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She won’t get her GC straight away, it takes 6-12 weeks (ish) to arrive after she enters the US on her immigrant visa, so she’ll need insurance before that. I’d suggest you get some quotes for her now, just to give you an idea of price and make sure it’s feasible for her before you submit the I-130. Good luck.

Another 3 months or so - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/iv-wait-times.html

This could go on for many more months, is there nobody that could have him in their home instead of just visiting occasionally? It would be much better for him, and reassuring for you too.

He is supposed to have the medical at least a week before the interview, as it can take that long for the consulate to receive the results. So Alberta may be a better choice unless he's happy to wait in Montreal for longer. Full info on the usual website - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-10-prepare-for-the-interview.html https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/MTL-Montreal.html Good luck.

I'd say you're just expecting things too soon. You only became eligible for a visa today, now you'll be added to the line and you'll get the Welcome Letter soon, but it's not usually immediate. Good luck.

You need to look at the Visa Bulletin - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2026/visa-bulletin-for-april-2026.html It's released monthly. Currently those who applied under F1 in May 2017 are just now becoming eligible for visas, and those who applied under F3 in Dec 2011 are too. You can't really guess your wait based on that, as it can speed up or slow down in either category, but it'll give you a rough idea at least. If you are asking about divorce to try and skip the F3 line and move to F1, remember that will only work if you do actually want to divorce your spouse. You can't divorce them, get a visa, and then re-marry them. Also bear in mind that Nigerians can't get visas now anyway.

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Any that show you were spending time together, so that would include trips when you travelled alone to see her.

She may have more chance than most then, make sure you take plenty of evidence of her medical issues and why she can’t have the procedure done in Ghana. And evidence of the cost and how you’ll pay for it. And as @Boiler said, do come back and let us know how it goes. Best of luck.

Then that's misrepresentation, and a potential problem. Did she also lie on the DS-160? I'd consult a lawyer before filing anything personally.

When she had the B visa interview, was that before you met, or were you living somewhere else at the time? Or did she lie in that interview?

I'd adjust your expectations somewhat - most B visas from Ghana are refused, so be prepared for your wife's to be too, and then if it's granted it'll be a nice surprise. Are you a US citizen?

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Yes, it changes you from category F3 to F1 so will speed things up. You need to inform NVC and submit your divorce cert once you have it, so they can change your category. No way of expediting it as you can't get a visa by law until your PD is current. Be absolutely sure you definitely want to divorce before you do so - you won't be able to re-marry your spouse and petition him/her further down the line. And keep an eye on the visa ban, at the moment Nigeria is on the banned country list, so you'll need to hope that ban is lifted. Good luck.

I already gave you an example and explained how CPSA will be calculated above. As I said, until the I-130 is approved none of us can work it out as that is crucial information. In your scenario then yes, he’d be eligible under F2A, but we’re all just guessing at this point.

I'm hoping that 'now tell me' is just Google translate not including the word please. 😂 But essentially you take off the I-130 processing time once it's approved from his actual age when his PD becomes current. So say (just as an example) that the I-130 is approved on 8th April. Which gives you a 2 year processing time. Then assume that his PD becomes current on 1st May 2026 (we have no idea when it will be - this is only an illustration). So his age on that date is ~22 years, 5 months, 28 days - which when you take off the 2 year processing time, means his CPSA age is ~20 years, 5 months, 28 days. So he's still eligible for a visa under F2A. But if the I-130 was approved on 8th April and then his PD doesn't become current until 1st January 2027, his CPSA age on that date would be ~21 years, 1 month, 29 days. So he'd have aged out in to F2B. Once the I-130 has been approved you'll be able to work out what date you need his PD to be current by, but at the moment you can't do that. So just keep watching and waiting, hope that the I-130 isn't approved anytime soon, and hope that his PD becomes current asap. Good luck.

CPSA and F2A/F2B will depend on his date of birth, and the date the I-130 is approved - you want it to take as long as possible.

What response did your congressman/woman get?

Right, but that isn't valid grounds for DCF. If it was, everybody would do it! @Crazy Cat has given you the info above, if your application doesn't come under one of those criteria then just marry and file the I-130 asap.

What’s the reason for DCF?

Have you had your DCF case request accepted by the consulate? They will send you a full document checklist. What’s the reason for DCF? The docs will vary depending on that too.

Possible yes, guaranteed no.

You can get your IV, but unless you're ok with risking having to live apart, it may be easier to postpone for both of you. Have you been DQ'ed? It would be super helpful if you filled your timeline in. Hopefully the ban will be lifted long before your wife becomes eligible for Canadian citizenship.

From 1st April, yes, but it's March now. Bottom line is you haven't been skipped, your application isn't being 'held'. It's being processed as usual, in line with the law. You're really not helping by not filling in your timeline btw, you make it very difficult for anybody to help you.

Not on VJ, this is the best thread - ask any questions here and somebody will always try and help. You've not filled your timeline in, that would help you and others, if you could take 5 mins to do that.