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  1. appleblossom
    It just means a mod has moved your thread to the correct part of the forum.
  2. appleblossom
    What was your visa category? F2A/F2B and F1/F3 can have derivatives, IR2 can’t - so just checking! If you could fill out your timeline that would be super helpful.
  3. appleblossom
    I’m not sure that either of those would be valid reasons - after all, most people applying for their spouse are living apart from them and paying for travel/two homes. But you mention SOFA, so that might be a better reason if you have military orders. You can try as many times as you like though, so try for one reason and then if that’s rejected you can submit it again. Best of luck.
  4. appleblossom
    @hamid0101, go through each post and answer the questions posted, then people might be able to help. But also in the post you put on another thread (which will be deleted soon I suspect as it contains all of your personal info) there are two red flags. Firstly, you say that your mother is dependent on your sister for ‘daily care’. If she said that to the immigration officer on entry on a tourist visa, that would be considered unauthorised work. So that may explain that. Also, the address you gave isn’t in the US, but then you say you are bringing your siblings to the US? So who petitioned your sister? The petitioner must be domiciled in the US for the beneficiary to qualify for an immigrant visa.
  5. appleblossom
    It doesn’t sound like she was actually deported, just refused entry. There’s a big difference. And you said you don’t know why, so how do you know it’s a false allegation? You said she overstayed with authorisation but from a B visa that would be very unusual, so perhaps she didn’t have authorisation at all and it’s totally justified. You really need to provide more info for help, and find out more from your sister about what actually happened. If she has been denied (rather than just refused and put in to AP) then you’ll need full details and a good lawyer.
  6. appleblossom
    No, you have no right to bring family to the US regardless of how much tax you’ve paid. The border officer doesn’t need a reason to refuse her as a tourist. But they would have given her reasons, and she should also have had a letter at her immigrant visa interview. Are you absolutely sure she didn’t get a letter? You could do a FOIA request to see what’s on her file but I suspect she is aware of the reason and maybe doesn’t want to tell you - you said yourself that she kept her initial refusal from you, and it would be very odd if she hadn’t been given clear reasoning behind her refusal. And as said above, is she refused or denied? There’s a big difference.
  7. appleblossom
    Possibly refused as a ban is still in place? But it’s all sounding off at the moment, I’m not sure the OP has had the full story from his sister. Hopefully the OP will come back and clarify how she managed to stay for an ‘extended period with USCIS approval’, what work she was accused of having done, whether she was actually deported or just refused entry, whether she’s been denied or just refused (AP), what exact reason she’s been given, etc. Then people can help properly.
  8. appleblossom
    I meant @Kmj’s timeline. 🙂
  9. appleblossom
    It’s at least 18 months for Lagos - and that timeline may lengthen with consular staff being reduced.
  10. appleblossom
    You can look at JimmyX’s timeline on his/her profile which tells you. But if your timeline is accurate then your PD isn’t current yet, so you won’t be in the line for an interview yet.
  11. appleblossom
    No. When you get your IL it’ll have a document checklist. Please fill in your timeline to ‘pay it forward’ and help others! Thx.
  12. appleblossom
    Which relative? How old are his kids and which country are they from?
  13. appleblossom
    Any non English documents need to be translated. Some documents will need to be originals for the interview, but that’s at least 18 months away so there’s no rush for them. Good luck.
  14. appleblossom
    Thank you for clarifying. So you need to send it as an attachment to the public enquiry form, see the instructions here - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/national-visa-center/immigrant-visas-processing-general-faqs.html#ivp6 What’s the Priority Date?
  15. appleblossom
    There are lots on the timelines section of the forum? That will get you far more than 10, but do bear in mind that things are likely to change going forward with consular staff being reduced, so don’t assume yours will be the same.
  16. appleblossom
    The person you’ve asked hasn’t been on the forum for a really long time (if you click on their profile you can see when they were last active), but yes, that’s how you’d change it.
  17. appleblossom
    I didn’t spot it in the thread title - this is another reason why your timeline is so vital, then your details are on every post. So around 12-18 months for IR1, hopefully you’ll hear in 2026 if the Trump changes to consular staffing doesn’t slow things down further. Good luck.
  18. appleblossom
    How old is he? If he’s young your mother may not want to leave him (if your mother petitions him it won’t take as long as if you did, but it’ll still take several years for him to get a visa through her). So you may want to pause her process until he’s old enough to be left alone or is at college/living independently.
  19. appleblossom
    Depends on the visa category. At least a year, but if you can give more info hopefully somebody can help. You can also search timelines on here - please fill in your own to help others in reciprocation, thanks.
  20. appleblossom
    Up to 90 days. If it doesn’t arrive after that point, fill in the form to tell them and it’ll get sorted - it’s usually something simple like biometrics or photo needing to be redone. https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/ndc
  21. appleblossom
    Realistically, the only way to impact him is if you can submit proof that he lied in his initial interview. How did he lie/try to defraud USCIS? Otherwise as said above, he can still carry on with a divorce waiver. I’m sorry to hear that he was so awful but cheating and leaving aren’t barriers to him removing conditions or being able to naturalize. Only misrepresentation would be, but you’d need proof of that. If you don’t have it, then all you can do is inform USCIS of the marriage ending and try and move on with your life. Best of luck.
  22. appleblossom
    Thank you for clarifying. F1 is for for adult children of USC’s, who are in a preference category. Children under 21 of USC’s are IR2’s. I don’t think you need to repost now that you’ve clarified. Hopefully others in the same boat will respond, you can also search timelines (for IR5 too, as that’s another immediate relative category). Most recent ones I could find seemed to show approx 14 months for DQ to IL. How that will be impacted by Trump’s consular staff reductions though we can only guess at. Good luck.
  23. appleblossom
    Because as said above he’s simply not eligible to sponsor himself. As an immigrant he must have a US sponsor.
  24. appleblossom
    Your post is confusing - the title says both CR1/IR1 and FB1, and you’re asking about a preference category but also mention a USC petitioner and this is in the spouse visa forum. Can you clarify what type of case you’re asking about? As it’ll make a big difference on timescales. If it’s a preference category then it’ll be very dependent on Priority Date too.
  25. appleblossom
    Are you absolutely sure you haven’t missed an email with your interview letter on? Have you checked your junk/spam folder? It’s just that your file isn’t usually sent to the consulate until your interview has been scheduled, so I wonder if you’ve missed an appointment and that’s why you’ve been asked to schedule your own (you have to do that if you reschedule or don’t attend).
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