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  1. appleblossom
    What additional ties will you have obtained in that time? I concur with the advice on your other thread, to wait at least a year before trying again, unless you can show very different ties/circumstances. But if you don't mind losing the application fee, then give it a shot. Good luck.
  2. appleblossom
    And this is the trouble with taking X posts, or any other kind of social media 'fact' at face value and believing them. Here is that statute - https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.066
  3. appleblossom
    So your spouse is on H1B and you are presumably a citizen? In-person slots for what?
  4. appleblossom
    Did you apply for AP? What's your current visa status?
  5. appleblossom
    That's only been 5 working days, far too early to worry. Could be anywhere between today and another few months, it just depends on when it gets to the front of the line to be looked at, and then any checks they do. Good luck, hope you hear soon.
  6. appleblossom
    There's no set time, but there's no way you'd get a 'normal' spouse visa before relocating if the job needs you there in 6 months, so I'd give it a shot personally. Just ask and then if they say no, you have your answer and can pursue the standard I-130 route. Good luck.
  7. appleblossom
    Can't help with what your FIL should submit I'm afraid (somebody else will be along for that shortly I'm sure), but just to say I wouldn't make any plans for her to move ahead of you, as you could well have your visa by then if you submit everything to NVC quickly. There's a good chance you'll all be moving at the same time. Best of luck.
  8. appleblossom
    If you're a citizen, then no. His case is currently F1 category, if he marries it will move to F3, so a longer wait but at least then she could go on his application and they could move together. Obviously their choice as to whether they'd rather wait longer together, or have a shorter overall timescale but be apart for a chunk of it. I believe that he is a citizen. @makers, it would probably be best if you started your own thread with any questions, posting them on a thread about F2B cases (which isn't relevant to your situation) is likely to just confuse things.
  9. appleblossom
    It’s fine. Realistically the J-1 isn’t likely to be approved if you’re reapplying so soon, so I’d suggest you just carry on with living your life. You don’t want to turn an opportunity down for a visa that may never happen. Good luck.
  10. appleblossom
    So the I-130 hasn’t been approved yet? Exactly when in 2024 did you apply?
  11. appleblossom
    AFAIK even before the August rule change the date for determining visa availability under CPSA was still the same - the PD must be current AND the petition must be approved, so it’s calculated on whichever is the later of those two dates. As you don’t know when the I-130 will be approved, that could be the crucial date. It really is just a case of waiting and seeing when the time comes.
  12. appleblossom
    Exactly when in 2024? Are you a US citizen? Has the I-130 been approved yet? It’s not clear what stage you’re at. In any event, Somalia is one of the countries banned by the Trump administration. Does she have another citizenship? If not she can’t get a visa anyway for now - https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/06/restricting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-united-states-from-foreign-terrorists-and-other-national-security-and-public-safety-threats/
  13. appleblossom
    Possibly, but too early to say. It's just jumped forward hugely (used to be well over a year's wait for an interview). Until the next lot of people start getting their IL's, nobody can confirm if it's accurate or not really.
  14. appleblossom
    For whatever you need a lawyer for. They were great.
  15. appleblossom
    I can recommend Fragomen, they were great. Please fill in the timeline on your profile, that's what contributes to the data on VJ and is much more useful, thanks.
  16. appleblossom
    Oh I agree, it was the ‘more certain result’ that I was wondering about, I thought maybe there was a loophole I didn’t know about. I agree that marriage makes sense, the best any litigation is likely to do is to get the exemption put back in place for immediate relatives.
  17. appleblossom
    The OP’s fiancée is from Syria, it’s a full ban.
  18. appleblossom
    Not specifically EB visa, but ALL immigrant visas from Venezuela. It was announced last June, back then there were exemptions from the ban for immediate relatives of US citizens (although that wouldn't have helped the OP anyway). Recently exemptions have been taken away too, so now it's all visas. https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/12/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-further-restricts-and-limits-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-security-of-the-united-states/
  19. appleblossom
    You are aware that anybody from Venezuela can no longer get an immigrant visa? So your wife's case won't be processed any further unless the ban is lifted/amended. Your visa should be issued, your wife's won't unfortunately. So you may need to make a decision on if you want to cancel your own case or keep going - bearing in mind that once you get that visa, you only have six months from the date of the medical to enter the US and activate it, and then will be a LPR of the US with all the obligations that entails.
  20. appleblossom
    Yes, take updated docs to the interview. Why has there been such a big delay? Whatever the reason for it was, that may need to be factored in.
  21. appleblossom
    It's a George Orwell 1984 quote.
  22. appleblossom
    Sounds like a glitch then, particularly if it's happening for others too. Try again tomorrow and hopefully it will work.
  23. appleblossom
    She's wrong, it's no different just because you're from Canada. The only thing to be aware of is from a tax point of view i.e. if you had a house to sell in Canada after becoming a US LPR (and therefore liable to US tax).
  24. appleblossom
    Right, and it gives the status much earlier than the interview stage. Maybe I’m misunderstanding your question.
  25. appleblossom
    I'm confused, the picture above says the interview took place last November? But yes, you usually have to be resident in the country you're interviewing in. Why is the spouse not interviewing where s/he is living? Is s/he a citizen of the other country?
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