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  1. appleblossom
    Have you been given a checklist for your interview? If so, what does that say? The country specific guidelines are only to tell you exactly what document is needed IF it's required - but they're not all required.
  2. appleblossom
    I know you're in Canada, that isn't relevant. Plenty of people have to get police certificates from multiple jurisdictions, as per the table given above. Don't waste time, just start gathering the documents required as per the checklist. Good luck.
  3. appleblossom
    Right, what we're trying to determine is if you are already a US citizen (and have been since birth). When has he lived in the US and for how long?
  4. appleblossom
    OK, then it shouldn't take long, but do get started today to make sure you have it in hand before your interview. And make sure you get the exact document required - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Romania.html Good luck.
  5. appleblossom
    But how did he get US citizenship and when?
  6. appleblossom
    Being over 18 has no relevance if you were a US citizen at birth. So did your father meet the requirements when you were born?
  7. appleblossom
    She can do that but should spend more time in the US than in Colombia - if she's suspected of not living in the US (as a permanent resident she's supposed to be - as the name implies - resident there) then she may run in to issues. If her being able to work and grow the business is a priority, then it may be worth looking at the spousal visa instead of the K1. With K1 she'll have quite a long time before she can work (even remotely) or leave the US.
  8. appleblossom
    Illegal immigrants can't vote or become citizens without going through a very lengthy process, same as anybody else. Got a link to that thread? I suspect he's misunderstood something.
  9. appleblossom
    What is your other citizenship?
  10. appleblossom
    Hopefully somebody with experience of that consulate will be able to help. Good luck.
  11. appleblossom
    Which consulate? For London there's no queue for immigrant visas, only NIV's - if you have an IV appointment you go to the head of the line and tell them, and they let you straight in. But I assume other consulates have different systems.
  12. appleblossom
    Probably not many with such a small country, but that may mean there's also not much of a wait - fingers crossed for you, hope you are reunited with your sister/brother soon.
  13. appleblossom
    Ok so your PD is current, now as the email says it's just a case of waiting for an interview to be set. I've no idea how long the wait is in T&T, other consulates can be as quick as 3 months to get an IL, or as long as 2 years +. If you search the forum for other cases at the same consulate it should give you some idea of the wait there. Good luck.
  14. appleblossom
    Yes, you would. As @Damian P says the US is unusual when it comes to healthcare. A couple of Canadian provinces make you wait 3 months before you’re then covered (for free), but that’s the only wait I can think of.
  15. appleblossom
    The consulate specific checklist is in addition to the standard NVC one, and that says you must take original or certified copies of all docs uploaded to CEAC. So if you uploaded your fiancés birth cert on CEAC to be DQ’ed, you should also take it to the interview - but a certified copy will suffice. Good luck. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-10-prepare-for-the-interview/step-11-applicant-interview.html
  16. appleblossom
    I’ve only been in the US a year but ditto to both of the above. My bank is Starling and they didn’t care that I was moving overseas, I have three accounts with them and they’re all still open.
  17. appleblossom
    2 years or more from DQ to IL in some of them. London has slowed recently, it usually does slow down a little bit in the summer anyway due to staff leave and the increase in student visas to process. But this year they’ve also got the Diversity Visa applicants (for the first time ever) to get through, and they have a hard deadline of September to be interviewed by. So that must be affecting things too I’d imagine, but it’ll still be a lot quicker than most other consulates. Good luck.
  18. appleblossom
    Thank you so much. You get both. The visa that’s put in your passport is endorsed upon entry, and that acts as a temporary GC for a year to give time for your actual plastic GC (which is valid for 10 years) to turn up in the mail.
  19. appleblossom
    Yes, nothing will happen until August. And even then it won’t be immediate, it takes a few weeks to receive the Welcome Letter & invoice ID. You can keep an eye on processing times here - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/nvc-timeframes.html How old are you?
  20. appleblossom
    Ok, but I was responding to your statement that your PD is current which isn’t the case. For submitting your docs then it is Table B, but the August bulletin isn’t in effect until 1st August, it’s still July now. Are you close to aging out, is that why you’re concerned about submitting asap?
  21. appleblossom
    This is the latest VB, assuming you weren’t born in India or the Philippines then the date is April 2010. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2024/visa-bulletin-for-july-2024.html Not sure where you’re seeing Jan 2011?
  22. appleblossom
    If your PD is October 2010 then you’re not current yet? It’s April 2010 on this month’s VB, and the same in next month’s too.
  23. 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.
  24. 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?
  25. 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.
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