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  1. appleblossom
    Just checking, but this is for the London consulate? Which country were you born in?
  2. appleblossom
    When are you planning on filing for AoS? As @Crazy Cat said, you can't leave for quite some time after filing so if you were planning on filing in October and then leaving in December you'll need to rethink (unless by some chance your application is processed super quickly, but it's unlikely - https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/). Editing as not sure J1 visa is dual intent! My suggestion was going to be that you wait until after your trip to file but you'll need to make sure you can re-enter on your J visa if your intention is to file the I-485 and stay permanently. If not then you'll either need to move the wedding up and file asap, or forget the Xmas trip. Best of luck.
  3. appleblossom
    Ah, ok. Just to confirm when you say 'approval date' you mean the I-130 was approved on that date, not that it was approved earlier and that was your DQ date or anything like that? If so yes, I agree you should still be F2A. In which case, NVC will hopefully get back to you and change it. It shouldn't be too long. Good luck.
  4. appleblossom
    So it's the main applicant that they're saying has aged out, not you? Who sent the enquiry - them or you? They won't usually respond to anybody other than the principal applicant. Can you give us more info - how old is the principal applicant now, what's the Priority Date, what kind of case etc?
  5. appleblossom
    Same thing as the derivative on somebody else's I-130. Generally it doesn't take long for a CPSA decision to be made, but it also may not be made until interview. When is your interview?
  6. appleblossom
    I don’t think a lawyer will add anything either. The fact that you surrendered your GC when you could have kept it and stayed in the US may work in your favour. Good luck.
  7. appleblossom
    Even for a quick consulate the whole process is about 18 months. But Lagos currently has a ~18 month wait just for an interview, so it’s one of the slowest.
  8. appleblossom
    Health insurance would be the big one, plus have you paid the green card fee? It might be worth following the links on Step 12 of the usual website - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-10-prepare-for-the-interview/step-12-after-the-interview.html Specifically, the 'Guide for New Immigrants' page would be useful reading.
  9. appleblossom
    I didn't get a confirmation page, but I did see it come out of my bank quite quickly. I think I'd leave it a couple of days just in case it has gone through (trying to get it back would be hell!) and then try again with another browser maybe. If not, contact NVC. Good luck.
  10. appleblossom
    Is it showing on your card account? How long have you left it since paying? You have to wait for then to process it, officially it says to allow 10 days but normally it’s only 2 or 3 before it changes to ‘paid’. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition/step-3-pay-fees.html
  11. appleblossom
    It's a whole new petition. Ideally somebody would have done it a long time ago so they would be a good way through the wait now, if you haven't then I guess you need to decide if it's worth paying the fees etc, given it'll be a 20+ year wait and hopefully they'll get a visa through your mother anyway.
  12. appleblossom
    I meant a separate petition. I know it's awful to think about, but as back up in case something happens to your mother between now and them getting the visa. If they have B visas, then I can't see how an expedite would be granted as it's not like they're being kept apart from her. But they can ask, no hard in trying.
  13. appleblossom
    Have you petitioned them too as back up?
  14. appleblossom
    If it says April 2021, then yes, they have a long wait ahead of them still. A congressman can't help you jump the line. You can try for an expedite, but usually only 'life or death' reasons will count I'm afraid. Worth applying just in case though, you never know. Does she have other issues that means she can't travel? If so, use those, not the wheelchair as plenty of wheelchair users fly with no issues (my father was one of them). And I assume they've tried for B visas to visit her but been declined?
  15. appleblossom
    When does her student visa expire? Will she be eligible for OPT? The chances of a company paying to sponsor her straight out of college are pretty slim tbh (given they can hire a US graduate without the cost/hassle), but perhaps if she does OPT there and makes a fabulous impression they might be more inclined to.
  16. appleblossom
    See the link I gave you on your other thread about interview wait times. I agree with the above, your niece should adjust status if she can, she may have to be out of the US for far longer than 2 weeks if she interviews in Bangladesh. But she can’t adjust status before her father gets his visa I believe, as he’s the principal applicant, so possibly she’ll have finished her studies and be back in Bangladesh by then anyway? So she can just join the rest of her family and do consular processing. It sounds like you’re still in the US, what’s your status?
  17. appleblossom
    The date on the VB doesn’t mean they’re ’working on’ cases with those Priority Dates, it means those with a PD earlier than that are now eligible for visas. But there may be nothing to work on if no interview slots are available. As said above it very much depends on the consulate. Some will have had their interviews and visas back at the beginning of the year and be living in the US now, others will still have years of waiting to hear about an interview ahead of them. I’ve no idea where Bangladesh is on that scale but you can check it here now - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/iv-wait-times.html Good luck.
  18. appleblossom
    Yes. Of course you’ll get questions, no way of knowing what they’ll be though. You can search the forum for interview experiences from others to give you an idea. As it’s Paris it shouldn’t be too tricky and unless your job is on the TAL list and/or you were born in a more problematic country than France, you’ll hopefully have your visa very soon. Good luck.
  19. appleblossom
    Shame you didn’t support the child earlier in life, that would have made a difference. Did you not pay child support at all? See this for info on how your son would be a USC already if so - https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-h-chapter-3 If not, then you’d need to petition him for a green card, but as said above, it would be pretty risky if you don’t want to risk your wife finding out. The documents required are set out here (steps 5 & 7) 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
  20. appleblossom
    She wasn’t denied just because of that, nobody said she was. You haven’t answered questions about her marital situation, kids, job, and other ties to Qatar. So we can’t help you without that info, but it’s likely it was a totality of circumstances. And the decision will have been made based on the info she gave, just because you don’t agree with it doesn’t mean it wasn’t professional.
  21. appleblossom
    I gave it to you above? But here it is again - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/iv-wait-times.html As I said, 15 months so at least another year or so to go, unless the backlog increases/decreases. And it won’t change on the website until the IL has been sent.
  22. appleblossom
    Her being from Nigeria will be a big reason. It’s got a ~50% B visa refusal rate. But what ties does she have in Qatar - business, spouse, children etc? Hard to say why without know that info.
  23. appleblossom
    No stamps have it, it’s on the actual visa itself. Are you saying it’s not on there?
  24. appleblossom
    +1. Definitely spousal visa, but particularly at the moment. Just be prepared for a 3+ year process (with no ban), much longer if there is a ban.
  25. appleblossom
    I run a business Instagram account but it’s my own, I’m not employed by anybody to do it (just as well, as I’d be fired as I’m utterly useless at it!). I’m self employed. Very few people will be employed as social media managers, but tons will have a social media page for their own business and switch to it using their personal profile. It sounds as though the OP is in a similar situation so I’d say it should be included for that reason.
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