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It's not, it's currently a month quicker for adult children of USC's versus adult children of LPR's (November 2016 for F1's, versus December 2016 for F2B's).

You definitely want her I-130 to take as long as possible then, so she doesn't age out in to F2B.

Once he's a citizen he'll inform USCIS/NVC of that, and it'll be upgraded to an immediate relative petition. Are you her step mother? If so, were you not able to petition her? You married after her 18th birthday? You're aware that Colombia is currently on the ban list? Her PD isn't current so she can't get a visa anyway, but just wanted to flag that in case you weren't aware.

I wouldn't have thought so. I'd just wait for them to respond to your enquiry, it sounds as though you've submitted everything correctly so hopefully you'll be DQ'ed very soon. Best of luck.

And you've never been married? Never lived in any other country?

Actually, that's a good point - @gl0997, you included the cover sheet? Just checking!

Right, so that's the standard message - search the forum to find other threads but you'll see it's very common. It just means be ready if a joint sponsor is needed at interview, but if you're confident you don't need one, then you can safely ignore it. Good luck.

It's usually only a week or so over the quoted processing times, so yes, you should have been DQ'ed by now. Just checking but you didn't send your actual passport? You're single/never married? And you've paid the fees and submitted the DS-260? P.S. Huge thanks for filling in your timeline - super helpful and much appreciated.

What exactly did it say? Did you say you do need a joint sponsor or you MAY need a joint sponsor. If the latter, that's a standard message that you can disregard if you're confident you meet the financial requirements. See this previous thread (just one of many - have a search for more) for more info.

Yep, perfectly normal. It’ll be a short time until it says it’s been transferred to NVC as it doesn’t happen instantly. Just make sure you’ve got all their civil docs, enough funds on a US credit card etc, and then you’ll be ready to go once they receive the Welcome Letters (which actually come via email). Good luck with the rest of the process.

You need to follow the official guide really carefully - 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 Which consulate will they be interviewing at and have both I-130’s been approved? If so, once you’ve completed the two visa applications you can ask for the cases to be linked so that they can be interviewed on the same day. Good luck.

Unfortunately a verbal approval means nothing, there are still background checks to be done. Just keep an eye on your status and hopefully it will change soon, good luck.

They don't rush to approve I-130's when there is no visa available anyway - most people want them to take as long as possible and would be upset if they were approved quickly. But as above, I think there's a typo in the DOB. Unless that's the I-130 approval date? If you can clarify what the 6th Sept 2025 date is, we can try and help. Is the beneficiary from Colombia too? Any dual nationality or is that his/her only citizenship?

Depends on the reason his ESTA was refused. Any idea? What country is he from?

Case review is the time it takes to get DQ’ed. That’s why I said above your lawyer has caused a delay - you should have been DQ’ed ages ago. But if your PD isn’t current it’s not a big deal as you can’t get a visa or be scheduled for an interview yet. What is your PD? Please do fill in your timeline.

We were a week over the quoted time on the NVC processing times webpage, so pretty much spot on for what we expected being EB applicants. You get an email saying you've been DQ'ed and are now waiting for an interview. Side note: you and your lawyer should be getting the same emails, we had our Welcome Letter as well as our lawyer. I would suggest you ask your lawyer to add your email address (or you add it on CEAC).

Yes, that's what I said. New docs take the same amount of time to process as the original ones.

That's my point, they should have told you long before that to order the police checks. Is your PD current or not yet?

You can't submit it online, as you it says on the link I gave you it must be in person as you need fingerprints taken. I'd ignore whatever you're being told on the phone, that person isn't likely to have a clue about NVC's requirements. Follow the instructions carefully, you'll get taken to this webpage - https://rcmp.ca/en/criminal-records/criminal-record-checks Then where to go - https://rcmp.ca/en/criminal-records/criminal-record-checks/where-go And then make sure you follow the link to see what you should be getting - https://ca.edit.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/Police-Certificate-Exemplar.pdf Good luck.

It's on the country specific guidelines on the official website - make sure you follow this really carefully. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Canada.html

Another vote for CR-1 given your circumstances. Are you a dual citizen with the UK? If you're just a Nigerian citizen then you can't get a visa anyway at the moment under Trump's visa ban, so that would be another reason to do a spousal visa - partly because it gives you more time for the ban to be lifted by the time you get to the interview stage, but also because there's a chance spouses will become exempt from the ban when it's challenged in court (whereas fiancé's won't).

I'm confused by this. You mention a 2013 Priority Date, what's that for if the I-140 hasn't been filed yet? What's your current status in the US? And what's your home country?

Yes. Instead of sending it to the attorney and then waiting for them to send it on to NVC, just mail it directly yourself. We had attorneys for our EB application but they didn't mail anything to NVC for us, we did it ourselves to save time. They don't sound terribly organised (as I said above, they should have told you to order the police certs a long time ago), so I wouldn't risk a further delay personally, I'd skip the step of sending it to them first. Adding extra documents puts you at the back of the line again, it's the same amount of time as anybody else waiting to be DQ'ed. P.S. Please fill your timeline in (on your profile), there aren't many of us EB applicants around, so the more data we have the better. Thanks.

It doesn’t matter how you applied. If you have dual citizenship and a passport for a country that isn’t banned, you’re eligible for the visa. Just take your Canadian passport with you, good luck.

No, they won’t but as I said above you don’t need to update it. You just take your other passport with you, and a printed copy of the DS-260 with the relevant info written in. I’m assuming you’ve already provided evidence of how you got your Italian citizenship - birth certificate etc? Brazil is banned for now to all intents and purposes. Rather than quibbling over which country has which restrictions, it’s easier to just say ban. Knowing the current administration, this ‘pause’ could last years.