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That is the I-551 stamp, it’s not changed. Congrats on becoming a LPR of the US!

It says "The legal custody must have been the result of a formal grant of custody from a court or other governmental entity." You said above it was a government foster placement, so sounds to me like it would qualify? But I would probably have a consultation with an immigration lawyer as they'll be able to tell you for sure, best of luck to you.

"The legal custody and joint residence requirement may be met by custody and residence that preceded the adoption." https://www.uscis.gov/adoption/immigration-through-adoption/family-based-petition-process Congrats!

If they do tell people they’re approved it doesn’t mean they actually are. Every single case still has to undergo final checks, most only take a day or two before the online status changes to ‘issued’, but some can take a lot longer.

I would do, yes, as you technically were still employed at that point.

Yes, put unemployed now - but presumably you were still employed when you came to the US, you had a job to go back to that you had to give notice to? Make sure you're careful about that, if you say you've been unemployed since you arrived it could look as though you planned to stay. For prior work put yourself if you were self employed, and the location where you worked (i.e. your home/office). Occupation means what you did. And yes, include all dates/periods of employment including when you were unemployed.

The link you gave above tells you - "When a new immigrant first enters the U.S., U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will stamp the passport with an admission stamp that indicates the immigrant has permanent resident status" My daughter entered multiple times on hers with no issues, airline staff are very used to them.

As soon as you enter Canada on your immigrant visa you have a green card - the endorsed visa in your passport is a temporary green card until the plastic one turns up in the mail weeks/months later.

No. Exactly when was she out of the US?

She'll have an immigrant visa. She won't be a green card holder until she lands on that visa. Can she get a passport? Or is that not an option? At least if she had a passport you might be able to go somewhere else together.

If she was DQ'ed then you've already had the Welcome Letter - it was the email telling you to start the NVC process (pay fees, submit the DS-260 etc). Sounds like she's just waiting for the interview letter? As above, it should be fairly soon. Just follow the steps on the usual website, sounds like you're at Step 10 now? https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-10-prepare-for-the-interview.html

Sounds like it. Now just a case of waiting for USCIS to officially cancel it and confirm that to you. I'm sorry that things didn't work out for you.

Exactly when in 2020? Sounds like she wasn't eligible to apply. If (for example) she left the US from February 2020 to October 2020, then she's presumed to have broken residence, and it can be overcome but will be tricky. Really she should have waited until 5 years from when she returned to the US. https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-d-chapter-3

He can just say he wants to withdraw. But as @Crazy Cat says, I wouldn't pull it unless there's a very good reason. They can leave it at NVC for years if they're no longer sure they want to move, but that would be better than revoking the I-130 and then having to pay another set of fees and start from scratch if things change again.

That doesn't sound to me as though you can show that the US is your permanent home, and you'd be risking losing your LPR status. I'd absolutely get the re-entry permit.

Exactly how long was she out of the US for? And did she file under the 3 year or 5 year provision?

No, and I agree that people can be a little too politically correct sometimes and take offence at things that don't warrant it. But that was blatantly racist and shouldn't be defendable. What's even worse was the length of time it took them to realise the outcry and remove it, and that nobody has apologised for it either.

It’s not just yourself and who you’re petitioning, this link has details of who you need to include. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/i-864-affidavit-faqs.html#aos6 Looks as though your spouse petitioned parents fairly recently? So they need to be included too. When does your NIV expire? Remember that being married to a USC doesn’t confer any right to stay in the US on its own, and it’ll take a while to get your green card, so do file in plenty of time. Also, if you started completing the forms a few months ago do check none of them have been updated since then. Good luck.

EB applicants can't upload, so you can ignore that instruction and just take them with you. Is Nigeria your only citizenship or are you a Canadian citizen as well? If the former you might want to postpone your interview unless you're happy to pay for another set of medicals? As there are four of you it'll be pretty pricey if they expire and you have to redo them when the ban is lifted.

Follow the step by step instructions here - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition.html Good luck.

Definitely, start gathering the docs listed now so that they can be DQ’ed as quickly as possible. I know they’ll have a long wait for an interview but get them in line for it asap (and hopefully by then the ban will have been lifted too). Good luck.

As said above, it varies. But hopefully not too much longer for the I-130, then the second part of the process can start.

It would depend on so many factors. My children are both at university overseas and they go backwards and forwards every few months (spending approx 7 months outside the US each year), they have both been taken in to secondary when entering. But as soon as they can prove they're only outside the US for educational purposes and that their only home is in the US, their parents are here, their jobs are here, they pay taxes here, etc, they are waved through instantly. There's no set '6 months or more' that will flag, just a regular pattern of travel can do it too. If you're questioned, it sounds like you don't have a home in the US anymore? So what other ties do you have to show you are still LPR's other than occasional work responsibilities?

Can't help with the conflicting instructions, but for an exact size photo you can just take one on your phone and then use a website or app to get it the right size, and print it at home.

Sorry to hear this. You can change your profile by going to your profile and editing it. You can then ask any questions about the B visa for your friend in the Tourist Visa forum. Good luck.