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  1. appleblossom
    Neither of those things are relevant. You married his/her parent before the age of 18, so you are deemed the parent for immigration purposes and can petition him/her under IR2. https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-6-part-b-chapter-8
  2. appleblossom
    Then you should petition him/her, but it will be a IR2 visa rather than F1 (as you married before his/her 18th birthday). That's the fastest option as s/he will be an immediate relative so there's no wait for a visa to become available. Follow the steps here - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition.html Good luck.
  3. appleblossom
    How old is the child, and how old was s/he when you married?
  4. appleblossom
    Unbelievable. I'd respond saying that's misrepresentation/fraud, and then have nothing to do with this agency again. I'd also ask for a refund.
  5. appleblossom
    Why would you not submit his paperwork as soon as you can? But yes, once his PD is current that’s the date they’ll use for the CPSA calculation. All of the info you need is here - https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/child-status-protection-act-cspa Just remember that he must pursue a visa within a year of him becoming eligible for one, so if you are going to delay things for any reason do bear that in mind.
  6. appleblossom
    Yes, once the visa is endorsed it acts as a temporary green card. The plastic one should arrive within about 90 days from you entering on the visa or paying the fee, whichever is the latest. https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/temporary-i-551-stamps-and-mrivs Can you share the numbers you’re using to try and pay the fee? Not the exact numbers obviously, replace them with different ones but just the format of them so we can check. And when does your visa expire?
  7. appleblossom
    Why does your daughter turning 18 mean it has been expedited? I'm not understanding why that's relevant? Have you had the expedite confirmed? And if so, by USCIS, or NVC, or the consulate? It's still not clear what stage you're at or what you're waiting for, have you paid the fees, submitted the DS-260 and submitted docs too? Have you been documentary qualified or are you waiting for that? What does your status say on CEAC?
  8. appleblossom
    Not long at all, London is one of the quickest consulates. Hopefully you should have an interview this year or early next. Please fill in your timeline (on your profile), many thanks.
  9. appleblossom
    Are you being interviewed together, or separately?
  10. appleblossom
    At least France is fairly small, so nowhere is too far from Paris. Pity those that live in bigger countries and have to pay for flights and hotels i.e. people who live in Vancouver and have to get to Montreal, or those that live in Perth and have to fly to Sydney, etc!
  11. appleblossom
    Ours were paid after we arrived. They just don't start the process until you've paid the fee and entered, so it will delay the green card a bit, but you can pay it anytime. It even says that on the payment page itself - https://my.uscis.gov/accounts/uscis-immigrant-fee/start/overview "You may also pay the fee after you arrive in the United States" As said above, the info you need is on the visa so only use those numbers. The DOS case number is your 'IV Case Number'.
  12. appleblossom
    I wonder if it's because you applied so long ago, so nothing was online then. Interesting anyway, thanks for the info! And good luck with the rest of the process.
  13. appleblossom
    Curiouser and curiouser! Did both welcome letters say the same thing? This isn't an issue by the way, just of interest to me as I've never heard of a family preference application having to mail docs in, so wondering if it's a new thing.
  14. appleblossom
    **Thread moved to the Bringing Family Members of USC's to America forum for accurate advice - if you are a LPR, please let us know and we'll move it again**
  15. appleblossom
    Yep, normal. Not something that is really needed with Lebanon and your dates, but it can't hurt.
  16. appleblossom
    Ah, I see. So I-140 approved - EB1/2/3? Might be worth updating your profile with that instead as it's your current application that's key - and if you could fill in your timeline that would be much appreciated. There aren't many of us EB applicants around so the more data we have the better. Good luck.
  17. appleblossom
    You don’t need to inform USCIS that you’re divorced, or separated. It’s not relevant, as you’re applying for citizenship independent of the marriage. You simply need to put the right marital status on the application but there’s no need to inform them separately of it.
  18. appleblossom
    @OldUser has answered your question perfectly, but what’s this for? It’s just that your profile says H-1B, and there’s no medical/vaccinations required for that anyway as it’s a non-immigrant visa.
  19. appleblossom
    Are you hoping for more responses? You’ve already been told you don’t need to inform USCIS of the change in your marital situation, do you have another question you’d like help with?
  20. appleblossom
    He says investor in his first post though so I think the Aunty is the one planning on investing $300k+ for the visa. I just hope she knows it’s a risky way to do it and that it won’t directly lead to a green card for the OP. If all she wants to do is invest a chunk of money I can think of better ways to do it!
  21. appleblossom
    How very strange. What kind of application and what’s the PD?
  22. appleblossom
    That’s why I said it will hopefully be approved soon, as from Oct there will be a visa available to you.
  23. appleblossom
    Yes, perfectly normal. They don't rush to approve petitions when they know there is no visa available to you anyway. Plus most people want their petitions to take as long as possible, if they have dependent kids or are at risk of aging out in to another category. Are you the spouse of a LPR? Hopefully it will be approved soon given the jump in the VB dates, good luck.
  24. appleblossom
    For family preference it's either the date the I-130 is approved, or the date they become current on the VB (Table A), whichever is later. For the OP that will be the date it's current, 1st Oct. So on that date (if my calculations are correct) OP will be ~23 years and 10 months. Taking off the almost 2 years the I-130 took to approve gives ~21 years and 11 months ish (as a very rough calculation). So over 21 unfortunately.
  25. appleblossom
    Congrats! Should be pretty quick from here on if you're applying via Dublin, it's one of the quickest consulates. You could even be over for Xmas all being well. Best of luck.
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