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You still haven’t mentioned what visa you’re on now/what your status has been for the past couple of years?

AP be anywhere between a week, to a year, or even more. No way of knowing unfortunately, you just have to wait it out. Good luck.

That’s not possible - it’s immigration fraud.

Loads. But it’ll be very dependent on what you’ve applied for and when - please do fill in your timeline.

Oh, definitely more chance than that - there’s no grounds for an expedite if it’s not the USC. If you can prove that it will cause severe financial hardship then it’s worth a try.

Have you already submitted the I-130? If not, DCF may well be an option, which would be much quicker. Edit: never mind, just seen from your timeline that it’s already underway. An expedite isn't likely to be granted, but it’s free to ask for one so you may as well give it a try.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/national-visa-center/immigrant-visas-processing-general-faqs.html#ivp13 "NVC will transfer cases to another IV processing post if parties provide a written request along with the address in the requested country and the proof of eligibility (citizenship/legal residency in the requested country or other documentation)." So sounds like they’ll need proof she’s there legally, but all she can do is ask and explain the situation, and see what they say. Good luck.

Please do update your timeline with full details to help others. If you were only DQ’ed yesterday then it won’t happen anytime soon. The most recent case I can find was only a 3 month wait for an interview though, but that was a year ago so timelines may have changed since then. But hopefully you’ll hear something by spring, good luck.

Needing the whole thing would be very unusual, it’s usually only the confirmation page that is required. Where have you read that you need the whole thing? Please do fill in your timeline, thx.

It would depend on what you used it for i.e. if it was an enquiry that should have gone to USCIS or the consulate instead then they would probably ignore it. But I’ve used it a few times and always had a response, current processing time for a response is only about a week - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/nvc-timeframes.html. They do usually go in to my junk/spam folder though, so do make sure you check there too.

You need to use the enquiry form. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/ask-nvc.html Good luck.

You need to contact NVC and ask that your interviews be scheduled together. If hers hasn’t been DQ’ed then that’s good, hopefully your interview already being scheduled won’t be an issue and they can link them. Good luck.

I would, just in case. You never know what may happen in the future. Those that applied 18.5 years ago are now eligible to receive visas, yes. But it’s not linear. If you go back you’ll see that, for example if you look three years ago at February 2022’s bulletin, the date was Sept 2005. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2022/visa-bulletin-for-february-2022.html So it’s only moved forward 7 months in those 3 years. If you go back 10 years to Feb 2015, you’ll see it’s only moved 3 years since then- https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2015/visa-bulletin-for-february-2015.html. So that’s why it’s just not going to take 18.5 years from this point.

No, only Montreal does immigrant visas. What you should have done (again, too late now, but just for others reading in the future) is asked NVC to link your and your wife’s cases. They would have done that before it was scheduled, then yours would have been held until hers was ready for interview too and you’d have been given slots together. Has your wife been DQ’ed yet? It may be worth asking NVC if they can still link them.

Exactly. Sadly, the parents aren’t likely to be around long enough so it’s going to be the OP that ends up being the petitioner, which means it’ll be 25 years at the very least.

The problem is people don’t do their timelines (or perhaps don’t update them throughout the process, hint, hint - please do yours to help others too!!). When were you DQ’ed?

Agree with @OldUser, I wouldn’t have rescheduled it either. But it’s done now, and to reschedule you need to follow the steps and reschedule it yourself online when a slot opens up - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/MTL-Montreal.html

Your PD is current, so you’ll be in the line for an interview now. How long ago is ‘recently’? Even the quickest consulates are around 3 months from DQ to interview date.

Yes they were, and yes probably. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/annual-limit-reahed-in-the-eb-1-category.html Please fill in your timeline to help other EB applicants, thanks.

That's nothing to do with the new administration, Montréal has always had quite a wait. It’s actually got much quicker, it used to be well over a year but now is just a few months. They’re currently scheduling those who were DQ’ed in September, so hopefully you’ll hear in a couple of months - https://ca.usembassy.gov/immigrant-visa-process/

Why did you meet with her?! I agree with the above, sounds like she’s been coached and she doesn’t want ‘to get to know you better’, she simply wants a green card and thinks you’ll be daft enough to fall for her nonsense. I really hope you pulled the I-130.

Ah, ok. So steps 2 onwards then. And you’ll be doing this via the Montreal consulate rather than London? It’s usually where you’re resident, not your citizenship. Yes, you have to leave your passport for the visa to be put in to it but unless there’s any issues it’s usually back with you within 10 days or so. Best of luck, hope the I-130 is approved soon.

Oh that’s such a shame. Unfortunately the wait has lengthened considerably since you first applied, and it’ll be 25+ years now. Your sister might want to look in to other visa options (investment if they have the funds, employment based if she or her husband have skills in demand, etc). Good luck.

DQ - Documentarily Qualified IL - interview letter And in response to the questions above - Steps for the interview part are set out on the usual website - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-10-prepare-for-the-interview.html Not sure exactly whereabouts you are in the process (whether you’ve been Documentarily Qualified by NVC or not), but probably step 10 ish onwards? You can start making sure you’ve got all of the documents that will be required No, it’s booked for you Depends on what stage you’re at? You could order the police cert, that’ll be required from the UK. But your profile says Canada? So are you in the UK now? Good luck.

@topaz318, is this the same sister you mentioned in this thread or a different one? If it’s the same sister, what happened with this?