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No, it gets him in the line for a visa. But it's a long wait, so if he has another route to a visa, he'd be better off trying another way as well (I'd still suggest you file for him, just as back up). File for him asap, then keep an occasional eye on the Visa Bulletin to see which filing date is eligible for visas. As you can see from this months, those that applied 17.5 years ago are now able to get visas, but that timeline is increasing as more people apply. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2025/visa-bulletin-for-december-2024.html And of course, there's a good chance Trump will try and end that visa category, so another reason to apply asap - it may be that those who've already applied are safe if he does, and only new applicants will be at risk.

20+ years as a rough estimate.

Depends on the category, as some are given priority. What type of visa?

Glad to hear it, congrats.

Every consulate will do the maximum they can, but what they can't control is the number of interviews required. CJ has a far higher demand on its time than other consulates, so there is a backlog. For instance, CJ issued over 300,000 visas in 2023 FY, Paris only issued 65,000 ish, but even with doing so many more interviews than most other consulates CJ has a backlog as many more are wanting interviews, hence the longer wait there. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/visas-news-archive/immigrant-visa-prioritization.html https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/PDF-other/NVC_role_in_IVs_for_applicants_November_2016.pdf https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Statistics/Immigrant-Statistics/Immigrant Visa Control System_operation of.pdf I get that it's frustrating, but this is a country specific delay because of the backlog at CJ, caused because they have a far bigger caseload than other consulates. And as it fluctuates month by month, there's no way for for them to accurate predict when you may get your interview, but you can get an idea from other cases at least. Good luck.

We don’t know that’s not the case though. Pfons may be scraping together his life savings in the hope of a WOM speeding things up, so telling him that it’ll just be chucking money down the drain is pretty good advice I think. Boiler is long done with the immigration process btw.

It’s not the consulate anyway, your interview is scheduled by NVC. The whole process is very transparent and the wait for the interview is the only variable in it which is pretty good really. I remember waiting more than 5 years for a Canadian visa with no info or timescale at all for any of it! But there’s not really any way for NVC to give a timescale for this stage, unlike all of the other stages this bit varies hugely by consulate and how many people are DQ’ed each month. Good luck.

Full course and a booster within the last year. Good luck.

The post is from July so hopefully Coolkat has contacted them by now! The age your daughter was on her PD isn’t really relevant. What will determine if she’s F2A or F2B will be when her I-130 was approved and how old she is now?

It’s fairly simple, those eligible for interviews are scheduled in date order, with immediate relatives given priority. It’s just a case of waiting for your turn. Unlike all the other parts of the process that are clearly laid out step by step and timescales given for each, the stage between DQ and IL does vary depending on the consulate and their current backlog, but you can get an idea of current timescales by searching the forum. Good luck.

Not unless there's an issue/error i.e. you've been missed for some reason and people who were DQ'ed well in the same category after you have got interview dates. If you're just waiting your turn, then a WOM isn't going to help you jump the line and it'll just be dismissed.

I think your lawyer is the person to ask, possibly another lawyer for a second opinion. I thought she had to maintain status for the entire time and so if her student visa is about to end, that could be a big issue - but a lawyer will be able to tell you. And as Boiler said, her being a student for 10 years could be a red flag, as it could look like she wants to do anything she can to stay in the US and it's a green card marriage. That's assuming she's been a student in the US for all that time of course, or do you mean she was studying in her home country and only came to the US for her most recent course?

Then it sounds like you're fine for her to adjust status. As long as neither of you had the intent of her staying when she entered and there's no evidence to say otherwise (i.e. she didn't give notice on her job/house/etc before coming to the US, or sell belongings etc) then it's no issue. Good luck.

Ah that's good! Mine was only in AP for a couple of hours before it changed to issued. But we didn't have to submit any docs so there wasn't really much for them to check after the interview, yours may take a little while longer but at least it means they're now looking at it. Hopefully it's not long for you, good luck.

It varies hugely by consulate - some are as quick as 2-3 months from DQ to IL, others are 2+ years. So if you can share the consulate, then people can give you an idea of how long is likely to take.

Perfectly normal if they've only had the docs for a week or two. It can take a while as there will be others ahead of his waiting to be looked at, but it sounds like it should change to AP/issued shortly. Good luck.

It's standard, Manila does it every few months, basically 'expedite' a bunch of cases for interview but they're not actually expedited - no idea why they do it that way when no other consulate does! Have a hunt around the forum and you'll find tons of others that were expedited at the same time. Good luck.

Your profile says DCF but then you say you've been DQ'ed etc? Can you clarify? If you're not doing DCF then the interview is scheduled for you, you don't do it yourself.

I think it's just the fact that it will take several months worth of your salary - the US is a crazy expensive place! It may be a factor in the interview, I'd take proof of the savings/funds to show you can afford to stay there and pay for insurance too. Good luck and do update us, fingers crossed you both get approved.

Highly unlikely, but you can certainly try for an expedite. If it's not granted, then I'd wait to apply for any more jobs until you're much further along in the process. Good luck.

Looks like it then. I haven't done the actual calculations, but from what you've said you've not aged out in to F2B (you can double check it yourself, there are calculators you can find online). So I think it's just a case of waiting for an interview letter. Good luck.

Children of LPR’s may age out but only in to the F2B category, not age out altogether. Which consulate are you at? Some have very lengthy (2+ years) wait for an interview.

OK, then no, she aged out a long time ago unfortunately.

Also, if PD is 07/16/12, then your PD isn’t current for filing yet - it will be on 1st January. So subtract the length of time the I-130 took to be processed from your daughters age on 1st Jan 2025 - if it puts her older than 21 then she’s aged out. If it puts her younger than 21 then she still qualifies for a visa.