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Nope. You’ve been given the answer by an immigration lawyer above. But if you don’t want to listen to the advice given then why bother posting on a forum? Arrange a paid consultation with an immigration lawyer instead. Good luck to you.

Perfectly normal. It can take 2-3 months, so don’t worry at all. Good luck.

Make an appointment to apply in person. I didn’t think they were sending them out automatically anymore, thought that stopped last year.

My biggest bit of advice would be to not overthink it, and don’t stress. Your relationship is legit, so all you need to do is be respectful and polite, make sure you take everything required (sounds like you’ve already got that covered) and just answer any questions honestly - definitely don’t practice questions as it’ll sound staged! Good luck.

That's perfectly normal, it's 90 days from when you arrived in December, so you still have a way to go before it's outside of normal processing times. Keep an eye o the status and it'll tell you when it's in production. Good luck.

Which family member did you file for?

Hopefully not too much longer then, if you're DQ'ed in the next week or so then fingers crossed they'll have their visas by summer. Best of luck!

Ah. I see. Yes, NVC does tend to be tougher. Can you not order certificates online from Brazil (I have no idea, haven't looked at the country specific guidelines for there)? If not, then I guess I'd submit the Polish ones but just be prepared for them to possibly be rejected - but worth trying that first if the Brazilian ones are a big hassle/cost to get.

No worries. I assume your wife has her original marriage/divorce certs from Brazil, so just I'd submit those to be certain. Good luck.

"Primary evidence for a petitioning spouse is generally a civilly issued marriage certificate from the country where the marriage occurred" - https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-4-part-c-chapter-4 You can certainly try submitting the Polish certificates, but it may just delay things if they'll only accept them from the original issuing authority.

Did you read the link I gave you? It tells you exactly what is needed for each document. But if she was married and divorced in Brazil, those are the documents you need to provide anyway. Good luck.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Poland.html "A marriage certificate that only notes the end of a previous marriage is not acceptable for immigration purposes." So no, you can't use that. But if she was married and divorced in Brazil, shouldn't she be submitting documentation from that country?

Seems like it’s a mailed application anyway - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/SouthAfrica.html Just in case you do decide to apply. Good luck.

**Thread moved to Working & Travelling sub forum, as it’s not DCF related**

You don’t need it until you get paid.

It shouldn’t take long. Currently approx 12 days - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/nvc-timeframes.html Then after that comes the biggest variable in the whole process, the wait for the interview, which can vary hugely depending on consulate. But I assume your parents will be interviewing in London? Luckily that’s one of the quicker ones. Good luck.

No, you need to be a LPR. Could you please fill your timeline in? Thanks.

Just to confirm, are you saying no update on their I-130's? Have either of them been approved yet?

1. Yes, that’s your green card fee. It can only be paid only after the visa has been granted. 2. You’ll receive your green card once you have entered the US on your immigrant visa, and paid the fee. Usually within 90 days of the later of those two things. 3. The endorsed visa in your passport acts as a temporary green card until the plastic one turns up. 4. You will have to hand that envelope over to the immigration officer. You’ll likely be asked a few simple questions, things like confirming the address you want your GC sent to etc, and then your visa will be endorsed (stamped) so you become a LPR of the US at that point. https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-fees/uscis-immigrant-fee https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/temporary-i-551-stamps-and-mrivs Good luck.

Depends, which consulate? As previously mentioned, please do fill your profile/timeline in - then it means we have the info needed to help when you ask a question, but it also 'pays it forward' and helps other applicants too. Thanks.

You could change it, but don't think it would be worth it. It might save you a couple of months of wait time overall, but it would be a lot of hassle and cost to have to get to India for the interview etc, and you could be stuck there if you get put in to AP as well. The scheduling tool is usually pretty accurate. Could you please fill your timeline in (on your profile)? Good luck!

Never go with what you've 'heard', only ever use official info. 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 "Important: Police certificates expire after two years, unless the certificate was issued from your country of previous residence and you have not returned there since the police certificate was issued." Which country will you be interviewing in? Please do fill in your timeline, thanks.

I'm not that familiar with a TIC but doesn't that mean you admitted to another uncharged offence? So that may mean you don't qualify for the petty offence exemption, as admissions count as well, not just convictions. Was a waiver of ineligibility mentioned at any point? I assume not but just checking. Although anybody being referred for a waiver these days then has a 15 month ish wait for that decision, and they're being refused under 214(b) as well more and more anyway.

You've not got a new passport since applying? It's maybe just not working today but keep checking, sometimes the systems go down for maintenance or something like that. Good luck.

Just checking, you're using the NVC case number, not the USCIS one? I know it sounds daft but it's an easy mistake to make! Your case status would have been updated all the time with things like 'At NVC', 'In Transit', 'Ready' etc, but if you're definitely putting the right details in then maybe it's just a glitch. Try another browser or just keep checking. Good luck, and please do update your timeline now you've been interviewed, to pay it forward and help other EB1 applicants. Thanks.