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Now I'm really confused. Is there a typo with the PD?

That's odd, as the Welcome Letter isn't usually sent until it's current on Table B. What is the PD and which country of birth?

Ok, your timeline says CR-1/IR-1 and you’ve also posted in that forum, hence the confusion!

If you're from one of the 75 banned countries then why did you think you'd be approved? You can't get a visa at the moment. Unless you have dual nationality? You're long past the I-130 if you've had your interview so that's not relevant now (but it's not 58 months for spouses anyway, just for the sake of anybody reading). The I-485 also isn't relevant to you if you've applied for a CR/IR-1 visa.

Or just that they prioritised other visa categories in April, such as immediate relatives, as they had more of those to get through. What is your PD? Please fill in your timeline.

Where are you filing it from? Where to send it depends on various factors, use this page to determine that - https://www.uscis.gov/forms/all-forms/direct-filing-addresses-for-form-i-360-immigrant-petition-for-amerasian-widower-or-special-immigrant Did you tick the box in Part 10 to say you’d want an EAD? And are you in the US now? Follow the instructions super carefully and step by step - https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-360instr.pdf And file with the recent policy changes in mind too - https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/policy-manual-updates/20251222-VAWASelf-Petitioners.pdf Best of luck to you.

I’d guess older than that if he’s got a 17 year old now. I have many friends with similar age kids who are in their mid-late 50’s already! If family based sponsorship is the only option and he’d be approaching retirement age by the time he gets a visa (with associated US healthcare costs), plus would have to leave his sons behind, he may decide it’s not worth moving at that point. But as you say, file it and see what the situation is when his turn rolls around.

Is your husband Egyptian? If so, does he have any other nationality? If not, just checking you’re aware he won’t be approved at the interview as Egypt is on the banned country list? I’m sure you are, but just wanted to check so you weren’t horribly disappointed on the day.

That's because spouses of USC's are immediate relatives, so always given priority and have no wait, unlike spouses and children of LPR's. Her PD isn't current yet either, it will be in the May bulletin - so another two weeks to go until a visa is available to her. I would still strongly suggest your husband applies asap for his US citizenship if possible, even once a visa is available to her and she's been DQ'ed it could make a BIG difference in the overall processing time. If you look at the current wait for an interview, for family preference categories it's 2.5 years, whereas for immediate relatives it's only 4 months. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/iv-wait-times.html Although of course, even then, she can't get a visa as Colombia is on the list of banned countries, but hopefully by the time she's in line for an interview that restriction will have been lifted. Good luck.

It's always been accurate from what I've seen, not sure why it wasn't accurate for the person you know - what category/consulate/PD/DQ date were they? Were you maybe looking at the immediate relative category instead? That was 2025 until recently and it's now 2026, it's much quicker than family preference.

Yes, of course. As advised above and in your previous threads, if he was a citizen then she'd be an immediate relative and so no wait for a visa number to become available.

Shouldn't be an issue at all. But he should also explore employment based sponsorship if he's a pilot - it may also mean his sons could come (with their mother's permission, if she's alive) if he went down that route rather than you petitioning him.

OK, so yes F1 category and probably a decade or so to wait as a rough guess. The boys will likely age out and be unable to get visas on the same application, he'd have to do the same and petition them as adults if they still wanted to move then too.

That's if he's unmarried - is he? The children are likely to age out so it would probably just be him (and any spouse).

As @Crazy Cat has said that's not correct. However, if you are from a high fraud consulate you want to avoid any red flags, a short relationship before filing may be considered one. How long have you been together and how much time have you spent together (in person) since your relationship started? How did the petitioner get their US citizenship?

Yes. Perfectly normal for lockbox or online apps, but it doesn’t matter anyway so don’t worry about it.

No way of knowing I’m afraid, but you still want it to take as long as possible so don’t chase it! It might suddenly retrogress and you don’t want to risk her aging out. When can her father apply for naturalization?

It’s not current yet then. Which country of birth, was that Pakistan as well? It’s a 2.5 year wait for an interview at the moment - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/iv-wait-times.html Does the applicant have any other citizenship? If not, bear in mind Pakistanis can’t get visas at the moment - although hopefully the ban will be lifted by the time the interview rolls around.

Don't use that 'advisor' again! They're completely wrong, you do have to complete the DS-160 (it's for lots of different visas, not just tourist visas). Follow the guide at the top of the page.

They say they're scheduling those DQ'ed in November though - so Sept and Oct should be done.

That's strange. Does your online status still say at NVC? And have you checked with your lawyer?

Congrats! But the most helpful thing you could do is to put all of this on your timeline (on your profile - click on mine, bottom left of my posts, to see a similar one). So thanks in advance for doing that. And I hope the US was worth the wait for you.

EB3 is also an immigrant visa and she became a LPR upon entry just as your wife’s friend did. @J.M. I would advise your friend try and resolve her working hours with her current agency, as suggested by @TBoneTX. Although technically, as a green card holder, she has the freedom to leave and go and work somewhere else, I wouldn’t advise it this soon after becoming a LPR. If there was any suspicion that she had got the green card and never really intended to work in that job, her status could be at risk.

It'll definitely be put in to AP - Jordan is on the list of banned countries, so she can't get a visa right now.

Are you sure it's worth it given she can't get an immigrant visa at the moment anyway? Or does she have another citizenship she can use? I'm reading it the same way everybody else is, i.e. London has accepted the case but they're just saying the interviewing officer will make the decision on the visa. But I'm not sure I'd be spending all that money on travelling to London if she'll then be refused and unable to get a visa for months/years anyway. I think I'd be waiting until the ban is lifted and then seeing if Jordan is an option for interviewing if so, to save travelling all that way.