week, a month, or a year. Nothing to do but wait it out I'm afraid. Good luck.
  25. appleblossom
    Yes. They have to be paid from a US source (just in case you need to juggle money around ahead of time). Depends - the link above gives you the full list.
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