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  1. appleblossom
    He doesn't have to, do you mean the OP should try to get him to so that s/he is relieved of the I-864 obligations? Because him leaving the country alone wouldn't do that anyway (see the above post from @Crazy Cat).
  2. appleblossom
    It'll be at least 18 months until the interview, so just upload what you have for now and then you can take the latest to the interview. Good luck.
  3. appleblossom
    5 it would appear, from a post on the OP's profile. I responded to her there, saying the following - Then you need to petition her too. If you wait for him to come and then petition her, they will have several years apart. But as you're marrying before her 18th birthday and she'll be under 21 when you petition her, she'll be classed as your immediate relative and so get a visa in the same timescale as him if you do it. So it's two petitions (she can't be a derivative on his), but they'll each get green cards on entry. You don't mention the mother, but bear in mind if she is still alive you'll need her permission (or a court order) to remove the child from her home country.
  4. appleblossom
    Then I'd just submit the application asap, and get the rest of those ducks lined up whilst it's being processed! It's going to be a ~2.5 year process anyway before your spouse gets to the interview stage, so best to get it underway and hopefully the ban will be long over by that point.
  5. appleblossom
    Yep, about a year as a rough guide. Maybe 16-18 months for the whole process. Good luck.
  6. appleblossom
    Good question. AP is fairly likely anyway being from Nigeria, and that could take months or even years - so by then the ban may be lifted. So maybe it's better to just carry on and do that, but there's a fairly big cost associated with that. Two medicals (as the original is likely to expire), travelling for the interview etc. I think I'd still go for it personally.
  7. appleblossom
    I'm not sure you can, I think the only option is EB-2. But it's the timeline that would be useful, don't worry about changing your profile as it's rare that it makes a difference if you're EB-2 or EB-2 NIW.
  8. appleblossom
    OK, so no job offer waiting for you, that's good. Thanks.
  9. appleblossom
    Hopefully it won't last that long, it's bound to be challenged in court. Your profile says EB-2 (which would be with a job offer). Is that right or are you actually EB-2 NIW? It would be really helpful if you filled your timeline in please.
  10. appleblossom
    I was going to say maybe don't spend the money on the medical for now, as it'll only be valid for 6 months. Best of luck, I hope the ban is lifted at some point.
  11. appleblossom
    Good luck, let us know how it goes.
  12. appleblossom
    Thank you. Just checking you aren't from a country on the visa ban list, or one with a different category on the VB. So you were definitely eligible under F2A then. Your category has been corrected to F2A and that's what you're being interviewed under. Even if the interviewing officer says you should be put in to F2B (highly unlikely), then you can easily show that your case is F2A. Shouldn't be an issue at all.
  13. appleblossom
    I asked where you are a citizen of? Where were you born?
  14. appleblossom
    How much time spent together in person? And how long have you been together for?
  15. appleblossom
    It’s either the I-130 approval date or the date your PD became current on the VB, whichever is later. https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/child-status-protection-act-cspa Which country are you a citizen of?
  16. appleblossom
    Not sure who you're asking (if you type '@' followed by their name, or quote them, then it will tag them), but most people have their timelines filled in if you go to their profiles which should give you the info you need. If you could fill yours in too, that would be great.
  17. appleblossom
    Are you a Nigerian citizen? If so, are you a dual with Canada as well?
  18. appleblossom
    It's only updated once a month, so that makes sense. I don't think you can see interview slots if you've already got one booked, so you'd have to cancel first. But best not to do that unless you absolutely have to.
  19. appleblossom
    They can, but only for 6 months - but hopefully the OP's father isn't staying outside for longer than that anyway as otherwise he'll be risking losing his GC.
  20. appleblossom
    Your father should be able to access his social security from anywhere, it can be paid in to a bank account in another country. He doesn't need to be in the US for that. He can travel back to the US anytime too, he doesn't need to wait with you (and in fact is jeopardising his own status by doing so). It's not really clear what the situation is. Your father is a LPR, but in Mexico? How long has been outside the US? Does he have a re-entry permit? Your mother isn't a LPR? He's petitioned her for a visa but she needs a waiver (for what)? And what have you and your sibling applied for? You can only expedite if there is a visa available to you, so what kind of case and what is the Priority Date?
  21. appleblossom
    It's for all immigrant visas. DQ means Documentary Qualified (basically when you've applied for the visa at NVC, ticked all their boxes, and are just waiting for an interview). The current wait for an interview at Lagos is 16 months ish (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/iv-wait-times.html), but it looks as though you haven't even applied for the I-130 yet? So a long way off a visa, the ban may be lifted by then, and the backlog is likely to be very different by then too. I'd just get the I-130 submitted asap to start the process. Good luck.
  22. appleblossom
    Yep, I think it's usually pretty accurate. So she should get an interview scheduled fairly soon, it'll come via email. Good luck.
  23. appleblossom
    Possibly, but if @mira205 was eligible for EB1A (for example), that could be obtained in a few months - and if her PD is March 2017, she could still be waiting another year or more for it to become current. So I'd say still worth exploring an EB application if it's possible and if it would be an EB1.
  24. appleblossom
    I can't see any previous details of your case on VJ, did you maybe have another username?
  25. appleblossom
    Exactly that, yes. And yes, I think that's the best thing to do, give the B visa a try first and then at least you know. Good luck.
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