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  1. appleblossom
    OK, so looking at the most recent CR1/IR1 cases via Nigeria, this is the person with the most recent interview date I can find. Looks like they were DQ'ed last December and had an interview in September if that gives you an idea. https://www.visajourney.com/profile/477348-yommicy/ Good luck.
  2. appleblossom
    There's no need to be defensive, it was just a question. A consular processing application would have made far more sense given your situation and I think @SalishSea was just wondering if there was another reason you chose AOS, or if perhaps you were misadvised. Hope that the appeal is granted, good luck.
  3. appleblossom
    Please take the caps lock off. It's considered 'shouting' in forum netiquette. 6 months would be pretty quick, even the quickest consulates are 3-4 months for spouses and Lagos had a big backlog. There's also a much higher chance of being put in to Admin Process in Lagos, so do factor that in. Is your wife a US citizen?
  4. appleblossom
    @Crazy Cat has already done it for you. What kind of case, spousal I assume? You can request an expedite if you have valid grounds - your wife having financial issues wouldn't qualify you though. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/national-visa-center/immigrant-visas-processing-general-faqs.html#ivp7
  5. appleblossom
    DS-160 isn't just for tourist visas. It has to be completed for K-1 applicants too. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/family-immigration/nonimmigrant-visa-for-a-fiance-k-1.html#5
  6. appleblossom
    You say 'working on DS-260 form', what do you mean - have you submitted it? What kind of application is this?
  7. appleblossom
    Says the man that didn't do it and thought it was just a one page form. 😂
  8. appleblossom
    Things really must have changed in the past decade if your wife only filled in a one page form for AOS. Just the I-485 is a far longer form than the I-129f now, and then of course add in the I-864, and possibly I-131 and I-765 as well. Overall probably 40+ pages of forms for most.
  9. appleblossom
    So you’re basing this on experience from a decade ago? 😂 Just pop over to the K1 forums and that’ll give you up to date info. I-129f’s for Filipinos are processed at exactly the same rate as those from every other country. They’re only processed at one service center now.
  10. appleblossom
    ESTA? Ok, so now you need to apply for a B.
  11. appleblossom
    SB-1 would be a last resort option normally. High refusal rate and you'd have to prove you couldn't return to the US due to reasons out of your control which isn't true. Accepted reasons would be things like being hospitalised etc, not just losing your green card and not wanting to pay for a boarding foil. Why not just get yourself over to the US asap as everybody has suggested above?
  12. appleblossom
    7 months since you filed? Average processing times for AOS over the past Fiscal Year is 13.6 months. https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/historic-pt
  13. appleblossom
    It's not lack of funds, it's not having a job to return to - ideally she'd have as many ties to her home country as possible to prove she'll return.
  14. appleblossom
    Keep a close eye on the forum, people often announce on here when they are released (example thread for Manila) - This thread says to check at the end of the month when more are released if that helps at all - Good luck.
  15. appleblossom
    Of course USCIS decide where to allocate their staff. But applications have increased hugely which has an impact, I don't understand why anybody would think that's not relevant. It may be taking a little bit longer (about 2 months longer) than it used to, but if you go back a few years it was MUCH longer. It's actually sped up a lot in the past few years.
  16. appleblossom
    Yep, not ideal. They could get an ADIT stamp though, requested online and then sent to a friend's house - friend can then mail it to them.
  17. appleblossom
    Not any longer - https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/uscis-announces-new-guidance-on-form-i-693-validity-period
  18. appleblossom
    I don't think a boarding foil is an option now as the OP appears to have been outside the US for more than a year. No. 2 definitely the best option. But I would also get the OP to file the I-90 in case he's asked about it - biometrics can be rescheduled if they are required, but if he at least has a receipt number for the I-90 that might be useful.
  19. appleblossom
    If your agent is your sponsor then any employer isn't relevant, most people who apply with an agent don't have any work lined up. Good that you've added more evidence. Hopefully your lawyer has a lot of experience doing O visas this time?
  20. appleblossom
    Nope. That’s the I-129f, not the K1 visa application. And I-129f’s are processed by USCIS so the country isn’t relevant at that point. Which is why the threads in the K1 forum are general ones by date and people are approved in date order regardless of where they’re from. Only once it gets to the NVC stage does the country make a difference, and that’s when it can be quicker or slower depending on consulate.
  21. appleblossom
    I think @salishsea was referring to you not answering my question about your sponsor which I asked a few times. You said above your agent wasn’t your sponsor??? So I’m very confused as you’re now saying s/he is? It makes a huge difference because, as I said above, if an agent petitions you then you can effectively be freelance and work anywhere they secure you jobs. Whereas if an employer petitions you you can’t work for anybody else. Your future employer isn’t relevant. Did you submit evidence of all of that with your last application? If not, what’s new out of it?
  22. appleblossom
    5 months would be far too soon to file a WOM. If you’re still waiting after a year then consider it. Good luck.
  23. appleblossom
    You can’t apply for the DV lottery, you’re not eligible as you’re already a green card holder. You either need to file to give that up before you can apply for anything else, or get back to the US asap. The latter would be much cheaper but you need to get moving on it. Good luck.
  24. appleblossom
    A boarding foil would have been much cheaper than another green card. But regardless you're still a LPR at the moment. Do you have anybody in the US you could get a replacement green card sent to? I'm going to ask that a kind mod splits your questions off in to your own thread rather than hijack the OP's any further.
  25. appleblossom
    Oh, and if you're only just at the DS-260 stage there's no way you'll be a LPR by January. The wait for an interview at Montreal is about 6 months for spouses, so even if you are DQ'ed soon the earliest you could expect an interview would be around April next year. Which is why pausing your case and getting your spouse to file I-130's for the 3 youngest children so they can catch you up makes much more sense.
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