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I don’t think a lawyer will add anything either. The fact that you surrendered your GC when you could have kept it and stayed in the US may work in your favour. Good luck.

Even for a quick consulate the whole process is about 18 months. But Lagos currently has a ~18 month wait just for an interview, so it’s one of the slowest.

Health insurance would be the big one, plus have you paid the green card fee? It might be worth following the links on Step 12 of the usual website - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-10-prepare-for-the-interview/step-12-after-the-interview.html Specifically, the 'Guide for New Immigrants' page would be useful reading.

I didn't get a confirmation page, but I did see it come out of my bank quite quickly. I think I'd leave it a couple of days just in case it has gone through (trying to get it back would be hell!) and then try again with another browser maybe. If not, contact NVC. Good luck.

Is it showing on your card account? How long have you left it since paying? You have to wait for then to process it, officially it says to allow 10 days but normally it’s only 2 or 3 before it changes to ‘paid’. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition/step-3-pay-fees.html

It's a whole new petition. Ideally somebody would have done it a long time ago so they would be a good way through the wait now, if you haven't then I guess you need to decide if it's worth paying the fees etc, given it'll be a 20+ year wait and hopefully they'll get a visa through your mother anyway.

I meant a separate petition. I know it's awful to think about, but as back up in case something happens to your mother between now and them getting the visa. If they have B visas, then I can't see how an expedite would be granted as it's not like they're being kept apart from her. But they can ask, no hard in trying.

Have you petitioned them too as back up?

If it says April 2021, then yes, they have a long wait ahead of them still. A congressman can't help you jump the line. You can try for an expedite, but usually only 'life or death' reasons will count I'm afraid. Worth applying just in case though, you never know. Does she have other issues that means she can't travel? If so, use those, not the wheelchair as plenty of wheelchair users fly with no issues (my father was one of them). And I assume they've tried for B visas to visit her but been declined?

When does her student visa expire? Will she be eligible for OPT? The chances of a company paying to sponsor her straight out of college are pretty slim tbh (given they can hire a US graduate without the cost/hassle), but perhaps if she does OPT there and makes a fabulous impression they might be more inclined to.

See the link I gave you on your other thread about interview wait times. I agree with the above, your niece should adjust status if she can, she may have to be out of the US for far longer than 2 weeks if she interviews in Bangladesh. But she can’t adjust status before her father gets his visa I believe, as he’s the principal applicant, so possibly she’ll have finished her studies and be back in Bangladesh by then anyway? So she can just join the rest of her family and do consular processing. It sounds like you’re still in the US, what’s your status?

The date on the VB doesn’t mean they’re ’working on’ cases with those Priority Dates, it means those with a PD earlier than that are now eligible for visas. But there may be nothing to work on if no interview slots are available. As said above it very much depends on the consulate. Some will have had their interviews and visas back at the beginning of the year and be living in the US now, others will still have years of waiting to hear about an interview ahead of them. I’ve no idea where Bangladesh is on that scale but you can check it here now - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/iv-wait-times.html Good luck.

Yes. Of course you’ll get questions, no way of knowing what they’ll be though. You can search the forum for interview experiences from others to give you an idea. As it’s Paris it shouldn’t be too tricky and unless your job is on the TAL list and/or you were born in a more problematic country than France, you’ll hopefully have your visa very soon. Good luck.

Shame you didn’t support the child earlier in life, that would have made a difference. Did you not pay child support at all? See this for info on how your son would be a USC already if so - https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-h-chapter-3 If not, then you’d need to petition him for a green card, but as said above, it would be pretty risky if you don’t want to risk your wife finding out. The documents required are set out here (steps 5 & 7) 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

She wasn’t denied just because of that, nobody said she was. You haven’t answered questions about her marital situation, kids, job, and other ties to Qatar. So we can’t help you without that info, but it’s likely it was a totality of circumstances. And the decision will have been made based on the info she gave, just because you don’t agree with it doesn’t mean it wasn’t professional.

I gave it to you above? But here it is again - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/iv-wait-times.html As I said, 15 months so at least another year or so to go, unless the backlog increases/decreases. And it won’t change on the website until the IL has been sent.

Her being from Nigeria will be a big reason. It’s got a ~50% B visa refusal rate. But what ties does she have in Qatar - business, spouse, children etc? Hard to say why without know that info.

No stamps have it, it’s on the actual visa itself. Are you saying it’s not on there?

+1. Definitely spousal visa, but particularly at the moment. Just be prepared for a 3+ year process (with no ban), much longer if there is a ban.

I run a business Instagram account but it’s my own, I’m not employed by anybody to do it (just as well, as I’d be fired as I’m utterly useless at it!). I’m self employed. Very few people will be employed as social media managers, but tons will have a social media page for their own business and switch to it using their personal profile. It sounds as though the OP is in a similar situation so I’d say it should be included for that reason.

Afraid I disagree with @smilingstone. It asks for any social media you’ve used in the past 5 years, it doesn’t specify just personal accounts. It also asks for LinkedIn which is business. I put my business accounts on mine, I wouldn’t risk it personally and would just include them all.

Pretty much! You’ve got it now. 👍 The only thing is that you don’t need to submit a separate I-130 petition for your child - s/he can just be added as a derivative beneficiary to your wife’s application at the NVC stage. And your baby may become a citizen upon entry to the US on his/her immigrant visa, depending on your status at the time. Good luck.

On my word. Coming on ESTA with the intention of filing I-485 and staying is IMMIGRATION FRAUD and risks a lifetime ban from the US. I really don’t know how many more times we can tell you that?! That is not an option. Your wife must leave by 14th July. You then switch to consular processing. You can go to Austria for the birth. You both wait until your wife gets her visa but can visit each other in the interim, or you could even explore staying in Austria if you get a re-entry permit (caveat: I have no idea what’s required for spouses of Austrian citizens) . That is the only correct legal way to do it unless your wife can get herself another type of visa.

IL’s are only sent out once a month usually and you probably just missed the cut off for this month. Assuming your case hasn’t been transferred from anywhere else you’ll hopefully get a IL soon. Good luck.

You're still not getting it. That would be immigration fraud! But even without that rather massive flaw in your plan it is fraught with difficulties. At 7 months pregnant it’s unlikely that wouldn’t be obvious, she’ll probably need a doctors note to fly, she’s at risk of blood clots on a long haul flight, and then even if she makes it on to the flight (airline staff may refuse her boarding) then she’s at risk of being refused entry and detained when heavily pregnant, as she’ll be returning after only a month or so out of the country. Why on earth would you put her through all that? And risk her getting a lifetime ban from the US too? I’m sorry to be blunt, but you’re being incredibly selfish and ignoring the only sensible choice just so your child can be born a USC rather than wait a bit to become one. I have no idea why.