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It means exactly as it says. Filing a I-130 doesn't allow your relative to live or work in the US, as it's only the first step in a two step process. You have to file the I-130, then once that's approved your mother-in-law will apply for a visa at her consulate. Once that's granted, she then can move to the US.

As @SalishSea said you need to look at the Visa Bulletin. As you can see from this month's VB, the current date is 1st May 2016 (assuming you're not from Mexico or the Philippines - much further back if you are), and therefore only those who have PD's before that date are eligible to get visas. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2025/visa-bulletin-for-november-2024.html Once your PD is current on the Visa Bulletin, you'll then be added to the queue for an interview and to go through the rest of the process. But just don't assume that it will move forward with time. If you go back to earlier this year i.e. May 2024, you'll see that it's only moved forward a month since then, so one month progress in 6 months. And it's actually one month's progress in seven months, as next month's Visa Bulletin has already been released and it hasn't moved forward again. Hopefully it will move a bit soon, but I'd guess at another couple of years perhaps, given the rate it's been going? That is just a guess though, nobody knows for sure. Best of luck.

Call who?

Yep, absolutely. Your wife IS still a permanent resident as she's residing with her Canadian citizen spouse - see the link I gave you above. She can live outside of Canada for indefinitely and she'd still keep her PR status as long as she's with you (unless the law changes of course!). That's the good news. The bad news is that you reapplied needlessly last time, but you can't win them all. 😂

I just used my UK bank cards/credit card until I had a US account.

Yep, that's the PRTD I mentioned above. Much easier/cheaper/quicker for the OP than a whole new PR application thankfully! 👍

Have you actually had anything official or just word from the senator? I'd wait until you get a formal notice to see exactly what it says. It may not be the CIMT itself that is the issue, has your fiancé ever entered the US and not declared his crime?

Only for the PR card, which is just proof of status, not the status itself. The OP's wife has maintained her status so can just apply for a PRTD to travel back to Canada, and then renew her actual card once there.

They were, before the election - it always speeds up in an election year. Now it'll presumably go back to the usual pace as it's not a priority.

Ah, ok. Hope it's quicker for you then, good luck.

That's not correct. As you're a Canadian citizen, any time spent outside of Canada with you (regardless of the reason for it) counts as time spent inside Canada for her residency obligations. She has maintained her PR status from what you've said. https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/i-2.5/section-28.html

Just as another option if you don't want to be apart from your kids for that long, you could file and get your visa via consular processing?

You can check here for an idea - https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ And the processing times section on this forum as well, it's saying about 7.5 months for those that filed recently. https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/apstats.php?history=90 Good luck.

Congrats! Paris seems to be super slow for some reason at the moment, I hope it speeds up a bit for you. Good luck.

I know that you're sorted now but just for the sake of anybody finding this after a search in the future, the form number to select on the drop down is OS-155A.

It won’t be November if you were only DQ’ed in February - as said above it’s much longer for immediate relatives to receive an IL, and they’ll be prioritised.

Why do you think it’s urgent because you’re turning 18? That makes no difference. I’m sure they’ll be in touch fairly soon, good luck.

Ooops, sorry yes!

The official timescales page says they're working on applications received on 5th Dec, but as I said above you do have to add a bit of time as you mailed your docs. I'd guess maybe another 4/5 days, hopefully not long at all. Keep an eye on your junk folder in case the email goes in to there. Good luck.

You'll be asked about it in the DS-160.

Sorry, I misread and thought you said it was misrep. Unlikely to be an issue then, you'll just need to declare it and be honest.

Yes, of course. If there was misrepresentation then is there a ban?

Not really sure why you've tagged me - I didn't have a sponsor as mine was a self sponsored green card with no financial requirements, so not a clue on tax docs! My guess would be that it won't be an issue as their tax ID won't have changed even if their name has, and to provide the proof of name change just in case. But hopefully somebody with more knowledge will be along to help at some point, good luck.

She could always wait and have the medical after the interview if she wants to be sure she’ll be eligible for a visa first. When was the I-130 approved and which country is she from?

Yep, this. If you've applied under EB2 NIW you must have specialist skills that are in demand, but even so you may struggle to find a job offer without being in the US. Top tips: - make sure your LinkedIn profile is up to date and sells you well, and make contact with people in your field ahead of arrival and ask them just to meet you for a coffee, bring plenty of funds with you (everything costs more than you think it will, and you'll need health insurance before you find a job), and make sure you research where in the US would be best for your particular occupation. You presumably ticked the box on the DS-260 to get your SSN issued as soon as you arrive in the US, so it'll be with you in a couple of weeks (mine was about a week). Good luck.