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  1. appleblossom
    You could have left in 2020, you didn't need a consulate open to get on a flight to your home country. If you're applying for a waiver you need to be very contrite about the reasons for your overstay and not defensive, that won't help. But the bottom line is you now need a waiver, and that will take a year or two. So you need to hold your kids cases at NVC until you have caught up. In the meantime you might want to explore your husband moving to be with you instead. Good luck.
  2. appleblossom
    It's perfectly normal, everybody goes through Admin Processing to some extent. For some people that's for just a few hours or days whilst final checks are done, for others it's months or even years if extra background checks are needed. That's why the consulates say to never make plans until you have your visa in hand. Hard to even guess at the reason without knowing what visa you've applied for, whether your occupation is on the TAL list, and/or your country of residence or birth (generally it's longer for those from certain high risk countries, or even if you've just visited one of those countries in the past). It can be for all sorts of reasons, or it may just be standard AP and you'll have your visa back in a couple of days - unfortunately no way to know and you just have to wait it out. Good luck.
  3. appleblossom
    OK, then Covid isn't relevant as you could have left in 2020. So ignore the above, seems the waiver has just got to be filed.
  4. appleblossom
    Personally I'd be taking this up with your advisor. "If you are or have been married, you must obtain original marriage certificate/s or certified copies of EVERY marriage". https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-5-collect-financial-evidence-and-other-supporting-documents/step-7-collect-civil-documents.html
  5. appleblossom
    Sounds like the petition died as soon as you got married. Your mother will have to petition for you again and start from scratch, but on the plus side this means your husband and child can be included. She was supposed to contact NVC and tell them of the change to your status.
  6. appleblossom
    When did your mother become a citizen? Have you informed NVC of your marriage?
  7. appleblossom
    I'm sure they would if you asked them. Why not just report the thread and ask them to change the title so that all EB applicants know it's relevant to them if that is the case?
  8. appleblossom
    You said last year that your Mom 'recently' became a citizen - when did you get married, before or after that happened? As everybody has said above, you're not eligible for F1 anymore. The question is are you now F3, or did you get married before she became a citizen (as there's no category for married children of LPR's)?
  9. appleblossom
    Yes, but only those over 21. If you petitioned for her before she turned 21, then she's an immediate relative so there's no visa quota (and that's locked in, she can't age out). Maybe have another read of this thread from the start as it's all explained there, that's why it was suggested that you petition for her instead - so she's not got to wait for a visa to become available unlike your other stepdaughter.
  10. appleblossom
    Right, so neither F1 or F2A categories are relevant. As per the above, she's an immediate relative if you petitioned for her as she's under 21.
  11. appleblossom
    I'm confused. Your previous posts seem to say she's young enough that she is an immediately relative of you? How old is she?
  12. appleblossom
    There were allowances for people who couldn't leave the US due to the pandemic - might be worth researching to see if you'd have come under that. https://www.uscis.gov/archive/uscis-response-to-covid-19 https://www.uscis.gov/archive/covid-19-delays-in-extensionchange-of-status-filings
  13. appleblossom
    Duplicate - sorry, no idea why it keeps doing this!
  14. appleblossom
    Oh apologies, I totally misread your PD! Where were you born? And definitely EB-3 SW, not EB-3 OW? Might be worth starting your own thread as this is an EB-2 one.
  15. appleblossom
    Then that's why you didn't get an IL in the April batch, your PD wasn't current! Seems very odd that your lawyers haven't told you why you haven't had an interview, and why they reached out to NVC and the consulate when surely they knew that there was no visa available to you? Your PD only became current last month.
  16. appleblossom
    Just to confirm, you're EB-2? What's your Priority Date??
  17. appleblossom
    So when did your PD become current on Table B of the Visa Bulletin?
  18. appleblossom
    Yes, as above, just delay the children's cases at NVC. I'm not sure why your lawyer thinks you can't do this. Good luck.
  19. appleblossom
    Daft question I know, but I'm assuming you've done as the consulate requests on their website and tried the following? "Please use the web form at https://china.usembassy-china.org.cn/visas/immigrant-visas/immigrant-visa-unit-question/ to request for rescheduling." Also, they say to use US Travel Docs website, not US Visa Scheduling? Not all consulates have transferred to US Visa Scheduling yet.
  20. appleblossom
    Good spot. For an expedite doesn't that need to be for the USC as well though? So if it's the beneficiaries job, would that count as a reason?
  21. appleblossom
    OK. There was a case at the court of appeals that addressed this that I was thinking of, but it's not relevant to GA residents. Have you submitted your DS-260 etc?
  22. appleblossom
    I agree with the above, you're really risking your status and I don't understand why you've been out of the US for another 6 months when you've already been told you're cutting it fine. What evidence do you have that the US is your permanent home?
  23. appleblossom
    And where does your petitioner live? It would be really helpful if you filed in your timeline.
  24. appleblossom
    Why do you think it's a mistake? What category current shows on your case status?
  25. appleblossom
    Which consulate? DCF would have been the way to go, but if you've already filed the I-130 that ship has sailed now.
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