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  1. appleblossom
    USCIS fees are non-refundable, regardless of the outcome.
  2. appleblossom
    It will be. Don't wait until mid January to file, the I-130 should only take you an hour or two to do, so get that submitted asap to give him the best chance.
  3. appleblossom
    You didn't read far enough down the page! Scroll down to 'Petitioner Documents' and you'll see it says the following - "If you are applying for an IR1, CR1, or F2A visa as the spouse of a U.S. citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident and your petitioning spouse was previously married: You must obtain evidence of the termination of EVERY prior marriage your petitioning spouse has had. This evidence must be an original or certified copy of one of the following documents: FINAL legal divorce decree, death certificate, or annulment papers."
  4. appleblossom
    Ah, ok. That's good, so she could adjust status through you, although it'll be at least a year. Follow the guide at the top of the page (this is aimed at spouses, but it's the same process for a parent) - But why does it limit her? With an EAD she should be able to work as if she had a green card? And if it's been 4 years then it might be worth asking on the long running VAWA thread where the good folks there will be able to give you advice on how to hurry things along - Good luck.
  5. appleblossom
    How did she get an EAD? And when does it expire?
  6. appleblossom
    Yep, and at the NVC stage as well. You'll need to get another copy. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-5-collect-financial-evidence-and-other-supporting-documents/step-7-collect-civil-documents.html
  7. appleblossom
    OK, and what is her status, and if she's there legally, when does her visa/status expire?
  8. appleblossom
    You won't be able to calculate his CPSA age until his PD is current on the Visa Bulletin. At that point, you take his actual age, minus the time it took the I-130 to be processed, and that will give him his CPSA age. So using your example above, if the I-130 took exactly a year to be processed, then he'd need his PD to become current before 5th August 2027 to qualify for the visa. He's likely to age out. But are you a citizen? And if so, when did you and his mother get married, was he under 18?
  9. appleblossom
    Where is your mother at the moment?
  10. appleblossom
    Dual citizens with a passport from a non banned country are exempt from the ban, as long as you have the visa in your British passport you'll be fine. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/restricting-and-limiting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-security-of-the-united-states/
  11. appleblossom
    Very odd that they aren't advising you and just telling you to wait. The scope of the ban is pretty clear from the proclamation, so what are they waiting for? https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/restricting-and-limiting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-security-of-the-united-states/
  12. appleblossom
    It's all set out on the usual website, make sure you follow the consulate specific instructions as well as the general ones. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-10-prepare-for-the-interview.html Good luck.
  13. appleblossom
    What did you tick on the form? At the top of it? It can't have been K-3, so presumably you ticked 201(b) spouse? And if you haven't filed an I-129f then you've not applied for a K-3 (just as well, as said above it would be a waste of time).
  14. appleblossom
    If the immigrant visa is in hand, have him get on a plane asap. The ban doesn’t come in to effect until 1st January.
  15. appleblossom
    Nothing to do with it, it’s immigrant visas only we’re talking about.
  16. appleblossom
    K-3 won’t be happening. If CR-1 then as said above it’ll be about 14-15 months (ish) until you expect to hear anything further, which will be when you get an approval. The only thing you might hear earlier is if you get an RFE. Then the next stage (the actual visa application) will vary depending on which consulate you’re at. Could be as quick as 3 months, could be 2+ years. The whole process is laid out step by step here - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition/step-2-begin-nvc-processing.html
  17. appleblossom
    Sounds like they’re just in Admin Processing. Nothing to worry about, and just a case of waiting it out.
  18. appleblossom
    I’m sure it was if he filed last year. You might want to read this thread - I wouldn’t chance it with my mother personally, I’d go with the safe option and do consular processing. But she’s elderly and I wouldn’t want to risk putting her through that.
  19. appleblossom
    *Thread moved, as OP is adjusting status from k-1*
  20. appleblossom
    Your only options if you want to proceed and move to the US are for your wife to either wait out the ban, or get a waiver. Whether it makes sense to pursue the waiver or not depends, when is the ban due to end? Plenty of people have filed I-601 without an attorney, VJ is a DIY site so I'm sure you'll find lot of hints and tips if you hunt around the forum.
  21. appleblossom
    If one gets approved first, just don't start the visa application until the other is approved. And then once they're both DQ'ed you can contact NVC and ask for their cases to be linked and them to be interviewed together. Good luck.
  22. appleblossom
    Fair enough, it's your choice of course, but just do be aware that in forum netiquette it's absolutely considered 'shouting' and pretty rude. Are you single? If you are the threshold for filing is $14,600. What other income do you have? I assume you're not living off $16,000 in California, just health insurance alone would be more than that.
  23. appleblossom
    I totally agree. @prai, have you seen all the cases of people going for their interviews and being detained/deported because they’ve overstayed their original visa? I wouldn’t risk it at the moment, if it were my mother I’d file the I-130 now but have her go home before her B expires in January and continue via consular processing.
  24. appleblossom
    Which consulate?
  25. appleblossom
    Ignore it completely, as @OldUser said it’s not accurate.
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