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Unfortunately not. You’ll submit the I-130 (or they’ll accept it from your current package - hopefully somebody in the know will clarify that), and then you need to keep an eye on the ‘dates for filing’ page on the USCIS website, that will tell you when you can file for adjustment of status - https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/visa-availability-priority-dates/adjustment-of-status-filing-charts-from-the-visa-bulletin As you can see from that, they’re currently allowing people to use the date on Table B on the Visa Bulletin, which is 1st Sept 2017 for your category. So only those who applied prior to that date ~7.5 years ago can file for AOS now. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2025/visa-bulletin-for-january-2025.html

F1 category, he’s a USC. I agree, but I’ve no idea if they’ll accept the I-130 or the whole thing will be rejected? I don’t know how it works in this situation.

If this is the same certificate that she received a few years ago then it may be that she needs a newer version. Has she visited China at all since she received it? Does it definitely comply with these requirements? https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/China.html

Unfortunately it seems not. I think the whole package will be being sent back to the OP and he’ll have to file a standalone I-130 instead.

Ok. Then I suspect that’s why you’ve not heard anything, her AOS will be rejected as there won’t be a visa available to her for many years. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2025/visa-bulletin-for-january-2025.html I’m not sure if they will accept the I-130 if you’ve filed concurrently, or if you’ll need to refile that.

How old is your daughter and is she married?

See the above post, @RBS is in ‘proper’ Admin Processing, unfortunately it’s likely to take a lot longer than 2 weeks.

Congrats!

Ah, ok. Not a lot to do but wait it out unfortunately. Good luck.

And were you born in the UK? If so, have you ever lived in another country - particularly a high risk one like Iran, Pakistan, Nigeria etc?

Only for AOS applicants - still required for immigrant visa applicants. https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/uscis-waives-covid-19-vaccination-requirement-for-adjustment-of-status-applicants

If your OH is a student, surely she has some kind of school break/vacation coming up? It looks as though she’s in the UK so she should have about a month off for Easter, maybe a reading week too? Can she not come to visit you then?

It sounds like you’ve already had your case transferred if the old number isn’t working. Which consulate to and from?

You need to fill this form in - https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/displayNDCForm.do?sroPageType=ndc&entryPoint=init

As long as you’ve declared it to the doctor/ticked that box on the form you were given, then all you can do now is wait and see if it comes up at interview. Good luck.

Has it been empty for the whole of 2024? If not, then you may still need to file FBAR - do double check.

Which lawyers? Ours certainly didn’t say we couldn’t travel on ESTA with a pending petition, and we did so with no issues.

That’s my point, each doctor is different - we had no document but booked our medicals with no issues.

Not necessarily, some doctors are happy to schedule medicals without the interview letter (ours was). But booking it too early definitely wouldn’t be a good idea as then the visa validity period would be reduced.

As Crazy Cat said, it will depend on the visa category. If it’s an immediate relative (spouse, dependent child or parent) then about 16 months is the current processing time, you can check it here - https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ Then the timescale for the second stage of the process will depend on which consulate, it can vary a lot depending on that.

Are his other kids US citizens already too? Just that you only mention him and his wife being USC’s, but as she’d need to be away from Pakistan for at least a couple of months probably, I’m assuming she won’t want to leave the kids behind so just wanted to check they’ll be ok to enter the US. And how’s her health insurance? If it’s good then I concur with the above, if possible I’d go with her giving birth in the US. Good luck to them.

Could you not finish your degree where you are now? Even if you had to repeat a year but get credit for the other years? As Boiler said, finding an employer to petition you with only 3 years experience and no degree is going to be very difficult. You’d usually need more specialist experience to justify the cost/time/hassle for them, and the job must still require a degree. Where are you now if not in your home country, are you in the US on another visa status?

Follow the instructions on the usual website - the consulate specific instructions can be found there. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-10-prepare-for-the-interview.html Because Islamabad has such a big backlog and the visa will only be valid for 6 months from the date of the medical, I agree with the above - don’t schedule it until just before a confirmed interview date.

Ah, really sorry to hear that, I was hoping that wasn’t going to be the case.

If you want him to be able to move and work straight away, then it may be that your best option is to get married and then apply for his spousal visa. There is also the fiance visa (K1), but he wouldn’t be able to work straight away with that and it costs quite a bit more overall so probably not ideal if you’re aiming to save to pay off debts. Start with the Visa Guides at the top of the page, which set all of the options out in laymans speak so you can compare them. https://www.visajourney.com/guides/ @Crazy Cat also has a fabulous comparison chart of the two visa routes which would be brilliant if he doesn’t mind posting that again. But the whole process for a spouse visa is going to be at least 18 months - so you might be better off doing it the other way around and living in Ireland first as I think it’s much quicker. Best of luck.