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Of course it's not guaranteed, you need to prove extenuating circumstances. But being unable to travel due to pregnancy should qualify. Although if the baby is born next month then wouldn't she have enough time to travel anyway? You don't need to do CBRA before she flies, she can travel with the child without it. https://fam.state.gov/fam/09FAM/09FAM020102.html

Were you born in France, have you ever lived anywhere else?

They have read it, but that's not necessarily required, as previously advised. They were discussing getting before AOS application, but that ship has sailed now. An ITIN is a good idea though - https://www.irs.gov/tin/itin/individual-taxpayer-identification-number-itin

I honestly don't even remember, but you can find my post reviewing it on one of the EB threads. I think it was just asking if I would continue working in the same field, and then checking the address I wanted the green card mailed to. Super simple, the whole thing took 2 minutes.

You won't have to start all over again, you can ask for the visa to be extended. Good luck, hope you get the visa very soon.

If you search you'll find lots of relevant threads, and there are also interview reviews on people's timelines. Mine was an EB1 interview and in London rather than Paris, but I was only asked a couple of questions, Paris is a similarly easy consulate so assuming you don't work in a TAL field and have no ties to any high risk countries, you should hopefully be approved and get your visa pretty quickly. Please fill your own timeline in when you get a mo, thanks. Best of luck for the interview.

Ah, ok. So yes, not a USC then and needs petitioning. Just to confirm you have two I-130’s, one for each of them? You can ask NVC to link the two cases so they’re interviewed together.

No, unfortunately not. Lots of officers give a verbal approval when they really shouldn’t!

**Thread moved to Bringing Family Members of USC’s forum**

OK. You asked about it 9 months ago, any reason it’s not been filed yet? You are aware that you’ve probably got a 15+ year or so wait ahead of you? The sooner it gets submitted and your place is secured in line, the better. Follow the instructions here - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition.html Good luck.

No need to hire a lawyer unless they have complicate circumstances or aren’t comfortable with forms/paperwork. But which stage of the process are you at? Has the I-130 been filed yet?

It’s all laid out step by step here - 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 Once you’ve been DQ’ed (hopefully only a month or so if you’re proactive), then interview wait time is here - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/iv-wait-times.html Sounds like your youngest will be a USC, you can check it here. https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-h-chapter-5 How old is the other child though? Just wondering if they’re a USC too?

Sorry to disagree, but it doesn't always go well - visas can still be refused even after a verbal approval. Tbh, a verbal approval means very little, it still has to go to final checks at that point.

You can delay it indefinitely, as you’re now at the interview stage it’s likely to just be scheduled, but you can cancel it. You could also try contacting NVC. But as somebody that moved from the UK with two teens, one of whom had just done his GCSE’s, then I’d say unless you’re putting them in to a British school then don’t delay. GCSE’s are really no use to them either side of the Atlantic, and it would be better to get them in the US school system asap to give them more time to adjust. Mine went to a British school so it was a little different, but if he hadn’t been then waiting for him to complete GCSE’s would have been pretty pointless. I know you didn’t ask for advice but honestly I can’t see any reason to wait a year and think it would be more detrimental than helpful. Particularly if they think they might like to go to college in the US. Best of luck.

When did you become a USC? And when were your wife and daughter’s I-130’s approved?

It’s about 14 months wait, so she will hopefully hear around October time. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/iv-wait-times.html

Follow it through. On the second page of questions it asks you if any of the below apply to see if you are eligible. DHS TRIP can assist in resolving travel-related issues, such as: You were unable to print a boarding pass from an airline ticketing kiosk or from the Internet; You were delayed or denied boarding an aircraft; The airline ticket agent informed you that the Federal Government was not authorizing you to travel; You are repeatedly referred for secondary screening when clearing U.S. Customs or were denied entry into the United States; You were told by CBP at a U.S. port of entry that your fingerprints need to be corrected; You wish to amend a traveler record because of an overstay as a result of not submitting the required I-94 when exiting the United States; or You believe you were incorrectly denied ESTA authorization. You believe your personal information was inappropriately exposed or shared by a government agent?

He can try this before doing a full one - https://www.dhs.gov/dhs-trip Again, worth a try.

He could do a FOIA request and see what that says, but he may find out at the visa appointment if he asks - worth a try anyway. If he doesn't want to risk it then he'll have to keep his original appointment and change his flight in the hope that the B visa is granted.

Odd. Hopefully he'll find out why, it may just be something as simple as him sharing a name and DOB with somebody dubious.

Exactly as I said on a previous post to you, transfer cases take a bit longer. Hopefully not too much longer now (assuming your PD is current of course).

Ah, if you'd mentioned that before it would have made more sense. Are you sure she's never had or applied for a B visa before she met you? And claimed to be married on the application for it?

When you log in to check the status, is there definitely nothing on the documents tab? I think I would do a FOIA request, and in fact I'm really surprised your lawyers haven't done that. I don't understand how they can put a waiver case together without knowing the exact reason for the denial and inadmissibility? There will be a bigger reason than just photos I'm sure. And I'd be surprised if your wife didn't know more about it after the interview.

OK, so that's not it then! As @OldUser said, were all the answers truthful?

How long did he stay under the VWP previously and how long ago was his last trip?