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You’ve been filing your US taxes whilst living in Sweden? People who don’t have a job to go to in the US, or enough assets, use a joint sponsor. I would suggest you read up on this carefully now, as you may need it very soon and you don’t want to be scrabbling around and causing a delay. Good luck.

Everything you'll need is on the website above, it also tells you what you'll need for the interview too. You'll just get a link to that website from NVC anyway, they don't give you a personalised checklist. Good luck.

Never, ever use AI for immigration advice! All the info you need is on the official website, it's a step by step guide that tells you exactly what will be needed (make sure you look at the country specific guidelines too) - 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

Hard to say, as you've not completed your timeline - please do, as then your stats contribute to the quoted times, and it helps others going forwards. 1.5 years is possible if your I-130 is approved fairly soon, a lot depends on how quickly you do things at the NVC stage. If you're ready to go, submit your docs, pay your fees, etc, then it may well be late spring rather than summer. On the plus side, Stockholm is super quick, only 1 or 2 months wait for an interview letter - other countries are 2 years or more just for that stage.

Yes. But which country is he from?

I'd double that time estimate then for a sibling. Definitely apply asap, good luck.

Oh, so you're petitioning an adult child? In which case, definitely no need to worry about the ban for now! The visa application is a long way off.

Sounds like he didn't apply for an extension on medical grounds? If so, as above, he can't ever use that visa again. It became invalid the moment he overstayed. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/visa-expiration-date.html So if he hasn't done so already, he must apply for a new visa if he wants to visit her.

An I-130 isn't a visa application, so it has nothing to do with this new ban on visas. And depending on who you're petitioning, by the time the I-130 is approved the ban may be long over anyway.

No chance of that from Trump! But no, you won't have to wait that long to hear back. Assuming you're applying via Stockholm, my guess will be that she'll have her visa by the summer, as long as you submit everything promptly and correctly at the NVC stage.

I think theoretically it's only for people who haven't received visas already, but personally I wouldn't risk it. I'd be getting on a plane before the ban is implemented.

If it was the NVC stage then yes, that would reset the clock (although these days it's only a couple of weeks for cases to be DQ'ed there). I may have read it wrong but I think this is an RFE from USCIS for the I-130, I don't think that's been approved yet.

That is good news. Probably it will mean dual citizens that are citizens of one of the countries on that list will be face AP, but as a citizen of Pakistan that was pretty much guaranteed for you anyway so hopefully this will have no impact on your case.

That's really odd, they should be well aware! Was it the Swedish or English version? If the former, did you include the translation? Sounds like you've provided everything required now and it's fairly straightforward, so fingers crossed you'll be approved soon. Best of luck.

Just checking, but this is what you provided for the marriage certificate? https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Sweden.html What did you originally provide in the way of proof of a bona fide marriage? If they had quite a bit and just want a little more then hopefully it will be quick, if you didn't submit much at all then it could take longer.

It would vary. If it's a simple replacement form then it would be quicker than somebody who's submitted a bunch of docs relating to a police record and needs extra background checks (just as an example). What was the RFE for?

Follow the instructions very carefully on the usual website - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Canada.html Please do fill your timeline in to 'pay it forwards' and help other EB applicants, thanks.

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Perfectly normal, particularly with the holiday backlog. https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/760860-sent-i-485-application-what-to-expect-next-and-timing https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/824054-no-response-from-uscis/ https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/822705-how-long-to-receive-confirmation-of-receipt-for-aos-i-485-post-marriage-for-k1-visa/ Good luck.

There’s less of a difference between the two categories. But in any event, it’s a personal choice, and for some it will absolutely make sense. Some cultures still frown on having children outside marriage, so for a woman getting married may mean the difference between having kids or not. Some may also decide against waiting to get married and putting their life on hold - who knows if Trump will make changes to family immigration. It would be awful to not get married for a visa and then find you can’t get one anyway, I’d imagine there’s a lot in the banned countries that are in that situation and may be regretting staying single now. I know I’d rather have waited longer with my husband and kids than have to spend several years living in a different country from them. Each person has to make their own choice, as long as they are aware that marrying will make their wait longer (but mean their spouse/kids can accompany them when the time comes) that’s up to them.

What additional ties will you have obtained in that time? I concur with the advice on your other thread, to wait at least a year before trying again, unless you can show very different ties/circumstances. But if you don't mind losing the application fee, then give it a shot. Good luck.

And this is the trouble with taking X posts, or any other kind of social media 'fact' at face value and believing them. Here is that statute - https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.066

So your spouse is on H1B and you are presumably a citizen? In-person slots for what?

Did you apply for AP? What's your current visa status?

That's only been 5 working days, far too early to worry. Could be anywhere between today and another few months, it just depends on when it gets to the front of the line to be looked at, and then any checks they do. Good luck, hope you hear soon.